By Duncan Mackay

World Squash FederationSeptember 4 - Kuwait will host its first World Team Championship after being awarded the rights to hold the 2015 men's event, it was announced today.


The fast-growing squash nation has twice hosted the Asian championships and, in 1997, first launched the Kuwait Open, a major Professional Squash Association (PSA) World Tour event which has continued to attract the world's leading players.

In 2009, Kuwait staged the PSA World Championship at Green Island Resort.

"Squash has a long and flourishing history in Kuwait and we have already held major World Tour events featuring both men and women's championships as well as the men's World Individual Championship," said a spokesman for the Kuwait Squash Federation.

"We are now honoured to have been selected to host the top 32 teams in the world in two years' time."

World Squash Federation (WSF) President N Ramachandran welcomed Kuwait as a new host of its premier team event, which held every other year.

"Kuwait Squash not only has high quality facilities but now also abundant experience at staging major squash events, which is why I am delighted that we have chosen Kuwait to host this Championship," he said.

"It is a fantastic, exciting event and will be much anticipated."

Action is due take place at the Late Sheikh/Salem Al-Sabah International Squash Complex from December 12 until 18, 2015.

The 2013 event was held in Mulhouse, France, and was won by England for the fifth time.

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