Australia and Namibia declared their intent to host Professional Squash Association's World Tour events in 2010.
Van Rooyen, Managing Director of Namibia’s Trustco Group, said: “Namibia is a great sporting venue and the country is ready to host more major sports events. The media, local government and business community will all get behind the tournament to ensure that the players and fans have a fabulous experience here for many years to come."
John Preston, President of the Gold Coast Combined Chambers of Commerce, and the driving force behind the new initiatives, added: "The Gold Coast annually supports a number of top level sports events, and we see squash as a natural complement to these. The Gold Coast has already declared its candidacy for the 2018 Commonwealth Games, in which squash is a core sport – so this is a good fit for us. We have tremendous facilities, fantastic weather and an enthusiastic sports-playing population. The fact that squash has also emerged strongly in the Middle East is significant for us, as this is a part of the world that regularly sends many tourists to the Gold Coast."
It is understood that these two events will add around 10 per cent to the overall prize money of the PSA Tour.
