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Peru’s Diego Elias overtakes Tarek Momen to return to the world top five
By ALAN THATCHER - Squash Mad Editor
Peru’s Diego Elias has broken back into the top five after the PSA men’s world rankings for April...
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Star-spangled squash as Americans Olivia Fiechter and Amanda Sobhy meet in British Open quarter-finals
Mostafa Asal praises Patrick Rooney after ending home hopes in men’s draw
By ALAN THATCHER and SEAN REUTHE
An all-American quarter-final of the Allam British Open...
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Mighty Mueller’s on a Swiss roll as he sets up clash with Mazen Hesham for a place in the British Open semis
KO for Kennedy but Perry stays calm to win through, saying: ‘I left my arguing back in the Midlands’
By ALAN THATCHER and SEAN REUTHE
Nicolas...
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British Open shocks as Mohamed ElShorbagy and Joel Makin fall to Raphael Kandra and Miguel Rodriguez
Sarah-Jane Perry and Gina Kennedy lead home hopes in Hull
By ALAN THATCHER - Squash Mad Editor
Mohamed ElShorbagy and Joel Makin both suffered surprise defeats...
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Wild card Nick Wall vanquishes Victor Crouin on British Open day one
Lucy Turmel leads group of home hopes through to the second round
By ALAN THATCHER - Squash Mad Editor
World No.67 Nick Wall has reached the...
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Squash United launches new outdoor court to ‘take squash to the people’
School court and new campaigns set to build on the momentum to make squash a Games star attraction
By JAMES ROBERTS - Squash Mad Correspondent
An...
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Fearless Fares Dessouky wins his first Canary Wharf title as tired Mostafa Asal fades away
Tearful champion celebrates a return to health and happiness
By ALAN THATCHER - Squash Mad Editor
Fearless Fares Dessouky was overcome with emotion after beating Mostafa...
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Paul Coll praises victorious Victor Crouin and vows to be back on form for the British Open
‘Players are not robots and this isn’t the first time I’ve felt below par before a match – and it won’t be the last’
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Magic and mayhem as Mostafa Asal wins another marathon to reach Canary Wharf final against Fares Dessouky
Asal reveals his training secrets after another mighty battle with Diego Elias
By ALAN THATCHER - Squash Mad Editor
Mostafa Asal meets Fares Dessouky in tonight’s...
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Nathan Lake and Mathieu Castagnet overturn the seedings on day one of the GillenMarkets Canary Wharf Classic
Miguel Rodriguez and James Willstrop roll the back the years with a vintage classic to delight a packed East Wintergarden crowd
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Ali Farag shakes off injury to beat Diego Elias in Optasia final for his first title win on British soil
‘My back went into spasm and I had to constantly adapt my game plan’ says delighted Farag
By ALAN THATCHER and ELLIE MAWSON
Egypt’s World No.2...
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Diego Elias hits top form against Mohamed ElShorbagy to reach Optasia final against top seed Ali Farag
‘It’s great to have Mo back’ says in-form Elias as Farag foils Swiss giant-killer Mueller
By ALAN THATCHER and ELLIE MAWSON
Peru’s World No.6 Diego Elias...
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Nick Matthew and Gregory Gaultier to renew rivalry in Dunlop Legends Challenge ahead of GillenMarkets Canary Wharf final
‘We want to entertain the crowd and then enjoy the legendary Canary Wharf hospitality’ says six-times champion Nick
By ALAN THATCHER – Squash Mad Editor
A...
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Nicolas Mueller feels the Federer vibe to reach Wimbledon semi-finals
By ALAN THATCHER and ELLIE MAWSON
Switzerland’s world No.26 Nicolas Mueller took inspiration from countryman Roger Federer to reach a Wimbledon semi-final.
Mueller reached the last...
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Mohamed ElShorbagy happy to get past George Parker in three games to reach Optasia quarters
By ALAN THATCHER - Squash Mad Editor
Egypt’s World No.3 Mohamed ElShorbagy was in powerful form to put England’s George Parker to the sword in...
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Big Interview: French ace Victor Crouin ready to make his Canary Wharf debut fresh from winning US College title
Harvard hero clinches his second solo win after third team title
By ALAN THATCHER - Squash Mad Editor
French ace Victor Crouin makes his debut appearance...
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Joel Makin battles past Eain Yow to reach Optasia quarter-final clash with top seed Ali Farag
Swiss bliss as Nic Mueller takes out Greg Marche in seedings upset
By ALAN THATCHER and SEAN REUTHE
Britain’s top player, Joel Makin of Wales, lined...
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International Women’s Day: Time to Rally Together to break the bias in squash
England Squash strategy calls for a radical advance in equality, inclusion and diversity
By ANNA VAUGHAN-HAWKINS – Squash Mad Guest Blogger
The Greek philosopher Heraclitus is quoted...
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Wild card Joe Lee wins through to face Diego Elias as Optasia event launches in Wimbledon
By ALAN THATCHER and ELLIE MAWSON
Wildcard Joe Lee secured his place in the second round of the Optasia Championships after claiming victory over Mexico’s...
