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CONTENTS 

JAHANGIR KHAN VOTED GREATEST PLAYER OF ALL TIME 

05 THROUGH A FAR-REACHING POLL CONDUCTED BY THE PROFESSIONAL SQUASH 

ASSOCIATION, SQUASH FANS FROM AROUND THE WORLD RECENTLY RECOGNISED 

JAHANGIR KHAN’S EXTRAORDINARY ACHIEVEMENTS BY VOTING HIM THE GREATEST 

MEN’S PLAYER OF ALL TIME 

MOSTAFA ASAL & ROWAN REDA ARABY CELEBRATE EGYPTIAN 

DOUBLE AT WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS 

09 WHILST AN EGYPTIAN DOUBLE IN THE WSF WORLD JUNIOR INDIVIDUAL SQUASH 

CHAMPIONSHIPS FINALS WAS A FOREGONE CONCLUSION, THE WINNERS WERE NOT AFTER 

TOP SEED ROWAN REDA ARABY RETAINED THE WOMEN’S TITLE AS ANTICIPATED, BUT 

MOSTAFA ASAL UPSET THE SEEDINGS AFTER DEFEATING FAVOURITE AND DEFENDING 

CHAMPION MARWAN TAREK IN STRAIGHT GAMES IN THE MEN’S FINAL AT THE EXPRESS 

AVENUE MALL IN THE INDIAN CITY OF CHENNAI 

EGYPT WIN HISTORIC SIXTH MEN’S WORLD JUNIOR TITLE 

IN CHENNAI 

10 SURPASSING A FIVE-TITLE RECORD SET 26 YEARS AGO BY AUSTRALIA, HOT 

FAVOURITES EGYPT DEFEATED ENGLAND IN THE FINAL OF THE WSF MEN’S WORLD 

JUNIOR TEAM SQUASH CHAMPIONSHIP IN INDIA TO WIN THE BIENNIAL WORLD SQUASH 

FEDERATION TITLE FOR A SIXTH TIME SINCE 1994 

NICOL DAVID & LEO AU CLAIM GOLD IN ASIAN GAMES 

13 AFTER A GLITTERING CAREER IN WHICH SHE HAS WON EVERY PRIZE ON OFFER, 

MALAYSIA’S NICOL DAVID COULD HARDLY HAVE DREAMED OF A BETTER WAY OF 

CELEBRATING HER 35TH BIRTHDAY THAN BY CLAIMING A RECORD FIFTH ASIAN GAMES 

GOLD MEDAL - 20 YEARS AFTER WINNING HER FIRST. 

MALAYSIA DENY HONG KONG HISTORIC ASIAN GAMES TEAM 

DOUBLE 

15 AFTER HONG KONG CHINA DESPATCHED INDIA TO CLINCH THE WOMEN’S ASIAN 

GAMES TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP SQUASH TITLE FOR THE FIRST TIME, MALAYSIA DENIED THE 

HIGHEST-RANKED TEAM IN THE EVENT A HISTORIC DOUBLE BY COMING FROM BEHIND 

TO BEAT THE FAVOURITES IN A DRAMATIC MEN’S FINAL AT THE GELORA BUNG KARNO 

SPORTS COMPLEX IN JAKARTA, INDONESIA 

COACHING & INSTRUCTION: DEALING WITH PRESSURE, 

IT’S ALL IN THE MIND 

18 ENGLAND SQUASH NATIONAL PERFORMANCE COACH JOSH TAYLOR EXPLAINS 

THAT IN THE WORLD OF PROFESSIONAL SPORT, MARGINS ARE SMALL WHILST THE 

REPERCUSSIONS CAN BE LARGE. THE EFFECT OF UNFORCED ERRORS OR BAD JUDGMENTS 

CAN NOT ONLY RESULT IN A POOR OUTCOME BUT CAN ALSO CONTRIBUTE TO INCREASED 

PRESSURE. SMALL ERRORS MOUNT UP AND DEALING WITH PRESSURE IS CRITICAL TO 

ELITE SUCCESS. 

ASB SQUASHCOURTS: BENEFITS OF MOVEABLE SIDE WALLS! 

21 IF YOU’RE PLANNING TO BUY NEW SQUASH COURTS OR RENOVATE A SQUASH 

CENTRE, THERE ARE SEVERAL DECISIONS THAT NEED TO BE MADE. THE FIRST BEING: 

SHOULD IT BE A CLUB WHICH IS SOLELY COMMITTED TO SQUASH, WITH A DEDICATED 

PROGRAMME AND COACHING TEAM? OR SHOULD IT BE A SPORTS FACILITY WHICH 

OFFERS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR OTHER LEISURE ACTIVITIES IN ADDITION TO SQUASH? 

EITHER SCENARIO WOULD BENEFIT FROM ASB’S SYSTEM100 MOVABLE SIDEWALLS IN A 

MAJOR WAY 

RECORD SIXTY-THREE NATIONS REPRESENTED IN WSF WORLD 

MASTERS 

22 AUSTRALIA EMERGED WITH SIX GOLD MEDALS IN THE WSF WORLD MASTERS SQUASH 

CHAMPIONSHIPS IN THE USA STATE OF VIRGINIA - WHERE MEN’S O60 CHAMPION 

GEOFFREY DAVENPORT CLAIMED A RECORD-EQUALLING SIXTH WORLD MASTERS TITLE 

AND WOMEN’S O45 CHAMPION SARAH FITZ-GERALD EXTENDED HER REMARKABLE 

UNBEATEN INTERNATIONAL RECORD SINCE 2001! 

PROFESSIONAL SQUASH ASSOCIATION LAUNCH NEW WORLD TOUR 

STRUCTURE 

27 A NEW WORLD TOUR STRUCTURE WAS INTRODUCED BY THE PROFESSIONAL SQUASH 

ASSOCIATION (PSA) IN AUGUST WITH THE AUSTRALIAN OPEN BECOMING THE FIRST 

TOURNAMENT TO BE HELD IN THIS NEW ERA FOR PROFESSIONAL SQUASH 

WORLD RANKINGS 

29 MEN’S & WOMEN’S WORLD RANKINGS AT A GLANCE 

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World Amateur Champion (aged 15) 

Youngest British Open & World 

Champion (aged 17) 

Unbeaten in 555 consecutive 

matches over 5 years and 8 months 

– the longest winning streak of any 

sportsman 

10 time British Open 

Champion (1982-1993) 

6 time World Champion 

Played longest squash match in 

history (2 hours, 46 minutes) 

JAHANGIR 

If longevity, consistency and 

domination in their sport are the key 

ingredients to being recognised as the world’s 

greatest sportsman, there is only one name that 

stands head and shoulders above all others. 

Jahangir Khan is a man whose name is synonymous 

with squash. A man universally recognised as the 

world’s greatest ever player and an athlete who 

transcended his sport to be acknowledged as the world’s 

greatest ever sportsman. A man who set the bar so high, 

precious few others have come close, never mind 

surpass his achievements. 

Through courage, determination and personal sacrifice, 

Jahangir Khan overcame personal tragedy to dominate 

and ultimately transcend the world’s most 

physically demanding sport. 

Throughout his record breaking career, he used 

and was synonymous with only one brand. 

