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‘Yes, Peru could!’: How world reacted to Diego Elias reaching squash World No.1
When English No.1 Mohamed ElShorbagy was beaten in a five-game thriller at the British Open on Tuesday, the news was confirmed that Diego Elias...
Comment
British Open Squash 2023: The powerful combinations to boost home hopes
Lisa Opie, the 1991 British Open champion, believes that her modern day ‘Brit girl’ successors do not face the same pressure to win the...
News
British Open Squash 2023: Mohamed ElShorbagy beaten in Birmingham thriller
Resurgent Egyptian Karim Abdel Gawad turned from an evening entertainer to matinee villain as home hope Mohamed ElShorbagy was ousted in a thriller at...
News
British Open Squash 2023: Diego Elias digs deep to remain on title track
Many will be wondering how the lop-sided British Open draw, with eight top seeds and 9/16s pitted against title contenders while non seeds had...
Features
British Open Squash 2023: Mohamed Elshorbagy aims for mentor to tread Birmingham stage
Mohamed Elshorbagy has admitted that this year’s British Open has a special resonance for him.
It was in June last year that the best kept...
News
British Open Squash 2023: James Willstrop denied as wild cards advance
There was anguish, despair and wild card joy in equal measure on the opening day of the British Open on Sunday.
For home players, the...
News
British Open Squash 2023: Birmingham preview
Where: Edgbaston Priory Club, Birmingham Rep
When: April 9-16 2023
A World No.1 banned from playing, two players jostling to take over, a Kiwi attempting a...
Interviews
‘As a squash World No.1 you should be sending out a positive message’
On the eve of the British Open which Jahangir Khan made his own as the top-ranked player, the Pakistani great admits he is concerned...
News
ElShorbagy and Kennedy to lead European Team squash charge
Mohamed ElShorbagy will pull on the England jersey when he lines up at the 2023 European Team Championships this month.
Emerging talent Lucy Beecroft and...
News
Teams lined up for revamped Squash World Cup in Chennai
Nine teams from five continents will contest the relaunched Squash World Cup in June following the final confirmation of places.
From Asia, hosts India will...
Interviews
Home British Open squash support will play their part, says Perry
Sarah-Jane Perry says she will be drawing on the memories of her Commonwealth Games bronze medal at Birmingham 2022 when the British Open returns...
Interviews
British Open Squash 2023: Ali Farag aiming for fourth time lucky
It is the one major title that has eluded him. But, days before he begins his quest to finally capture the British Open, Ali...
Features
Lack of Olympic razzmatazz for LA 2028 shows squash is in tune with IOC
Squash’s latest date with Olympic destiny is potentially just six months away – and it seems our sport’s highest authorities are changing their approach...
Growing the game
Outdoor squash given fresh momentum
The concept of outdoor squash has received heavyweight support thanks to two significant recent developments in the industry.
Outdoor squash courts such as those at...
Features
5 things with Mathieu Castagnet: We have to bring squash to schools
Squash Mad asks recently-retired Mathieu Castagnet his influences and his current views on the sport
Playing for the French national team was a very important...
Interviews
Mazen Hesham: Crowd pleasing and beating Ali Farag no longer enough
With upsets at the Optasia Championships, the British Open is looking wide open. It could be a case of last man standing, writes RJ...
Interviews
Mathieu Castagnet: New chapter beckons for French squash ‘warrior’
At the end of 2022, Mathieu Castagnet announced he was retiring, aged 36. The French Warrior, a nickname that paid tribute to his fighting...
News
Karim Abdel Gawad wins first PSA World Tour event in 12 months
It was almost as though he had never been away as Karim Abdel Gawad won his first PSA World Tour title in a year...
News
Father of Mostafa Asal furious over son’s PSA squash ban
Mahmoud Asal, father of embattled World No.1 Mostafa, has poured scorn on the “unprecedented” and “severe” sanctions imposed upon his son, while also claiming...
News
Evergreen Fredrik Johnson wins 56th national squash title!
The evergreen Fredrik Johnson says he “may have the longest career in squash history” after winning an astounding 56th Swedish national title.
The 59-year-old won...
