Saturday, November 23, 2024

Squash Around The World

Omar Meguid wins Oregon $15k

Big Omar wins all-Egyptian final By NATHAN CLARKE   Tall Egyptian Omar Abdel Meguid emerged victorious in a thrilling five-game encounter with compatriot Karim Ali Fathi...

Feast of talent heading to Aberdeen

Quality weekend with Scottish juniors and Under-23 events By MIKE HEGARTY in Aberdeen   This weekend, almost 100 of the best young players in Scotland will arrive...

Egyptian pair are PSA players of the month

Ali Farag and Nour El Sherbini claim biggest title wins By NATHAN CLARKE   Egyptian pair Ali Farag and Nour El Sherbini have been named the...

Laura Massaro extends deal with loyal sponsor

World number one Laura continues deal with UKFast boss Lawrence Jones   Manchester-based cloud computing firm UKFast is to extend its sponsorship deal with recently crowned...

Emily Whitlock wins in Winnipeg

Emily fires past Nicolette Fernandes to feel warm in Winnipeg By SEAN REUTHE    World No.18 Emily Whitlock put in a hugely impressive performance in the...

Top seed Essam wins Finnish title

Egyptian hits back from two down to beat Demont in Finnish final By SEAN REUTHE    Top seed Shehab Essam secured his first ever PSA World...

Sarah-Jane Perry powers into Cleveland semi-finals

Sobhy sinks Pallikal to keep US hopes alive in Cleveland By JERMAINE XABA   England's Sarah-Jane Perry powered into the semi-finals of the Cleveland Classic after beating...

Sobhy and Blatchford enjoy USA double over England

Top seeds power into quarter-finals By JERMAINE XABA   Top seed Camille Serme of France swept past Malaysia's Delia Arnold in straight games to lead the...

Ben Coleman’s marathon win in Canada

Record 130 minutes for three-game final as Delierre admits playing for lets By RYAN McCRACKEN in Medicine Hat   Ben Coleman held his nerve and kept...

Vicky Lust wins Granite title

Tricky Vicky wins final in straight games By Squash Mad Reporter   England’s Victoria Lust produced a thoroughly professional performance to overcome Guayana’s Nicolette Fernandes in...

Americans sent spinning out of Detroit qualifiers

Brutal first game sets up Olli Tuominen over Chris Gordon By GEOFF ROBINSON in Detroit   American hopes went spinning in Detroit as qualifiers from Pakistan,...

Chris Gordon and Todd Harrity advance in Motor City Open

Chris Hanson halted by Finnish veteran Olli Tuominen By HENRY PAYNE in Detroit   Americans Chris Gordon and Todd Harrity advanced into the qualifying finals of...

Nick Matthew wins Cambridge Cup

Matthew masters Mosaad to win the famous robe in Toronto By CHRIS HOLLOW in Toronto   It was Finals night in Toronto and there would be a...

Amanda Sobhy on the road to Dubai

American ace soars to fifth in the World Series Finals rankings after great run at the ToC By SEAN REUTHE   After an incredible week saw...

Mohamed Elshorbagy and Miguel Rodriguez are keyed up for Colombia

  Cartagena classic on the cards with Rodriguez out to topple Egyptian stars By ALAN THATCHER    World number one Mohamed Elshorbagy aims to add the Colombia...

Moncton club wins legacy bid for Pan-Am Games courts

Three courts set for singles and doubles play in New Brunswick squash centre By HOWARD HARDING - Squash Mad International Correspondent   In a unique legacy...

World Junior Championships heads to Poland

Jordan and Poland juniors to make World Team debuts By HOWARD HARDING - Squash Mad Correspondent Jordan and hosts Poland will make their debuts when 26...

Amanda Sobhy on track for biggest US prize

Home-town pride is at stake for Amanda Sobhy in ToC final as women enjoy parity with the men By NATHAN CLARKE in New York    America's top-ranked...

Selby and Richards top Edinburgh seeds

All-Scottish clashes in BSPA first round <!-- --> By Alan Thatcher, Squash Mad Editor The first round of the forthcoming Edinburgh Open has thrown up some tasty...

Demer Holleran honoured at ToC

Award for massive contribution to US Squash  By BETH RASIN in New York   Demer Holleran, one of the most dominant players in US squash history,...

