President of the Jamaica Squash Association (JSA), Karen Anderson, is anticipating another competitive and exciting tournament as they once again partnered with KPMG for the 25th edition of the KPMG Squash League.

Details of this year's event were revealed during a launch at the Liguanea Club in New Kingston on Thursday night.

The league, which will be contested by 16 teams of four members each, will serve off next Tuesday at the same venue and is scheduled to end on April 4. Blown are the defending champions.

Anderson laid out the plans for the competition.

"Yeah, we're excited about the direction we're going with KPMG. It's a unique tournament, and we're always finding innovative ways to make it interesting. We're trying to use this year to computerize the system for the teams so that the teams can just plug in their information as soon as they finish. So that's one unique perspective that we're trying to work on and just some different little things that some people probably wouldn't notice but are big for us, so we're very excited about it," she shared.

Anderson also explained the handicap system that the league runs on.

“The uniqueness of the league is that it's a handicap tournament, so we give those that may not be quite as skilled an opportunity to win against a better skilled person or a player. So that is one of the unique aspects of the event and what makes it so interesting, and why people come back again and again to play the tournament."

“So it levels the playing field; it gives everyone the opportunity, especially the underdog, to try and win, and that, for us, is key to try and get this underdog an opportunity to play against some of these better players who they would never normally play against because of the different leveling skill or skill levels. And sometimes they do win, which makes it exciting, so we're very thrilled about that," said Anderson.

Al Johnson of title sponsor KPMG promised their continued support for year's to come.

"It's really the youth. You see that you are able to make a contribution to their development, and you really see where you are making an impact. Squash is growing in Jamaica, growing from strength to strength. We are having an impact on the lives of these young people; they are growing into becoming adult competitors. And we have young and all ages who continue to play the sport competitively here, and we feel that we are making an impact for nation-building here. We've been here 25 years, and we don't see us leaving anytime soon, and we are just happy," Johnson declared.

Meanwhile, Stewart Maxell, captain of last year's runners-up, the Fantastic Warriors, said his team is ready and raring to go.

"Yes, we are ready. We are in preparation. We have a slight adjustment in personnel this year, so we'll see what we can do, and we're excited to start up next week," Maxell declared.