INSPIRED BY JAHANGIR KHAN MADE TO WIN

JAHANGIR KHAN VOTED 

GREATEST PLAYER OF ALL TIME 

JAHANGIRKHANVOTED 

GREATESTPLAYEROFALLTIME 

Jahangir Khan’s remarkable and record-breaking career 

spanned 14 years. Through courage, determination and 

personal sacrifice, Jahangir Khan overcame 

personal tragedy to dominate his sport, 

setting the bar so high, precious few others 

have come close, never mind surpass his 

achievements. 

Through a far-reaching poll conducted by the Professional 

Squash Association, squash fans from around the world recently 

recognised the Pakistani’s extraordinary achievements by voting 

him the greatest men’s player of all time. 

Jahangir was a shy boy who also appeared to suffer from 

learning difficulties. However, despite his humble upbringing and 

being also hampered by a childhood hernia, he overcame these 

handicaps to begin playing regularly and after winning several 

junior tournaments showed signs of becoming another leading 

light in the Khan squash kingdom. 

By the age of twelve, Jahangir’s father, Roshan, was sufficiently 

impressed by his son’s progress that he predicted that he would 

one day become a World Champion. 

At the age of fourteen, Jahangir moved to England to train with 

his elder brother Torsam and his father’s prediction came true 

when Jahangir won the World Amateur title. But he was struck a 

devastating blow weeks later when Torsam died on court during a 

tournament. 

Jahangir was devastated. A light went out in his life and he 

considered giving up the game. 

Because Jahangir’s achievements brought such pride and prestige 

to the country, discussions about the young prodigy’s future 

extended beyond his squash-loving family with the Pakistani 

government and military figures also involved. 

Jahangir was under pressure to return home to train in Pakistan 

but his cousin Rahmat, who was based in London, offered to 

take over the challenge from Torsam. After much soul searching, 

Jahangir’s father, Roshan, himself a former British Open 

Champion, relented and agreed to Rahmat’s proposals. Their 

partnership produced unparalleled success as Jahangir dedicated 

his career to Torsam’s memory. 

Jahangir and Rahmat began to set an awe-inspiring template 

to the top. Their training regime soon usurped Australian Geoff 

Hunt’s own methods and once Jahangir had beaten Hunt at the 

1981 World Championships in Canada, the path was clear. 

To players and spectators alike Jahangir remained a mythical 





Jahangir had a simple but all-consuming 

motivation. Honouring the promise he made 

to his family in memory of his late brother, he 

was prepared to put in more work than any 

other squash player in history 

figure with his opponents of the day only 

too willing to provide revelatory insights 

into the ‘conqueror’s’ unshakeable focus 

and self-belief. Many recount how once 

the glass door was shut that they felt as 

if they were already on the back foot. 

The power and ferocity in Jahangir’s 

racket work left them with little time 

to think. He dominated the ‘T’ and he 

dominated their minds. 

Jahangir soon accumulated unbreakable 

records. There was no stopping him 

until, on November 11th, 1986 when New 

Zealander Ross Norman finally beat 

Jahangir to halt the Pakistani’s five-anda-half-year 

unbroken run and temporally 

end his stranglehold on the sport. 

In an age when fitness and physique 

played a vital role in dealing with the 

emergence of more sporting nations 

vying to be the world’s best, Jahangir’s 

record is unlikely to ever be matched. 

‘It was a battle to achieve the higher 

place,’ recalls Jahangir. “There were so 

many talented players, but they were all 

at the same level. Only one or two guys 

were edging to the top. It must have 

been frustrating for sure. I’m not saying 

that they were not all good players. They 

were the same standard but only a few 

were getting something out of it.” 

Despite the pressures from an expectant 

nation, Jahangir never seemed to show 

it, on or off court, but later admitted that 

every time he went on court, ‘it felt like I 

was playing one hundred people’. 

Of course, he beat many more than 

that with his legendary record of 555 

consecutive victories remaining as the 

sport’s most extraordinary statistic. 

“If you calculate it, it could be more,” 

explains Jahangir when attempting 

to recount the final tally. “I played 

invitational, exhibition and challenge 

matches and therefore it could be 

between six to seven hundred matches if 

you include the others. Because I wasn’t 

losing those either! 

“I used to play a lot of matches in those 

days. I took two months off per year. 

I remember during those years that to 

take one single day off was lucky for me. 

Either I was playing a tournament or was 

playing exhibition matches and travelling 

as well.” 

By the time Jahangir finally hung up his 

racket in 1993, the records showed that 

he had played over 900 matches with 

just 29 defeats. Quite staggering! 

The toll of playing so many matches in 

this era was lessened by virtue of the 

fact that he was never given a proper 

examination. It is a quite remarkable 

statistic, then, that between 1981 and 

1987, only eight players were able to 

steal a game off Jahangir. 

Until the very end, Jahangir had a 

simple but all-consuming motivation. 

Honouring the promise he made to his 

family in memory of his late brother, 

he was prepared to put in more work 

than any other squash player in history. 

Everything he did, he dedicated to 

Torsam. He willingly absorbed the 

workload as he learned how to master 

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every challenge thrown his way. 

Although still a teenager, Jahangir 

bestrode the game of squash like a 

colossus, living up to the name bestowed 

upon him at birth. 

His gentlemanly conduct and unbeaten 

streak continued unabated, as 

bludgeoning success in the early Eighties 

turned him into a one-man brand 

marketing machine. Tellingly, his quiet, 

humble manner remained the same. 

Throughout his record breaking 

career, Jahangir Khan used and was 

synonymous with only one racket brand, 

‘UNSQUASHABLE’ and remains an 

increasingly prominent ambassador for 

the iconic brand since its recent return to 

prominence. 

The remarkable story of Jahangir Khan is 

recalled by Rod Gilmour and Alan Thatcher 

in recent acclaimed biography, ‘555: the 

untold story behind squash’s invincible 

champion and sport’s greatest run’, 

available from www.unsquashable.com 



WSF WORLD JUNIOR 

CHAMPIONSHIPS 

MOSTAFAASAL&ROWANREDAARABY 

CELEBRATEEGYPTIANDOUBLEATWORLDJUNIORCHAMPIONSHIPS 

Whilst an Egyptian double in the WSF World Junior Individual 

Squash Championships finals was a foregone conclusion, the winners 

were not after top seed Rowan Reda Araby retained the women’s title 

as anticipated, but Mostafa Asal upset the seedings after defeating 

favourite and defending champion Marwan Tarek in straight games in 

the men’s final at the Express Avenue Mall in the Indian city of Chennai. 

The women’s climax was a repeat of the 2017 final - the first time 

in the event’s 37-year history. However, despite boasting two 

successive World Junior Championship wins over second seed 

Hania El Hammamy, Araby had lost to her compatriot on the 

previous four occasions and trails World No.20 El Hammamy by 

eleven places in the PSA World Rankings. 

Araby took the opening two games before a packed crowd at the 

Chennai shopping mall but failed to convert three match-balls 

in the third before Hammamy took the game 12-10 to force a 

further game. 

But the 17-year-old from Alexandria regained her composure in 

the fourth to close out the match 11-4 11-9 10-12 11-9 in 65 minutes 

to win the title for a second successive year. 

Araby becomes the fourth Egyptian to win back-to-back women’s 

titles after Raneem El Welily in 2007, Nour El Sherbini in 2013 

and Nouran Gohar in 2016. 

“It feels amazing,” said Araby. “I’m so happy! That was my last 

World Juniors and if I hadn’t won I know I would have been so 

sad. When I got four match balls in the third I started thinking 

about my birthday, about celebrating with my friends, I just 

freaked out and went completely out of the court. 

