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Squash News: MARCH 2008

Squash News: FEBRUARY 2008

  • Weekend Action
    RESULTS: Marche wins in Salzburg ...Stoehr overcomes Hawkes in Port Marly final ... Whipp wins in Aberdeen ...  Teran takes Chicago title...

  • Welsh Junior Open Finals
    JUNIORS: Newly-crowned U15 champion Marwan El Shorbagy reports from Cardiff ...

  • US & UK College finals
    UNIVERSITIES: Top seeds triumph in CSA finals in Maryland while both second seeds triumph in the BUSA finals in Birmingham  ...

  • Willstrop's winning ways
    VIRGINIA: It's another major title for James Willstrop, beating world #3 Gregory Gaultier in a see-saw final ...

  • It's Corren & Tenille in KL
     NSC: The latest NSC satellite series saw Mike Corren claim his 17th career title, Tenille Swartz her second ...

  • Ricketts joins New Zealand Team
    SHORTS:     Former World Number Three Anthony Ricketts has signed on as a new High Performance Coach within the Squash New Zealand Team ...

  • Natalie goes Dutch
    NEWS: World number two Natalie Grinham has switched nationality with immediate effect ... Squash Oz wishes Nat well ...

  • David to face British Champion
    C/WHARF: World #1 Nicol David faces a special challenge at Canary Wharf ...

  • U19/U15 in Nottingham
    JUNIORS:     Joe Lee and Victoria Bell take the Don Sanderson British Under 19 Championships ...

  • Naude's winning ways
    CRETEIL: After claiming the Dutch Nationals, Annelize Naude collects the Creteil International prize ...

  • Camilleri takes all-Aussie KL final
    NSC: The second NSC series tournament of 2008 saw an all-Australian women's final ...

  • Graingered
    BURNING RIVER:     16 points conceded all week ... Graingered in Cleveland ...

  • Darwish takes Portland title
    OREGON:     Top seed Thierry Lincou lost out to Karim Darwish in the Oregon Open title ...

  • Omar's unfinished business
     EGYPT: " I still have the feeling that there is unfinished business between me and the game of squash," says Omar Elborolossy, whose Squash Academy goes from strength to strength ...

  • Hold the Back page
    CANADA: When Shabana & Ramy played at Royal Glenora in Edmonton it knocked the ailing Oilers off the sports pages ... Jeff Sneyd reports ...

  • Hot in Boston
    USA: Free streaming from Boston, where David Palmer has taken up residence ...

  • Four for Malaysia
    ASIANS: Malaysia retained both Asian Team titles to make it another clean sweep in Kuwait ...

  • Top three head for Ontario
    CANADA:     Shabana, Ashour and Gaultier, all appearing in Barrie, Ontario, this weekend ... wow ...

  • Manchester Afterthoughts
    WILLSTROP: Malcolm's roundup of the Nationals ...

  • Brand News
    NEW: Dunlop and the WSF, Prince and Peter Nicol, Black Knight and David Palmer ...

  • Back to the league
    PSL: After the Nationals, it's back to league action as the playoffs draw nigh ...  revenge for Redditch & St George's ...

  • Today at the Nationals
    NATIONALS: It's third time lucky for Alison Waters as James Willstrop retains his National title ...

  • Dutch & Belgian Nationals
    EUROPE: Shuttling between Amsterdam & Herentals, Jos Aarts brings us news from the low countries ...

  • Canadian Classic
    CANADA: Ramy Ashour retained his title against a rusty Amr Shabana in Toronto  ...

  • The Glass Floor
    SHORTS: The PSA withdraws its sanction, reaction from WISPA and ASB ...

  • Olli takes Finnish final
    FINNISH: Olli Tuominen became the first home winner in 30 years of the Finnish Open, winning a marathon final against Davide Bianchetti ...

  • French Nationals
    FRANCE: It's now 21 National titles between them for Thierry Lincou and Isabelle Stoehr ...

  • All-Euro final in Nova Scotia
    BLUENOSE:     A first non-Canadian winner in the third Bluenose Classic, but it took LJ 108 minutes ...

  • All-English final in Linkoping
    SWEDISH: James Willstrop will meet Peter Barker in the final in Sweden ... James & Sarah win in three ...

  • Zaman collects in Calcutta
    KOLKATA: A second seeding upset saw Mansoor Zaman take the top prize at the Calcutta Racket Club ...

  • PSA elects new board
    SHORTS: It's all change in the PSA boardroom ...

  • Wael takes El Ahly title
    CAIRO:     339 competitors and Wael beat Shabana in a 97-minute final !!!

  • PSL Round Seven
    PSL: Duffield, Birmingham and Surrey looking good for the playoffs after wins in round seven ...

  • Top ten suffering
    WILLSTROP: The current crops of injuries amongst the world's top ten is worrying Malcolm ...

  • Nicol dominant in Rye final
     APAWAMIS: The world's top two renewed their rivalry in Rye in a final that was cut short by injury ...

