The Black Ball event being played this week in Cairo began in the year following the 2017 opening of the 19-court facility (including an all-glass court). Here are the past finalists, full results at squashinfo.com. @blackballsc PSA World Tour Squash Info EgyptianSquash

40 years ago today on 11 April 1984, an England v Pakistan test match was played at Wembley Conference Centre using the court that had featured the final of the British Open the day before. squashlibrary.info/post/england-v…, for the details. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England Squash Pakistan Squash Federation

In 1978 a court was constructed in Papua New Guinea at the Mosa Palm Oil Plantation. Built by local labour who had no idea what a squash court looked like, led by a confused construction manager, it was used by employees and residents in the nearby town of Kimbe.

60 years ago today on 9 April 1964 Bryan Patterson (’64 pic) beat fellow Englishman Mike Young 3-9 9-7 8-10 9-1 9-5 to win the British Under 19 Open, (the ‘Drysdale’). Later, in 1973, he beat the 6th, 3rd and 2nd seeds to reach the final .....

7th October 1950 saw the opening ceremony for two new squash rackets courts built at the Royal Beerschot Athletic Club at Antwerp, Belgium, one of the oldest athletic clubs in Belgium. The ceremony was attended by over two hundred people and featured ......

This photo of Ahmed Safwat (left) and Torsam Khan taken in 1978 was included in a collection of magazines, programmes and other items very gratefully received by the Library from Ann Safwat. More publications etc preserved for the future, thanks Ann!

This year marks 50 years since H.R.H. Prince Claus of the Netherlands opened new courts at The Hague in 1974, as squash began to expand in that country. Openings followed soon after in Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Utrecht, Blaricum and Breda. Squash Bond NL

Squash Library would like to complete a full list of past Pakistan Open winners, but there are still gaps. Can anybody help plug them? Details would be gratefully received via comments or Email ([email protected]) please. Thanks, Andrew Pakistan Squash Federation

The German Open makes a welcome return to the calendar this week after a long gap. Here is the Library list of former German international champions: PSA World Tour Squash Info

Coming into the British Open in 1995, Jansher Khan had already won the title three times. Here, at youtube.com/@worldsquashli…, on the Library YouTube channel, is the video of the event; featuring him and other players including ....... PSA World Tour British Open

Former Australian squash international Lionel Robberds sadly passed away on Saturday, two days short of his 85th birthday. In later life apart from a successful law career as a QC (Queens Counsel), he played a major role as mentor to niece Michelle Martin,...Squash Australia

In 1981/2 a ‘family’ event was initiated in UK. The Debenhams Family Championships featured four categories: father & son, father & daughter, mother & daughter, brother & sister, husband and wife. Sons and daughters needed to be aged U19, brothers and sisters U23, ......

All the previous daily Library social media posts can be viewed in 13 categories - all indexed. Go to squashlibrary.info, click on POSTS, then any of the categories.

A full Library winners Caribbean Area Championships table is at squashlibrary.info/post/caribbean…. The first were played at the Village Club, Nassau, Bahamas. (‘Area’ was included in the title so that countries bordering the Caribbean would be eligible). Squash Info

The Canary Wharf Classic in London has a new name (London Classic) and venue (Alexandra Palace) this week, and also adds a women’s draw for the first time. Here are the past finalists; www.squashinfo.comfor full results. PSA World Tour Squash Info

Jahangir Khan is one of only two players who have won a major final without losing a point. He did it at the ISPA Championship in England in 1982, aged 18, when he beat countryman Maqsood Ahmed 9-0 9-0 9-0 in 24 minutes. Maqsood (pictured) only served four times. Squash Info

In the 1930s when Egyptian diplomat Fattah David Amr Bey was posted to London, he won five British Open and six British Amateur titles. British Open history: squashlibrary.info/british-open; the challenge: squashlibrary.info/post/men-s-bri…. British Open EgyptianSquash

The French Squash Federation started life as the Comite du Squash, a branch of the French Tennis Association, in 1974. However, the first nation courts were built at the Jeu de Paume Club in Paris 1927. It was on 17 January 1981 that the Comite du Squash ... FFSquash - La Fédération Française de Squash

Go back to 1938 to northern Nigeria, in Kaduna you would have seen two courts being built as a cement block trial. Meanwhile in Bauchi in the north east of the country there was a court (pic) that was double width, had no door, only an entrance halfway down the side.