Professional squash is taking the plunge into the world of analytics.
At upcoming tournaments beginning Thursday with the J.P. Morgan Tournament of Champions in New York City, the Professional Squash Association will debut a number of technological enhancements to its game.
The Tournament of Champions, which runs through Jan. 25 inside Grand Central Terminal, will see the PSA team up with Sports Data Labs to capture athlete performance data, specifically heart rate, using a sensor the squash players will wear on their chests. Sports Data Labs will track the data using a real-time transmission and data platform that will then send the info to the PSA for use in the broadcast of the Windy City Open in Chicago in February.