Tag: WSF

  • Argentina Surprise Switzerland in World Teams

    Argentina Surprise Switzerland in World Teams

    Argentina Surprise, Argentina caused the only upset on the opening day of qualifying action in the Doha WSF Men’s World Junior Team Squash Championship by beating 13/18 seeds Switzerland 2/1 in their second Pool A tie of the day at the Khalifa International Tennis & Squash Complex in the Qatar capital Doha. The unseeded squad, making…

  • Shorbagy & Sherbini Share World Junior

    Shorbagy & Sherbini Share World Junior

    Doha – Qatar, July 12, 2012: Top seeds Marwan El Shorbagy and Nour El Sherbini celebrated a notable Egyptian double in Doha today by becoming world junior squash champions for the second time – El Shorbagy winning the men’s title at the Doha WSF World Junior Championships to retain the trophy he won for the…

  • Egyptians To Contest World Junior Finals

    Egyptians To Contest World Junior Finals

    Doha, July 11, 2012: Egyptians, For the second successive year, all-Egyptian finals will bring to a climax the Doha WSF World Junior Squash Championships – after Yathreb Adel upset England’s No2 seed Emily Whitlock in the women’s semi-finals of the World Squash Federation event at the Khalifa International Tennis & Squash Complex in the Qatar capital…

  • Abouelghar Survives Marathon World Battle

    Abouelghar Survives Marathon World Battle

    Doha, Jul 10, 2012: Second-seeded Egyptian Abouelghar survived the longest match of his life to overcome India’s Mahesh Mangaonkar and claim his anticipated place in the men’s semi-finals of the Doha WSF World Junior Squash Championships in Qatar. The 18-year-old from Cairo recovered from two games down at the Khalifa International Tennis & Squash Complex…

  • WSF World Junior Squash Championships

    WSF World Junior Squash Championships

    Men’s 2nd round: [1] Marwan El Shorbagy (EGY) bt Jose Rodriguez (GUA) 11-2, 11-3, 11-4 (19m) Cameron Seth (CAN) bt Jonathan Barnett (NZL) 5-11, 11-7, 11-3, 11-3 (46m) Richie Fallows (ENG) bt Deepak Mishra (IND) 11-2, 11-9, 12-10 (37m) [9/16] Syed Hamzah Shah Bukhari (PAK) bt Shahjahan Khan (PAK) 16-14, 11-6, 11-4 (46m) [9/16] Thomas…

  • World Junior Championships Underway

    World Junior Championships Underway

    Doha – qatar, July 08, 2012: Underway, RESULTS: Doha WSF World Junior Squash Championships, Doha, Qatar Men’s 1st round: [1] Marwan El Shorbagy (EGY) bye Jose Rodriguez (GUA) bt Erfan Jamshidi (IRI) w/o Jonathan Barnett (NZL) bt Ricardo Toscano (GUA) 11-3, 11-2, 11-3 (14m) Cameron Seth (CAN) bt Alex Roscoe (ZIM) 11-5, 11-4, 11-5 (29m)…

  • Wroclaw Wins World Junior Championships

    Wroclaw Wins World Junior Championships

    London, July 06, 2012: The World Squash Federation (WSF) has confirmed that the 2013 WSF World Junior Squash Championships have been awarded to the Polish city of Wroclaw. The decision follows an inspection of the proposed venue and hotel options by WSF Chief Executive Andrew Shelley. The events will feature the World Individual Under-19 titles…

  • World’s Best Juniors set sights on success in Qatar

    World’s Best Juniors set sights on success in Qatar

    London, July 3, 2012: Best Juniors, Qatar is set to host an historic World Squash Federation event this month when the Doha WSF World Junior Squash Championships take place at the Khalifa International Tennis & Squash Complex in the country’s capital Doha from 7-18 July. Players from 29 countries will initially do battle in the…

  • Hong Kong To Host 2014 World Masters

    Hong Kong To Host 2014 World Masters

    London, June 28, 2012: The World Squash Federation (WSF) confirmed today that the 2014 WSF World Masters Squash Championships have been awarded to Hong Kong, China. To be held from 4-12 July 2014, the Championships will include men’s and women’s events in some 18 age groups for players aged from 35 to over 80. The…

  • WSF ‘Rackets for Africa’ Reach Destination

    WSF ‘Rackets for Africa’ Reach Destination

    London, June 22, 2012: A consignment of 50 squash rackets has arrived in the Namibia capital Windhoek for the Namibia Squash Association to use for development projects – heralding the start of deliveries for the Rackets For Africa project launched by the World Squash Federation earlier in the year. It was Canadian Riley Waterous, a…