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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...
Features
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...
News
Ali Farag is Qatar Classic champion
Ali Farag produces masterclass performance to capture his first Qatar Classic trophy
By ALEX WAN - Squash Mad Asian Bureau Editor
Ali Farag today produced a...
News
Tesni Evans cracks world top ten
Welsh wonder rises to No.9 in world rankings
By SEAN REUTHE - Squash Mad Correspondent
Rhyl-based Tesni Evans has become the first Welsh woman ever to...
News
Top Dec! James becomes England No.1 as he reaches 16 in the world rankings
‘Hard work got me here and more hard work will get me to the top 10’
By SEAN REUTHE and ALAN THATCHER
Nottingham-based Declan James has...
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Ali Farag to face off with Simon Rosner in Qatar Classic final
Farag avenges Momen defeat while Rosner chops Elias
By ALEX WAN - Squash Mad Asian Bureau Editor
Ali Farag, the Egyptian world number two will face...
News
Diego Elias ejects Mohamed ElShorbagy in Qatar
Elias dethrones ElShorbagy for his maiden Platinum semis berth
By ALEX WAN - Squash Mad Asian Bureau Editor
The “Peruvian Puma” Diego Elias reached his first...
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Joel Makin hits another milestone at the Qatar Classic
Joel Makin gatecrashes into his first Platinum quarters
By ALEX WAN - Squash Mad Asian Bureau Editor
There seems to be no stopping Joel Makin as...
News
Joel Makin rocks Miguel Rodriguez in Qatar
Another milestone win for Makin
By ALEX WAN - Squash Mad Asian Bureau Editor
Joel Makin provided the first major upset of the Qatar Classic after...
Coaching and Development
Coaching survey reveals: “Parents drop their kids off and rush home for seven minutes of frantic copulation”
Coaches rename their job as “child-minding operatives”
By ALAN THATCHER - Squash Mad New Brands Editor
Squash coaching took a massive leap into the future...
News
Georgia Adderley takes British title back to Scotland
Champions crowned on enthralling finals day
By DONNA HELMER in Nottingham
The third and final day of the Dunlop British Junior Championships 2018 saw 10 players...
News
First batch of seeds move into last sixteen in Qatar
Shorbagy overcomes tricky Yip to lead seeds into last sixteen
By ALEX WAN - Squash Mad Asian Bureau Editor
The Bristol-based Mohamed Elshorbagy began his title...
Growing the game
Qatar to host 2019-20 PSA Men’s World Championship
‘Qatar has hosted some incredible matches down the years’
By ALAN THATCHER
The Professional Squash Association (PSA) has announced that the 2019-20 PSA Men’s World Championship...
Growing the game
American Peter Lasusa elected WSF vice president
WSF AGM in Cairo
By HOWARD HARDING - Squash Mad International Correspondent
American Peter Lasusa has been elected as World Squash Federation (WSF) Vice President at...
News
Malaysia’s Ng Eain Yow breaks local hearts
Ng Eain Yow ends Abdulla Al Tamimi's run in Qatar
By ALEX WAN - Squash Mad Asian Bureau Editor
Malaysian number two Ng Eain Yow claimed...
News
Alice Green meets Georgia Adderley in British Junior final repeat
Nick Wall and Sam Todd aim for Yorkshire double
By LUKE McFARLAND in Nottingham
Alice Green took a step closer to securing her third British Junior...
News
AJ Bell confirmed as title sponsor for 2019 British Nationals
Event moves to Nottingham in February
By DONNA HELMER
England Squash is delighted to announce AJ Bell as the title sponsor for the 2019 British...
Growing the game
Tony Griffin: That “Oh S***” moment when you miss the ball!
‘Faced with a familiar problem, many players shut their eyes, swing and miss’
By TONY GRIFFIN - Squash Mad Coaching Correspondent
I want to continue the...
Interviews
Mohamed ElShorbagy excited to defend Qatar Classic title
‘I have reached six finals in six years; I always feel at home on that court’
By SEAN REUTHE
World No.1 Mohamed ElShorbagy is relishing the...
News
World Squash Day: some personal reflections
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...
News
Nour El Tayeb takes first Weymuller title after beating Sarah-Jane Perry in Brooklyn showdown
Nour hits the Heights in Casino Classic
By LINDA ELRIANI - Squash Mad Correspondent in Brooklyn
Nour El Tayeb added the Carol Weymuller Open to her...