  • Teran makes Top Twenty
    RANKINGS: Mexico's Samantha Teran makes it 11 countries in the top 20 ... Shabana still number one in PSA ...

  • Finals day in Edinburgh
    BSPA: It was a huge draw for the Artemis Open in Edinburgh -  Alison confirms and Daryl surprises ...

  • Pilley saves best for last
    CAPITAL:     Cameron Pilley surprised top seed LJ Anjema in the final in Washington ...

  • Golan wins in Winnipeg
    MANITOBA: Top seed Borja Golan took the title in Mannitoba - his 16th career victory ...

  • Malaysian duo go fo Gold in Kuwait
    ASIANS: Nicol David and Ong Beng Hee have each won gold at the last four Asian Senior Championships -can they do it again in Kuwait ...

  • Duffield and Surrey roll on
    PSL: The second half of the PSL season got under way with league leaders Duffield and Surrey continuing their winning ways ...

  • Thierry's Connecticut Challenge
    USA: Straight after Dayton Thierry Lincou faced another challenge at St Luke's School in New Canaan ... and just about scraped home ...

  • Lincou wins marathon Dayton final
    DAYTON: After a 31-minute first game the fans at the Dayton Squash Centre in Ohio knew they were in for a long evening ...

  • Kitchen claims Greenwich crown
    GREENWICH:     Shelley Kitchen came from 2/1 down to beat Alison Waters in the Greenwich Open final ...

  • Razik banks Calgary title
    BANKERS HALL: Top seed Shahier Razik duly triumphed in Calgary ...

  • Khan & Krajcsak take Viennese titles
         AUSTRIA: Mark Krajcsak claimed his second Austrian Open title while Carla Khan's comeback continues in fine style ...

  • It's Chiu in China
    HANGZHOU: Top seed Rebecca Chiu duly collected the WISPA Hangzhou Open title on the Chinese mainland ...

  • The Voice signs off
    Ok, it happened last year, but we've just got the video tribute to Robert Edwards from the players ...

  • Back to Broadgate
    SUPER SERIES: Rescued and staged in Manchester last year, the ATCO Super Series Finals are back in London in May with eight of the world's best heading for the capital ...  

  • Movement
    DAVID CAMPION: You may have the best shots in the world but if you can’t get into position to play them, it doesn’t matter how good you are with the racket …

Squash News: JANUARY 2008

  • Women go PAR in Manchester
    NATIONALS: There will be a standard scoring system for the Men's & Women's British National Championships in Manchester ...

  • England stars head for Canary Wharf
    C/WHARF:     England's World Teams Champions will be heading for London's Docklands in a few weeks' time ...

  • Best in the West
    USA: Five West Coast colleges will battle for the 'Best in the West' title at the Los Angeles Athletic Club from 01-03 Feb ...

  • Penn in Cape Town
    USA: The Penn women's team toured South Africa, where they discovered a game that lasts five days, lots of wildlife and even played some squash ...

  • Pittock takes Capitol title
    CAPITOL: It was a battle of the top seeds in the final of the Capitol Hill Open ...

  • Oriol completes Rocafort Odyssey
    ROCAFORT: From qualifying right through to the title for Oriol Salvia ...

  • Suchde succeeds in St Louis
    REGIONS: The first PSA title of 2008 went to India's Siddarth Suchde at the Regions Club ...

  • Beachill back, Ricketts to be missed
    WILLSTROP:     While Lee Beachill returns to fitness, Malcolm laments the loss of Anthony Ricketts ...

  • Calling all Masters
     BOGOTA MASTERS: A new event in Bogota's Club El Nogal this May ... entries now open ...

  • Kuwait to go Men Only?
     SHORTS: With Kuwait due to hold the men's world open in 2009, it may be that the women's event is to be dropped this year ... Plus: Super League unlikely to run

  • Dipika out of Joshna's shadow
    DIPIKA:     At the fifth attempt Dipika Pallikal finally got past the quarters as she became British Junior Open champion to emulate Joshna Chinappa ...

  • 3rd year for Nicol
    RANKINGS: Malaysia's Nicol David starts her third yeas as world number one ...

  • British Junior Open in Sheffield
    BJO:     Six of the eight British Junior Open titles went to Egypt, with one each for France and India ...

  • Malcolm's Ten Wishes
    WILLSTROP: Ten hopes for squash in 2008, and ten more for sport in general ...

  • PSA Rankings, 1999 to 2007
    RANKINGS: How have the top six nations fared over the years - analysis by Tamas Jovanovics analyses the figures ...

  • Racketlon World Open Finals
    RACKETLON: Four rackets, four games, one world champion as Finland's Mikko Kaerkkaeinen triumphs in Rotterdam ... Pradeep on Racketlon ...

  • John White MBE
    SHORTS:     Derbyshire champion 13 times, Duffield secretary for 34 years and Derbyshire secretary for 15 years ... John White is awarded an MBE for services to squash ...

Squash News: DECEMBER 2007

  • Indians on a roll in Edinburgh
    JUNIORS: With six finalists and four titles India had a great Scottish Junior Open as they move on to Sheffield ...

