Henderson Rochelle Hobbs Squash Open

International squash comes to West Auckland this week with the PSA Satellite tournament, the Henderson Rochelle Hobbs Squash Open including some of the best players from New Zealand and overseas all working towards titles and PSA (Professional Squash Association) world ranking points.

The Henderson tournament is part of the PSA Summer Series which features five events over the next few weeks including the Barfoot and Thompson Auckland Open early next month.

Men's top seed is Wellington's Evan Williams, the 2018 Auckland Open champion, Commonwealth Games team member and current world No.91. Auckland players Sion Wiggin (207 in the world), Joel Arscott, and Elijah Thomas round out the top four seeds.

Auckland's Abbie Palmer heads the women's field with a current world ranking of 107, however Waikato's Anika Jackson the second seed and hard-hitting Aucklander, Lana Harrison will look to have a strong showing, with Korean visitors Mingyeoung Heo and Dong Ju Song third and fourth seeds respectively and aiming to make life tough for the locals.

Internationally there are four Koreans and one South African in the men’s Open draw, while the women’s Open draw features five Korean players.