Doha -- There was no doubt who the crowd was rooting for. There was also no doubt who is the man to beat at this tournament. Whilst the men’s final featured the third and fourth seeds, it was no short of quality as an in-form Diego Elias faced crowd favourite Mostafa Asal. Having two big […] The post Qatar Classic Squash: Diego Elias holds off Mostafa Asal in thrill-fest appeared first on Squash Mad ..read more

Doha — Defending champions Ali Farag and Hania El Hammamy were both dethroned today, albeit in contrasting fashion on a thoroughly intoxicating semi-finsls day at the Qatar Classic.  In a repeat of last year’s final, top seed Nour El Sherbini and El Hammamy kicked off affairs. As emcee Andy Taylor announced the players’ introductions, it […] The post Qatar Classic Squash 2024: Asal and El Sherbini keep unbeaten record in tact appeared first on Squash Mad ..read more

Doncaster began their Yorkshire Premier League title defence with a victory at Harrogate that was soured by falling foul of new rules concerning professional players. New regulations ratified at Yorkshire Squash’s AGM in May stipulate that teams cannot field more than three full-time pro players and that at least two players in a team must […] The post Yorkshire Premier League Squash: Doncaster fall foul over pro player rule appeared first on Squash Mad ..read more

Doha — Top seeds Ali Farag and Nour El Sherbini both won on Thursday to make it to the last four of the QTerminals Qatar Classic, but the stand out match belonged to Olivia Weaver, who was tested all the way by Nele Coll. Farag, winner here last year, won convincingly against Swiss Nicolas Mueller […] The post Qatar Squash Classic: Olivia Weaver comes through tough Coll test appeared first on Squash Mad ..read more

Doha — The Golden Tiger is purring. Joel Makin, with his boxer’s talk, has aims to reach the world’s top five and beyond. First steps first. On Thursday, he was poised to become British men’s No.1 next week after reaching his third QTerminals Qatar Classic semi-final. The Welshman, who will take over from Mohamed Elshorbagy […] The post Qatar Squash Classic 2024: Joel Makin makes top five steps … as new British No.1 appeared first on Squash Mad ..read more

Egypt’s former World No.1 Karim Abdel Gawad sent Qatari No.1 Abdulla Mohd Al-Tamimi out of his home event earlier today as he booked his spot in the quarter-finals of the QTerminals Qatar Classic. Gawad, the 2016 Qatar Classic champion, was in fine form at the Khalifa International Tennis & Squash Complex as he took the […] The post Qatar Squash Classic 2024: Nouran Gohar elusive title remains on track appeared first on Squash Mad ..read more

Doha -- Mostafa Asal hailed James Willstrop “for saving my squash career” as the Egyptian beat an even younger player, the precocious talent of Mohamed Zakaria, who is already making compatriots take note.  The 23-year-old Asal was made to work hard for his 3-0 win over the 17-year-old who became the third youngest to break […] The post Mostafa Asal: James Willstrop saved my squash career appeared first on Squash Mad ..read more

Doha -- Nicolas Mueller spent two weeks in the mountains surrounding St Moritz over the summer putting in the altitude training hard yards. “You know you have to get over the hill and there are similarities in squash where you have to get over the line,” the Swiss told Squash Mad after an epic first […] The post How mountainbiking Swiss Alps propelled Nicolas Mueller to Qatar Squash Classic highs appeared first on Squash Mad ..read more

Doha -- Ali Farag, the world No.1, said it would be “sad” should any of his Egyptian compatriots switch nationalities ahead of the LA2028 Olympics after a top official claimed that up to 30% of Egypt’s talent pool could be lost. With the top two ranking positions from each nation in men and women set […] The post LA2028 Olympics: It’d be sad if Egypt squash players change countries – Farag appeared first on Squash Mad ..read more

Doha -- The ball was zipping off the front wall on Court 2 at the Khalifa Tennis & Squash Complex on Monday. Stay long enough on the back courts and the anguished echoes were akin to a chamber of horrors in an early Halloween showing. The front wall pace certainly played into the hands of […] The post The ‘brutal Catch-22’ of world squadh tour’s 32 draws appeared first on Squash Mad ..read more