“Looking at the players who have won it twice, Nicol (David), 

Ramy (Ashour), Raneem, Marwan (Elshorbagy), and especially 

Mohamed (Elshorbagy) - he’s my role model, I can’t thank him 

enough, he’s helped me so much and is always there for me. 

“That may be my last junior match, it depends on the British next 

year, but if it is my last I’m happy to finish with that one!” 

The Men’s final also featured the top two seeds and whilst 

Mostafa Asal was the second seed, the 17-year-old was by far the 

highest-ranked player in the men’s field - at 71, compared with 

Tarek’s 281. 

Asal claimed the title without dropping a game including an 

impressive 45-minute 11-7 13-11 11-4 victory over Tarek to win the 

world junior title for the first time. 

“I’m overjoyed to become World Champion,” said Asal. “It’s great 

that we had two all-Egyptian finals. “I went into the match with 

confidence, but I really had to fight hard in the second to keep 

the momentum going. 

WSF World Junior Squash Championships, 

Chennai, India 

Men’s Final: 

[2] Mostafa Asal (EGY) bt [1] Marwan Tarek (EGY) 

11-7, 13-11, 11-4 

Women’s Final: 

[1] Rowan Reda Araby (EGY) bt [2] Hania El Hammamy (EGY) 

11-4, 11-9, 10-12, 11-9 




CHAMPIONSHIPS 

EGYPTWINHISTORICSIXTHMEN’S 

WORLDJUNIORTITLEINCHENNAI 

Surpassing a five-title record set 26 years ago by Australia, hot 

favourites Egypt defeated England in the final of the WSF Men’s World 

Junior Team Squash Championship in India to win the biennial World 

Squash Federation title for a sixth time since 1994. 

The Egyptian team, featuring both 

finalists in the previous week’s World 

Junior Individual Championship, cruised 

through the six-day event in Chennai 

without dropping a single game. It 

was Egypt’s eighth consecutive final 

appearance since 2004 - but third seeds 

England’s first time in the final since 

2002 which was also in Chennai. 

The team’s top strings took to the all- 

glass show court at the Express Avenue 

Mall in Chennai first. Marwan Tarek, the 

18-year-old 2017 individual champion 

from Cairo who lost out to team-mate 

Mostafa Asal in the previous week’s final, 

faced English No.1 Nick Wall. 

Wall forced a tie-break in the opening 

game, but Tarek took the opener, then 

comfortably the next two to claim an 

impressive 45-minute 12-10 11-6 11-7 win 

for Egypt. 

In the second match between the third 

strings, England’s 15-year-old Sam Todd 

threatened to give England a lifeline as 

he matched Egyptian Omar El Torkey in 

the opening game, earning game balls at 

10-9 and 11-10. However, Egypt’s Bronze 

Medallist held his nerve to take the lead 

and never looked back as he took the next 

two games comfortably to give Egypt the 




CHAMPIONSHIPS 

WSF World Junior Team Squash Championship, Chennai, India 

Final: 

[1] EGYPT bt [3] ENGLAND 2/0 

Marwan Tarek bt Nick Wall 

12-10, 11-6, 11-7 

Omar El Torkey bt Sam Todd 

13-11, 11-4, 11-4 

Bronze Medallists: 

[6] CZECH REPUBLIC & [8] USA 

5th Place Play-off: 

[2] CANADA bt [4] MALAYSIA 2/1 

James Flynn bt Darren Rahul Pragasam 

11-7, 11-9, 11-8 

Ryan Picken lost to Shahrul Izham 

Nurhaqiem 8-11, 3-11, 6-11 

George Crowne bt Siow Yee Xian 

7-11, 11-8, 11-5, 11-8 


[9] HONG KONG CHINA bt 

[11] PAKISTAN 2/0 

Chung Yat Long bt Muhammad Uzair 

11-8, 11-3, 12-10 

To Wai Lok bt Muhammad Farhan Hashmi 

11-4, 11-8, 11-6 


[12] SWITZERLAND bt 

[10] NEW ZEALAND 2/1 

Yannick Wilhelmi bt Gabe Yam 

7-11, 11-6, 11-4, 11-1 

Campbell Wells lost to 

Anthony Lepper 11-13, 6-11, 7-11 

Nils Roesch bt Temwa Chileshe 

14-12, 11-6, 6-11, 11-7 


[5] INDIA bt [15] ARGENTINA 2/1 

Veer Chotrani lost to Miguel Gonzalo Pujol 

6-11, 9-11, 9-11 

Rahul Baitha bt Dylan Tymkiw 

11-5, 11-6, 11-8 

Utkarsh Baheti bt Jeremías Azaña 18-16, 

11-6, 11-7 


[7] COLOMBIA bt [16] AUSTRALIA 2/0 

Matias Knudsen bt Nicholas Calvert 

11-4, 11-4, 11-9 

Nicolas Serna bt Jack Hudson 11-8, 11-7, 

4-11, 10-12, 11-9 


[14] IRELAND bt [18] GERMANY 2/0 

Conor Moran bt Abdel-Rahman Ghait 11-5, 

11-5, 9-11, 11-4 

Scott Gillanders bt Maximillian Baum 11-9, 

11-9, 11-9 


[17] SCOTLAND bt [13] FRANCE 2/1 

Alasdair Prott bt Edwin Clain 

11-9, 11-9, 5-11, 11-8 

Fraser McCann lost to Adrien Douillard 

11-9, 7-11, 5-11, 6-11 

Christopher Murphy bt Toufik Mekhalfi 

5-11, 11-3, 11-8, 13-15, 11-5 


[19] SOUTH AFRICA bt 

[20] SINGAPORE 2/1 

Murray Schepers lost to Aaron Liang 9-11, 

9-11, 12-10, 8-11 

Jacques Duminy bt Kieren Tan 

11-9, 11-3, 11-2 

Tristen Worth bt Matthew Wong Yu Heng 

11-5, 9-11, 11-6, 11-4 

21st Place Play-off: 

[21] FINLAND bt [22] QATAR 2/1 

Samuli Niskala lost to Hamad Al-Amri 

11-8, 9-11, 7-11, 7-11 

Ville Koskinen bt Ahmad Al-Muraikhi 

11-0, 11-2, 11-9 

Atte Stengård bt Ibrahim Darwish 

11-6, 3-11, 11-8, 11-7 

23rd Place Play-off: 

[24] ZIMBABWE bt 

[23] SAUDI ARABIA 2/0 

Tayne Turnock bt Mohammad Almwled 

11-8, 11-3, 11-6 

Harry Lawton bt Abdulelah Boureggah 

11-1, 11-3, 11-0 

title with a 32-minute 13-11 11-4 11-4 victory. 

“We’re so proud and happy,” said the 

Egyptian coaching team. “The boys have 

worked so hard for this and they’ve got 

their reward, bringing Egypt another 

treble, just like the girls last year. This 

generation has taken over from those 

recent generations that have done the 

country so proud, and they have the 

talent and the desire to dominate the 

senior ranks in the coming years. 

“Thanks to the organisers, the Indian 

Squash Federation and all the workers 

and volunteers that made this a great 

event and one that everyone will 

remember and can be proud of.” 

Czech Republic and USA shared the 

bronze medal - USA repeating their finish 

in 2017 whilst the sixth-seeded Czechs 

achieved their highest-ever finish. 

