Sekisui Chemical Group Supports "SEKISUI OPEN Squash Tournament" in Europe

SEKISUI CHEMICAL CO., LTD. confirms its support to Squash. After a successful trial PSA Challenger 5 tournament organized in Switzerland in May 2012, Sekisui Chemical Group agreed to a 2013-2020 sponsoring concept. As a support to the squash 2020 Bid, the sponsor title SEKISUI OPEN Squash tournament will be held again in Switzerland (Home of the International Olympic Committee) in 2013 and every year until 2020. The tournament category will be scaled up to a PSA Challenger 10 and even to a PSA 20 in the years 2016 and 2020. SEKISUI OPEN will be organized in Partnership with the Swiss Squash Federation and the Squash Festival Association, under the guidances of the Professional Squash Association.

SEKISUI OPEN website: http://www.squashsite.co.uk/sekisui/

<Details of the contract between the Professional Squash Association>

Duration of this agreement
-From 13 February 2013 to 31 December 2020

Sponsoring fee
-US$122,000 (total amount in 2013-2020)

List of Affiliated Sponsors

1)SEKISUI ALVEO AG
2)SEKISUI CHEMICAL, G.m.b.H.
3)SEKISUI S-LEC B.V.
4)SEKISUI SPECIALTY CHEMICALS EUROPE, S.L.
5)SEKISUI DIAGNOSTICS (UK) LIMITED
6)American Diagnostica G.m.b.H.
7)SEKISUI VIROTECH G.m.b.H.
8)SEKISUI SPR EUROPE, G.m.b.H.
9)ESLON B.V.

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