INTERNATIONAL SQUASH MAGAZINE

The Professional Squash Association (PSA) have released the draws for the 2025 Open Squash Classic which returns to New York from the 5th to 9th October.Defending champions Marwan ElShorbagy and Farida Mohamed as the tournament welcomes a total of 48 players.The 2024 Open Squash Classic saw Marwan ElShorbagy overcome France’s Victor Crouin in the men’s final, while Farida Mohamed prevailed...

Top seeds Joel Makin and Tesni Murphy of Wales reaffirmed their status as the leading forces in British squash after both clinched their third British National Squash Championship crowns on finals day at St George’s Hill Lawn Tennis Club in Weybridge, England.World No.4 Joel Makin, appearing in his sixth consecutive final at the event, captured his third title with a...

World No.1 Mostafa Asal and World No.4 Olivia Weaver have been confirmed as topseeds for the 2025 Silicon Valley Squash Open, a PSA Gold-Level World Tour event which will take place from the 11th to 15th October at Squash Zone in Redwood City, California, USA.The tournament, now in its second year at Gold level, welcomes 48 of the world’s best...

The Professional Squash Association (PSA) have confirmed the draw for the 2025 Charlottesville Squash Open which will be staged at the Boar’s Head Resort in Virginia, USA for the third successive year.Last year’s event marked a milestone for the city, stepping up from Challenger status to the PSA’s newly introduced Copper level. It proved a memorable debut, as Pakistan’s unseeded...

The XXVI Pan American Squash Championships are being staged at Paissandu Atlético Clube in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from the 20th to 27th August 2025.XXVI Pan American Squash Championship 2025, Paissandu Atlético Clube, Rio de Janeiro, BrazilMen's Final:[5/8] Ronald Palomino (COL) bt [1] Leonel Cardenas (MEX) 13-11 ret. (15m)Women's Final:[1] Hollie Naughton (CAN) bt [2] Nicole Bunyan (CAN) 11-6, 11-4,...

Top seeds Victor Crouin of France and Tinne Gilis of Belgium successfully defended their titles at the 2025 ESF European Individual Squash Championships staged at C’Chartres Squash et Badminton in Chartres in France. Victor Crouin claimed his third consecutive title, coming back from a game down to overcome compatriot Baptiste Masotti 10-12 11-3 11-9 11-5 in a thrilling 70 minute...

Top seed Victor Crouin of France defeated surprise finalist Balazs Farkas of Hungary 11-9 11-9 11-5 in 44 minutes to successfully defend his Gold Medal at The World Games 2025 staged at the Hi-Tech Zone Sports Centre in Chengdu, China.The defending champion produced a commanding performance in the Gold Medal Matches to overcome Hungary’s Balazs Farkas to become the first...

Satomi Watanabe defeated France’s Marie Stéphan 11-8 11-8 11-7 in 28 minutes to become the first ever Japanese winner of the event of The World Games in the twelve edition of the prestigious multi-sport event staged at the Hi-Tech Zone Sports Centre in Chengdu, China.World Games 2025, Hi-Tech Zone Sports Centre, Chengdu, ChinaWomen's Final:[1] Satomi Watanabe (JPN) bt [3/4] Marie Stéphan...

Egyptians Mohamed Zakaria and Amina Orfi were crowned champions at the 2025 World Junior Squash Championships with commanding straight-game victories over compatriots Marwan Asal and Nadien Elhammamy at the Black Ball Sporting Club in Cairo, Egypt.In the men’s final, top seed Mohamed Zakaria produced a ruthless performance to beat 3/4 seed Marwan Asal 11-5 11-3 11-4 in 36 minutes, continuing...

Joel Makin and Nouran Gohar were crowned champions at the 2024–25 SmartCentres PSA World Squash Tour Finals, following victories over Mostafa Asal and Olivia Weaver respectively at the Revival Film Studios in Toronto.World No.4 Joel Makin etched his name into the history books as the first Welsh player ever to win the prestigious season-ending squash event. The 30-year-old was competing...

Diego Elias of Peru and Egypt’s Nouran Gohar were crowned 2025 GillenMarkets British Open champions at Birmingham’s Repertory Theatre, securing impressive victories over Mostafa Asal and Nour El Sherbini in the men’s and women’s finals respectively. In the men’s final, World No.2 Elias produced a composed and clinical performance to defeat top seed and defending champion Mostafa Asal, securing his...

Mostafa Asal and Nouran Gohar were crowned champions at the first-ever PSA Palm Hills Squash Open staged at the Golf Central Mall in Giza, Egypt after the World No.1s registered victories over Karim Abdel Gawad and Satomi Watanabe respectively.Fresh from capturing his maiden PSA World Squash Championship in Chicago, Mostafa Asal extended his unbeaten run on the PSA World Squash...

Mostafa Asal and Nour El Sherbini captured the sport’s most coveted titles at the PSA World Championships presented by the Walter Family, following commanding victories over compatriots Ali Farag and Hania El Hammamy respectively at Lakeshore Sport & Fitness in Chicago, USA.In the men’s final, Mostafa Asal delivered a clinical performance, combining raw power with intelligent shot-making to sweep past...

Mohamed Zakaria and Aira Azman were crowned 2025 PSA IQUW Bermuda Squash Open Champions at the headquarters of the Bermuda Squash Racquets Association in Devonshire, with wins over Miguel Rodríguez and Aira Azman respectively.Egyptian Mohamed Zakaria needed 110 minutes to eventually prevail 8-11 11-7 6-11 15-13 11-4 against UNSQUASHABLE player Miguel Rodríguez of Colombia.In the women's final, top seed Aira...

England’s Marwan ElShorbagy and Amanda Sobhy of the USA claimed the 2025 PSA Squash on Fire Open titles after defeating Malaysian duo Eain Yow Ng and Rachel Arnold, respectively, in Washington D.C., USA.Marwan ElShorbagy, who entered the final off the back of a hard-fought four-game victory over former World No.11 Grégoire Marche, started strongly against Eain Yow Ng. The opening...

The 2025 Grasshopper Cup will be staged in Zurich from the 22nd to 27th April with first round matches being played at both Grasshopper Squash Club and an all-glass court erected at the Zurich Hauptbahnhof before action moves exclusively to the iconic glass court location.UNSQUASHABLE will be represented at the 2025 PSA Grasshopper Squash Cup by Iker Pajares Bernabeu and...

World Squash, alongside US Squash, and the Professional Squash Association (PSA) have officially confirmed that the Universal Studios Lot in Los Angeles, California, will serve as the venue for squash’s historic debut at the Olympic Games Los Angeles 2028 (LA28).The global squash community, from grassroots players to elite professionals, have welcomed this landmark moment with pride, celebrating the sport’s inclusion...

Egypt’s World No.1s, Mostafa Asal and Nouran Gohar triumphed at the 2025 El Gouna International Squash Open, securing victory over Ali Farag and rising star Amina Orfi respectively, in what proved to be a dramatic conclusion to the spectacular Professional Squash Association (PSA) World Squash Tour event staged at the El Gouna Conference & Culture Center in El Gouna, Egypt.Both...