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

Doha — No matter who she plays, Amina Orfi, with her slender build and glasses outlining her as still a junior, continues to belie her age.  She didn’t know it at the time, but she became the second youngest female to break into the world’s top 10 on Monday – behind Nour ElSherbini who achieved […] The post ‘Huge milestone’: Amina Orfi, 17, breaks top 10 as junior and exam taker appeared first on Squash Mad ..read more

Jonah Bryant won the biggest title of his career after beating English compatriot Declan James to the Budapest Open title. The 19-year-old from Brighton beat James 11-5, 8-11, 11-2, 11-3 in 46 minutes in Hungary. The English teenager’s victory saw him win his seventh PSA Tour title, while he has yet to be beaten in […] The post Jonah Bryant wins biggest title of career at Budapest Squash Open appeared first on Squash Mad ..read more

Mostafa Asal and Nour ElSherbini will head into the Qatar Q-Terminals Classic both unbeaten on 10 matches apieces and looking for a hat-trick of title wins following unbeaten starts to the season. The tournament starts on Monday at the Khalifa International Tennis & Squash Complex. This year’s event will feature both a men’s and women’s […] The post Qatar Q-Terminals Squash Classic 2024: Egypt duo aim to continue sizzling season starts appeared first on Squash Mad ..read more

The first ever PSA Tour Copper event ended in fittingly dramatic style, as teenage sensation Mohamad Zakaria fought back from 2-0 down to win the NASH Cup 2024 – NASH Family Wealth Management men’s title, after England’s Katie Malliff had claimed the women’s crown in five games earlier in the day. The tournament had already […] The post NASH Cup Squash 2024: Mohamad Zakaria and Katie Malliff lift titles appeared first on Squash Mad ..read more

Egyptian duo Nour El Sherbini and Mostafa Asal were crowned Paris Squash 2024 champions after they claimed respective wins over current women’s World Champion Nouran Gohar and men’s World No.1 Ali Farag. Asal and El Sherbini managed to stretch their unbeaten starts to the 2024/25 PSA Squash Tour to ten matches apiece inside the spectacular […] The post Paris Squash Open 2024: Unbeaten Egypt duo Nour El Sherbini and Mostafa Asal appeared first on Squash Mad ..read more