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07-Aug-07:
PSA Reports Record Six Months
 The
Professional Squash Association (PSA) reports today (Tuesday) on
impressive results for the first half of 2007.
"Total tour prize money for the first half of 2007 was nearly
$1,400,000, representing an increase of 29% over the same period
last year," said Jack Herrick and Gawain Briars, Chairman of the
Board and Chief Executive of the PSA, respectively.
"Needless to say, this is a new record for the first half of any
year, considering that the prior first half year record was set
in 2006.
"What is more impressive is that our current bookings suggest
that the PSA will do $3,000,000 in total prize money for all of
2007, which is more than double what it was just four years ago.
"These results are a tribute to our promoters, our sponsors, our
players and the game of squash world wide."
The announcement comes on the eve of the PSA's flagship event,
the
ATCO Super Series Finals
which gets underway at the National Squash Centre in Manchester,
England, on Thursday (9 August).
The $75,000 eight-man event features the top eight qualifiers
from last year's Super Series events, including the SSA Global
Windy City Open in Chicago, the Bear Stearns Tournament of
Champions in New York, the Virtual Spectator PSA Masters in
Bermuda, the Liverpool 08 Open in England, the Al-Ahram World
Open in Cairo, the Cathay Pacific Swiss Privilege Hong Kong
Open, the US Open in Boston, the Warid Pakistan Open in
Islamabad, and the Saudi International in Saudi Arabia.
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