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FISU celebrates squash for the 11th time

2 September 2024

The Joburg 2024 FISU World University Championship Squash, which takes place 2-7 September, welcomes the top student-athletes in vibrant South Africa.

The University of Johannesburg is hosting this 2024 FISU World University Championships Squash and the games will be played in the two following locations: Parkview Squash Centre and the Wanderers Squash Club.

The student-athletes can take part to the individual and the team tournament.

The sport

There has been a long tradition of squash World University Championships at FISU from the first one back in 1996 in Maastricht in the Netherlands up until the last one two years ago in New Giza, Egypt.

International players, officials and delegates all received a warm welcome in South Africa.

The student-athletes

Representatives from fourteen countries plus the Neutral Individual Athletes are excited to get things started. Here are the top five women and men to look out for in court:

  • Marta Dominguez (Spain) – ranked 61st in the world, Domingues has participated in 4 finals, winning 2 titles.
  • Cheng Nga Ching (Hong Kong) – the 24−year−old is ranked 65th in the world and has won 5 titles in 11 finals. She is also one of the strong contenders having won 61 matches, losing 41 out of 102 games around the world.
  • Helena Coetzee (South Africa) – the 23−year−old South African is ranked 241st in the world. She is one of the four South African ladies selected to compete for top honours in the championship.
  • Wai Yhann Au Yeong (Singapore) – ranked 88th in the world, the 25−year−old Yeong is highly talented with 12 titles from 15 finals. She boasts seven years of professional experience in squash.
  • Ching Hei Fung (Hong Kong) − ranked 95th in the world, Fung played 69 matches, winning 34 and losing 35. She boasts 2 titles from 4 finals
  • Macéo Levy (France) – currently ranked 137, Levy started playing professionally at the age of 17. The 21−year−old won 2 titles from 4 finals.
  • Leo Chung (Hong Kong) – ranked, 132nd in the world, the 24−year−old played 98 matches, won 49 and lost 49 since he started competing professionally five years ago.
  • Suraj Kumar Chand (India) – ranked 165th, the 23−year−old has thus far won 5 titles from 9 finals. He played 29 matches, won 21 and lost 8.
  • Ondrej Vorlícek (Czechia) – ranked 149th, the 24−year−old is one of the players we might well see on the podium having won 11 titles from 18 finals.
  • Diodivine Meluleki Mkhize (South Africa) – ranked 475th in the world at 19−years−old, he has played 6 matches, winning and losing 3.

The programme (times are in GMT+2)

2-4 August (starting at 10h): individual competition. Women’s final at 15h 30 and men’s final at 17h on Wednesday 4 August.
The last two days are dedicated to the team event.You can find more information here.

You can watch all the action live on FISU.tv and don’t hesitate to visit the event’s official website for more information, results and pictures. Good luck to everyone involved in this FISU World University Championship in Johannesburg!

Written by Thérèse Courvoisier

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