Friday, January 17, 2025

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PSA SquashTV reaches 100,000 subscribers on YouTube

Massive growth in digital media By SEAN REUTHE PSA SQUASHTV, the official YouTube channel of the Professional Squash Association (PSA), has reached 100,000 subscribers to cap...

Egypt and Malaysia headline 2019 British Junior Open draws

Asal aims to retain boys' under-19 title  By DONNA HELMER  The finest juniors from around the world will descend on Birmingham, England for the 93rd edition...

Karim Abdel Gawad books place in PSA World Tour Finals

Ali Farag tops PSA leaderboard By SEAN REUTHE Victory over World No.2 Ali Farag in the final of the CIB Black Ball Open over the weekend...

Karim Gawad foils Ali Farag’s bid to hit the top

‘There were so many bad times’ says Gawad as he stays on the Ball to win Cairo title By ELLIE MAWSON in Cairo Egypt’s Karim...

Ali Farag faces Karim Gawad for the Black Ball title … and the world number one slot

Gawad wins 90-minute Momen marathon By ELLIE MAWSON in Cairo Egypt’s World No.2 Ali Farag and World No.9 Karim Abdel Gawad will meet in the final...

Karim Gawad stuns world champion Mohamed ElShorbagy in Black Ball thriller

Coll rocks Rosner to reach semi-finals By ELLIE MAWSON in Cairo Egypt’s former World No.1 Karim Abdel Gawad produced the shock of the tournament after he...

Top seeds Mohamed ElShorbagy and Ali Farag power through in Cairo

Simon Rösner hits back from 0-2 down to beat Greg Marche By ELLIE MAWSON  in Cairo  Egypt’s World No.1 Mohamed ElShorbagy and World No.2 Ali Farag...

Asal and Mosaad walk tall at Black Ball Open

‘It feels amazing to play Ali Farag – he is my idol’ By ELLIE MAWSON in Cairo Egyptians Mostafa Asal and Omar Mosaad both enjoyed huge...

Mohamed takes it to the Max

Top seed Elshorbagy: Now for Yow By ELLIE MAWSON Egypt’s World No.1 Mohamed ElShorbagy got his tournament off to a winning start on the second day...

Egyptian outsiders are on the Ball in first round

Essam and El Hammamy bounce through Black Ball openers By ELLIE MAWSON in Cairo Egypt’s Shehab Essam and Karim El Hammamy both claimed big wins on...

Simon Rösner rises up the rankings to a career-high place of number three in the world

Nice guy Simon keeps improving By ALAN THATCHER and SEAN REUTHE Everyone likes to see the good guys do well. So I am sure that...

Raneem El Welily returns to the top of the world rankings

Egypt’s phenomenal depth of quality By ALAN THATCHER and SEAN REUTHE Egypt’s Raneem El Welily has reclaimed the number one spot in the PSA Women’s World...

Low Wee Wern wins in Singapore

Low Wee Wern produces A-game on final day to win Singapore title By ALEX WAN - Squash Mad Asian Bureau Editor Top seed Low Wee Wern...

Top seeds Low Wee Wern and Lee Ka Yi to contest in Singapore final

Young Indians run halted by top seeds By ALEX WAN - Squash Mad Asian Bureau Editor Top seeds Low Wee Wern and Lee Ka Yi will...

Indian pair gate crash Singapore Open semis

Tanvi Khanna and Sunayna Kuruvilla upset the seeding to go into last four By ALEX WAN - Squash Mad Asian Bureau Editor It was a good...

Trio of upsets in Singapore as top seed Wee Wern stays on course

Tanvi Khanna leads a trio of upsets in Singapore By ALEX WAN - Squash Mad Asian Bureau Editor India's Tanvi Khanna continued her giant-killing run at...

Joelle King books her place in the World Series Finals

Hong Kong title clinches place for Kiwi King By SEAN REUTHE New Zealand’s Joelle King has qualified for the season-ending PSA World Tour Finals after she...

Allam British Open moves to the University of Hull

Equal prize money split in $330,000 fund By ALAN THATCHER  The Allam British Open, the oldest and most established professional squash tournament in the world, will...

Singapore Open : Local juniors halted in opening round

No joy for local hopefuls By ALEX WAN - Squash Mad Asian Bureau Editor The Tecnifibre Singapore Squash Open 2018 kicked off this afternoon with five...

Mohamed ElShorbagy faces Max Lee in Black Ball opener

New PSA Platinum tournament in Cairo By ALAN THATCHER World No.1 Mohamed ElShorbagy, winner of last week’s Hong Kong Open, will look to keep his winning...

