Restricted to Europeans only, the European Individual Championships will be staged at the National Tennis Centre in Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia, from September 8 to 11.
The centre is a brand new state-of-the-art building boasting four ASB courts and an all-glass show court featuring seating for around 800 spectators.
The 2004 staging of the event is the fulfilment of a campaign by the European Squash Federation (ESF) to revive the event which was first played in Rotterdam in 1990 and last played in Lille three years later.
"The revival of the event was raised by members at our 2003 AGM, as a logical extension of National Championships and as a stepping stone to World Championships," said ESF President Chris Stahl. "We hope it will also enhance our Olympic aspirations and should encourage further financial support from some Governments.
"All 41 Members of the ESF had the right to enter at least one and not more than four men and four women in the event. We have men's entries from 18 countries and women's from 13 - hopefully we can build on the success of this year's revitalised event to attract more players and sponsors next year," Stahl explained.