Despite the absence of their leading 

player Julien Gosset following his 

quarter-final injury, second seeds Canada 

beat Malaysia in the fifth-place play-off 

to record their highest finish since 2010. 

Hong Kong China beat defending 

champions Pakistan in the play-off for 

seventh place to better their finish two 

years ago. 

Victory over New Zealand in the playoff 

for ninth place saw 12th seeds 

Switzerland not only exceed their 

seeding but also record their best finish 

for 18 years. 

After losing out to fierce Asian rivals 

Pakistan in the pre-quarter-finals, hosts 

India finished their 2018 campaign on a 

modest high after beating Argentina in 

the 11th place play-off. 

Finally, event debutants Saudi Arabia 

- a young four-man squad featuring 

two 17-year-olds, one 15-year-old and a 

14-year-old who have represented their 

country’s first ever appearance in a 

world squash championship - went down 

to Zimbabwe in their final tie to finish in 

24th place. 

Tragedy struck the championship on 

the final day when South African Team 

Manager and Coach Graham Prior, the 

WSF African Coaching Coordinator, 

collapsed as he was boarding a bus after 

his team’s tie. It seems he suffered a 

severe heart attack and was pronounced 

dead shortly afterwards. 

“The sense of shock, coupled with a 

complete numbness, is all that one can 

feel when something like this occurs,” 

said WSF Chief Executive Officer Andrew 

Shelley on hearing the news. “Graham 

was such an esteemed and popular 

leader amongst coaches, a mentor to 

so many. While that is how the world 

of squash know him, it is his family and 

friends, robbed of Graham so early, 

that our hearts go out to at this terrible 

time. He and they will be in everybody’s 

thoughts, I know.” 





NICOL DAVID & LEO AU 

CLAIM GOLD IN ASIAN GAMES 

NICOLDAVID&LEOAU 

CLAIMGOLDINASIANGAMES 

After a glittering career in which she has won every prize on offer, 

Malaysia’s Nicol David could hardly have dreamed of a better way of 

celebrating her 35th birthday than by claiming a record fifth Asian 

Games Gold Medal - 20 years after winning her first. 

Images courtesy of Aulia Dyan 

The former World No.1, a title David 

held for an unprecedented 109 

consecutive months, defended the title 

she last won in Incheon in 2014 after 

again surviving a final against a fellow 

countrywoman. This time, at the Gelora 

Bung Karno Sports Complex in the 

Indonesia capital Jakarta, David had to 

fight back from 2/1 down to overcome 

teenager Sivasangari Subramaniam 

11-13 11-9 5-11 11-6 11-8 in 52 minutes. 

While David was marking her sixth 

successive appearance in the event, 

the only player in Jakarta to have also 

competed in the inaugural event in 

Thailand in 1998, Subramaniam was 

making her debut. The 19-year-old 

from Kedah claimed two of the biggest 

scalps of her brief career to reach the 

final, seeing off second seed Annie Au 

in the quarter-finals before beating 

India’s Joshna Chinappa in the semifinal 

to set up a meeting with her idol 

for the first time. 

“It’s always nice to win the gold for 

Malaysia,” said David. “This win means a lot 

to me as this is likely my last Asian Games. 

“Of course, it was a really close battle 

too. Sivasangari came into the final 

having won the biggest matches in 

hercareer and she had that momentum 

going. I knew it was always going to be 

tough and true enough it went to five. I’m 

really pleased with my performance in 

the end. 

“But I’m also really proud of Sivasangari. 

She has trained hard and she showed 

that she can stand among the best too.” 

The men’s final was also a one-nation 

affair in which second seed Max Lee, the 

Hong Kong No.1, faced domestic rival Leo 

Au who upset Indian favourite Saurav 

Ghosal to reach the final against the odds. 

Lee boasted a career 10-7 head-to-head 

advantage over Au going into the match 

- but only two months ago lost out to 

lower-ranked Au in the final of the Hong 

Kong National Championships. Au carried 

on where he left off on home soil to 

defeat Lee 11-8 12-10 6-11 11-4 to become 

the first Hong Kong player to claim gold 

in the men’s event. 

“I think both Max and I played very well,” 

said the 28-year-old. “I’m very happy 

that we made it a 1-2 finish for Hong 

Kong and on a personal note, I feel that 

I’ve finally made it happen for myself. 

All my hard work and perseverance has 

finally paid off. I’ve proven to myself that 

I can actually do it!” 

Asian Games Squash, Jakarta, 

Indonesia 


[3/4] Leo Au (HKG) bt 

[2] Max Lee (HKG) 

11-8, 12-10, 6-11, 11-4 

Women’s Final: 

[1] Nicol David (MAS) bt 

[5/8] Sivasangari Subramaniam (MAS) 

11-13, 11-9, 5-11, 11-6, 11-8 



MORE THAN BUILDING FOUR WALLS 

EXPERIENCE 

QUALITY 

PASSION 

ENGINEERING 

DISRUPTION 

1976 The first ASB SquashCourt 

1978 ASB Pro GlassBackWall 

1979 ASB movable wall 

1979 ASB rotary GlassBackWall 

1981 The healthy ASB SportsFloor 

1990 ASB GameCourt 

1991 ASB SquashCourt System 100 

1995 ASB RainbowCourts 

1998 ASB ShowGlassCourt 

2000 ASB SensitiveTin 

2001 ASB TopSquash 

2006 ASB GlassFloor 

2007 First Glass Court on a cruise ship 

2009 ASB ShowGlassCourt (upgrade: glass fins replace metal poles) 

2011 ASB RefereeSystem and ASB TopSquash (screens) 

2011 ASB ShowGlassCourt/upgrade: bigger panels, TV visibility 

2012 ASB TVO Floor (TV optimised) 

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ASIAN GAMES TEAM DOUBLE 

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ASIAN GAMES TEAM DOUBLE 

After Hong Kong China despatched India to clinch the Women’s Asian 

Games Team Championship Squash title for the first time, Malaysia 

denied the highest-ranked team in the event a historic double by coming 

from behind to beat the favourites in a dramatic Men’s final at the 

Gelora Bung Karno Sports Complex in Jakarta, Indonesia. 

Images courtesy of Aulia Dyan 

The women’s final was a repeat of a qualifying tie 48 hours 

earlier in which Hong Kong, the second seeds, overcame 

third seeds India 2/1 to claim pole position in Pool B. But India 

earned the re-match in the final after creating the event’s 

biggest upset by ousting defending Champions Malaysia, the 

team led by Nicol David who were seeded to take Gold for the 

third successive time. 

The third seeds were unable to reverse the outcome, however, 

as third string Sunayna Kuruvilla went down in four games to 

Ho Tze-Lok, before talented left-hander Annie Au secured Gold 

for Hong Kong after beating Indian top string Joshna Chinappa 

11-3 11-9 11-5 in 28 minutes. 

“I think they played very well especially under pressure,” Hong 

Kong Team Manager and 2002 Asian Games Individual Gold 

Medallist Rebecca Chiu said. “I’m very happy for them and 

they certainly deserved this success.” 

Malaysia and Hong Kong both reached the Jakarta Men’s Final 

unbeaten with both looking for first-time title success. Hong’s 

Kong’s elusive double looked possible in the opening clash 

between the teams’ third strings with Yip Tsz Fung putting 

Hong Kong ahead with a four-game win over Malaysian Ivan 

Yuen - after surviving a marathon 20-18 second game. 

