Western Province Open Preview: Preece Looking Forward To Return
Challenger Tour
The first event of a busy week on the PSA Challenger Tour will be the Western Province Open, which will take place from Tuesday 27 to Friday 30 April in Cape Town, South Africa.
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the event has been limited to domestic-only entrants, with just two non-South Africans across the men’s and women’s draws.
The men’s draw features both of those international players, with Zimbabwe’s Blessing Muhwati and Zambia’s Kundanji Kalengo in action. The former will be the No.2 seed, behind only World No.135 Jean-Pierre Brits, who will head the field.
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Henderson RH Open Preview: Williams On First Event In 11 Months
Challenger Tour
The Henderson Rochelle Hobbs Open will be the first event to take place in New Zealand in the 2020/2021 PSA World Tour season when it takes place this week in Auckland.
The Henderson Squash Club will play host to the Challenger 5 level tournament, which is restricted to only domestic players, like all events on the Challenger Tour currently are, so only players based in New Zealand were allowed to enter.
All 16 men in the draw reside from the nation, with two of those having played for their country at the 2019 WSF Men’s World Team Squash Championships in Washington, D.C. World No.87 Evan Williams and World No.149 Lwamba Chileshe will be the top two seeds for the tournament this week.
Challenger Tour Weekly Preview: Action In Australia, France & Germany
Challenger Tour
There are three tournaments on the PSA Challenger Tour this week, with action coming from Australia, France and Germany, with the former hosting its national championships.
There is a Challenger 3 level tournament in Germany, the DSQV Sportwerk Challenger, with two 10 level tournaments, the Volkswagen Australian Open and the Le Havre PSA Challenger also on Tour this week.
Volkswagen Australian Open
The Volkswagen Australian Open begins on Wednesday, February 3, and is restricted to participants who are currently residing in the country and neighbouring New Zealand.
The men’s draw sees both of the Calvert brothers, Nicholas and Thomas, along with Joseph White and Rhys Dowling as the top four seeds, while there is a sole South African in the field. 21-year-old Tate Zak Norris, who now lives in Victoria, will be looking to grab his first win as a professional.