The Senior & Junior National Championships return to Auckland once again in 2019 as part of a revised structure of National Events aimed at raising the level and delivery consistency of our major tournaments year-in and year-out.  

The National Squash Centre will play host to the NZ Doubles for the second consecutive year in mid-March, utilising the ability to have four full-sized doubles courts in play all event.  It will also host the Senior National Individual Championships for the first time since 2003, along with the Junior National Individual and Inter-District Champs in October.  The other Auckland club to host a Premier Event is the Remuera Rackets Club, who will welcome Oceania's top juniors for the Oceania Junior Champs in mid-April.  The full list of Premier Event venues for 2019 are;

New Zealand Doubles: 15th-16th March, National Squash Centre, Auckland
Trans-Tasman Junior Test Series: 11th – 12th April, Remuera Rackets Club, Auckland
Oceania Junior Championships: 13th – 16th April, Remuera Rackets Club, Auckland
New Zealand Junior Open: 26th-18th April, Devoy Squash and Fitness Centre, Bay of Plenty
New Zealand Senior National Individual Championships: 27th-30th June, National Squash Centre, Auckland
New Zealand Junior National Individual Championships: 3rd – 6th October, National Squash Centre, Auckland
New Zealand Junior Inter-District Teams: 7th – 9th October, National Squash Centre, Auckland

The 'Major' National Event venues are;

Cousins Shield and Mitchell Cup: 31 May - 2 June, Squashgym Palmerston North
North Island Junior Age Groups: 6 & 7 July, Havelock North Squash Club & Hastings Tennis and Squash Club, Eastern
South Island Age Groups: 13th & 14th July, Christchurch Squash Club, Canterbury
AD Long Masters Club Teams Cup: 3rd & 4th August, Kawaroa Park Squash Club, New Plymouth
NZ Senior Inter-District Teams: 30th August - 1st September, Christchurch Squash Club, Canterbury
Superchamps Nationals: 25th - 28th September
B Grade - Whakatane Squash Club, Bay of Plenty
C Grade - Squash City, Southland
D Grade - Whangarei Squash Club, Northland
E Grade - Tawa Squash Club, Wellington
F/J Grade - Cambridge Rackets Club, Waikato

The full list of Auckland district events and venues are;

Auckland Open: 1st-3rd March @ Remuera
Auckland Junior Open: 10th-12th May @ Harcourts Eden Epsom
Auckland Masters: 16th-18th August @ Silverdale
Auckland Graded Champs: 6th-8th September @ Shepherds Park
Auckland Doubles: 17th-19th October @ Howick

The Auckland Regional Superchamps will be held between the 24-29 July, with venues to be confirmed once entries have been received in late June.

Article added: Tuesday 15 January 2019