  • Hashim still going strong
    SHORTS: At the age of 93 doctors have told Hashim Khan "no more squash" - he won't listen ...

  • JW Closed
    HK: In what could be the last PSA event of 2007, Max Lee took the inaugural JW Closed in Kowloon ...

  • Another Accolade for Nicol
     SHORTS: Malaysian squash star Nicol David has been named the first-ever Asian  Sportswoman of the Year ...

  • A Christmas Poem
    SQUASH POET: A fifth poetic offering from the forum's favourite wordsmith ...

  • Swiss Stars
    SWITZERLAND:     Gregory Gaultier & Jonathon Power wowed the fans in Fribourg and Zurich at the weekend ... John Williams reports ..

  • Chennai Shirt auction
    AUCTION:     Thanks to four champion squash players for donating their signed shirts ... €510 raised in support of disabled children in Africa ...

  • World Squash Awards
    WSA:     Shabana and David players of the year again ... special awards for Heather McKay & Dicky Rutnagur ...

  • Men's World Teams Streaming
    MWT: Watch the semis an finals - full match replays on WorldSquash (not available in UK until 24th) ...

  • Degree for JK
    SHORTS:     WSF President Jahangir Khan has been awarded an honorary degree by London Metropolitan University ...

  • Movember ... where did that go
    FITZ: From Hong Kong to Oz to New Caledonia ... a busy month and a new look for Sarah ...

  • Willstrop wins English Final
    ENGLISH: Top seeds James Willstrop and Vanessa Atkinson are the 2007 Mamut English Open champions ...

  • Irish Nationals
    IRISH: Liam Kenny and Madeline Perry retained their Irish National titles in Dublin ...

  • WISPA double for Kronemeyer
    HILLEGOM: A second consecutive WISPA title for Karen Kronemeyer ...

  • Monte Carlo Classic
    MONTE CARLO: It was an all-Grinham final in Monaco with Natalie beating Rachael in three ...

  • Chennai World Teams
    WORLD TEAMS:     Last day: England retain their World Team Title on finals day in Chennai ...

  • Indian Squash in good hands
    INDIA: Pradeep Vijayakar rounding up the World Team Championships from Chennai ...

  • Rodriguez takes Mexico title
    MEXICO: A marathon final in Mexico City saw Miguel Angel Rodriguez take the spoils ...

  • Canadian Juniors in Niagara
    CANADA: The popular Canadian Junior Open is under way ... plus news of a new North American Junior Circuit ... finals day reports ...

  • Top seeds take Boston titles
    BSPA: Bradley Ball and Vicky Botwright claimed their first BSPA titles of the season in Lincolnshire ...

  • World Open - the Poem
    POEM: The Forum's "Squash Poet" has come up with an ode to the World Open ...

  • End of the road for Ricketts
    PLAYERS: After a long struggle with injury, Australia's Anthony Ricketts has announced his retirement ...

  • 20 and counting for Duffield
    PSL: The first half of the PSL season concluded with Duffield notching up their 20th consecutive win ...
    get me out of here ...

  • Byrne & Blatchford in Dublin
     JUNIORS: Rory Byrne provided a home win and Olivia Blatchford, at just 14, captured the Irish Junior Open U19 titles ...

  • A Year for Shabana
    RANKINGS: Four major tournaments in six weeks, and now a full year at the top for Amr Shabana ...

  • Bermuda  World Open
    BERMUDA:     Shabana is the  World Champion for the third time ... The Prince of Egypt reigns over the world

 

Squash News: NOVEMBER 2007

  • BSPA Manchester
    BSPA:     Andy Whipp claimed the second BSPA title of the season at his home club in the Manchester Northern Open ...

  • Double joy for Grainger in Brooklyn
    WEYMULLER: Natalie Grainger won the Carol Weymuller Open and regained the US Open title at Heights Casino ...

  • Canary Wharf set for 2008
    CANARY WHARF: Tickets for one of the most popular events of the season, the ISS Canary Wharf Classic, go on sale at 9am on 1st December ...

  • Bhattacharya & Urquhart conquer in KL
    NSC:     India's Ritwik Bhattacharya and Australian Donna Urquhart emerged triumphant in the NSC Super Satellite No3 squash event in Malaysia ...

  • Premiere series goes to China & Vietnam
    WISPA: Another new venue for the women, this time the Yangtze Delta ... and now Vietnam too ...

  • Kengen Parklands
    KENYA: Andrew Wagih claims the title after a five-game thriller in Nairobi ...

  • The wait is over for Guildford
    PSL: Duffield march on in round four as Redditch win for the first time, and Guildford get a win at last ...

  • Tenant in Poland
    POLAND: France's Romain Tenant beat top seed Steve Coppinger in the final of the Polish Open in Krakow ...

  • Pakistan Open
    PAKISTAN: It's a mainly domestic men's draw but no pull-outs in the women as Islamabad hosts a double event ... Mak takes maiden title ... Donna and the Chocolate factory ... Aamir races to men's title ...