With the crowd on the edge of their seats, Malaysia drew level 

when team number one Nafiizwan Adnan defeated higherranked 

Max Lee 11-9 11-7 11-7. 

Having not played in the earlier individual event, Malaysia’s 

20-year-old second string Eain Yow Ng, the youngest player 

in the squad, had no Games history against his Hong Kong 

opponent Leo Au, the 2018 Men’s Individual Gold Medallist. 

But in the biggest match of his burgeoning career, the young 

Malaysian truly came of age with a 36-minute 11-7 11-7 11-4 

victory over Au to bring the Gold Medal to Malaysia. 

“As a team we bonded well,” said the jubilant Ng after his 

seventh straight win in the championship. “We came into the 

tournament knowing that we could win, and we certainly did 

it. I always believed that Nafiizwan would deliver a point for us 

and I was really just focused on my own game. But I also did 

my homework well. I did a lot of video analysis and the fact 

that I didn’t play in the individual but managed to beat the 

individual champion, certainly worked out well in the end.” 

Malaysian No.1 Adnan added: “I did not want to bow out of 

my third Asian without a fight. I was on the losing team twice 

already, so I really gave it everything I had. Of course, there 

was pressure when Ivan lost. But pressure is like a dessert and 

I love dessert.” 

Asian Games Team Squash Championships, 

Jakarta, Indonesia 


[3] MALAYSIA bt [1] HONG KONG CHINA 2/1 

Ivan Yuen lost to Yip Tsz Fung 7-11, 18-20, 11-9, 8-11 

Nafiizwan Adnan bt Max Lee 11-9, 11-7, 11-7 

Eain Yow Ng bt Leo Au 11-7, 11-7, 11-4 

Bronze Medallists: 

[2] INDIA & [4] PAKISTAN 



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COACHING & INSTRUCTION: 

DEALING WITH PRESSURE 

DEALINGWITHPRESSURE: 

IT’SALLINTHEMIND 

By Josh Taylor 

England Squash National Performance Coach 

& UNSQUASHABLE Ambassador 

In the world of professional sport, margins are small whilst the 

repercussions can be large. The effect of unforced errors or bad 

judgments can not only result in a poor outcome but can also contribute 

to increased pressure. Small errors mount up and dealing with pressure 

is critical to elite success. 

Pressure is a subject that I have become 

increasingly interested in and how a 

player deals with pressure can have a 

huge impact on the overall outcome 

of a game, match or indeed a career. 

As a young player it was an area that I 

was poor at and didn’t address till later 

in my playing career. The negativity 

surrounding the subject as an area to 

work on and lack of general support 

makes it hard to tackle. In being poor at 

dealing with pressure, I had to work hard 

and read a lot to find ways to improve it. 

I would now say that off the back of my 

research, I am better at recognising and 

dealing with pressurised situations and 

as a coach I try to ensure that I cover 

the subject with the players that I work 

with to support them in allowing them to 

develop their own coping mechanisms. 

The effect of pressure is well 

documented in a breadth of topics and 

here are just two examples. 

Fighter pilots, a group of people who I 

think we could all agree deal with huge 

amounts of pressure at a fast pace. In 

work when pressure increases, the pilot’s 

ability to do external skills outside of 

flying massively decreases. First goes 

the administrative capability of a pilot, 

then the communication and finally their 

navigation until all they are doing is flying! 

In a further study on Police officers in 

situations when dealing with pressure, 

their heart rate increased and the ability 

to function reverts to just the essential 

tasks required. 

If you translate this to a game of squash, 

the awareness of a player under pressure 

moves from a broader breadth of aspects 

to the very narrow focus of just playing 

and hitting the ball. 

So why does this happen? 

It’s all in the brain. Just think 

when you are at work and you 

are given a lot of tasks all at 

once. You become overloaded 

and stressed. This is what is 

happening in the brain with the 

pressure. Our brains only have 

so much attentional capacity. 

When pressure sets in, it starts 

to eat up this capacity and 



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DEALING WITH PRESSURE 

reduces the amount of capacity you then 

have to deal with vital tasks to the ability 

to perform at your very best. 

The best squash players in the world will 

be able to deal with this better than the 

average person with their awareness 

remaining a lot wider for longer as 

pressure increases, and the effect of 

pressure setting in is delayed. 

So how do you get good at dealing with 

pressure? 

Everyone is different in the way they 

can use certain strategies and it is 

therefore important to first understand 

yourself to determine what will be most 

effective for you. 

For some players, routine gives 

confidence and takes away the pressure 

as all ‘controllables’ are controlled. It 

might be that lucky wristband, the lay out 

of your bag or schedule of your warmup. 

Others may try talking to themselves 

with positive self-talk . Constant 

reassurance can always help pick up your 

mood and equally this can come from 

a significant other, e.g. coach, parent, 

teammate. Staying in the moment 

can help others especially 

during a match. Reassessing 

the situation, taking in 

smells and noises can help 

re-centralise. Imagery can also 

be a powerful tool, imagining 

success or past success can always help 

to settle pre-match nerves. The key is 

finding one that works for you as these 

are just a few I have come across. We are 

all different, so give them a try next time 

you are in a tense situation. 

Both understanding this and having a 

mechanism will cut it though. For the 

majority it is like a straight dropshot or 

drive, it’s simple but needs practise in a 

live situation and constant repetition. 

It can be hard for players to expose 

themselves to these kinds of situations. 

Within some of our squads we apply 

pressure training to the environment. 

This can be done simply by a prize for 

the winner or forfeit for the loser. This 

could be money, treats or a test of pride! 

If you want to really create a pressure, 

try chance cards with forfeits, situations 

and rewards in them and pull them out 

at random from a deck or hat during a 

practice game at various stages. They 

certainly spice things up a bit and help 

with dealing with the unexpected! 

How about dealing with the big points? 

Why not put something more on them, 

how about a game and if you get to 

10 you have to win that game point or 

if you don’t you have to go back to 5. 

That certainly prevents you wasting a 

key situation in a game. There are many 

ways to do this in training, but these are 

some of the better ones from my own 

experiences. 

Alongside anything like this, you also 

need the support mechanisms first talked 

about. Some deal with this better than 

others. Some people are more hardwired 

to deal with these situations. Some 

players may come from a background 

of another sport or high-pressured 

environment and transferring this across 

is more natural and it is already built in 

to what they do. These people need less 

support, probably more times than not 

just someone to talk to or reassurance in 

what they do. 

Others however will need greater support 

in dealing with pressure and learning 

these coping mechanisms. As a coach the 

worst thing we can do is write someone 

off at being bad at dealing with pressure. 

You need to problem solve and make it 

an ok area to work on, just like any other 

technical aspect or skill. The mental side 

of the game is still massively overlooked 

and under supported which we can see 

generally from the many discussions 

around mental health. 

Mental isn’t mental in squash, it is just 

another skill and one we need to foster, 

teach and provide an environment to 

deal with it. Embrace it and make it part 

of what you do. 



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If you’re planning to buy new squash courts or renovate a squash 

centre, there are several decisions that need to be made. The first being: 

should it be a club which is solely committed to squash, with a dedicated 

programme and coaching team? Or should it be a sports facility which 

offers the opportunity for other leisure activities in addition to squash? 

Either scenario would benefit from ASB’s System100 Movable SideWalls in 

a major way. 

