🏆 The Wimbledon Club is the place to be in March 2026 for the Optasia Championships featuring some of world’s best squash players.
🎟️ Tickets are on sale here.
The Optasia Championships are back for 2026 bigger and better than before! Taking place from Tuesday 24 to Sunday 29 March, the championships will once again include a women’s and men’s PSA World Tour Gold tournament. This year the prize money has been increased with a prize pot of $129,000 at stake in both events. Optasia Championships tickets are on sale now.
The 2025 Optasia Championships did not disappoint. For the first time it included a women’s PSA World Tour Gold event alongside the men’s. Hania El Hammamy and Mostafa Asal (pictured below) were crowned the women’s and men’s champion respectively.
World No.3 El Hammamy put in a dominant display beating England No.1 Gina Kennedy 3-0 (11-9, 11-2, 11-3) in the women’s final. In the men’s final world No.2 Mostafa Asal gained his revenge over defending champion Paul Coll after the New Zealander beat Asal in the 2024 semi-finals. Asal won their 2025 final in straight sets: 3-0 (11-4, 11-4, 11-8).
Now the 2026 championships await. Six days of action take place from Tuesday 24 to Sunday 29 March at The Wimbledon Club, just over the road from the famous tennis championships. Fittingly for SW19, Wimbledon’s second biggest sports event will be staged on a tennis court. One covered in black carpet, with a bar, a TV studio, a large grandstand and an all-glass squash court on it.
2026 Seeds
2026 ‘Ones to Watch’
In the men’s draw, Mostafa Asal (the world No.1) returns as the top seed to defend his crown. Karim Gawad (world-ranked No.3) is the No.2 seed and Diego Elias (world-ranked No.4) is the No.3 seed. British No.1 (and world-ranked No.5) Joel Makin is the fourth seed. Makin is always a crowd favourite in events on UK soil and loves to compete in front of a British crowd.
There’s plenty more home interest in the men’s event with the Elshorbagy brothers, Jonah Bryant and Curtis Malik all flying the flag for England.
In the women’s draw, 2025 Optasia champion Hania El Hamammy (the world No.1) is back as the top seed. Nour El Sherbini (world-ranked No.5) is the No.2 seed. Local interest includes England No.1 and last year’s finalist Gina Kennedy (ranked No.9 in the world) along with Jasmine Hutton (ranked No.15 in the world).
Draws in full can be viewed here.
Book your Optasia Championships tickets now for what promises to be a memorable six days of squash showcasing some of world’s top players.
OPTASIA CHAMPIONSHIPS TICKETS, TIMINGS & TRAVEL
Tickets
🎟️ TICKETS are on sale via the ‘Get Tickets’ link. Starting from Adults £20/U16s £10.
🎫 HOSPITALITY/VIP seat packages are available starting from £60.
Timings for Optasia Championships
DAILY TIMINGS*
*Note: Timings are subject to change.
Tuesday 24 March: Round 1 matches.
Morning Session – Door open 11.30am. Matches start at 12 noon. Evening Session – Doors open 5pm. Matches start at 5.30pm.
Wednesday 25 March: Round 2 matches.
Morning Session – Door open 11.30am. Matches start at 12 noon. Evening Session – Doors open 5pm. Matches start at 5.30pm.
Thursday 26 March: Round 2 matches.
Morning Session – Door open 11.30am. Matches start at 12 noon. Evening Session – Doors open 5pm. Matches start at 5.30pm.
Friday 27 March: Quarter-Finals.
Morning Session – Door open 11.30am. Matches start at 12 noon. Evening Session – Doors open 5pm. Matches start at 5.30pm.pm to 9pm
Saturday 28 March: Semi-Finals.
One session: Doors open at 3pm. Matches start at 4pm.
Sunday 29 March: FINALS .
One session: Doors open at 3pm. Matches start at 4pm. Pro Squash Challenge (W) & Optasia Championship Final (M).
Travel
🚊🚗 Travel tips: The Wimbledon Club is easily accessible using public transport. Southfields tube station – on the District Line of the London Underground – is a 10 minute walk from the venue. Wimbledon mainline station – on both the South Western Railway and Thameslink with excellent links into central London and beyond – is approximately a 20 minute walk, or short taxi ride away. Plan your journey at the Transport for London website. If driving there is a car park at The Wimbledon Club with spaces available on a FCFS basis. If the car park is full on-street parking is available on surrounding roads subject to local parking restrictions.
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