The World Squash Doubles Championship was held in North America from 1981 until 1987 when it was sanctioned by the International Squash Racquets Federation. It was then held bi-ennially from 1994 as the World Hardball Doubles. There has also been a separate World Softball Doubles held under WSF rules, which require double pairs to be made up of two players from the same country. The WSF event has been held since 1997.
| World Squash Doubles Championships | |
|---|---|
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| Location | Carrara, Australia (2019) |
| Venue | Carrara Squash Centre |
| Date(s) | ISDA (1981–1987/1994–present) WSF (1997–present) |
| Website Official website (WSF) Official website (SDA) | |
Format
editIn its most recent format, teams enter through their national governing body and the event is sanctioned by the WSF.
The championships are played on courts measuring 32 feet (9.75 metres) by 25 feet – a court size approved by the World Squash Federation in 1992 for the international doubles game. This court size is the same depth as courts for the singles game, but appears to be slightly wider (singles courts are 21 feet wide).
A separate world championship event, known as the World Hardball Doubles Squash Championships (organised by the Squash Doubles Association), was also held once every two years for players of the hardball version of doubles squash (which is played with a different type of ball, on courts measuring 45 feet by 25 feet).
Competitors
editCountries who have competed include Australia, Canada, England, India, Ireland, New Zealand, Pakistan, Scotland and U.S.A.
Past winners
editUnder ISRF & ISDA
edit| Year | Men's | Women's | Mixed | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Mo Khan & Clive Caldwell | |||
| 1982 | Michael Desaulniers & Maurice Heckscher, II | |||
| 1983 | Michael Desaulniers & Maurice Heckscher, II | |||
| 1986 | Todd Binns & Gordon Anderson | |||
| 1987 | Todd Binns & Thomas E. Page |
Under ISDA
edit| Year | Men's | Women's | Mixed | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Jamie Bentley & Kenton Jernigan | Demer Holleran & Alica McConnell | ||
| 1996 | Jamie Bentley & Gary Waite | Demer Holleran & Alica McConnell | Demmer Holleran & Keen Butcher | |
| 1998 | Gary Waite & Mark Talbott | Demer Holleran & Alica McConnell | Jessie Chai & Gary Waite | |
| 2000 | Jamie Bentley & Willie Hosie | Karen Jerome & Jessie Chai | Jessie Chai & Gary Waite | |
| 2002 | Gary Waite & Damien Mudge | Demer Holleran & Alica McConnell | Jessie Chai & Gary Waite | |
| 2004 | Gary Waite & Damien Mudge | Demer Holleran & Alica McConnell | Jessie Chai & Viktor Berg | |
| 2006 | Preston Quick & Chris Deratney | Narelle Krizek & Stephanie Hewitt | Preston Quick & Narelle Krizek | |
| 2009 | Ben Gould & Paul Price | Jessica Dimauro & Stephanie Hewitt | ||
| 2011 | Ben Gould & Damien Mudge | Stephanie Hewitt & Seanna Keating | ||
| 2013 | Ben Gould & Damien Mudge | Natalie Grainger & Amanda Sobhy | Narelle Krizek & Paul Price | |
| 2015 | John Russell & Clive Leach | Suzie Pierrepont & Carrie Hastings | Stephanie Hewitt & Viktor Berg | |
| 2017 | John Russell & Clive Leach | Georgina Stoker & Suzie Pierrepont | Natalie Grainger & Chris Callis |