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Nick Matthew: My five to watch on PSA World Squash Tour
The season-opening Paris Squash Open gave us two predictable sets of finalists, so as we enter the Qatar Q-Terminals Classic next week and get...
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PSA buys up Squash Player Magazine
Squash Player, the sport’s longest running magazine, has been sold to the Professional Squash Association.
The magazine celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2021 and has...
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LA 2028 Olympic sports: Cricket set to leave squash sidelined?
It is the sport considered favourite to win a berth on the Olympic programme for 2028 and, this week, cricket is expected to move...
Features
Trust and state of mind – what Mostafa Asal has learned in squash ban
In an impressive admission that change is essential if he is to realise his full potential, Mostafa Asal has revealed the motivations and the...
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ElShorbagy finds support after lambasting PSA tour scheduling
England’s Mohamed ElShorbagy has been praised for speaking out over the scheduling of PSA World Squash Tour matches.
ElShorbagy was scathing following his last eight...
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‘Squash needs to be simplified for juniors – they are our future’
He is the man behind the mic for SquashTV who fronts super-slick coverage of our game from the most prestigious events on the PSA...
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Nour El Sherbini, Ali Farag lift Paris Squash Open titles
Nour El Sherbini and Ali Farag won the inaugural Paris Squash 2023 titles at the Palais de Tokyo.
El Sherbini, who now returns to the...
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Egyptians dominate PSA players of year awards
Egypt’s squash stars Nouran Gohar and Nour El Sherbini have shared the 2022-23 PSA Women’s Player of the Year award, while Ali Farag has...
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Paris Squash Open titles to end with battle for World No.1
The Paris Squash 2023 finals will see the top two men’s and women’s players battle it out for the World No.1 spot in the...
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Paris Squash 2023: Gina Kennedy edges into last four
Gina Kennedy is into a semi-final of a Platinum-level event for the first time in her career as she came from 2-1 down to...
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Paris Squash 2023: USA’s Sabrina Sobhy causes Egyptian upset
World No.16 Sabrina Sobhy stunned World No.3 Hania El Hammamy for the second time in her career to reach the Paris Squash 2023 last...
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Mostafa Asal to train with James Willstrop for three weeks
Mostafa Asal is coming to England to undergo a three-week training block with James Willstrop in September, Squash Mad can reveal. He will also...
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Squash ball boxes should carry a warning- the double dot is killing the game
The slavish choice of using a double dot ball for every standard of play has gone on for far too long.
Coaches like myself, Nick...
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Paris Squash 2023: Hania El Hammamy battles back from brink
World No.3 Hania El Hammamy battled back from two games down to defeat World No.10 Tinne Gilis 3-2 for a place in the third...
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Inside US Squash: Early season rise of the elite and outdoor courts
In a first of a monthly series, Sean Choi, of the Rally Report Podcast, looks at state of play in the US across players,...
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‘I can’t think of anywhere I’d rather play top guys than Paris’
For many an elite level athlete the prospect of carrying home hopes of glory can be a load that proves an unbearable burden.
With Paris...
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Paris Squash 2023: Katie Malliff upsets odds to beat local hope
World No.41 Katie Malliff scored the biggest upset on the opening day of the Paris Squash 2023 after beating French No.1 Melissa Alves 3-1...
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World squash tour inks live data deal to boost broadcasting
The Professional Squash Association (PSA) has inked a deal for the upcoming season which see a range of live stats and data-led graphics and...
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British Nationals showed changing of guard in women’s squash
It may seem strange to suggest that a successful defence of a title amounts to a changing of the guard, but that is in...
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How a double yellow dot ball left one father and son deflated
OPINION -- This is my mate Ady and his son Matthew pictured below. Along with my own lad Finlay, we go to watch Southampton...
Interviews
‘Mostafa Asal needs to be educated – he’s too exciting to be sidelined’
While Mostafa Asal’s latest ban was also accompanied by a £5,000 fine, following on from the matches at the last season’s World Squash Championships...