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Paul Coll and Joelle King the star attractions as New Zealand Open is launched ahead of November date
Trustpower Arena in Tauranga to host PSA Silver event
By ALAN THATCHER - Squash Mad Editor
Kiwi squash stars Paul Coll and Joelle King will be...
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World Doubles: Experienced campaigners Sarah-Jane Perry and James Willstrop lead England squad in Glasgow
Gina Kennedy teams up with Lucy Turmel and Patrick Rooney
By ALAN THATCHER - Squash Mad Editor
Seasoned campaigners Sarah-Jane Perry and James Willstrop lead the...
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Paul Coll wins his first Windy City title after fighting back to beat the fearless Youssef Ibrahim
Nouran Gohar battles past Hania El Hammamy to gain her third consecutive PSA Platinum title
By ALAN THATCHER - Squash Mad Editor
Paul Coll had a...
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Likeable, impeccable world number one Paul Coll is an ideal role model who can change the face of squash
Conquering Kiwi is a fitting face to front campaigns that can raise the profile of the game the world over
By ALAN THATCHER - Squash...
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The hard graft pays off as Paul Coll takes over as world number one
Stars applaud as Kiwi Coll breaks Egyptian stranglehold on men’s rankings
By ALAN THATCHER - Squash Mad Editor
New Zealand’s Paul Coll, known as the Superman...
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Celebrations in America as Olivia Fiechter joins Amanda Sobhy in the world top 10
By ALAN THATCHER - Squash Mad Editor
Two USA players will appear in the top 10 of the PSA women’s world rankings for the first...
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Wild card Josh Masters set to launch star-studded Super Sunday schedule at Canary Wharf
By ALAN THATCHER - Squash Mad Editor
Wild card Josh Masters is looking forward to competing at this year’s GillenMarkets Canary Wharf Classic.
Josh claimed his...
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WSF moves World Junior Championships from Russia after invasion of Ukraine
PSA cancels all tournaments in Russia
By ALAN THATCHER - Squash Mad Editor
(Updated February 28, 2022)
The World Squash Federation has reacted to the invasion of...
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Interview: James Willstrop and Miguel Rodriguez ready to put on a dazzling show at Canary Wharf
Willstrop on Paul Coll: ‘He plays hard, aggressive squash but with a level of honesty and respect’
By ALAN THATCHER - Squash Mad Editor
Not so...
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Zoe Shardlow: A salute to inspirational coach Graham Stevenson, who made learning fun
‘One of the things Graham Stevenson did best was create a culture of happy learning’
By ZOE SHARDLOW - Squash Mad Correspondent
If you are looking...
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Trailblazer Angela Smith fears for the future of squash as playing numbers decline
‘Without grassroots investment the game will fade away and die’
By ANGELA SMITH - Squash Mad Correspondent
I am certain that I am not alone in...
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Don’t lie to me, Argentina: How squash got into the Pan-Am Games
‘I had to deal with cops and robbers before squash got the green light’
(In a previous article about squash and the Olympics, former Associate...
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England’s Georgina Kennedy roars into the world top 10
By ALAN THATCHER - Squash Mad Editor
England’s Georgina Kennedy has reached the top 10 of the PSA women’s world rankings after she got the...
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Paul Coll first non-Egyptian male to win a Black Ball title after beating Ali Farag
‘Ali had a brutal match last night and I needed to make it tough from the word go’
By ALAN THATCHER - Squash Mad Editor
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Paul Coll targets a hat-trick of wins against Ali Farag as the world’s top two meet in Black Ball final
Farag fights back after squandering eight game balls in opener against Asal
By ALAN THATCHER - Squash Mad Editor
The final PSA World Tour match of...
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Injury halts fired-up Joel Makin in Black Ball battle with Paul Coll
‘It was horrible to see because he was playing some of his best squash ever’
By ALAN THATCHER - Squash Mad Editor
Joel Makin was cruelly...
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Quality squash on show as Curtis Malik and Satomi Watanabe win Kent Open titles
Curtis sets sights on a ranking rise in 2022 after claiming third PSA title in Tunbridge Wells
By ALAN THATCHER - Squash Mad Editor
Curtis Malik...
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Cairo drama as Mostafa Asal wins Black Ball clash after receiving conduct game penalty
By ALAN THATCHER - Squash Mad Editor
Controversy flared up again as world No.6 Mostafa Asal received a penalty game punishment as he held off...
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Sussex siblings Curtis and Torrie Malik reach Kent Open finals as BBC covers squash
James Peach and Satomi Watanabe wait for them in the finals
By ALAN THATCHER - Squash Mad Editor
Sussex siblings Curtis and Torrie Malik lived up...
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Masters and Mitterer miss out as Maliks motor through to Kent Open semi-finals
Taylor is fired up to follow Makin and Ryder on the Kent Open winners’ list
By ALAN THATCHER - Squash Mad Editor
Brother and sister top...
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World champion Nour ElSherbini halts Hania El Hammamy to win another Black Ball title
By ALAN THATCHER - Squash Mad Editor
World No.1 Nour El Sherbini is the women’s 2021 CIB Squash Open Black Ball champion after she overcame...