The Dunedin duo leave today to compete in the 2013 World Masters Games (August 2-11) in Turin, Italy.
They have collectively played squash for more than 60 years and have travelled around New Zealand and to Australia and the Pacific Islands to compete in the sport.
Ms Baldock (52) said competing at World Masters Games started out as ''one of those bucket list things''.
But after Mrs Brownlie (55) was denied a bronze medal by an Australian player at the last games in Sydney in 2009, she was keen to meet again for ''round two'' in Italy.
''We're hoping to catch up with old friends and maybe right some wrongs on the squash court.
''Yes, you play squash, but a lot of it is also about the fun afterwards.''
Both said they were never good enough to compete at the Olympics, so the Masters Games - the world's largest sporting event - was the next best thing.
The pair have been training hard and hope to bring home some medals.
About 100 New Zealanders would compete at the games, she said.
Ms Baldock said the Masters Games were based on competition, passion, friendship and fun and open to everybody over 30.
The event was expected to involve four times more competitors than a summer Olympic Games.
A New Zealand Masters Games spokeswoman said she was aware other athletes from the Otago region were competing in the games, but was unable to say how many.
