"I am extremely proud that Hi-Tec is the title sponsor of the 2008 World Championships and I believe that Manchester will provide a tournament which will make the squash world proud."
Manchester will be the first city in the UK to host a combined Men's and Women's World Squash Championship and the tournament will be held at the world renowned National Squash Centre at Sportcity from 11-19 October 2008.
The facility houses six traditional glass-backed courts on which qualifying rounds will be played before the attention switches to the all-glass championship court for the latter stages.
Manchester will expect to host the most competitive field ever for a World Championships and this is likely to include British number one James Willstrop and reigning world number one Amr Shabana from Egypt.
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