  • Santiago 25th Anniversary
    SANTIAGO: Davide Bianchetti     beats Julien Balbo to take the men's title while Camille Serme collects the women's title ... Aisling explains ...

  • Players Cup offers biggest-ever US prize
    PLAYERS CUP:     Five events in January and February,  leading to a $25k winner's purse in the Players Cup finals in Boston ...

  • Duffield & Surrey stay unbeaten
    PSL: League leaders Duffield and Surrey both made it three out of three in round three ...

  • Hong Kong Hat-tricks
    HK: Amr Shabana and Nicol David duly completed their Hong Kong Hat-tricks in Sunday's finals at the Hollywood Plaza...

  • Razik takes all-Canadian final at Jericho
    VANCOUVER: Shahier Razik beat Matt Giuffre in the all-Canadian Coastal Contacts final

Squash News: OCTOBER 2007

  • Didacticum Rotterdam
    ROTTERDAM: Kronemeyer and Leeuw triumph in Rotterdam - Tommy Berden reports ...

  • Yasser's Cup
    BALTIMORE: Yasser El Halaby claimed the Cupl in Baltimore ...

  • Tzamaloukas takes Balkan Cup
    BALKANS:     Petros Tzamaloukas claimed the third running of the Balkan Cup in Belgrade ...

  • Khan captures Iranian title
    RASHT: The second Iranian Women's Open saw Carla Khan emerge from a strong international and local field...

  • Nicol and Shabana conquer in  Qatar
    QATAR: The seventh edition of the Qatar Classic saw Nicol David retain the women's title as Amr Shabana won his first ...

  • Razik rises to CDL title
    CDL:     With his matches growing longer round by round, 326 minutes on court in Montreal proved enough for Shahier Razik to win his 16th career title ...

  • Flying by for Fitz
    FITZ:     While September flew by with so many tournaments to compere, Sarah Fitz-Gerald took to the air literally in October ...

  • Top seeds triumph in KL
    NSC:     Top seeds Kashif Shuja and Sharon Wee collected the titles in the latest NSC series event in Kuala Lumpur ...

  • One point enough for Shabana
     RANKINGS: He's still number one, but only by one point in a thousand ... also new WISPA rankings ...

  • Matsui makes History
    NSC: Chinatsu Matsui     became the first Japanese player to reach a world tour final in KL ...

  • Shabana still Saudi champ
    SAUDI:     It was an all-Egyptian final in Al-Khobar with Amr Shabana retaining his title and world number one status ...

  • British U13/U17
    U13U17: 170 juniors competed for British National titles in Manchester and four new champions were crowned ...

  • Rachael: World Champion ...
     WWO:  For the first time, Rachael Grinham is World Champion... She beats Natalie in 47 minutes and three games in Madrid...

  • Saskatoon Boast
    SASKATOON: It's a maiden title for Mexican teenager Arturo Salazar in Saskatchewan ...

  • Belgian Junior Open
     BJO: Results and photos from Herentals ...

  • Goodlife Open
    OTTAWA: Shawn Delierre defends his title in Ottawa with a repeat win over Eric Galvez  ...

  • Noom and Gloom for Mylotte in Dublin
    LEINSTER:     Orla Noom dashed hopes of a home victory in Dublin as she beat Laura Mylotte in a 60-minute final ... Bradley has a Ball ...

  • Cuitat de Barcelona
    BARCELONA: Top seed Amr Swelim beat Jesse Engelbrecht in the Barcelona final ...

  • Duffield go top - just
    PSL: Round two of the Premier League season saw title-holders Duffield go to the top of the Group A table ...

  • Ryder takes Tenerife Title
     CANARY: Chris Ryder is the third Englishman to become Canary Islands Open champion ...

  • World's best in Lisbon
    COLOMBO:     A maiden title for Emma Beddoes as Ramy and Greg entertain in the Portuguese Capital  ...

  • Squash legends meet Sue
    METROSQUASH:     The world's top squash stars came to the Field Museum in Chicago, but it was John White who came away with the Big Bone ...

  • Kitchen collects in Berkshire
    BERKSHIRE:     The inaugural Berkshire women's event provided Shelley Kitchen with her third WISPA title ...

  • England dominate in Cape Town
    WDC:     An all-England individual final and the team title too for England in the World Deaf Championships in Cape Town  ...

  • LJ wins Baltimore thriller
    MERRITT: Top seed LJ Anjema overcame Shahier Razik in a thrilling final of the Merritt Properties Open ...

  • Khan wins in London
    LONDON:     No, not Jansher, but qualifier Majid Khan won the inaugural London Open at the Cumberland Club ... Women's title for Lloyd-Walter ...

  • Finland v Sweden
    TV:     A Scandinavian challenge match was streamed live this weekend, with Finland winning the men's match 3-2 while Sweden took the women's honours ...

  • Bermuda draw completes Big Four
    DRAWS:     Today's Endurance World Open draw completes the big four men's events coming up over the next six weeks: Saudi  Qatar  Hong Kong  Bermuda

  • World Squash Day 2007
    WSD:  World Squash Day 2007 will be celebrated on Saturday, November 3rd, when every squash club on the planet is encouraged to open its doors to promote the sport ...