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Let’s tidy up the rules on lets and strokes
Now, I know this may be controversial. But I am just going to come straight out with it. The rules on strokes and lets...
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Teen actor Oliver self-funds squash holiday with Mostafa Asal!
Welsh teenager Oliver Jones has had an extraordinary summer. He’s spent the last four weeks living and training alongside Mostafa Asal in Alexandria, having...
Features
‘You’ve no money, let me get your coffees!’: How Paris Squash Open was born
Squash Mad sheds light on the making of Paris Squash 2023, an event that was long overdue and wants to become a regular feature...
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PSA World Squash Tour Calendar 2023/24
PSA World Tour Calendar: August 2023 - June 2024
Dates Subject to Change
August 15-19 Windsor Cup (Bronze): Windsor, Canada
August 27 - September 2 Paris Squash (Platinum): Paris,...
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British Squash Nationals: ‘Willstrop tactics’ aids ElShorbagy to title defence
England’s Jasmine Hutton and Mohamed ElShorbagy retained their British Nationals Squash Championships titles in differing circumstances against Welsh opponents on Saturday night.
Hutton captured her...
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Club File: Leicestershire outfit shows how squash and leisure centre can co-exist
While the dawning of squash’s 1970s golden era saw our game develop exponentially with courts being built in leisure centres throughout the UK, the...
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British Squash Nationals 2023: Jasmine Hutton ousts Georgina Kennedy
Defending champion Jasmine Hutton has reached her third British National Squash Championships final after she came back from a game down to oust women’s...
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British Squash Nationals 2023: Charlie Lee upsets the odds
Charlie Lee, England’s No.7 seed and now under the auspices of coach David Palmer, earned his place in the British National Squash Championships semi-finals...
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Squash’s best treasure trove collection on the move in Australia
“I’ve never refused anything,” says Bert Armstrong of his stunning, eclectic collection of squash memorabilia and artefacts amassed over the last 30 years.
We must...
Growing the game
Pittsburgh set to see $10m squash complex
Squash is showing its mettle in the US -- to the tune of a new $10 million complex in Pittsburgh’s steel city.
Steel City Squash...
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British Squash Nationals 2023: ElShorbagy and Kennedy open with wins
Top seeds Mohamed ElShorbagy and Georgina Kennedy began their title challenges at the British National Squash Championships with respective opening round wins over World...
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No one likes missing the season start in any sport, how will Asal cope?
While Mostafa Asal has twice returned to the fray after bans, fuelled by a sense of injustice or persecution, to reclaim his rightful place...
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Palmer on new recruit Lee: ‘He’s got the right attitude and work ethic’
Squash aficionados know all about the fierce fitness regime of former world champ David Palmer when he was strutting his stuff on tour.
He's since...
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2023/24 season: PSA tour calendar revealed across five continents
The Professional Squash Association has announced its 2023-24 PSA World Tour calendar, with 36 events scheduled to take place across five continents between August...
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How to run a PSA Challenger Tour event at a local squash club
John Shaw, chair of Berkhamsted Tennis & Squash Club, on the challenges of hosting a PSA Challenger tour event
Just as tennis has the ATP...
Growing the game
Central Ireland club plans state-of-the-art squash facility – with padel
A club in central Ireland has been given the green light to build a new state-of-the-art squash centre.
Athlone Squash Club will consist of three...
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The impact of indoor v outdoor play on an athlete’s performance
Playing a sport indoors versus outdoors can significantly impact an athlete's performance in several ways. As squash looks for ways to grow -- perhaps...
Features
‘We shouldn’t have to choose between top-level sport and motherhood’
Does top-level sport require us to forget the individual, man or woman, in order to focus only on the athlete, asks CAMILLE SERME
As far...
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‘In Mostafa Asal, we have a great player who could be wonderful for squash’
James Willstrop says he will still be willing to offer his services to Mostafa Asal and help clean up The Egyptian's match play tactics...