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Asal Becomes Youngest U.S. Open Champion; Gohar Claims Back-to-Back Titles
by U.S. Pro Series on December 23, 2021 at 3:02 pm
l-r: Drexel President John Fry, US Squash Board Chair Soo Venkatesan, Hania El Hammamy, Nouran Gohar, Mostafa Asal, Tarek Momen, Truist Regional President, Delaware Valley, Travis Manning Egypt’s Mostafa Asal became the youngest champion at twenty years old while Nouran Gohar became just the second back-to-back women’s champion at the U.S. Open Squash Championships presented … Continue reading Asal Becomes Youngest U.S. Open Champion; Gohar Claims Back-to-Back Titles →
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Motor City Open: Europeans Go 5-0; American Trio Bow Out
by U.S. Pro Series on February 6, 2020 at 8:47 pm
By Matt Schoch, The Motor City Open It was an opening day to remember for the French and English Wednesday as they dominated Round One of The Motor City Open presented by Sturbridge Capital. Seven of the last 10 champions in the 21st annual Birmingham Athletic Club event have come from Egypt, but Europeans went … Continue reading Motor City Open: Europeans Go 5-0; American Trio Bow Out →
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Elias and Abouelghar Headline Largest Motor City Open
by U.S. Pro Series on February 5, 2020 at 8:39 pm
The Motor City Open celebrates its twenty-first year with record prize money of $76,000 as four of the world’s top ten players aim for the PSA Silver title, February 5-9, at the Birmingham Athletic Club in Detroit, Michigan. Follow Motor City Open live streaming and scores throughout the weekend on usprosquashseries.com/live. Egypt’s Mohamed Abouelghar returns … Continue reading Elias and Abouelghar Headline Largest Motor City Open →
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Fiechter Claims Second and Largest PSA Title in Philadelphia
by U.S. Pro Series on February 4, 2020 at 8:38 pm
Team USA’s Olivia Fiechter claimed her second and largest career PSA World Tour title–the $12,000 EM Noll Classic–Sunday, February 2, at the Racquet Club of Philadelphia. The world No. 36 entered the draw as the top seed, and progressed to the final with three, 3-0 victories, all of which were recorded in thirty minutes or … Continue reading Fiechter Claims Second and Largest PSA Title in Philadelphia →
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El Tayeb Defends Cleveland Classic Crown
by U.S. Pro Series on February 3, 2020 at 8:33 pm
Egypt’s World No.5 Nour El Tayeb successfully retained her Cleveland Classic title after she defeated England’s World No. 7 Sarah-Jane Perry in the final of the PSA World Tour Bronze event Monday, February 3, at the Cleveland Racquet Club in Ohio. The win marks El Tayeb’s second title of the season after lifting the China … Continue reading El Tayeb Defends Cleveland Classic Crown →
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US Squash Expands Coaching Resources with Educational Modules
by Chris McClintick on December 8, 2023 at 2:57 am
US Squash has introduced coaching education modules to supplement its core Coach Pass Program. The modules will serve as valuable resources aimed at supporting and professionalizing coaching across all levels from grassroots to nationally-ranked play. Continuing education modules will offer further professional development opportunities to hundreds of coaches, the first of which has been created
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Sportsmanship and Conduct Report
by Chris McClintick on December 7, 2023 at 10:27 pm
Following the October 1 season-opening update that announced US Squash’s new Sportsmanship & Character landing page, US Squash has experienced an encouraging uptick in the number of conduct reports received compared with the same period last year. The increase in reporting is attributed primarily to the heightened emphasis on conduct and increased awareness through digital
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Amanda Sobhy Ruptures Achilles in Hong Kong Open Final
on December 4, 2023 at 4:52 pm
From Team USA Seven years after rupturing her left achilles in a PSA final, Team USA’s Amanda Sobhy sustained another devastating injury set back–a rupture of her right achilles–in the final of the TTI Milwaukee Hong Kong Open Sunday, December 3. Sobhy had been in top form in Hong Kong having produced a major three-game
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Racquet Up Detroit Seeks Squash Director
by Chris McClintick on November 22, 2023 at 5:05 pm
Squash Director Racquet Up Detroit Racquet Up Detroit is an out-of-school youth development program which uses the sport of squash, in combination with academic tutoring, literacy development, fitness education, community service, and mentoring to make a lasting positive impact on the lives of Detroit public school students. Founded in 2010 through a collaboration with the
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A Thanksgiving Message From the CEO
by Chris McClintick on November 22, 2023 at 4:55 pm
Dear Friend of Squash, As we approach the holiday season, I am reminded that our time together in squash anchors our lives—with camaraderie, exercise, exaltation and at times, even disappointment! The sport and community can feel like another home and family to us, and the experiences nourish our soul and lift our spirits. This December
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Outside the Glass Podcast: Nathan Clarke
by Chris McClintick on October 30, 2023 at 3:14 am
Outside The Glass · Ep.95 Nathan Clarke … The post Outside the Glass Podcast: Nathan Clarke appeared first on Squash Magazine.