  • Duffield tested in PSL Opener
    PSL: Defending champions Duffield scraped home 3-2 against newcomers Redditch in round one of the new PSL season ...

  • Pilley in Berkshire defence
    BERKSHIRE: Defending champion Cameron Pilley retained his title with victory over Renan Lavigne in the final at Williams College ... women's qualifying complete ...

  • Nimick launches Players Cup Series
    USA: Five tournaments leading to an 8-man end of series event offering the richest-ever prize in North America ...

  • Grinham wins a thriller at Vassar
    VASSAR:     A five game final that was the best of seven in Poughkeepsie ...

  • Jansher claims comeback sabotage
    SHORTS:     Jansher Khan claims the PSF are denying him training facilities in preparation for his comeback ... plus World teams go to Eleven and more ...

  • US Open in New York
    US OPEN:     An English champion was guaranteed and it was Nick Matthew who prevailed in New York's Roseland Ballroom ...

  • The big Match
    WILLSTROP:     Leeds Rhinos coach Tony Smith on tonight's big match, plus Language Barrier - squash the US way ...

  • New sponsors for England Squash
     ENGLAND: Agreements with Harris Brushes and Tecnifibre will provide valuable support for the national body in England ...

  • Ramy closes in
    RANKINGS: The new October rankings put Ramy Ashour just 39 points behind Amr Shabana in the men's list ... Nicol still dominates Women's ...

  • Christian and Jenny Donelan
     WILLSTROP: Shocking news of a squash couple caught up in the Maldives terrorist attack ...

  • Kitchen collects in Calgary
    ELBOW RIVER:     Shelley Kitchen beat Louise Crome in the final of the Elbow River Casino Open in Canada ...

  • Joshna dethrones Aunty Mandy
    INDIA: The 32nd Bombay Gymkhana saw Joshna Chinappa wrest the title from "Aunty Mandy", but 9-year-old Ben did the Kennedy's proud ...

  • DL-W wins all-English final
    ICELAND:     Dominique Lloyd-Walter claimed the Icelandair Classic title in Reykjavik with a 3/1 win over Sarah Kippax in the final ...

  • Nose2Nose with Peter Nicol
    INTERVIEWS: Peter Nicol MBE went to Genova last weekend, and went Nose2Nose with Duncan Steele, who prized out the squash legend's innermost secrets ...

  • British Open
    BRITISH: Comeback queen Rachael wins her third ... Greg wins the first-ever all-French British Open Final ...

  • JK & JP teach in Calgary
    WSF:     The WSF Coaching conference in Calgary attracted some star teachers and lots of keen students ...

  • Lee and Laura take Wolves titles
    WOLVERHAMPTON: It was an English double in Wolverhampton as Lee Beachill and Laura Lengthorn-Massaro boosted their British Open preparations  ...

  • Premiere Series Launched
     WISPA: An incentive for new or returning events, the WISPA Premiere series kicks off in Reykjavik next week ... plus Pat Le Fur on "what's my name" ...

  • Chiu claims Crocodile hat-trick
    CROCODILE: Rebecca Chiu claimed her third successive title in the Crocodile Cup Challenge, and her fifth title of the year ... Corren squeezes home to claim men's title ...

  • It's Hermine & Paderborn in Budapest
    ECC: Paderborn claimed their fourth ECC title as they beat the hosts in Budapest but it was a first for L'Hermine in the women's final ... reaction from L'Hermine ...

  • WISPA Challenge hits Buenos Aires
    ARGENTINA:     Hot on the heels of the WISPA promo tour, Buenos Aires held its first Challenger event, with Brazil's Thaisa Serafini emerging triumphant ...

  • What's My Name?
    WISPA: From next year, WISPA players will be instantly recognisable ...

  • Out and About in August
    FITZ: Sweaty players, meeting a legend, coaching in the States, and time for a round of golf too for Sarah in August ...

  • Renan stops Rodriguez' run in Brazil
    FASHION TOUR: It took Renan Lavigne 98 minutes to quell Miguel Angel Rodriguez as the Frenchman claimed  his 8th PSA title in Brazil ... words from both finalists ...

  • A step up in KL
    NSC: The NSC series in KL moved up a gear, with Rebecca Chiu and Omar Abdel Aziz taking the titles ...

  • Prince James in Brum
    EGP: It was another five-game thriller at Birmingham University as James Willstrop beat Thierry Lincou to become the Prince English Grand Prix Champion ...

Squash News: SEPTEMBER 2007

  • Huishman holds off Orla
    PEPSI: Top seed Margriet Huisman needed the full  five games to take the Pepsi Enschede title ...

  • Top seeds take Kiwi crowns
    NZ: Top seeds Shelley Kitchen and Kashif Shuja have been crowned New Zealand national champions in Palmerston North ...

  • Darwish takes CNS title
    CNS:     Top seed Karim Darwish beat Farhan Mehboob in the final of the CNS International in Karachi ...

