The mixed-gender SDAT Squash World Cup will return to Chennai, India, this year with the event set for Dec 9-14.

The SDAT Squash World Cup is an international tournament overseen by World Squash in which National Federation squads of two men and two women play ties of four matches against each other, with each match being best-of-five games.

A number of innovative changes that were brought in for 2023, including scoring games to seven and sudden death tiebreaks when scores are at 6-6, will remain in place for this years World Cup, with fans praising the fast-paced nature of the scoring and the equal balance between male and female players.

At the last edition, Egypt claimed the title in an exciting come-from-behind victory against Malaysia in front of a sell-out crowd at Express Avenue Mall.

This years Squash World Cup will once again be sponsored by the Tamil Nadu Government and supported by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sport in India. The tournament will be will be played in Chennai between 9-14 December on the spectacular all glass show court inside Express Avenue.

World Squash President Zena Wooldridge said: Im so pleased to be able to announce the return of the Squash World Cup and my thanks to the Tamil Nadu government, the Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu (SDAT) and everyone at SRFI for making the return of the World Cup possible.

The 2023 event was such an incredible success for fans and players alike, with those five dramatic days of squash capturing the imagination of the thousands of spectators inside Express Avenue and many more watching on WORLDSQUASH.TV, the Olympic Channel and JioCinema.

Squash is an innovative, forward thinking and ever-evolving sport and Im particularly delighted to see the continued and growing support for mixed gender events such as these as we continue to strive for gender parity in squash.

Mr N. Ramachandran, Patron of SRFI, expressed gratitude to the World Squash Board for their confidence in SRFIs capacity to host another world event. He also acknowledged the support of the Tamil Nadu Government, the Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu, and the Deputy Chief Minister and the Minister of Youth Welfare and Sports Development of the Government of Tamil Nadu, Mr Udhayanidhi Stalin, for his unwavering support in underwriting this event.