World Squash Day will attempt to stage the biggest squash match in history over 10 days in October
The annual global day will bring together pro players, legends and thousands of club players in a global contest designed to raise money for grassroots projects ahead of the sport’s Olympic debut at Los Angeles 2028.
The event will run from Oct 1-10, culminating on World Squash Day on Oct. 10, with every match contributing to a single worldwide scoreboard.
Players will be divided between Team All-Stars and Team Superstars, with matches ranging from local club fixtures to contests involving players from the PSA Squash Tour.
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The organisers say more than 800 players have already joined each team, while beginners, recreational players, league competitors and professionals are all being encouraged to participate.
Rather than a single venue, the initiative will combine results from courts around the world to produce one overall score.
Funds raised will support Rally28 grassroots grants, which are intended to help build courts, support community programmes and expand participation before squash makes its Olympic debut at LA28.
Every entrant will also receive a SquashTV discount code, while players on the winning team will enter a draw for Rally28 prizes and signed memorabilia.
World Squash Day has a long record of using mass participation to promote the sport.
The biggest previous turnout came in 2012, when 46,000 players took part across the world in an event built around squash’s bid for inclusion at the 2020 Olympics. More than 750 clubs were involved and the event was billed as the biggest sports fixture in history.
The 2012 event used a Team Squash versus Team 2020 format, with clubs fielding players whose individual results contributed to a global score. Organisers explicitly targeted a Guinness World Record.
It has also been used for record-breaking challenges.
In 2014, England’s Steve Wykes recorded a squash-ball speed of 168mph during a World Squash Day doubles event at The Mote in Maidstone. His effort came during a series of speed challenges involving professionals and former world No.1 John White.
The same event saw Sarah-Jane Perry record 144mph, setting a benchmark for the women’s game, while Wykes’ 168mph effort came close to then-record speeds set by Australia’s Cameron Pilley.
The event has also produced more unusual challenges. World Squash Day in 2009 included 24-hour squash marathons in Chile and Ireland, demonstrating the organisers’ long-standing emphasis on using the day for large-scale participation and publicity.
In 2019, World Squash Day attracted thousands of newcomers, with England alone reporting 4,551 participants across 157 venues. In the United States, 676 official tournament matches were recorded that year.
The 2026 initiative therefore represents another attempt to turn World Squash Day’s tradition of mass participation into a single measurable global contest, with the added objective of generating funds for the sport’s development before LA28.