2026 Canadian Masters Team Championship

Note: We are still looking for a title sponsor for this national event. If you are interested to get some visibility and become the title sponsor of this event, please reach out to Viano Oghenekevwe (vcoghene@yahoo.com)

​​​​​​SEEDING: TBA

WELCOME LETTER: TBA

REGISTRATION: Must be completed through your Provincial/Territorial Association and/or Canadian Armed Forces

ENTRY FEE: $1400 per team (7 players) + HST

ENTRY DEADLINE: Friday January 9, 2026 at Noon ET

TEAM COMPOSITION: Consists of 7 players – Men 40+, 45+, 50+, 55+ and Women 40+, 45+, 50+

ELIGIBILITY INFORMATION: See Policies and Regulations for more details

EVENT NOTICES: Participant Acceptance of Risks and Release of Liability: Safe Sport requirements will be emailed out prior to the event

KEY DATES / DEADLINES:

• Entry Deadline: Friday January 9, 2026 at Noon ET
• Team Captains sent P/T Rosters for Self-Seeding by Monday January 6 at Noon ET
• Team Captains to return P/T Self-Seeding Forms by Thursday January 9 at Noon ET
• Final Seedings by Friday January 16 at Noon ET
• Welcome Letter & General Information by Monday January 19
• Start Times by Tuesday January 20 at 4pm ET
• Draws/Schedules by Wednesday January 21 at 4pm ET
  • Players must be prepared to play as early as Friday January 24th at 9am and finish Sunday January 26th in late afternoon.

Note: All dates are approximate and may be subject to change.

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Athlete Participation Mandatory Requirements:

• All players aged 14 years or older must be certified as a Club Referee or higher. The cost is $35 and requires an NCCP# to access the CAC The Locker. Online Referee Certification.
• We strongly recommend that all players aged 14 years or older complete CAC Safe Sport training. There is no cost and requires an NCCP# to access CAC’s The Locker. CAC Safe Sport Training.

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TEAM ENTRY ELIGIBILITY: 

Each Member Provincial/Territorial Squash Association in good standing with Squash Canada is eligible to enter a team in the Canadian Masters Team Championship. In addition, the Canadian Armed Forces may enter a team into the Championship and the Host Provincial/Territorial Squash Association (Squash New Brunswick) may enter two teams into the Championship. The selection of teams is strictly the responsibility of the Provincial/Territorial Squash Association or the Canadian Armed Forces, as the case may be.  Athletes must meet the athlete eligibility requirements.

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ATHLETE ELIGIBILITY: 

In order to represent a Provincial/Territorial Squash Association a competitor must be:

• A member in good standing of the respective Provincial/Territorial Squash Association.
• A Canadian citizen, landed immigrant, or have resided continuously in Canada for one (1) year immediately preceding the Championships.
• A resident in the province/territory that they are representing for a minimum of not less than twelve months. They must have belonged to the PTA that they represent for a minimum of not less than twelve months in their lifetime.  If a player has resided in more than one province for more than twelve months in each province and if a player has been invited to represent more than one province, the player at his or her sole discretion shall have the option of representing the single province of their choice.

In order to represent the Canadian Armed Forces a competitor must be:

• A member in good standing of a Provincial/Territorial Squash Association as at the time of registration and through to the end of the competition.
• A Canadian citizen, landed immigrant, or have resided continuously in Canada for one (1) year immediately preceding the Championships.

Notwithstanding a competitor may be a member in good standing with their respective Provincial/Territorial Squash Association and Squash Canada, where a competitor is subject to a sanction imposed by the Host Club, Squash Canada shall respect that sanction, including any sanction which may preclude the person from entering the premises and thus participating in the Championships, provided the sanction was imposed using fair procedures.  Specifically, the sanctioned person must have been informed by the Host Club of the nature of the infraction and have been given an opportunity to provide information concerning the incident prior to the sanction being imposed.

Provincial/Territorial Squash Associations and the Canadian Armed Forces may individually adopt further eligibility requirements in addition to the Squash Canada requirements.

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COMPETITORS PER TEAM (TEAM COMPOSITION):

A team consists of seven competitors: Men 40+, 45+, 50+, 55+ and Women 40+, 45+, 50+

While the tournament is intended to be an interprovincial team championship, in the interest of encouraging participation by all provinces and territories, where it is not possible for a province or territory to field a complete team, players from outside the province or territory may be included in the team under certain conditions:

1. Smaller provinces or territories (e.g. Atlantic Region, the North) may combine together to form a regional team.
2. If a province or territory is unable to field a team of seven competitors they may send a team with a minimum of four competitors from that province or territory with at least two of the four competitors being men and at least one of the four being a woman, and they may fill their roster with additions from the other provinces.  These roster additions will be counted as full members of the team in terms of scoring. Substitutions that are made under this provision may not be made with the intention of strengthening a particular team.
3. If the Canadian Armed Forces is unable to field a team of seven competitors they may send a team with a minimum of four competitors with at least two of the four competitors being men and at least one of the four being a woman, and they may fill their roster with additions from Provincial/Territorial squash associations.  These roster additions will be counted as full members of the team in terms of scoring. Substitutions that are made under this provision may not be made with the intention of strengthening a particular team.
4. The Provincial or Territorial squash associations, or the Canadian Armed Forces, must confirm with Squash Canada that they are unable to field a complete team in time for the start of the Championships before 1, 2 or 3 above.

