Tuesday, January 21, 2025

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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Farewell to Alison, Mike, Geoff and Rick

Tributes to Kent squash stalwarts <!-- --> By Alan Thatcher, Squash Mad Editor What a desperately sad few weeks, saying farewell to four friends who were heavily...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Nouran Gohar climbs to four in the world

Hong Hong win lifts 18-year-old closer to the summit <!-- --> By NATHAN CLARKE Egypt’s Nouran Gohar has overtaken compatriot Raneem El Welily to move up to...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 <!-- --> By Alan Thatcher, Squash Mad Editor As we warned the other day,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Racketball: 57 guesses to come up with a new name

Stand by for a racketball revolution as new name is about to be announced <!-- --> By Alan Thatcher, Squash Mad Editor News reaches Squash Mad HQ from...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Pakistan fielded over-age players to win World Junior Team event

WSF to investigate claims that winning juniors are 20 years old <!-- --> By Alan Thatcher, Squash Mad Editor The World Squash Federation are investigating claims that Pakistan fielded...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...