The Dedicated Squash Facility 

Depending on the country and its interest in squash, the 

doubles game is an important factor not only in the elite 

programmes but also on an advanced level. 

Doubles has a high popularity in the Commonwealth 

Countries as well as the Pan-American Games. Therefore 

naturally, a club with an aspiring programme should be able 

to offer both its junior and pro players the option for doubles 

squash. This should be achieved not by having a doubles 

court that cannot be used for singles play, but by offering the 

option to convert a singles court into a doubles court. 

An ASB System100 Movable SideWall offers exactly this 

within minutes. 

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In this scenario, one of the key factors is dedicated space 

and the usage per square meter (sqm). By adding three 

squash courts, approx. 190 sqm are used up for squash only. 

This means over 30 sqm per person are dedicated to squash 

only, whereas the amount in the fitness area may be 2-4 

sqm per person. This brings up the dilemma squash often 

must face: it uses up too much space and does not earn 

enough money for the centre owner. 

The key to overcoming this dilemma is multi-functionality. 

By using the court area for other sports and optimising 

schedules and occupancy rates of the courts, every centre 

owner can get the maximum return out of his investment. 

The secret ingredient in this recipe is the use of an ASB 

Movable SideWall. This way, a bank of 3 courts can be 

converted into a free space of approx. 190 sqm once the side 

walls are moved to the far left and far right. This enables the 

owner to use the space which is dedicated to squash in other 

ways such as aerobic classes, Zumba, badminton, volleyball 

and many other games. 

Finally, depending on the layout of the club, an ASB Movable 

SideWall can also be used to free-up additional spectator 

space. A regular squash centre can be converted into a 

squash arena, by offering space for more spectators in the 

adjacent or opposite squash courts. Squash on Fire (a very 

modern squash centre in America), has a movable side 

wall next to its ASB ShowGlassCourt. They can convert the 

adjacent, regular squash court into 64 sqm of additional 

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WSF WORLD MASTERS 

RECORDSIXTY-THREENATIONS 

REPRESENTEDINWSFWORLDMASTERS 

Australia emerged with six Gold Medals in the WSF World Masters 

Squash Championships in the USA state of Virginia - where Men’s O60 

Champion Geoffrey Davenport claimed a record-equalling sixth World 

Masters title and Women’s O45 Champion Sarah Fitz-Gerald extended 

her remarkable unbeaten international record since 2001! 

More than 750 players from a-record 63 

nations competed in the 15th edition of 

the biennial World Squash Federation 

staged at the McArthur Squash Center 

at the Boar’s Head Sports Club in 

Charlottesville - featuring 19 Men’s and 

Women’s events in age group categories 

ranging from Over-35 to Over-80. 

Players from Australia headed the Gold 

Medal table, followed by England with 

five, Canada and hosts USA two, and 

single Golds won by Netherlands, South 

Africa, Ireland and Cayman Islands. 

After first winning World Masters 

Gold in the O45 event in 2003 in 

Finland, then claiming his fifth in the 

O55 championship in Hong Kong in 

2014, 60-year-old Geoffrey Davenport 

was making his debut in the O60 

event in Charlottesville. The top seed 

from Sydney breezed through to the 

final without dropping a game, then 

despatched surprise opponent Juan 




I love this sport, I’ve been playing since I was a kid. 

Just because I’m old and retired doesn’t mean I can’t keep 

playing. I still have the fire burning inside and I think all the 

old pros here still have that fire burning inside and want 

to see what they can do … I’ve met so many extraordinary 

people spending a lifetime in this sport, and it’s so nice to 

be able to give something back 

SARAH FITZ-GERALD, FORMER WORLD NO.1 & 5-TIME WORLD CHAMPION 

Mendez, an unseeded player from 

Mexico, 11-5 11-5 11-2. 

Former World No.1 Sarah Fitz-Gerald 

enjoyed a distinguished career on the 

professional circuit where she won 

a then record five World Open titles. 

A firm favourite to defend her World 

Masters O45 title, the 49-year-old from 

Melbourne did so in some style - seeing 

off fellow countrywoman Susan Davis in 

the final 11-5 11-4 11-3. 

The title is Fitz-Gerald’s third World O45 

in a row, and follows three British Open 

Masters titles, a World Masters Games 

trophy and a World Masters O35 gold 

medal. The latest success also extends 

her winning run in all international events 

to 17 years - after suffering her most 

recent defeat in August 2001 in the semifinals 

of the Hong Kong Open to then 

New Zealand rival Leilani Joyce! 

“I love this sport, I’ve been playing since 

I was a kid,” said Fitz-Gerald, now a WSF 

Vice President, after collecting her latest 

gold medal. “Just because I’m old and 

retired doesn’t mean I can’t keep playing. 

I still have the fire burning inside and I 

think all the old pros here still have that 

fire burning inside and want to see what 

they can do. As we all know we may get a 

little bit older and slower, but the game is 

still there. When you see the former pros 

reach the finals in this tournament, it’s a 

combination of knowledge and practicing 

our skills to keep ourselves up there. 

“I’ve met so many extraordinary people 

spending a lifetime in this sport, and 

it’s so nice to be able to give something 

back. All the former pros that are here 

are here because they love it, and 

hopefully everyone else has enjoyed 

watching them play.” 

Is there a secret to her success? “My 

history, experience and knowledge is 

worth 50% in a match, even before the 

physical side kicks in as a factor. I love 

the event, the friendships and team spirit 

between nations, and just love playing. 

“No surprise that I have the next World 

Masters in Poland and the World Masters 

Games in Japan in my diary.” 

Former World No.2 Brett Martin also 

provided Gold Medal success for 

Australia. Seeded four in the Men’s O55 

event, Martin followed his upset over 

the top seed in the semi-finals to beat 

compatriot Peter Gilbee 11-7 12-10 11-3 in 

the final. 

“World Champion always sounds good 

World Champion always sounds good if your name is 

next to it, even if you’re older, slower, greyer and fatter, 

World Champion is World Champion. It’s been great to 

travel here and catch up with so many people I haven’t 

seen in years. It’s fun playing in front of a crowd again, I 

haven’t played on a glass court in a long time, it was a bit 

of a strange experience. Thankfully all of the other guys 

had a little bit less experience than me 

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if your name is next to it, even if you’re 

older, slower, greyer and fatter, World 

Champion is World Champion,” said 

Martin. “It’s been great to travel here and 

catch up with so many people I haven’t 

seen in years. It’s fun playing in front of 

a crowd again, I haven’t played on a glass 

court in a long time, it was a bit of a 

strange experience. Thankfully all of the 

other guys had a little bit less experience 

than me. 

“Thanks to everyone for coming out and 

shaking my hand, saying they followed 

my career. I’ve been out of squash for 

a long time, but I still enjoy getting in 

front of people and trying to perform 

for them. Hopefully you’ve learned a few 

things and maybe it’s opened your eyes 

to what’s possible on court, even at our 

age. You can always learn something, 

it’s just a matter of getting out there and 

trying. Anyone can do it, it’s just a matter 

of determination.” 

All five of England’s champions were 

seeded to win their respective titles, 

including Nick Taylor retaining the Men’s 

O45 title and Ann Manley retaining the 

Women’s O70 title. 

After losing in the O35 final in 

Johannesburg two years ago, Lauren 

Briggs coasted to her first World 

Masters title against compatriot Selina 

Sinclair. The eldest age group, Men’s 

O80, saw England’s top seed Lance 

Kinder come back from a game down 

against USA’s Ed Burlingame to win his 

first World Masters title. 

