A number of leading sports brands are backing next month's ROWE British Grand Prix Championship - the biggest squash event in the UK this year - as Official Equipment Partners, according to event promoters internationalSPORTgroup.
The ROWE British Grand Prix - Manchester 2011, one of the year's nine PSA World Series championships, will take place at the National Squash Centre in Manchester from 19-25 September.
In addition to MANTIS Sport becoming the championship's Official Racket, Karakal has been confirmed as Official Grip; Ashaway the Official String; Stellar the Official Clothing supplier; Hi-Tec the Official Shoe; and iSQUASHstore.com the Official Retailer.
"I am delighted that the 2011 ROWE British Grand Prix has attracted such quality endorsements," said internationalSPORTgroup Chief Executive Officer Paul Walters.
"We are very grateful for the support of Ashaway, Hi-Tec, Karakal, MANTIS and Stellar - and as part of our agreements with these prestigious brands, spectators will benefit from exclusive product promotions through www.isquashstore.com which will further add to their overall event experience."
The ROWE British Grand Prix - Manchester 2011 is one of only nine PSA World Series events in 2011, and the only PSA World Series ranking event to be staged in the UK this year.
World No1 and World Champion Nick Matthew and defending champion Ramy Ashour, the World No2 from Egypt, will head the highest-quality international field which includes all of the world's top eight players.