The 2024 World Junior Squash Championships
July 24th, 2024
The 2024 World Junior Squash Championships (WJC), hosted at Houston Squash Club from July 12-23, was the largest edition in the event's history, featuring 248 athletes aged 18 and under from 39 different countries. This extensive competition included both individual and team events. Egypt dominated the championships, winning both the men’s and women’s categories in the individual and team competitions. Last year's runner up Mohamad Zakaria and defending champion Amina Orfi secured victories in their respective individual finals, showcasing the depth and talent of Egyptian squash.
For fans who missed the live action or wish to revisit the matches, replays are available at https://www.livesports.ai/@houstonsquashclub.
Streaming the WJC
Houston Squash Club uses the Live Sports AI service on all 15 of its squash courts to bring seamless streaming, video routing and analytics to its members. As an early adopter of this latest technology, the Houston Squash Club continues to help shape the future of sports technology.
Streaming at Scale
Over the course of the tournament, players, parents, and fans viewed over a total of 500,000 minutes of live video, with top viewership (outside the United States) coming from Egypt, South Africa, the United Kingdom, Canada, and France
Player Conduct & Safety
In addition to delivering the action live to viewers around the world, Live Sports AI helped ensure proper player conduct and safety throughout the event.
We provided the recording of matches as well as live playback to empower US Squash and the World Squash Federation to promptly investigate and address multiple conduct cases in a timely and effective manner.
Sneak-Peek: Instant Shot Breakdowns
During this world championships event, we gave live match breakdowns at the end of each final match-up game. While this was just a preview and not an official release, we plan to bring this level of timely analysis in the near future to all users of our service.
How Do I Stream My Event?
Live Sports AI provides streaming as part of its all-inclusive video-based analytics service.
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