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Giants Rosner, Coll, Serme and Perry are top seeds in French Open By SEAN REUTHE and JAMES ROBERTS Defending champions Declan James and Nele Gilis have been handed difficult draws at the Open de France – Nantes 2019 presented by Tailor Capital, which will take place at Chateau des ducs de Bretagne between September 9-14. [...]

Opportunity to become the Amateur French Open Squash Champion By JAMES ROBERTS – Squash Mad Correspondent Squash fans heading to France this September to watch the Nantes Open, recently renamed the French Open, now have the opportunity to become the inaugural “French Open Amateur Champion”. L’Association Nantes Squash Sautron, the main French Open organisers, announced [...]

Dynamic Duo Dazzle in the Domain of the Dictionary By JAMES ROBERTS – Squash Mad Reporter Lichfield being my hometown and a place where I still play regularly due to work and visiting family, I managed to secure a place at a dream event for any squash fan – to play and watch a ‘Dynamic [...]

Fantastic French women dethrone England whilst English men regain title on home soil By JULIE O’HARE – Edgbaston Priory Club A dramatic final day of the European Team Championships at Edgbaston Priory Club in Birmingham witnessed a remarkable victory by France’s women’s team while England regained the men’s trophy. England were hot favourites for the [...]

Spanish eyes are smiling in Birmingham By JULIE O’HARE The Spanish men’s team created history on semi-finals day of the European Team Championships at Edgbaston Priory Club in Birmingham, as they sensationally beat defending champions France in a long and dramatic match to reach the final for the first time. In tomorrow’s final they’ll play [...]

Both Scottish teams continue impressive runs at Edgbaston By JULIE O’HARE The second day’s play of the 2019 European Team Championships at Edgbaston Priory Club in Birmingham saw all the Division One teams playing their third and final pool matches, with the outcomes determining the line-up of tomorrow’s semi-finals. While Women’s and Men’s top seeds [...]

Scotland the Brave steal the show on Day One in Birmingham By JULIE O’HARE It was a great day for Scotland as the 2019 European Team Championships got under way at the Edgbaston Priory Club in Birmingham with their men’s and women’s teams both causing upsets that put them within reach of unexpected semi-final places. [...]

Stars on court at Edgbaston to support new foundation launched by Deon Saffery  By JAMES ROBERTS – Squash Mad Reporter An initiative to encourage girls, and particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds, to get fitter and more active through participating in squash was launched with a 3 day festival of squash event at Edgbaston Priory Club [...]

Behind the Scenes at the Citigold Wealth Management Canary Wharf Squash Classic By JAMES ROBERTS – Squash Mad Reporter As a PSA Foundation member, I was able to be among the first to secure Quarter Final tickets for this year’s Canary Wharf Squash Classic, purchasing 5 tickets for myself and 4 club mates. However, when [...]

A Tribute to John Batty – the Epitome of the Squash Community By JAMES ROBERTS – Squash Mad Reporter Yesterday morning, on opening Facebook to catch up on the latest news from my friendship circle, the very first post that came up on my timeline was from John’s profile, which is not unusual as he [...]

World Squash Day: some personal reflections By JAMES ROBERTS – Squash Mad Correspondent The day before yesterday, 20th October 2018, a Facebook memory from 6 years ago appeared on my timeline. I am not normally one to share these, but this time I felt it appropriate as it represented a bit of a watershed moment [...]

Nantes: A new ‘Modus Operandi’ for Squash? By JAMES ROBERTS – Squash Mad Reporter Squash took centre stage last week quite literally with the ‘4th Opus’, as the organisers dubbed it, of the Open International de Squash de Nantes, which took place at the magnificent 18th Century Théâtre Graslin. Judging from the positive reactions of [...]

  Le Tour de Northants: A Match on Every Court Introduction by JAMES ROBERTS – Squash Mad Reporter Main report by MIKE BROADBENT – Chairman, Northants Squash Rackets Association As I have mentioned in a previous report on Squash Mad, when I moved to Northants from Staffordshire over 2 years ago, I was warned that I [...]

The Truth About Getting Fit: Squash Fits the Bill! By JAMES ROBERTS – Squash Mad Reporter   The other night, I watched a programme on the BBC iPlayer, The Truth About Getting Fit, in which Dr Michael Mosley examines the latest research about health and fitness and attempts to separate fact from fiction. One thing [...]

Corby Squash: A Local Campaign but a National Crisis? By JAMES ROBERTS – Squash Mad Reporter   As reported last week on Squash Mad, Corby fielded its first squash team in over 8 years last Saturday, visiting Brackley Squash Club at the opposite end of Northamptonshire. The event was part of the Corby Squash Campaign, [...]