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 dispatching fifth seed Miguel Angel Rodriquez in the longest match of the tournament so far. It was definitely not an easy day for the seeds as sixth seed and [...]
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 by redefining the value of care given by coaches to the children in their charge. Bribing kids to do their homework is an art perfected by parents down the centuries. [...]
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 crowned across seven English counties as the junior tournament in Nottingham drew to a close for another year. Winning performances from Scotland’s Georgia Adderley and Ireland’s Denis Gilevskiy also [...]
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 defence with a hard fought and at times, tricky victory over Hong Kong’s Yip [...]
‘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 will take place in Doha, Qatar between October 31 and November 8, 2019. The [...]
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 the WSF AGM held in the Egyptian capital Cairo. Lasusa, a former Chairman of [...]
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 his first win in a PSA Platinum event this evening after breaking local hearts [...]
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 Championship title as the Essex player stormed into the final of the Girls Under-19 [...]
‘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 theme of hand-eye co-ordination, and look at what causes players to repeat a pattern [...]
‘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 prospect of defending his Qatar Classic title between October 27 – November 2 and [...]
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 ago appeared on my timeline. I am not normally one to share these, but [...]
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 trophy cabinet after a titanic tussle with England’s Sarah-Jane Perry at the Heights Casino [...]
Squash and TV is a lingering issue for these amazing athletes By HECTOR CAPPELLETTI – Squash Mad Guest Columnist Squash Mad is delighted to welcome guest columnist Hector Cappelletti. Hector normally writes about cricket, but we are pleased to reproduce [...]
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 El Tayeb meets England’s Sarah-Jane Perry, the number two seed, in the final of [...]
‘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 fellow Egyptian Ali Farag 3-2 to win the Channel VAS Championships at St George’s [...]
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