A number of the PSA's major events will be broadcast on SQUASHTV and Eurosport Player ©PSA

Over 450 matches from 20 tournaments will be broadcast on SQUASHTV and Eurosport Player during the 2016 to 2017 season, the Professional Squash Association (PSA) has announced.

The record-breaking coverage will be shown across both platforms, with Eurosport Player the official home of live and on-demand squash.

The Hong Kong Open, scheduled to begin on August 23, will be the first tournament of the season to be screened on SQUASHTV, while the governing body has confirmed a further nine competitions will also be shown on the platform.

The Open International de Squash de Nantes, the Al Ahram International – staged in front of the stunning Great Pyramid of Giza - and the Wadi Degla Women’s Open are also set to be broadcast on SQUASHTV.

This includes the PSA Men’s World Championship, the flagship event for male players, which is due to take place from October 27 to November 4.

The announcement will see a record amount of matches screened on the two platforms during the 2016 to 2017 season ©PSA
The announcement will see a record amount of matches screened on the two platforms during the 2016 to 2017 season ©PSA

The news provides a further boost to the extent of coverage the sport enjoys after the PSA struck a new television deal with Australian broadcaster Eleven Sports Network earlier this week.

“We have worked tirelessly to improve every element of SQUASHTV over the past 12 months and are delighted to showcase our world-class sport on an even bigger scale next season,” said PSA Chief Operating Officer Lee Beachill.

“With the sport continuing to go from strength to strength, the 2016 to 17 season looks set to be one of the most exciting in the history of the PSA World Tour and we are thrilled that SQUASHTV will once again give fans unparalleled access to the sport’s premier tournaments.”

Fans of the sport can sign up for Eurosport Player from as little as £4.99 ($6.52/€5.88) a month, while the PSA are offering 50 per cent off the first three months for a limited period.

It comes after SA chief executive Alex Gough claimed the future of squash is bright despite the latest blow to the sport’s Olympic aspirations.

There is anger within the sport that it has been overlooked for Tokyo 2020, who added baseball and softball, karate, skateboarding, sport climbing and surfing to the Olympic programme. 

The decision was confirmed by the International Olympic Committee at its Session in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday (August 3).