National Squash Centre

The National Squash Centre is a squash venue in Eastlands, Manchester, England which was constructed for the 2002 Commonwealth Games. The National Squash Centre is part of the Sportcity complex. Costing approximately £3.5m, the facilities include six courts and one glass-walled show court (this alone cost £110,000). The show court is moveable: it floats on air like a hovercraft and can be positioned in the athletics hall for all major tournaments. The show court has a maximum capacity of 1,200. All of the courts are 'state of the art', with the ability to convert into either singles or doubles courts at the touch of a button. The Centre has hosted the British National Squash Championships since 2003 and hosts the annual British Grand...