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Wee Wern’s Double First At World University Championships
Do or die as Sanjay fights back to win
By HOWARD HARDING - Squash Mad Correspondent
A dramatic fightback in the final of the World...
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Marche and Ramadan win Nantes finals
Two in a row for home hero Gregoire
By SEAN REUTHE
Frenchman Gregoire Marche and Egyptian teenager Hana Ramadan took the honours at the 2016...
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Marche sinks Selby to set up Simpson showdown
Simpson wins all-English battle with Richards
By SEAN REUTHE
England’s Chris Simpson and Frenchman Gregoire Marche will go head-to-head in the final of the Men’s...
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Golan and Serme are Euro champions
Golan downs Gaultier to win Euro final
By HOWARD HARDING - Squash Mad Correspondent
The 2016 European Individual Squash Championships concluded in contrasting styles when...
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English trio through in Nantes
Daryl Selby sees off gutsy Joel Makin
By SEAN REUTHE
There is guaranteed to be an English finalist in the 2016 Open International de Squash de...
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Laura Massaro back to defend US Open title
Egyptians top seeds in both events
By NATHAN CLARKE
Philadelphia's Drexel University will once again play host to the prestigious 2016 Delaware Investments U.S. Open...
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Chris Simpson leads English trio through in Nantes
English quartet in men’s quarter-finals
By SEAN REUTHE
A trio of Englishmen, headed by World No.23 Chris Simpson, were victorious on the second day of...
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Top seeds take World University titles
England’s Josh and Nada take bronze in KL
By HOWARD HARDING - Squash Mad Correspondent
Top seeds Low Wee Wern and Yip Tsz Fung triumphed in...
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Marche marches on in Nantes
French champion feels at home
By SEAN REUTHE
Title holder Gregoire Marche sealed his place in the quarter-final of the Open International de Squash de...
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Champion Steve Coppinger previews Charlottesville Open
Copp sets the scene for battles at Boars Head
By STEVE COPPINGER - Squash Mad Correspondent and 2015 Harrow Charlottesville Open champion
The 2016 edition...
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Farewell to Alison, Mike, Geoff and Rick
Tributes to Kent squash stalwarts
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By Alan Thatcher, Squash Mad Editor
What a desperately sad few weeks, saying farewell to four friends who were heavily...
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Philippines joins the PSA World Tour
Philippines joins the PSA World Tour
By Alex Wan - Squash Mad Asian Bureau Editor
The PSA World Tour will be joined by another nation this...
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Laura Massaro and Mohamed Elshorbagy are China champions
Quick finals in Shanghai shoot-outs
By NATHAN CLRKE
A virtuoso performance from England's Laura Massaro in the finale of the 2016 China Squash Open saw...
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Laura Massaro bids for revenge in China final
Top seeds Mohamed Elshorbagy and Gregory Gaultier meet in China final
By NATHAN CLARKE
Top seed Laura Massaro meets 18-year-old sensation Nouran Gohar in the...
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JP Morgan extend squash interest with China Open
Bank adds Shanghai showpiece to ToC title sponsorship
By NATHAN CLARKE
Leading global financial services company J.P. Morgan have expanded their support for professional squash...
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Karim Gawad faces Shanghai showdown with Gregory Gaultier
Top seed Laura Massaro in China semi-finals
By NATHAN CLARKE
Following an opening day of action that saw a host of title-contenders crash out of...
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Shocks galore in China Open
Cam Pilley takes out Omar Mosaad
By SEAN REUTHE
The opening day of action at the 2016 China Squash Open, PSA M100 & W70 tournaments...
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Ramy Ashour back up to number five
Hamstring holds up in Hong Kong as Ramy roars back
By SEAN REUTHE
Egyptian three-time World Champion Ramy Ashour has returned to the world’s top...
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Nouran Gohar climbs to four in the world
Hong Hong win lifts 18-year-old closer to the summit
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By NATHAN CLARKE
Egypt’s Nouran Gohar has overtaken compatriot Raneem El Welily to move up to...
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Racketball rebrand: It’s hard to rename something you don’t own
Racketball: a (very) brief history; and why WSF should think again
By DAVID IRESON, Squash Mad Correspondent in Aberdeen
The passage of time allows a...
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Squash 57 rebrand: Open Letter to England Squash
‘Self-indulgent, corporate name-change is meaningless and pointless,’ says club manager
By ALAN THATCHER
A major squash facility in Norfolk has circulated an open letter...