News
Nick Matthew signs Global Ambassador deal with Dunlop
‘I’m excited to be nurturing the next generation of players’
By FAYE ANDREWS – Squash Mad Correspondent
Nick Matthew OBE, one of the most successful squash...
News
Nour El Tayeb meets Sarah-Jane Perry in Weymuller final
After losing first game 15-17, Perry says ‘I’m more confident in my fitness than I used to be’
By LINDA ELRIANI in Brooklyn
Top seed Nour...
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Tarek Momen wins Channel VAS Championship to end trophy drought
‘It’s been four years since I won a title’
By SEAN REUTHE in Weybridge
World No.4 Tarek Momen has ended a four-year trophy drought after beating...
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Sarah-Jane Perry sinks Amanda Sobhy after stunning battle at Heights Casino
It’s Egypt v England in both Weymuller semi-finals
By LINDA ELRIANI at Heights Casino
England’s number two seed Sarah-Jane Perry dug deep to fight back...
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Ali Farag meets Tarek Momen in all-Egyptian Channel VAS final
‘Playing the sponsor got me ready for this’ says Farag
By SEAN REUTHE in Weybridge
Egyptian pair Ali Farag and Tarek Momen will line up against...
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Three Brits in Carol Weymuller quarter-finals
Two USA-England clashes at Heights Casino
By LINDA ELRIANI in Brooklyn
There are two England-USA battles in the quarter-finals of the Carol Weymuller Open as No.2...
News
Ali Farag leads Egyptian trio into Weybridge semi-finals
Momen gains revenge over Coll
By SEAN REUTHE
A trio of Egyptian players will line up in the semi-finals of the Channel VAS Championships at St...
News
Best of British to descend on Nottingham for Junior Champs
Nick Wall and Alice Green are top seeds
By DONNA HELMER
The finest juniors from across Britain will compete at the 2018 edition of the Dunlop...
News
Home hero Tom Richards tames Omar Mosaad
‘That result has been coming for a few years’
By SEAN REUTHE
World No.30 Tom Richards delighted spectators at St George’s Hill Lawn Tennis Club as...
News
Magnificent Makin stuns world champion ElShorbagy in Channel VAS
Welsh wizard wins three tiebreaks against world No.1
By SEAN REUTHE
World No.33 Joel Makin earned the biggest victory of his career to date after...
News
James Willstrop leads English charge on day one of Channel VAS tournament
Declan James stops Ade Waller in another marathon battle
By SEAN REUTHE
Former World No.1 James Willstrop led a trio of fellow Englishmen into the second...
Growing the game
Stars shine on World Squash Day
Royalty joins the party during global celebration of the game
By HOWARD HARDING - Squash Mad International Correspondent
Squash centres in all corners of the globe...
Growing the game
World Squash Day Abuzz in South East Asia
World Squash Day Abuzz in South East Asia
By ALEX WAN - Squash Mad Asian Bureau Editor
The World Squash Day was celebrated with much fanfare...
News
Hong Kong Open commits to equal prize money
Ramy Ashour in same half of the draw as top seed Mohamed ElShorbagy
By SEAN REUTHE
The 2018 Everbright Sun Hung Kai Hong Kong Squash Open...
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Raneem El Welily and Mohamed ElShorbagy make it an Egyptian double at US Open
World champions win on World Squash Day
By SEAN REUTHE in Philadelphia
Reigning world champions Mohamed ElShorbagy and Raneem El Welily claimed silverware on finals night...
News
Simon Rösner celebrates World Squash Day by reaching US Open final
‘I was able to play my attacking squash and it seems the USA is good to me’
By SEAN REUTHE in Philadelphia
Germany’s World No.5...
Fun Stuff
Interactive court opens up the future for squash
Thousands of youngsters try out squash and have a gas in the glass
By HOWARD HARDING - Squash Mad International Correspondent
Squash, which has this week...
Interviews
Interview: Olivia Blatchford-Clyne aims to hit the Heights in her home town of Brooklyn
‘I keep coming back because the Weymuller embodies everything good about women’s squash’
By PAULINA ROJEK - Squash Mad Correspondent
Brooklyn-born Olivia Blatchford Clyne (note the...
News
Tesni Evans and Simon Rösner roar into US Open semi-finals
‘I am a very proud Welsh person and so happy to beat two world-class players in three days’
By SEAN REUTHE in Philadelphia
Welsh World No.12...