Monday, November 25, 2024

Squash Around The World

Waller renders Pilley powerless as Willstrop destroys Grant

By LEE HORTON ADRIAN WALLER completed a massive victory over Australian Cameron Pilley at the Hong Kong Open to set up another possible giant-killing act...

Beddoes fights back to shock Wee Wern

By MICHAEL CATLING QUALIFIER Emma Beddoes produced the first shock of the Hong Kong Open as she recovered from two games down to beat world...

Serme surges up to career-high number five in new world rankings

By Michael Catling Camille Serme's victory on home soil at the Monte Carlo Classic last month has seen the 24-year-old rise to a career-high fifth...

Marwan bags title number three

Two-time world junior champion Marwan Elshorbagy collected the third PSA World Tour title of his career at the ReidBuilt Homes Edmonton Open in Canada when he beat Karim Ali Fathi in the...

PSA TV…get clicking

PSA Squash TV is covering every shot, nick and volley from the Hong Kong Open. Commentators Lee Drew and Simon Parke are in cracking...

I hurt so much Tweet of the Day

Mohamed Elshorbagy could have called the result of today's semi-final between Borja Golan and James Willstrop. His two-hour battle with James yesterday left him...

Hong Kong favourite Lee cruises through qualifying opener

By MICHAEL CATLING HONG KONG number one Max Lee kept home hopes alive by easing past fellow compatriot Ma Taz Hei in straight games and moving...

Lobban holds on to clinch title in KL

    Scotland's Greg Lobban claimed the second PSA World Tour title of his career after surviving a five-game epic against Ahmad Al-Saraj in the NSC SRAM Series No.2, the PSA Challenger 5 squash event...

Richards bids to end injury-hit 2013 on a high

 By MICHAEL CATLING World number 22 Tom Richards continues his return from injury at the BSPA Boston Open today, as a host of the world’s...

MILLMAN: Squash’s perfect storm could herald major changes

By RICHARD MILLMAN, Squash Mad Columnist PERFECT STORM FOR SQUASH HERALDS BIG CHANGES "All great changes are preceded by chaos." - Deepak Chopra Every so often...

Zaman marches on

Pakistan's unseeded Farhan Zaman prevailed in the quarter-finals of the ReidBuilt Homes Edmonton Open to secure a surprise semi-final berth in the PSA World Tour Challenger 15 squash event for...

David gunning for further glory

By MICHAEL CATLING NICOL DAVID will be looking to end her season on a high, when she competes for an eighth successive title at the Cathay...

Whitlock repeats title feat in Wales

World number 25 Emily Whitlock justified her billing as the overriding tournament favourite to comfortably beat 27-year-old Czech Lucie Fialova and retain her 2012...

Hong Kong set for Ramy return

By MICHAEL CATLING Defending champion Ramy Ashour will make his much-anticipated comeback from injury at the Cathay Pacific Sun Hung Kai Financial Hong Kong Open, when...

Sorry boys, Dipika is well and truly spoken for

We're not too sure if this is good news for everyone, but we are happy to report the engagement of squash player Dipika Pallikal to...

Emily is a Colwyn smasher

Local favourite Emily Whitlock moved into the final of the Colwyn Classic with an impressive straight-game victory over Egyptian Nouran Torky. The 19-year-old, who will...

PSL: Mosaad a gem for Diamonds

Exeter Diamonds clinched a dramatic 3/2 win over title-holders Integrity Surrey Health & Racquets to become the only unbeaten team in the 30th season of the world's...

Ramy hammy fixed and he’s fired up for Hong Kong

WORLD number one Ramy Ashour has recovered from the hamstring injury that wrecked his World Championships dreams and is aiming for a return to winning...

Squash in paradise for the Meridian Masters

Joe Kneipp deserves credit for unearthing a 'dream venue' on the British Virgin Island of Tortola By SATYA SESHADRI - Squash Mad Columnist Looking for a...

WILLSTROP: Bashing our heroes is totally warped

By JAMES WILLSTROP (courtesy of Yorkshire Evening Post) The fiercest critics have a tendency to come out of the woodwork with great swagger after a...

PSL Predictions…beat The Swig and WIN a Head racket

THE SWIG: He couldn’t tip his hat   IT'S round four of the Premier Squash League on Tuesday so that means one thing...SquashMad tipster The Swig...

Lady Gaga leads the way as HK squash go crazy

The "Lady Gaga of Hong Kong squash", resplendent in a bright-yellow tiger suit, strutted her stuff in the glass-enclosed courts of Happy Valley yesterday...

Porto Fuller shocks as Chris lands title

Chris Fuller prevailed in a surprise unseeded all-English final of the Porto Cup in Portugal to claim the first PSA World Tour squash title of his career. The PSA Challenger 5 championship...

Egyptian squash is like Brazilian football, says Ashraf Hanafi

From securing sponsorship to building legacies...11 points with tournament promoter Ashraf Hanafi By WOLFGANG DENK - Squash Mad Correspondent ASHRAF HANAFI is the promoter of the...

Shorbagy reaches for the Sky in Cairo

  Mohamed Elshorbagy bagged his second PSA title in eight days - and established a career-best 10-match winning streak - when he upset...

Nursing a squash dream by sleeping on platforms

By Maria Bilkis (Times of India) MUMBAI: Dressed in a pair of worn-out track pants and a jacket, Tehrunnisa calls herself a 'sportswallah' — a word she...

The worst forehand grip we’ve ever seen

  It is SquashMad’s mission to help improve the skills of all players whether they be professionals or mere club hackers. We are constantly on the...

PSA: Mustonen masters Hisham

Mustonen Marches Through In Bogota 30 August 2012 RESULTS: PSA International 35 Club El Nogal Bogota Colombian Open, Bogota, Colombia 1st round:  Mohamed El Shorbagy (EGY) bt  Arturo Salazar (MEX) 11-7,...