ESF European Team Division 1 & 2 Squash Championships will be held 26.-29.4.2023 in Helsinki. The show court of the event will be placed in Pasila on the Cultural Square of the Mall of Tripla, the biggest shopping mall in the Nordic Countries. The show court will feature all the most important matches, including most of the Finland matches in the pool stage and the finals. The other venue of the event is Talihalli in Pitäjänmäki.
Finland will play in the 1st division, top 9, in both men and women. The total number of teams will be 21 in men and 17 in women, making it around 200 players in total. All the best players in the continent are expected to attend in the event. The highest world rankings at the moment are held by the English players Sarah-Jane Perry (WR 8.) and Georgina Kennedy (WR 9.) on the women and England’s Mohamed ELShorbagy (WR 3.) and France’s Victor Crouin on the men’s event.
The goal for the Finland women’s team is finishing in top4 and the goal for the men’s team is top6. The tickets are available at www.tiketti.fi.
26.4.2023
9:30-21:00 Pool Stages
27.4.2023
9:30-21:00 Pool Stages
28.4.2023
9:30-21:00 Semi-finals
29.4.2023
9:30-18:00 Finals
Mall of Tripla
The home of urban culture, Mall of Tripla has been designed just for you. At Tripla, you can find more than 60 cafés and restaurants, domestic and international brands as well as a full range of entertainment and wellness services. It is an unmissable meeting place, where people come to seek new experiences, have fun and spend time. With its 250 shops, Mall of Tripla is the biggest shopping centre in the Nordic countries.
Talihalli
Talihalli is the center of Finnish squash. Many of the national team players train there and the only full glass court in Finland can be found there. There are five normal glass back court and one full glass court is Talihalli. In addition to that, there are 12 badminton courts, 1 outdoor padel court, sauna and a café.
Tournament Director:
Mika Monto
mika.monto@squash.fi, +358505839531
Chief Operating Officer:
Poku Salo
poku.home@squash.fi, +358407765320
Tournament Referee:
Jyrki Wahlstedt
jyrki.wahlstedt@wahlstedt.fi, +358400347015
Transportation:
Tomi Niinimäki
tomi.niinimaki@squash.fi, +358400876880
Streaming + IT:
Antti Lind
avjlind@gmail.com, +358445529008
Marketing & Communications:
Susanna Luikku
susannaluikku@gmail.com, +358504144763
Accommodation:
Lars Ekholm
lars.squash@gmail.com, +358401570553
Mall of Tripla operations:
Tatu Knuutila
tatu.knuutila@gmail.com, +358500753999
Heikki Teräsvirta,
heikki.terasvirta@gmail.com, +358400752171
Services:
Pirjo Kasén
pkasen@gmail.com, +358503504094
Talihalli operations:
Hannu Niemistö
hannu@bonware.com, +358408307560
Mall of Tripla Glass Court:
Olli Marjomaa
olli.marjomaa@welho.com, +358407581808
Programme:
Timo Tulonen,
timomtulonen@gmail.com, +358405000795
Food Operations:
Kenneth Granroth,
kenneth.granroth@gmail.com, +358405864616
Tickets:
Karoliina Penttilä,
penttila.karoliina@gmail.com, +358445324082
Sponsorships:
Marko Kämäräinen,
marko@ruskaconsulting.fi, +358405337556
VIP-area:
Lotta Vuorela,
lottailona.vuorela@gmail.com, +358503289097
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