  • Gold for Guy & Yee in Samoa
    SOUTH PACIFIC: Two medal each for PNG and New Caledonia in the singles events ...

  • Tecnifibre team up with US Open
    US OPEN: This year's US Open will be the biggest yet, with Tecnifibre teaming up to introduce their new colourful team in New York ...

  • Eggheads squash England Girls
    SQUASH ON TV:     They stood to win £56,000, but the England girls proved no match for the Eggheads ...

  • Top seeds take Forexx titles
     DUTCH: Nicol David won in three, but it took David Palmer 97 minutes and five games to stop LJ Anjema in Amsterdam ...

  • Women's Worlds heads for Amsterdam
    WISPA: WISPA has confirmed that Amsterdam, currently hosting the Dutch Open, will stage the Women's World Championship in 2009 ...

  • Golan overcomes Rodrigues in Bogota Final
    BOGOTA: Two great wins in two days, but Miguel Angel Rodriguez was denied at the last in Bogota ...

  • VIVA Nouvelle-Caledonie!!
    SOUTH PACIFIC:     It was gold and silver for New Caledonia in the team event in Samoa ...

  • Comeback for Jansher
    SHORTS: Pakistan's former world champion Jansher Khan is reported to be coming out of retirement to play in a PSA tournament in October ... Save squash from politics, says Jansher ...

  • Barker's Bogota hat-trick
    EL NOGAL:     Borja Golan couldn't stop Peter Barker collecting his third consecutive trophy at the Club El Nogal in Bogota ...

  • Five for White
    VICTORIA: Cameron White upset top seed Mike Corren to claim his fifth Victorian Open title ..

Squash News: AUGUST 2007

  • Selby takes BAA festival title
    BAA FESTIVAL: On the day that the sun finally came out in Bishops Stortford, top seed Daryl Selby opened his season with victory over Julien Balbo in the final ...

  • Raneem El Weleily
    WISPA: The latest 'a moment with', as Marwan El Shorbagy poses some extra questions for the double world junior champion ...

  • JP & JK head for Calgary Conference
    WSF: Next month's WSF Coaching Conference in Calgary will be fronted by Jonathan Power and signed off by Jahangir Khan ...

  • WISPA Survey - the Results
    Remember that survey on the home page a while back ... the results are in ...

  • Grinham grabs Alexandria title
    ALEXANDRIA:     Top seed Rachael Grinham overcame local favourite Engy Kheirallah to claim the Alexandria Open title ...

  • Aamir ends Azlan's run in Islamabad
    CAS:     Two event wins in a row, but the five-setters finally took their toll on Azlan Iskandar in the final in Islamabad ...

  • Kashif collects in Auckland
    AUCKLAND: Top seed Kashif Shuja ended duly claimed his sixth PSA title at the North Shore club ...

  • Reda stops Ritwik in Chennai
    CHENNAI:     Egypt's Ali Anwar Reda disappointed the home fans as he collected his fourth title of the year in Chennai ...

  • Hurricane stops play in Jamaica
    CARIBBEAN:     The impending Hurricane Dean has put an end to the Caribbean Team Championships in Jamaica at the semi-final stage ...

  • A moment with Orla Noom
    WISPA: The Dutch starlet has an expensive taste in cars ....

  • The Art of Deception
    COACHING: You are playing all the right shots but they continue to retrieve everything with interest… demoralising! Let's fix it ...

  • Found in France
    KALEIDOSCOPE:     Six months on, Robert Edwards welcomes some special guests to his new home in France ...

  • Super Series Finals Day
     WILLSTROP: Malcolm reflect on the finals at Sportcity ...

  • Gold for Cumberbatch and Anderson
    CARIBBEAN:     A gold medal each for Jamaica and Barbados in Kingston with two first-time winners ...

  • Ramy reigns supreme at Sportcity
    S/SERIES:     Two debutants contested the final of the ATCO Super Series Finals in Manchester, but it was Ramy Ashour's title ...

  • Barnett takes Broxbourne Challenge
    HARROW: As the top seeds fell, it was David Barnett who claimed the third Harrow Challenger on a busy finals day ...

  • Khan captures Vancouver crown
    SUN&SURF: Sixth seed Emma Beddoes found the final of the Sun & Surf Open one match too far ...

  • Egypyt reclaim team title in HK
    WJW:     Favourites Egypt duly regained the womens world junior team title as they beat surprise finalists Malaysia in Hong Kong...

  • Maddox Moxham
    NEWCOMERS: A baby boy for Shaun and Katline ... world champ for 2030 ???

  • Prince Willstrop
    PRODUCTS: England's top player James Willstrop has signed up with Prince ...

  • Jahangir on the Olympics
    SHORTS: An Asian edition with news in the papers in Pakistan, India and Malaysia ... and good news from the PSA ...

  • New sponsor for US College Squash
    CSA: Bear Stearns, sponsor of the Tournament of Champions, is expanding its interest in squash ...