Jill Campion, winner of a U.S. nationals 

title, rounded out the English champions 

in an all-English O60 final to win her first 

World Masters title. 

Natalie Grainger of the USA ended the 

day on a high note for the home crowd, 

maintaining her unbeaten World Masters 

record with a second consecutive titleher 

first in the O40 division. 

Northern neighbours Canada matched 

USA’s total of two World Masters 

champions: Men’s O75 fifth seed Howard 

Armitage thwarted second seed Gerald 

Poulton’s title hopes in a five-game final. 

Lauren Wagner became the lowest-seeded 

champion by completing her surprise 

Women’s O50 title run with an upset over 

Australian top seed Sarah Nelson. 

WSF World Masters Squash Championships, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA 

Men’s O35 Final: 

[1] Laurens Jan Anjema (NED) bt 

[2] Alister Walker (BOT) 11-7, 11-5, 7-11, 

11-2 

Third Place Play-off: 

[5] Alejandro Garbi Caro (ESP) bt [3] 

Wael El Hindi (USA) 11-3, 11-8, 11-2 

Women’s O35 Final: 

[1] Lauren Briggs (ENG) bt 

[2] Selina Sinclair (ENG) 11-2, 11-2, 11-4 

Third place play-off: 

[6] Reka Burmeister (ENG) bt [5] 

Margaret Gerety (USA) w/o 


[1] Liam Kenny (IRL) bt [3] Patrick 

Chifunda (ZAM) 11-7, 11-4, 11-4 


[5] Craig Ruane (RSA) bt [15] Wai 

Chung Wong (HKG) 10-12, 11-8, 11-6, 11-2 


[1] Natalie Grainger (USA) bt 

[2] Melissa Martin (AUS) 

9-11, 11-2, 11-8, 11-4 


[4] Samantha Herbert (RSA) bt 

[3] Jacqueline Ryder (RSA) 

11-6, 11-5, 11-9 


[1] Nick Taylor (ENG) bt 

[2] Zuko Kubukeli (RSA) 11-2, 11-6, 11-4 


[3] Adrian Hansen (RSA) bt 

[12] Galen le Cheminant (USA) 

11-9, 11-4, 5-11, 11-9 


[1] Sarah Fitz-Gerald (AUS) bt 

[3] Susan Davis (AUS) 11-5, 11-4, 11-3 


[4] Karen Meakins (BAR) bt [2] Rachel 

Calver (ENG) 11-9, 11-1, 11-7 


[1] Michael Tootill (RSA) bt [2] Hansi 

Wiens (GER) 12-14, 8-11, 11-9, 11-4, 11-9 


[3] David Sly (CAN) bt [13] Sean Ryan 

(AUS) 11-8, 11-9, 11-9 


[15] Lauren Wagner (CAN) bt [1] Sarah 

Nelson (AUS) 11-7, 11-8, 11-5 


[3] Hope Prockop (USA) bt [5] Wendy 

Ansdell (ENG) 11-4, 11-1, 11-4 


[4] Brett Martin (AUS) bt [3] Peter 

Gilbee (AUS) 11-7, 12-10, 11-3 


[2] Fredrik Johnson (SWE) bt [1] Willie 

Hosey (IRL) 11-5, 12-10, 11-6 


[1] Susan Hillier (AUS) bt [3] Mandy 

Akin (ENG) 11-7, 11-5, 11-4 


[2] Fiona McLean (SCO) bt [4] Sue 

Williams (AUS) 9-11, 7-11, 11-7, 11-6, 11-7 


[1] Geoffrey Davenport (AUS) bt 

Juan Mendez (MEX) 11-5, 11-5, 11-2 


[4] Pierr Roodt (RSA) bt [2] Jeremy 

Goulding (ENG) 11-7, 11-9, 9-11, 10-12, 11-9 


[1] Jill Campion (ENG) bt [2] Karen 

Hume (ENG) 5-11, 12-10, 4-11, 11-9, 11-5 


Shirley Whitmore (RSA) bt Maureen 

Duke (IRL) 11-6, 11-2, 11-5 


[1] John Macrury (CAY) bt [6] Mario 

Raponi (CAN) 11-2, 11-6, 11-6 


[10] John Carroll (AUS) bt 

[4] Wayne Weatherhead (CAN) 

11-7, 9-11, 12-10, 11-7 


[3] Gaye Mitchell (AUS) bt [1] Laura 

Ramsay (CAN) 11-8, 11-7, 11-7 


Yvonne Trotter (AUS) bt [2] Faith 

Sinclair (SCO) 11-4, 11-7, 7-11, 12-14, 11-6 


[1] Brian Cook (AUS) bt [3] Ian Ross 

(SCO) 11-1, 7-11, 7-11, 11-6, 12-10 


[7] Frikkie Bester (RSA) bt [5] Aubrey 

Waddy (ENG) 11-7, 9-11, 6-11, 12-10, 11-2 


[1] Ann Manley (ENG) bt [6] Margaret 

Hunt-Kemp (RSA) 11-9, 6-11, 11-7, 8-11, 11-6 


[4] Marilyn Kennedy (AUS) bt 

[2] Robyn Prentice (AUS) 

11-4, 6-11, 6-11, 13-11, 11-5 


[5] Howard Armitage (CAN) bt [2] 

Gerald Poulton (CAN) 7-11, 11-5, 9-11, 

15-13, 11-8 


[8] Michael Gough (USA) bt [3] John 

Nelson (USA) 10-12, 8-11, 11-6, 11-7, 11-8 

Women’s O70: 

Winner: [5] Joyce Davenport (USA); 

Runner-up [1] Jean Grainger (RSA) 


[1] Lance Kinder (ENG) bt [3] Edward 

Burlingame (USA) 5-11, 11-7, 11-6, 11-2 


[2] Barry Gardiner (NZL) bt [4] 

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A new World Tour structure was introduced by the Professional 

Squash Association (PSA) in August with the Australian Open becoming 

the first tournament to be held in this new era for professional squash. 

The objective of the structure will 

establish a new and exciting image 

for the PSA World Tour, which will 

continue to showcase the sport’s 

biggest tournaments and best players. 

As part of the re-organisation, a PSA 

Challenger Tour has been created and 

positioned alongside the PSA World Tour 

to create a strong identity for lower-tier 

tournaments and will feature aspiring 

youngsters working their way up the PSA 

World Rankings. 

The new tour structure has been put in 

place with the aim of increasing earnings 

and playing opportunities across both 

tours, while the PSA will offer more 

support for tournament promoters to 

assist them with the successful delivery 

of tournaments. 

The world’s leading players will 

continue to compete at the sport’s most 

prestigious tournaments on the PSA 

World Tour, including the PSA World 

Championships and PSA World Tour 

Finals, with prize money ranging from 

$47,500 to $1,000,000. By the 2022- 

2023 season, it is envisaged that the 

PSA World Tour will feature up to 35 

tournaments for men and women. 

New tournament tiers have been created 

on the PSA World Tour. The first PSA 

World Tour Platinum tournament will be 

the FS Investments U.S. Open Squash 

Championships in October, while the J.P. 

Morgan China Open will be the first PSA 

World Tour Gold event in September. 