No substitutions or additions to the team composition will be allowed after the commencement of the Championship.

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DRAW FORMAT:

The format for the Canadian Masters Teams Championships will be as follows:

• Pool round-robin format with placement matches if greater than or equal to seven (7) teams
• Single pool round-robin format if less than seven (7) teams

Squash Canada’s Tie Breaking Procedure for Singles/Team shall apply in the event of a tie(s) – Click Here

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TEAM ORDERS:

Teams must be submitted in order of strength by gender, and with age group noted.  Team orders should correspond to current national rankings, or if not applicable, to provincial or territorial rankings.  Team orders that do not correspond to current national rankings must be substantiated by current sanctioned tournament results.  Any player without a current national ranking will be designated as NR (non-ranked).

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TEAM SEEDS:

Squash Canada will use a ‘self-seeding’ method whereby the Team Captains will provide input into the seeding placement of all teams. 100% of the draw will be seeded.

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PROTESTS:

A.  Seeds: Protests of team seeds must be made within 72 hours of the distribution of the seeds by Squash Canada’s National Office.  Protests must be submitted in writing to Squash Canada’s National Office with appropriate documentation.

B.  Team Orders: Protests of team orders must be made within 72 hours of the distribution of the seeds by Squash Canada’s National Office.  Protests must be submitted in writing to Squash Canada’s National Office with appropriate documentation.

Squash Canada will form a three-member panel to review the protest(s) and determine the final seeding/order.

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ORDER OF PLAY:

The order of play is to commence as Male #3, Female #2, Male #4, Female #1, Male #1, Female #3 & Male #2, and will remain the same throughout the event.  All seven matches should be played consecutively on one court, unless the Tournament Director determines a scheduling or other need.

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TEAM SUBSTITUTIONS / CHANGES TO TEAM COMPOSITION DURING THE MATCH 

In the event of sickness or other circumstances within seven days of the start of the competition, a team may substitute a player on their team provided the incoming player is appropriately ranked within their team to ensure fairness.

If a team has fewer than three players (Female) of four players (Male) for a particular encounter (due to injury, illness or other) then the default(s) will occur in the vacant position, i.e. ranked player number 1, 2, 3 or 4 (the team does not have to move players up in ranked order in case of a defaulted match).  A defaulted match will be scored as 3-0 in games and 33-0 in points.

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DEAD RUBBER 

There are seven matches in each encounter.  A team will win the encounter if they win four of seven matches.  If a team wins the first four matches played, the remaining matches are to be considered a ‘dead rubber’, i.e. the results do not affect the outcome of the encounter (the outcome has already been determined).  All dead rubbers are to be played to best 3 of 5 games.  (All matches are entered into the Squash Canada NRS.  This is to guarantee fairness to all athletes and to increase the amount of ranking results.)

A player that defaults, withdraws or retires from a dead rubber match without justification satisfactory to the Squash Canada representative the defaulting player and/or team may be subject to the following consequences:

•    The rubber match would be considered a loss by the defaulting player;
•    Loss of rankings points to the defaulting player in accordance with Squash Canada’s Canadian National Rankings Policy;
•    Loss of the defaulting player’s continued right to play in the Championship.

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CODE OF CONDUCT: Squash Canada’s Code of Conduct is in full force and effect. Players are expected to play all scheduled matches. It is a violation of the Code of Conduct to default a match without acceptable explanation.

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DRESS CODE: Participants are encouraged to have identification of their P/T or Canadian Armed Forces on game wear clothing.

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EYEGUARD POLICY: Eyeguards are strongly recommended for all participants. Please review Squash Canada Eyeguard Policy and WSF Approved Eyeguards.

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OFFICIATING / PLAYER REFEREES: Players are expected to referee – this is mandatory unless otherwise notified by a Squash Canada Certified Referee.

Tournament Hotel

Hilton Garden Inn Montreal Airport

7880 Cote-De-Liesse, Montreal, QC, H4T 1E7

• Rooms:
  • 1 King bed + 1 sofa/pull out bed
  • 2 Queen Beds
• Thursday January 22, Friday January 23, Saturaday January 24
• Special Rate:
  • Single or Double Occupancy: $179 + taxes (per night)
  • Triple Occupancy: $194 + taxes (per night)
  • Quadruple Occupancy: $209 + taxes (per night)
• Breakfast buffet included
• Walking distance to CDL Squash club (350m)
• Saturday Banquet will be hold at the hotel
• Link: Hilton Garden Inn
• Note: Above in the booking link, breakfast is included but it will not say it in the room reservation.