  • Two world titles for Raneem
    WJW: France's European Junior Champion Camille Serme couldn't deny Raneem El Weleily's bid for a second world title as the Egyptian came through 3/1 in the final  ...

  • Cleethorpes Hat-Trick for James
    CLEETHORPES: Three titles in a row for James Willstrop in the tenth running of the Cleethorpes Invitation ...

  • Female Athlete of the Decade
    FITZ: Who else? A surprise award, a challenge match against the blokes, and magnetic magic for Fitz in July ...

  • Two in a week for Nicol
    SINGAPORE: Nicol David and Natalie Grinham renewed their rivalry in the final of the Singapore Masters, but it was the world champion who came away with the title, her second in a week ...

  • Steady as she goes
    RANKINGS: Minor changes only, as expected, in the world's top twenty for August ... WISPA analysis ...

Squash News: JULY2007

  • Happy birthday Heather
    BIRTHDAYS: Heather McKay, the greatest female squash player of all time, was 66 on Tuesday ...

  • Marshall back for British
    BRITISH: Former world number two Peter Marshall will be aiming to win the Dunlop British Open O35 title in Manchester in September ...

  • Corren captures another
    NZ: No end in sight to Mike Corren's domination of the NZ circuit as he adds the Levin Open title to his list ...

  • Nightingale meets Limpsfield challenge
    LIMPSFIELD:     Lots of action on day two of the Limpsfield challenger, mainly involving Adam Fuller ...

  • Malaysian  Double in the Curve
    MALAYSIAN:     Azlan Iskandar and Nicol David made it a home double in the finals at in Kuala Lumpur's Curve shopping mall ...

  • Bring it on
    WILLSTROP: Everyone needs a summer break, but as the season gears up again Malcolm looks ahead and says "Bring it on!" ... plus Pontefract - 30 years on ...

  • T&T win thriller in  Tortola
    CARIBBEAN:     Guyana took the girls team title as expected, but T&T pulled off a real upset in the boys final of the Caribbean Junior championships  in the British Virgin Islands ...

  • English Open returns to Sheffield
    ENGLISH: A new venue due to Crucible refurbishment, but the Mamut English Open is set for its fifth season in Sheffield this December ...

  • US Open moves to New York
    SHORTS: A new venue and new management for the US Open this year ...

  • Ziad aims to take squash to new audiences
         PROFILE: The promoter of the Super Series Finals and the Saudi International has great plans for the sport ...

  • WISPA tour reaches new heights
     WISPA: More events, bigger events and much more prize money for 2007, reports WISPA ...

  • Guyana dominates in Virgin Island finals
    CARIBBEAN: Four out of eight title for Guyana in the Caribbean Junior Champs in Tortola ...

  • ESF season under way in Edinburgh
    JUNIORS: The first event in the ESF 2007/08 Junior Calendar concluded at Heriot-Watt University this weekend ...

  • Another feather in Nicol's cap
    SHORTS: An honorary degree for Nicol from Nottingham University ... Squash rackets up interest in LA ... more ...

  • Omar wins all-Egyptian final in Houston
    HOUSTON:     It was the senior Egyptian who claimed the title at the Downtown Club in Houston ...

  • Saurav & Joshna keep Indian titles
    INDIA:     Top seeds Saurav Ghosal and Joshna Chinappa added to their tally of Indian National titles in Chennai ...

  • Porto win ... in Porto
    PORTUGAL: The Portuguese National Team Championships took place in the stadium of FC Porto ... and there was a home winner ...

  • British Open Open to all
    BRITISH: A unique pre-qualification event and a full range of Masters events ... the 2007 Dunlop British Open is open to all ... enter now ...

  • Eight places taken up
    SAUDI QUALS:     It was Qualifying finals at St George's Hill in Surrey today, with eight players earning themselves a trip to Saudi Arabia in October...

  • Colombia & Canada take team golds in Rio
    PANAM:     Upset results in both team finals as Colombia and Canada take then men's and women's title to depose the defending champions in Rio  ...

  • A moment with Tenille Swartz
    WISPA: She won South African National Championships just a few weeks ago ... and she prefers coffee to tea ...

  • Record entry for World Junior Women
    WJW: The draw for next month's event in Hong Kong reveals a record entry as Raneem El Weleily aims for a second successive title ...

  • Grainger & Galvez take Gold in Rio
    PAN AM:     Hot favourite Natalie Grainger lives up to her billing as Eric Galvez denies a US double ...

Squash News: JUNE 2007

Squash News: MAY 2007

  • Le Roux takes Welsh title
     WELSH: Ben Ford's run of victories against young opponents came to an end in Cardiff as Shaun Le Roux claimed his first PSA title  ...

  • Three tickets booked for Rio
    USA:     Julian Illingworth, Natalie Grainger and Michelle Quibell booked their PanAm tickets in the trials at Boston

  • Hat-trick for Huisman
    HEMUBO:     Margriet Huisman claimed her third WISPA title of the year in Almere ...

