Event Details

Dates

Monday 7 – Thursday 10 September 2026

Venue

Mount Maunganui Squash Club, Blake Park, Mount Maunganui

Entry Fee

NZ$80.00 per player 

RegistrATION TIMELINE 

Entries Open

Friday 20 March 2026 at 9:00 AM

Entries Close

Wednesday 3 June 2026 at 7:59 PM

All registrations must be submitted online by each school’s designated Zespri AIMS Games Coordinator using their unique login code.

CONTACT

Email: info@nzaimsgames.co.nz

A tournament committee will be in place to administer and facilitate the running of this tournament.

PARTICIPATION CERTIFICATES

PLANNING INFORMATION

Entry Fees

• NZ$80.00 per player (non-refundable)

• Payment is due within 7 days of invoice receipt

• Invoices will be issued to school accounts managers after entries close

Eligibility

Students must be aged over 10 and under 13 years as of 31 December 2025. For the 2026 Games, eligible birth years are 2013, 2014, and 2015. Birthdates must be provided during registration.

Competition Divisions

• Boys Singles (Swiss Draw)

• Girls Singles (Swiss Draw)

There is no restriction on the number of Squash players a school may register.

Oversubscription

The event is capped at 64 boys and 32 girls.

• If entries exceed this limit, places will be allocated based on grading.

• Schools will be notified as soon as possible, and no later than 10 June 2026, if a student has not been accepted.

• In the event of oversubscription, participation will be at the discretion of the Executive Committee. No further correspondence will be entered into. If a participant is unsuccessful, the registration fee will be refunded.

Player Requirements

• All players must hold a NZ Squash Grade and Player Code, or an equivalent from their country of origin, as at the close of registrations on 3 June 2025.

• Players should have a minimum of three competitive matches loaded into MySquash prior to the event and schools are responsible for preparing players to meet this standard.

Multi-Code Participation

Students may enter more than one sporting code, provided they meet permitted code crossover eligibility.

Please note: No timetable adjustments will be made to accommodate scheduling conflicts between sporting codes. It is the responsibility of each school and the parents/caregivers to ensure that students’ chosen events do not overlap.​​​​​​​

PROGRAMME

RULES​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

1. The tournament will run under New Zealand Squash Rules.
2. All NZ players must have a NZ squash code given to them by the squash club they are affiliated to.
3. The standard tournament ball will be a single yellow dot ball.
4. Protective eyewear to be worn at all times on the courts by all players.
5. Shoe soles to be made of non-marking material.
6. Court attire standards Squash NZ Clothing Policy (pdf).

Teams event

The top school will be determined by the lowest two combined results from a minimum of two students representing their school.  These results will be assessed across both genders – i.e., can consist of the results from two boys, two girls or one girl and one boy.  Gold medals will be awarded to these two students only. 

Referee

All players must referee or mark the game immediately after theirs. Additionally, players may be asked to mark or referee daily first rounds.

Supervision

Each school must have one adult in charge of students. Team managers will be required to supervise their team at all times.

Individual event

Under 13 years boys individual. Under 13 years girls individual.

Match procedures

A match will be the best of five games. Teams must report to the venue controller 20 minutes prior to the start of each round. All games will be played according to the www.squashnz.co.nz/play-squash/how-to-play/rules-of-squash.cfm. The playing order and refereeing order is to be strictly adhered to.

Draw

The draw will be available on the Zespri AIMS Games website and app on Thursday 21st August.

Swiss draw​​​​​​​

Players are seeded from top to bottom (according to their official Squash NZ / country of origin grading). Players are listed against one another. Whoever wins the match moves to the lower number of the two numbers and takes the lower number to the next round. Whoever loses the match takes the higher number to the next round. The tournament organiser reserves the right to include an additional draw should entry numbers exceed the Swiss draw allocation.

MEDAL PRESENTATIONS

Individual place getters and the teams event place getters will be presented with their medals immediately following the finals.