News
Charlie Lee pulls off stunning Wimbledon win over Mohamed ElShorbagy
World No.58 and event wildcard Charlie Lee pulled off an astounding upset at the Optasia Championship by beating world No.1-chasing Mohamed ElShorbagy in four...
News
Karim Abdel Gawad produces Wimbledon talent show after injury hell
WIMBLEDON -- “It’s like Saturday night fever!” drifted PSA commentator Joey Barrington’s phrase through the curtains at the Optasia Championships. Amid some of the...
Comment
Mostafa Asal: the boy of extremes who has polarised squash
Having a balanced view of squash’s most schismatic star Mostafa Asal is impossible. He polarises opinion like no other player in the game’s history....
Comment
‘Mostafa Asal is such a talent, but now’s the time to finally grow up’
The three-time world champion spoke to Squash Mad on squash's biggest controversy and says no one is winning from the World No.1's divisive fan...
News
Egypt star Mostafa Asal hit with six-week ban from PSA World Tour
World No.1 Mostafa Asal has been hit with a six-week ban after being cited for "dangerous play" on the PSA World Tour as the...
News
Optasia Championship: Squash greats jostle for SW19 glory
Event organiser Danny Lee previews this week’s 2023 Optasia Squash Championship at The Wimbledon Club, London.
Fittingly, the second-biggest sport event to take place in...
Features
Marine drive: Hot streak Charlie Lee hits form after trophy success
After the best three weeks of his squash career, Englishman Charlie Lee is reflecting on an ongoing season which has ushered in a change...
News
World No.1 Mostafa Asal set to learn disciplinary hearing outcome
World squash No.1 Mostafa Asal faced a tour disciplinary hearing on the day of his semi-final defeat at the Canary Wharf Classic, Squash Mad...
News
Title return! Paul Coll bags third Canary Wharf Classic squash title
LONDON -- A tournament which had a subplot of three players vying for the World No.1 spot instead saw Paul Coll bag a hat-trick...
Features
Shopping bag packing and race nights, Scotland crowdfund to world squash juniors
By any account, 2023 has been a stunning year for rising squash star Robyn McAlpine.
The girl from Scotstoun, Glasgow created Scottish history when she...
Canary Wharf Classic
Canary Wharf Classic 2023: Makin wins bruiser with Asal to set up Coll final
Joel Makin and Paul Coll will meet in the GillenMarkets Canary Wharf Classic final in a repeat of their Commonwealth Games gold medal duel after...
Features
How Baptiste Masotti prescribed squash as his career calling
LONDON -- Every so often, the answer to where players first started out in the sport yields an unexpected answer. Baptiste Masotti, who played...
News
Canary Wharf Classic 2023: Mostafa Asal keeps World No.1 rivals at bay
LONDON -- This was a quarter-final night where Mostafa Asal largely let his squash do the talking as he kept hold of his World...
Features
Ros Atkins: ‘Squash just has this fabulous combination of skills I love’
BBC News presenter Ros Atkins, a self-confessed squash lover, has been following Fares Dessouky for years and loves the Egyptian’s flexibility and power
I was...
News
Canary Wharf Classic 2023: Mohamed ElShorbagy beats James Willstrop
In a battle of two former World No.1, Mohamed ElShorbagy overcame 39-year-old James Willstrop in a three-game contest to reach the quarter finals of...
News
Asal and Crouin continue war of words at Canary Wharf Classic
World No.1 Mostafa Asal's public war of words with France's Victor Crouin continued at the Gillen Markets Canary Wharf Classic.
The pair clashed in the...
Features
‘Wars at the Wintergarden’: Top 3 Canary Wharf Squash Classic matches
Sunday marks the 20th anniversary edition of the Canary Wharf Classic, sponsored by GillenMarkets. And to mark the moment we are delving through the...
News
‘Squash fans let players know what they like and it works a treat’
The Canary Wharf Classic is set for an electric week in its 20th running, with three players vying for the World No.1 spot and...
Coaching and Development
What held a top athlete back from becoming squash World No.1?
Jesse Engelbrecht is a former top 50 squash player and claims that his mental side of the sport held him back from fulfilling his...
News
Nick Matthew leads Hallamshire to first ever Yorkshire Premier League squash title
Nick Matthew led Hallamshire to the 20222/23 Yorkshire Premier League title for the first time in the club’s history on Wednesday night after a...