women's International Squash Players Association
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|sport= Women's Professional Squash
|abbrev = WISPA
|jurisdiction = International
|founded = 1983
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|location = London, United Kingdom
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|chairman = {{flagicon|SWE}} Ingrid Löfdahl-Bentzer
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|year closed = 2011
|replaced = Women's Squash Association (WSA)
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The Women's International Squash Players Association (WISPA) was the governing body for the women's professional squash circuit between 1983 and 2011.{{Cite web|url=http://www.squashsite.co.uk/2009/wispa2011.htm|title = WISPA 2011 - news from the Women's Prosessional Squash Tour}} The WISPA World Tour involved over 80 tournaments annually worldwide. Over 200 players were registered with the WISPA.
The goals of the association were to:
- Enable more players to consider a career in professional squash economically viable through the development of a world tour;
- Produce and publish world rankings;
- Increase exposure for the sport and its players;
- Encourage professionalism among its members;
- Raise the administrative standards at events;
- Increase the level of support and advice offered to promoters; and
- Improve communication and relationships with other squash organizations and the press.
The new women's squash game is governed now by the Women's Squash Association (WSA).
See also
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/19991005055712/http://www.wispa.net:80/ Official WISPA Website]
- [https://www.msquash.com/ Squash Club & Courts]
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Category:International sports organizations
Category:Sports organizations established in 1983