Tag: Squash
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David Palmer bows out with double gold
Glasgow, August 03, 2014: David Palmer bows out with double gold, A fairy-tale climax to David Palmer’s comeback appearance in the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Scotland saw the illustrious Australian veteran win two gold medals on the final day of Squash action at the Scotstoun Sports Campus in Glasgow. The 38-year-old former world number one…
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Nicol David & Nick Matthew Celebrate
Glasgow, July 29, 2014: Top seeds Nicol David and Nick Matthew marked an historic Commonwealth Games double today when both successfully retained their Squash singles titles at the Glasgow 2014 Games. David – the world No1 from Malaysia who is competing in her fifth successive Games since her maiden home soil appearance in 1998 in…
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Champions meet Mauritians
London, July 17, 2014: Champions meet Mauritians, A pair of players from the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius will provide the first challenge to gold medallists Nick Matthewand Nicol David in the draws for the 2014 Commonwealth Games Squash singles events next week in Glasgow, which are revealed today by the World Squash Federation. Englishman…
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Glasgow 2014 Top Squash Seeds Revealed
London, July 1, 2014: Top Squash Seeds Revealed, England’s Nick Matthew is expected to repeat his double gold success in the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Scotland next month according to the seedings for the five Squash events at Glasgow 2014 announced today by the World Squash Federation. The reigning and three-time World Champion from Sheffield…
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Nicol Reclaims Crown in Women’s Allam British Open
England, May 18, 2014: World number one Nicol David avenged her title loss last year by beating England’s defending champion Laura Massaro in today’s final of the Women’s Allam British Open Squash Championship to win the historic Women’s Squash Association (WSA) World Series Platinum title at the Sports Arena in Hull for the fifth time…
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Nick Matthew wins KPMG Grand Slam Cup in Frankfurt
Frankfurt, May 8, 2014: England’s world No2 Nick Matthew added a new trophy to his already extensive collection when he beat defending champion Gregory Gaultier, the world No1 from France, in the final of the KPMG Grand Slam Cup – the unique “One Night Only” squash event staged on a stunning ASB ShowGlassCourt at the…
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World No1 Gaultier faces world champions
London, May 2, 2014: World No1 Gregory Gaultier will face stiff competition from a host of World Champions as the Frenchman bids to defend his title in next week’s KPMG Grand Slam Cup, the unique “One Night Only” squash event staged on a stunning ASB ShowGlassCourt at the iconic The Squaire in Frankfurt, Germany. Launched…
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Former Dutch champion Tommy Berden acting CEO
London, Apr 30, 2014: The Women’s Squash Association (WSA) has appointed former Dutch champion Tommy Berden as its acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) with immediate effect. Berden is a familiar face within the global squash community. As a player, the 1998 European Junior Champion was forced to retire early from the PSA World Tour after…
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Korean Ahn Maintains Malaysian Momentum
Negeri Sembilan, Apr 22, 2014: Korean Eun Chan Ahn picked up her second title in Malaysia this year as a complete outsider when she defeated Norway’s Lotte Eriksen in the final of the Malaysian Tour Squash Circuit No.3, the Women’s Squash Association World Tour 5 event at the Seremban 2 Sport Complex in Negeri Sembilan.…
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Chinappa charges to breakthrough Richmond triumph
Virginia, USA, Apr 20, 2014: Indian squash star Joshana Chinappa sensationally ended a career-long losing run to Australia’s former world champion Rachael Grinham when she upset the top seed in straight games in the final of the Women’s Richmond Open to win the inaugural Women’s Squash Association World Tour event in the USA. Chinappa, the 27-year-old…