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Squash—A Game for the Ages
by Chris McClintick on October 30, 2023 at 1:14 am
Editor’s Note: While writing this article and as a result of what happened in the course of his match with twelve-year-old Milo Miller, Dan was diagnosed with both Early-Stage Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s (Lewy Body Syndrome). In his closing paragraphs, he discusses what this has meant for him and how continuing to play squash is one of the best things anyone can do to slow the progress of both diseases. by Dan Hogan What do you have when you pit Milo Miller, a fast rising twelve-year-old, against a declining, soon-to-be eighty-year-old, Dan Hogan, in an early round of the 3.5 division of the 2023 Massachusetts Squash Championships? For one thing, a sixty-seven-year age gap. This possibly was the biggest age difference … The post Squash—A Game for the Ages appeared first on Squash Magazine.
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Book Review: Western Lane
by Chris McClintick on July 3, 2023 at 6:55 pm
Western Lane By Chetna Maroo (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2023) by James Zug Chetna Maroo’s debut novel—short and tight, at 150-pages it is really a novella—is set in the 1980s in Luton, a town north of London, and revolves around a Gujarati Indian immigrant family. The mother has just died, and the father gives his three adolescent daughters squash as an outlet or escape for their grief. The youngest of the daughters, Gopi, takes to the game and her outings at their slightly rundown local club, called Western Lane, turn into daily training sessions that last for three or four hours. The narrative clings to a cliched trope: an upcoming junior tournament where Gopi predictably triumphs. Despite the formulaic story, … The post Book Review: Western Lane appeared first on Squash Magazine.
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Community Perspectives: A Probability Analysis of the Game of Squash
by newsm on June 26, 2023 at 6:40 pm
Denis L. Bourke and Robert H. Eather Squash Magazine (Nov. 2021) published a feature article (Ref. #1): “The Ratings Game – An Analysis of US Squash Ratings.” In the article the authors showed that the Club Locker ratings – now known as the Universal Squash Rating (USR) – based on match data collected from previous competitive play, unsurprisingly predicted the results of future play with reasonable accuracy. The article interested us and led us to consider whether a mathematical approach might provide even more insights into factors that contribute to the outcome of a squash match. We considered a logical input parameter for such an analysis to be the probability of a player winning any single point … The post Community Perspectives: A Probability Analysis of the Game of Squash appeared first on Squash Magazine.
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Outside the Glass Podcast: Steve Line Part 2
by Chris McClintick on May 5, 2023 at 9:24 pm
Steve Line tells the stories behind some of his most famous images, including Awad v. Jahangir in 1982, Jahangir in 1988 and Willstrop & Matthew in 2009. Outside The Glass · Ep.90 Steve Line—Classic Photographs … The post Outside the Glass Podcast: Steve Line Part 2 appeared first on Squash Magazine.
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Outside the Glass Podcast: Nathan Clarke
Outside The Glass · Ep.95 Nathan Clarke … The post Outside the Glass Podcast: Nathan Clarke appeared first on Squash Magazine.
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Squash—A Game for the Ages
Editor’s Note: While writing this article and as a result of what happened in the course of his match with twelve-year-old Milo Miller, Dan was diagnosed […]
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Book Review: Western Lane
Western Lane By Chetna Maroo (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2023) by James Zug Chetna Maroo’s debut novel—short and tight, at 150-pages it is really a […]
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Community Perspectives: A Probability Analysis of the Game of Squash
Denis L. Bourke and Robert H. Eather Squash Magazine (Nov. 2021) published a feature article (Ref. #1): “The Ratings Game – An Analysis of US Squash […]
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Outside the Glass Podcast: Steve Line Part 2
Steve Line tells the stories behind some of his most famous images, including Awad v. Jahangir in 1982, Jahangir in 1988 and Willstrop & Matthew in 2009. […]
