Logan is set to host top-level squash later this month, with the 2026 Specsavers Queensland Open bringing elite and community competition to Daisy Hill.
The tournament, running from 22 to 26 April at Daisy Hill Squash and Racquet Club, features a Professional Squash Association (PSA) Satellite event alongside the graded Queensland Open championships.
Daisy Hill Squash and Racquet Club coach Kym Tracey-Patte said the competition, presented by the City of Logan and Squash Queensland, brings together top-level athletes and local players across two formats.
“It’s actually the Queensland Open Championships for the year, but we’re running virtually two events side by side,” Ms Tracey-Patte said.
“The PSA is the Professional Squash Association, so they’re our higher-ranked players, either international and national players that come through and will be competing.”
Ms Tracey-Patte said the second event opened the door for broader community participation and was open for anyone competing for a Queensland title to play.
“The secondary event is the 2026 Tecnifibre Graded Queensland Open, which includes Individual, Doubles, Junior Novice, and Racquetball divisions,” she said.
Local players feature strongly in the PSA draw, including Daisy Hill coaches, Brendan McDonald, currently ranked number one in the men’s squash competition, and Kurstyn Mather, currently ranked fourth in the women’s squash competition.
“Brendan has represented Australia at the 2024 World Squash Team Championships and on the Australian University Team, while also competing in national and international professional individual tournaments,” Ms Tracey-Patte said.
“Also competing is Amity Alarcos, currently ranked fourth in Papua New Guinea, who trains here at Daisy Hill while studying in Australia.”
Ms Tracey-Patte said the event had drawn strong interest, with about 132 players registered so far.
“We’ve got a lot of our locals playing. They’re our elite players that are actually based at Daisy Hill,” she said.
The tournament returns after a two-year break, with the City of Logan backing its revival.
“The squash Queensland event hasn’t happened for two years… we’re hosting it again, so it’s had a break,” Ms Tracey-Patte said.
“We’re just trying to get it moving, get the numbers back up again, and get a lot more women to play in the higher-ranked ones as well.”
Spectators can attend matches for free across the week.
