Windy City hosts North
America's biggest event again
The University Club of Chicago has announced that Infor, one of the
largest global providers of enterprise software, is the title
sponsor of the 2007 Infor Windy City Open, North America’s largest
squash tournament.
 The
26th annual tournament will take place at the University Club of
Chicago from Monday, January 15 to Tuesday, January 23, 2007. The
event will feature the richest North American prize purse on the PSA
Tour for the second consecutive year. The championship will draw
nearly 60 world-renowned squash champions, including current
world-number-one Amr Shabana from Egypt. Last year’s
champion, former world-number-one Australian David Palmer,
will be returning to defend his title. The tournament has drawn 16
of the top twenty players in the world, including players ranked 1 –
8.
The unique venue of the four glass wall squash court staged in the
University Club’s magnificent Cathedral Hall is now considered by
squash fans to be second only to the staging of the court alongside
the Egyptian pyramids. The Infor Windy City Open will be filmed for
broadcast on SkySports network so that squash fans around the globe
can view the intense match play in this iconic venue.
 "As the title
sponsor of the prestigious Windy City Open, we look forward to
welcoming the participating athletes and spectators to Chicago. Like
our company, this tournament embodies a positive atmosphere of
international cooperation, spirited competition and a passionate
global fan base."
Exec. VP & CFO, Infor
Both international competitors and
more than 200 amateur players of all skill levels will travel to
Chicago from around North America to compete in the event. In the
United States alone, squash boasts more than a million players, with
more than 1500 in the Chicago area.
 "Chicago
is a vibrant squash community, and we are excited to host a
tournament on par with the U.S., Qatar, British, and Hong Kong
Opens," said John Flanigan, tournament and athletic director,
University Club of Chicago.
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TICKETS, patron packages and
Amateur event entries,
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Billed as "the World's biggest and best club tournament", the Windy
City Open takes place at Chicago's University Club from 15-23
January, and all the top stars will be there ...
 SquashSite will be represented this year, as I will be discovering
the City/Tournament for the first time ever, and I'm lucky enough to
have David Barry from St Louis to perform his camera magic.
So, watch this space, more news coming up over the next days...
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INFOR Windy City Open 2007