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Zahed Mohamed stuns Max Lee in China Open
Hong Kong ace falls in qualifying
By SEAN REUTHE
Egyptian World No.30 Zahed Mohamed put in a highly impressive final qualifying round performance to upset Hong...
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Egyptians lead the Road to Dubai
Ramy and Nouran set the pace after Hong Kong victories
By NATHAN CLARKE
The 18-year-old World Junior Champion Nouran Gohar and three-time Men's World Champion Ramy...
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As we warned, Squash 57 rebranding exercise is laughed out of court
Clubs, coaches, players and racket manufacturers all refuse to play ball with name change
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By Alan Thatcher, Squash Mad Editor
As we warned the other day,...
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Belfast Open wins for Richie Fallows and Laura Pomportes
Fuller falls in first PSA final
By SEAN REUTHE
England’s World No.68 Richie Fallows and France’s World No.157 Laura Pomportes captured the Legacy Wealth Belfast...
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Ramy Ashour and Nouran Gohar make it an Egyptian double in Hong Kong
‘I feel empty without squash’ admits champion Ramy
By NATHAN CLARKE in Hong Kong
There was double delight for Egyptian squash in the finals of...
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Nouran Gohar ends Nicol David’s Hong Kong reign
Ramy roars into all-Egyptian final
By NATHAN CLARKE in Hong Kong
The 18-year-old world junior champion Nouran Gohar followed up her quarter-final victory over 2015...
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Super Max reaches Hong Kong semi-finals
Hong Kong hero beats Egyptian giant-killer
By NATHAN CLARKE in Hong Kong
Hong Kong's Max Lee sent the home crowd wild as he delivered a...
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Racketball: 57 guesses to come up with a new name
Stand by for a racketball revolution as new name is about to be announced
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By Alan Thatcher, Squash Mad Editor
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Hong Kong shock as Pilley powers past Elshorbagy
Aussie takes out top seed in 91-minute battle
By NATHAN CLARKE in Hong Kong
World Champion Gregory Gaultier and World No.1 Mohamed ElShorbagy both crashed...
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Wild card Ho downs Duncalf in Hong Kong
Lightning strikes twice in Hong Kong as locals battle through
By NATHAN CLARKE in Hong Kong
Just 24 hours after watching Men’s wildcard Tsz Fung...
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Yip, Yip hooray after huge win over Rodriguez
Hong Kong hero sinks No.3 seed
By NATHAN CLARKE in Hong Kong
A virtuoso display from tournament wildcard Tsz Fung Yip brought the capacity crowd...
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Matty Hopkin wins Zenit Black Sea Open
Training pays off for Aussie Matt
By SEAN REUTHE
Australian World No.109 Matthew Hopkin captured his fourth PSA World Tour title after overcoming sixth seed...
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Joe Lee books place in Hong Kong main draw
Lee meets Lee in first round
By NATHAN CLARKE in Hong Kong
England's Joe Lee emerged triumphant in a physically punishing 98-minute battle with Frenchman...
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Pakistan fielded over-age players to win World Junior Team event
WSF to investigate claims that winning juniors are 20 years old
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By Alan Thatcher, Squash Mad Editor
The World Squash Federation are investigating claims that Pakistan fielded...
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Omar Mosaad to miss Hong Kong Open
Richards meets Willstrop in all-English battle
By SEAN REUTHE
World Championship runner-up Omar Mosaad has withdrawn from next week’s Cathay Pacific Sun Hung Kai Financial...
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Scots pair win World Doubles final
Double joy for Kiwi King
By HOWARD HARDING - Squash Mad Correspondent
Scotland's Alan Clyne and Greg Lobban are the men's world doubles champions after...
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Scots reach World Doubles final
Kiwi King eyes Doubles double
By HOWARD HARDING - Squash Mad Correspondent
Scotland’s dynamic duo of Alan Clyne and Greg Lobban will be going for gold when...
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Pakistan stun Egypt to reclaim World Junior Team title
Pakistan’s first title since 2008
By HOWARD HARDING - Squash Mad Correspondent
After three successive defeats in the final over the past six years, second...
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Mixed fortunes for World Doubles hosts Australia
Pilley and Cuskelly march on
By HOWARD HARDING - Squash Mad Correspondent
There were mixed fortunes for hosts Australia on the second day of action in the...