Twenty-eight players – including women’s European Masters overall No.2 rank Siobhan Parker – will represent Ireland at the European Masters Individual Squash Championships in Poland.
The Wroclaw tournament, which runs from August 27 to 30, has attracted a massive entry list of 605, including W40+ player Parker, who had a second-place finish at the Latvian Masters in the W35+ section in April.
Eight other Irish players ranked in the top 10 across the 18 Masters categories are also participating.
They are Neil Macarron (No.3 M45+), Nigel Peyton (No.4 M45+), David Ayerst (No.6 M50+), Squash Ireland president Rosie Barry (No.7 W60+), Maureen Duke (No.2 W65+), Kyran Hurley (No.1 M70+), Peter Stephens (No.4 M70+) and Michael Conlon (No.5 M70+).
The European Masters Individual Squash Championships were last held in Hamburg in 2023, attracting 605 entries across 20 categories. Ireland finished with three first places: Macarron in the M45+, Rob Staunton in the M50+ and Hurley in the M70+.
There were also two third-place finishes, Parker in the W40+ and Duke in the W65+.
Ahead of the upcoming 2025 renewal in Poland, a two-day European Masters warm-up event will take place this coming weekend at Fitzwilliam LTC, featuring 16 men’s players.