The women’s Oracle NetSuite Open later 

that month will be the first PSA World 

Tour Silver event, while the prestigious 

Carol Weymuller Open, which takes place 

in October, has the honour of being 

the first ever PSA World Tour Bronze 

tournament. 

PSA World Tour events held on all-glass 

courts will be broadcast live around 

the world, while in September the Open 

International de squash de Nantes will 

become the first PSA Challenger Tour 

event to be broadcast live. 

On the PSA World Tour, Platinum 

tournaments will feature 48-player 

draws, and Gold, Silver and Bronze 

tournaments will feature 24-player 

draws. Tournaments on the PSA 

Challenger Tour will range from 16-24 

player draws, while qualification rounds 

will be scrapped on both tours. 

The 2018/19 PSA World Championships 

in Chicago, which will become the first 

tournament in professional squash to 

offer a prize purse of $1 million, will 

be held in February and will feature a 

64-player draw. The draw will consist of 

56 PSA entrants and a wildcard, with the 

other places being granted to winners of 

selected ‘qualifier’ tournaments on the 

PSA Challenger Tour and World Squash 

Federation (WSF) invitees. 

Prize money on the PSA Challenger 

Tour will range from $5,500 to 

$28,000 and tiers consist of PSA 

Challenger Tour 5, 10, 20 and 30. A 

round robin format will be available for 

use at Challenger Tour 5 tournaments 

throughout the 2018/19 season. 

As part of the new tour structure, the 

PSA have also formed the WSF & PSA 

Satellite Tour in partnership with the 

World Squash Federation, designed to 

ease the transition from World, Regional, 

National and Junior tournaments to 

professional squash. In addition, the 

creation of a global ranking system for 

U19 and U17 players will create a pathway 

for the best up-and-coming juniors from 

across the globe. 

“We are delighted to officially begin using 

our new tour structure and are confident 

that it will have a hugely positive impact 

on the growth of professional squash,” 

said PSA Chief Executive Alex Gough. 

“A record prize money total of $6.4 

million was on offer during the 2017/18 

season - an 11% increase on the previous 

season - while memberships are at an 

all-time high, with over 900 registered 

members of the PSA. We are confident 

that the changes to our tour structure 

will help us continue along the same 

trajectory.” 

PSA Tour Director Hannah Ridgard- 

Mason added: “These changes will help 

us to market the PSA World Tour as the 

sport’s pinnacle, while the introduction of 

the PSA Challenger Tour and WSF & PSA 

Satellite Tours will enable us to increase 

earnings and playing opportunities for 

up-and-coming players, in addition to 

giving them a natural pathway to the 

PSA World Tour. 

“We are also pleased to be able to offer 

tournament promoters more support than 

ever before and look forward to working 

with them in the coming years as we 

continue to grow professional squash.” 

We are delighted to officially begin 

using our new tour structure and are 

confident that it will have a hugely 

positive impact on the growth of 

professional squash 

PSA CHIEF EXECUTIVE ALEX GOUGH 



PSA World n°1* 

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MEN’S PSA WORLD RANKINGS 

Egypt 

1 11 

Born: 1991 

Lives: Bristol, England 

MOHAMED 

ELSHORBAGY 

ALI 

FARAG 

Colombia 

6 16 

Born: 1985 

Lives: Bogota, Colombia 

MIGUEL 

ANGEL 

RODRIGUEZ 

GREGORY 

GAULTIER 

World Tour Titles: 32 

Highest World Ranking: 1 

Egypt 

2 12 

Born: 1992 

Lives: Cairo, Egypt 

MARWAN 

ELSHORBAGY 



Egypt 

3 13 

Born: 1993 

Lives: Bristol, England 



France 

7 17 

Born: 1982 

Lives: Prague, Czech Republic 

KARIM ABDEL 

GAWAD 



Egypt 

4 14 

Born: 1988 


TAREK 

MOMEN 



Egypt 

8 18 

Born: 1991 

Lives: Giza, Egypt 

RAMY 

ASHOUR 



Germany 

5 15 

Born: 1987 

Lives: Paderborn, Germany 

SIMON 

RÖSNER 



Egypt 

9 19 

Born: 1987 

Lives: New York, USA 

PAUL 

COLL 





New Zealand 

10 20 

Born: 1992 

Lives: Greymouth, 

New Zealand 



DIEGO 

ELIAS 

SAURAV 

GHOSAL 

MOHAMED 

ABOUELGHAR 

OMAR 

MOSAAD 

RYAN 

CUSKELLY 

DARYL 

SELBY 

JAMES 

WILLSTROP 

NICOLAS 

MUELLER 

MAX 

LEE 

CAMERON 

PILLEY 

Peru 

Born: 1996 

Lives: Lima, Peru 



India 

Born: 1986 

Lives: Kolkata, India 



Egypt 

Born: 1993 




Egypt 

Born: 1988 




Australia 

Born: 1987 

Lives: Greenwich, USA 



England 

Born: 1982 

Lives: Colchester, England 

World Tour titles: 12 


England 

Born: 1983 

Lives: Harrogate, England 



Switzerland 

Born: 1989 

Lives: Zurich, Switzerland 



Hong Kong 

Born: 1988 

Lives: Hong Kong 



Australia 

Born: 1982 

Lives: Den Haag, Netherlands 



For more information, visit: www.psaworldtour.com 



WOMEN’S PSA WORLD RANKINGS 

1 

NOUR EL 

SHERBINI 

Egypt 

Born: 1995 

Lives: Alexandria, Egypt 



11 

ANNIE 

AU 

Hong Kong 

Born: 1989 

Lives: Hong Kong 



2 

RANEEM 

EL WELILY 

Egypt 

Born: 1989 




12 

TESNI 

EVANS 

Wales 

Born: 1992 

Lives: Rhyl, Wales 



3 

NOUR EL 

TAYEB 

Egypt 

Born: 1997 




13 

VICTORIA 

LUST 

England 

Born: 1989 

Lives: Victoria, Canada 



4 

JOELLE 

KING 

New Zealand 

Born: 1988 

Lives: Cambridge, 

New Zealand 



14 

OLIVIA 

BLATCHFORD 

USA 

Born: 1993 

Lives: Wilton, USA 



5 

CAMILLE 

SERME 

France 

Born: 1989 

Lives: Creteil, Paris 



15 

SALMA HANY 

IBRAHIM 

Egypt 

Born: 1996 

Lives: Alexandria, Egypt 



6 

NOURAN 

GOHAR 

Egypt 

Born: 1997 




16 

JOSHNA 

CHINAPPA 

India 

Born: 1986 

Lives: Chennai, India 



7 

LAURA 

MASSARO 

England 

Born: 1983 

Lives: Preston, England 



17 

DONNA 

LOBBAN 

Australia 

Born: 1986 

Lives: Edinburgh, Scotland 



8 

SARAH-JANE 

PERRY 

England 

Born: 1990 

Lives: Kenilworth, England 



18 

AMANDA 

SOBHY 

USA 

Born: 1993 

Lives: Boston, USA 



9 

NICOL 

DAVID 

Malaysia 

Born: 1983 

Lives: Amsterdam, 

Netherlands 



19 

DIPIKA 

PALLIKAL 

KARTHIK 

India 

Born: 1991 

Lives: Chennai, India 



10 

ALISON 

WATERS 

England 

Born: 1984 

Lives: Hertfordshire, 

England 



20 

HANIA EL 

HAMMAMY 

Egypt 

Born: 2000 




For more information, visit: www.psaworldtour.com 




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