Joelle King and Mohamed ElShorbagy win Hong Kong finals in straight games

King clinches monster tiebreak 19-17 to gain first Platinum title By SEAN REUTHE in Hong Kong New Zealand’s Joelle King and Egypt’s Mohamed ElShorbagy are the...

Joelle King topples Sarah-Jane Perry to make “home” final in Hong Kong

Mohamed ElShorbagy continues his duel with Ali Farag  By SEAN REUTHE  in Hong Kong New Zealand’s Joelle King will be the only non-Egyptian to compete in...

Sarah-Jane Perry topples Nour El Sherbini as Raneem El Welily takes over at number one

Perry bounces back after painful collision with the wall By SEAN REUTHE in Hong Kong Egypt’s Raneem El Welily has ended compatriot Nour El Sherbini’s 31-month...

Creating a pathway for change and improvement to help coaches and players

Putting years of knowledge to the test By TONY GRIFFIN - Squash Mad Coaching Correspondent For players and coaches, the biggest challenge to learning and evolving...

Tickets on sale for Manchester Women’s Open

$76,000 prize fund on offer By SEAN REUTHE  Tickets for next year's Manchester Open are now on general sale, with the National Squash Centre set to...

Sarah-Jane Perry wins marathon match against Tesni Evans

Top seed El Sherbini survives Sobhy onslaught to set up clash with Perry By SEAN REUTHE in Hong Kong Defending women’s champion Nour El Sherbini overcame...

Millie Tomlinson downs Nicol David as Laura Massaro falls to Yathreb Adel

Day of shocks in Hong Kong By SEAN REUTHE The third day of action at the Everbright Sun Hung Kai Hong Kong Squash Open saw two...

Declan James downs Joel Makin in Hong Kong battle to set up clash with Paul Coll

Top seeds up and running in Hong Kong By SEAN REUTHE  Defending champions Mohamed ElShorbagy and Nour El Sherbini got their Everbright Sun Hung Kai Hong...

Josh Masters gains first Platinum win after fightback to beat Chris Simpson

Hong Kong trio enjoy home wins By SEAN REUTHE  in Hong Kong  A trio of local players claimed victories on the opening day of the Everbright...

Tennis copies template for the future of squash as FWB wins major award at ATP Finals

Interactive Squash pitch wins Global Tennis Innovation Summit   By ALAN THATCHER - Squash Mad Editor It was a real honour and a privilege being present in...

Women take centre stage in Manchester Open

Stand-alone women’s event to be broadcast live By ELLIE MAWSON A number of the world’s greatest female players will line up at Manchester’s National Squash Centre...

Citigold Corporate Challenge under way

Citigold Corporate finalists to play on the glass court during Canary Wharf Classic Classic By ALAN THATCHER and SEAN REUTHE Corporate companies will soon be challenging...

Daryl Selby beats Omar Mosaad to win first title in two years

Selby finishes strongly to halt Hammer of Thor Mosaad in Qatar final By SEAN REUTHE and ALAN THATCHER England’s World No.24 Daryl Selby has lifted his...

ToC on track to provide their biggest and best platform for squash

Nine days of action at Grand Central Terminal in New York City By SEAN REUTHE  The 2019 J.P. Morgan Tournament of Champions returns to Grand Central...

Carrara National Centre provides Commonwealth Games legacy in Australia

Major events planned for the future as Games courts are moved to new Gold Coast venue By HOWARD HARDING - Squash Mad International Correspondent The recent...

Steve Finitsis takes the trail home to Cairns

Aussie pro turns to coaching but still loves the challenge of playing rising stars Interview by ALAN THATCHER - Squash Mad Editor Australian Steve Finitsis is...

Mohamed ElShorbagy top seed in Black Ball Platinum event

World-class squash heads back to Cairo By SEAN REUTHE Cairo will host a major PSA Tour event for the first time in over two years...

Ben Coleman and Alison Waters win at Wimbledon

Experience triumphs over youth at Wimbledon  By PHIL RUSHWORTH - Squash Mad Correspondent It was a tale of experience vs youth in this year’s finals of...

Nick Matthew joins new coaching network to deliver England’s next generation of stars

Five hub clubs provide ‘world-class environments for players’  By ALAN THATCHER - Squash Mad Editor England Squash have chosen five leading clubs to act as “performance...

Citigold Canary Wharf Classic continues with best-of-three scoring

Handful of tickets left for 2019 By ALAN THATCHER - Squash Mad Editor The best-of-three games scoring format will be trialled for a second successive year...