National Squash Centre
Encyclopedia
The National Squash Centre is a squash
venue in Eastlands, Manchester
, England
which was constructed for the 2002 Commonwealth Games
. The National Squash Centre is part of the Sportcity
complex.
Costing approximately £3.5m, the facilities include six courts and one glass-walled show court (this alone cost £110,000). The show court is moveable: it floats on air like a hovercraft and can be positioned in the athletics hall for all major tournaments. The show court has a maximum capacity of 1,200.
All of the courts are 'state of the art', with the ability to convert into either singles or doubles courts at the touch of a button.
The Centre has hosted the British National Squash Championships
since 2003 and hosts the annual British Grand Prix
, a PSA World Series event.
Squash (sport)
Squash is a high-speed racquet sport played by two players in a four-walled court with a small, hollow rubber ball...
venue in Eastlands, Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
which was constructed for the 2002 Commonwealth Games
2002 Commonwealth Games
The 2002 Commonwealth Games were held in Manchester, England from 25 July to 4 August 2002. The XVII Commonwealth Games was the largest multi-sport event ever to be held in the UK, eclipsing London's 1948 Summer Olympics in numbers of teams and athletes participating.After the 1996 Manchester...
. The National Squash Centre is part of the Sportcity
Sportcity
Sportcity Manchester is a sports district in the City of Manchester, and was used to host of the 2002 Commonwealth Games. It is located in east Manchester, less than a mile away from Manchester city centre and was developed on former industrial land including the site of Bradford Colliery.The...
complex.
Costing approximately £3.5m, the facilities include six courts and one glass-walled show court (this alone cost £110,000). The show court is moveable: it floats on air like a hovercraft and can be positioned in the athletics hall for all major tournaments. The show court has a maximum capacity of 1,200.
All of the courts are 'state of the art', with the ability to convert into either singles or doubles courts at the touch of a button.
The Centre has hosted the British National Squash Championships
British National Squash Championships
The British National Squash Championships are the national squash championships for players from the United Kingdom & Ireland. They are held annually in early February and have been held at the National Squash Centre at Sportscity in Manchester since 2003....
since 2003 and hosts the annual British Grand Prix
British Grand Prix (squash)
The ROWE British Grand Prix is an annual men's squash tournament that takes place at the National Squash Centre in Manchester. The tournament is part of the PSA World Series, the most prestigious class of event in the PSA World Tour. The tournament was founded in 2010 and takes place in September...
, a PSA World Series event.