English double for Richie Fallows and Gina Kennedy

Makin makes Fallows work for British Under-23 title as Kennedy powers home By Squash Mad Reporter   England's Richie Fallows and Georgina Kennedy won the finals...

Sam Todd wins England’s first British boys’ title for 12 years

Pontefract ace keen to emulate James Willstrop and Lee Beachill By Squash Mad Reporter   The Pontefract squash factory has produced another champion, with 12-year-old Sam Todd becoming...

Richie Fallows top seed in British Under-23 Open

Roehampton hosts stars of the future as Under-23 event returns to the calendar By TIM GARNER   Sponsored by JW Cannon the British Under 23 Open...

Nicol David and Cam Pilley get PSA vote

Hong Kong heroics make David and Pilley the PSA players of the month By SEAN REUTHE Eight-time World Champion Nicol David and new World No.13 Cameron...

Omar Meguid takes Qatar Circuit title

Egyptian powerhouse beats Germany's Jens Schoor in Qatar final By SEAN REUTHE   Number one seed Omar Abdel Meguid ended 2015 on a high by securing...

Japan’s Top Juniors Shine in KL and US

Japan's Top Juniors Shine in KL and US By Noriko Kamiya and Alex Wan Japanese duo Satomi Watanabe (left) and recently crowned national champion Ryunosuke Tsukue...

Top seed Joel Makin falls in Kiev final

French ace Christophe Andrew wins in Ukraine By SEAN REUTHE    Unseeded Frenchman Christophe Andre completed a superb victory at the Pareti Squash Open, PSA M5...

Charlton and Arnold take Malaysian titles

In-tune Charlton stops Bon Jovi to halt Malaysian double By SEAN REUTHE    Number three seed Rachel Arnold recovered from a 2-1 deficit to beat surprise...

Mohamed Elshorbagy top seed at ToC

Egyptian will be aiming to start the new year on the right track at Grand Central By NATHAN CLARKE   Defending champion Mohamed Elshorbagy, the 24-year-old...

PSA Round-Up: Titles for Haycocks, Schoor, Malhotra and Peter

Haycocks claims first title in two years By SEAN REUTHE    On a busy weekend for squash, Jaymie Haycocks (England), Jens Schoor (Germany), Vikram Malhotra (India)...

ToC on track for a record-breaker

Equal pay and draw sizes make grand gender statement at Grand Central By NATHAN CLARKE   The world’s leading professional squash players will return to New...

Gaultier and Massaro players of the month

Gaultier and Massaro make it a month to remember By NATHAN CLARKE in Hong Kong   Newly crowned Men’s World Champion, and new Men’s World No.1,...

Gregory Gaultier is back on top

French ace back at number one after winning World title By NATHAN CLARKE   Just one week after lifting the 2015 Men’s World Championship title in...

Raneem leads three-way fight at the top

Raneem stays top as Laura leapfrogs Nicol David By NATHAN CLARKE - Squash Mad Reporter   Egyptian Raneem El Welily has maintained her grasp on the Women’s...

Lucas Serme sinks Borja Golan in HK

Peter Barker bows out against top seed Mohamed Elshorbagy By NATHAN CLARKE in Hong Kong    French qualifier Lucas Serme pulled off the biggest win of...

World Teams: India name revised squad

Revised draw after India name weakened team By ALAN THATCHER   India have named a revised squad for the forthcoming World Team Championships in Cairo. The withdrawals...

Former world champion Ross Norman attacked in London

Unprovoked assault outside theatre By Squash Mad Reporter Former world champion Ross Norman was the subject of an unprovoked attack on the streets of London, leaving...

Coll and Tomlinson take London titles

Coll beats Coleman in 74-minute final By SEAN REUTHE   New Zealand's Paul Coll and England's Millie Tomlinson emerged as champions after the London Open at...

Declan James wins Hong Kong marathon

Young England ace meets No.7 seed Tarek Momen in first round By NATHAN CLARKE in Hong Kong    Declan James of England won a 100-minute marathon...

Czech ace Uherka wins Maidstone Open

Maidstone event back on the calendar after 10-year absence By Squash Mad Reporter   The Maidstone Open title went to Ondrej Uherka of the Czech Republic...