  • Remuera & North Shore share the spoils
         NZ Teams: Hosts Remuera took their 9th consecutive women's team title but lost out to North Shore in the men's final ...

  • Another rise for Ramy
    RANKINGS:     Ramy Ashour's rise continues as he moves to number two, just 43 points adrift of Amr Shabana ... Malcolm Willstrop on the emergence of a phenomena June PSA & WISPA rankings ...

  • Brescia take ASSI team title
     ITALY: Davide Bianchetti saved 5 match balls to see his team home in the ASSI team final in Milan ...

  • Liverpool to host British Open in '08
    BRITISH:     The 2008 Dunlop British Open will be will be staged in Liverpool, from 6-12 May, as part of the city’s European Capital of Culture 2008 portfolio of events ...

  • Nicol returns to scene of his success
    INDIA:     Peter Nicol is spending an action-packed few days in India, where he won three Mahindra Open titles ... Pradeep Vijayakar reports, plus video interview ...

  • Five in a fortnight in KL
    NSC: It's been a good few weeks in Malaysia for Ali Anwar Reda and Line Hansen ...

  • English double in Szeged
    EURO U15/17: Favourites England duly reclaimed the U15 and U17 team titles in Hungary ...

  • WISPA treks from Pole to Pole
     WISPA: From the world's northernmost court last year, next week the promo tour will visit its southern equivalent ...

  • Pontefract prevail in Milan
    5Nations: In their first appearance Pontefract claimed the 5Nations title for the republic of Yorkshire ...

  • Joey denies Castagnet in Wallingford
    HITHERCROFT: The run of the French qualifier  came to an end at the hands of the top seed in the final in Oxfordshire ...

  • Utrecht by a whisker
    DUTCH:     Squash Utrecht won the Dutch league playoffs tonight, but Victoria took them all the way to points countback ...

  • Azlan takes  San Francisco crown
    NA OPEN: Azlan Iskandar scored a second consecutive  upset win to take the title in California ...

  • Super League double for Exeter
    S/LEAGUE:     It was a winner take all tie, and it was Exeter Diamonds who emerged triumphant to retain their Super League title  ...

  • One home winner in KL
     NSC: Delia Arnold and Mohd AA Reda collected the NSC #3 satellite titles in Kuala Lumpur ...

 

  • Squash and the Champions League
    SHORTS: Everyone was in Athens last night, as Petros Tzamaloukas caught up with some familiar faces ...

  • 'Gateway to Europe'
    BAA:     London's Stansted Airport is the natural sponsor for August's Bishops Stortford Squash Festival ...

  • Three in a row for Bologna
    ITALY:     Led by national coach Marcus Berrett, Sport Village Bologna came from behind to pip Florence for the Italian Team Title by 22 points ...

  • Familiar winners in Germany
    BUNDESLIGA:     A repeat win for Bordesholm as Paderborn return to winning ways in the German league playoffs ... 

  • Ford beats the juniors in Le Sport
     LE SPORT: Ben Ford won three successive matches against juniors to take his first PSA title in the Le Sport Open in North Wales...

  • Chiu outlasts Teran in Indiana
    GOSHEN: It took her longer than her other three matches combined but Rebecca Chiu eventually subdued Samantha Teran in the final ....

  • Colets hat-trick in Nottingham
    NAT CLUBS: Colets claimed three titles at the National Club finals at Nottingham, but Pontefract are still the women's champions ...

  • Arnold & Pittock win in Joondalup
    JOONDALUP: Scott Arnold saved match balls in the third before making a stirring comeback ...

  • Worthy Cause for WISPA in LA
    LA:     The WISPA tour makes its first visit to Los Angeles next month, in an event with a more than worthy cause ...

  • GP titles for Handley & Perry
    BSPA: The final Head Grand Prix standings show Scott Handley and Madeline Perry at the top of the pile ...

  • Laura takes Carcassonne crown
    CITÉ: Orla Noom's winning sequence in Carcassonne came to an end in the final as Laura Hill won her first WISPA title ...

  • Top seeds triumph in KL
     NSC: Ali Anwar Reda and Line Hansen collected their second and first respective titles in Kuala Lumpur ...

  • Cuskelly's run continues
    JOONDALUP: Aussie junior Ryan Cuskelly's fine run of form continues in Perth ...

  • Super League and Fair Play
     WILLSTROP: A lucky win for the Leeds Rhinos brings Malcolm to the subject of fair play ...

  • Duffield retain PSL title
    PSL:     Wins from Tania Bailey, Andy Whipp and Jonathan Kemp led Duffield to victory over Bristol in the PSL final in Nottingham ...

  • Acquiring Skill
    COACHING:     A new series of articles by England Squash High Performance Coach David Campion begins with a look at the difference between technique and skill ...

  • Women's Squash Trust Award for Harriet
    NEWS:     Joining the likes of Cassie Jackman, Stephanie Brind and Jenny Duncalf, Harriet Ingham is this year's recipient of the Women's Squash Trust Award ...

  • Rachael's turn in Hurghada
    HURGHADA:     Rachael Grinham regained her Hurghada International title on a