World Champion Fitz-Gerald Leads WISPA Tour Australia's world No1 and four-times world champion Sarah Fitz-Gerald heads for Bangkok early next week to lead the latest Women's International Squash Players' Association (WISPA) tour to promote women's squash around the globe. The fourth tour - and the third that WISPA Chairman Fitz-Gerald has led - will visit Thailand, Brunei and Sarawak from 12-22 June. The British Open champion from Melbourne will be joined by another world champion - Malaysia's 18-year-old record twice world junior champion Nicol David, who is also the Asian champion. "Our aims for the WISPA Tour are long-term," said Fitz-Gerald. "This means playing an active role in raising awareness of international women's squash rather than just hoping that events will materialise." WISPA Director Andrew Shelley added: "Important initiatives such as this could not take place without the great support of the national associations which host us; Tom Tarantino, a WISPA supporter from Philadelphia who sponsors the international flights; and the players who give their time without fee." The action-packed schedule will include exhibition matches and meetings with national federations, players, court operators and the media in the three countries.
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