World's Richest Event In Saudi Attracts Budding Qualifiers In England
7 Sep 2010
Eager to compete in the richest international squash event of all-time, players from more than 20 countries will line up at St George's Hill Lawn Tennis & Squash Club in Weybridge, England, tomorrow in a bid to qualify for December's Saudi PSA World Open in Saudi Arabia.
The $327,500 World Open, the premier event on the Professional Squash Association World Tour, will take place at Sunset Beach Resort in Al-Khobar from 2-10 December.
Italy's world No48 Stephane Galifi leads the international line-up in Surrey bidding to earn a place in the 64-man draw in Saudi Arabia. The France-based 31-year-old is looking to make his second successive appearance in the event's main draw.
Galifi will be joined by players from Mexico, USA, England, France, Egypt, Malaysia, Scotland, Czech Republic, Spain, New Zealand, Netherlands, Australia, India, Hong Kong, Finland, Denmark, South Africa, Ireland and Austria.