Victor Crouin wins Men's World Games Gold Medal

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 man to the defend the prestigious title.

World Games 2025, Hi-Tech Zone Sports Centre, Chengdu, China
Men's Final:
[1] Victor Crouin (FRA) bt [5/8] Balazs Farkas (HUN) 11-9, 11-9, 11-5 (44m)

Men's Third Place Play-Off:
[3/4] Miguel Rodriguez (COL) v [2] Dimitri Steinmann (SUI) 5-11, 11-8, 11-5, 11-6 (69m)

Men's Semi-Finals:
[1] Victor Crouin (FRA) bt [3/4] Miguel Rodriguez (COL) 10-12, 11-6, 5-11, 11-3, 11-8 (83m
[5/8] Balazs Farkas (HUN) bt [2] Dimitri Steinmann (SUI) 11-7, 11-7, 11-1 (32m)

Men's Quarter-Finals:
[1] Victor Crouin (FRA) bt [5/8] Yannick Wilhelmi (SUI) 11-9, 11-9, 11-2 (42m)
[3/4] Miguel Rodriguez (COL) bt [5/8] Alex Lau (HKG) 11-7, 11-8, 11-3 (43m)
[5/8] Balazs Farkas (HUN) bt Viktor Byrtus (CZE) 11-8, 11-6, 11-8 (43m)
[2] Dimitri Steinmann (SUI) bt [5/8] Henry Leung (HKG) 11-5, 11-6, 11-6 (32m)

Men's 2nd Round:
[1] Victor Crouin (FRA) bt [9/16] Ryunosuke Tsukue (JPN) 11-5, 11-5, 8-11, 12-10 (53m)
[5/8] Yannick Wilhelmi (SUI) bt [9/16] Alejandro Enriquez (GUA) 8-11, 11-9, 11-3, 11-6 (52m)
[5/8] Alex Lau (HKG) bt [9/16] Mohamed Nasser (EGY) 11-7, 11-4, 11-3 (42m)
[3/4] Miguel Rodriguez (COL) bt [9/16] Noor Zaman (PAK) 2-11, 11-7, 11-9, 11-13, 11-6 (73m)
Viktor Byrtus (CZE) bt [9/16] Dewald van Niekerk (RSA) 11-8, 9-11, 11-7, 11-4 (54m)
[5/8] Balazs Farkas (HUN) bt Josue Enriquez (GUA) 11-4, 11-5, 11-5 (26m)
[5/8] Henry Leung (HKG) bt [9/16] Toufik Mekhalfi (FRA) 12-10, 11-9, 5-11, 11-2 (55m)
[2] Dimitri Steinmann (SUI) bt [9/16] Joseph White (AUS) 9-11, 11-7, 5-11, 11-6, 11-7 (67m)

Men's 1st Round:
[1] Victor Crouin (FRA) bye
[9/16] Ryunosuke Tsukue (JPN) bt Martin Kegel (CRO) 11-4, 11-7, 11-4 (32m)
[9/16] Alejandro Enriquez (GUA) bt Jakub Solnicky (CZE) 10-12, 5-11, 11-4, 11-9, 11-6 (77m)
[5/8] Yannick Wilhelmi (SUI) bt Leon Krysiak (POL) 7-11, 11-6, 11-9, 11-5 (42m)
[5/8] Alex Lau (HKG) bt Onaopemipo Adegoke (NGR) 11-4, 5-11, 11-7, 15-13 (52m)
[9/16] Mohamed Nasser (EGY) bt Zhou Penglin (CHN) 11-9, 11-1, 11-5 (26m)
[9/16] Noor Zaman (PAK) bt Hai Song Chen (CHN) 11-2, 11-2, 11-0 (16m)
[3/4] Miguel Rodriguez (COL) bt Zhang Guanyu (CHN) 11-1, 11-0, 11-1 (17m)
Viktor Byrtus (CZE) bt [3/4] Raphael Kandra (GER) 11-8, 11-5, 11-5 (29m)
[9/16] Dewald van Niekerk (RSA) bt Dmytro Shcherbakov (UKR) 11-9, 11-5, 11-9 (35m)
Josue Enriquez (GUA) bt [9/16] Ronald Palomino (COL) 11-4, 11-9, 11-8 (53m)
[5/8] Balazs Farkas (HUN) bt Li Haizhen (CHN) 11-4, 11-2, 11-5 (23m)
[5/8] Henry Leung (HKG) bt Xuanyi Zhu (CHN) 11-4, 11-1, 11-2 (20m)
[9/16] Toufik Mekhalfi (FRA) bt Radu Pena (ROM) 11-3, 11-4, 11-5 (24m)
[9/16] Joseph White (AUS) bt Daniel Lutz (AUT) 11-8, 11-4, 11-2 (37m)
[2] Dimitri Steinmann (SUI) bt Nasir Iqbal (PAK) 11-8, 11-8, 11-7 (37m)

The men's and women's draws have been released for the squash competitions at The World Games 2025.

Held every four years, The World Games is a major international multi-sport event featuring disciplines not currently included in the Olympic programme. This year’s edition will take place in Chengdu, the capital city of China’s Sichuan province, with the squash competitions getting underway on Friday 8th August to Tuesday 12th August.

All matches will be staged at the Hi-Tech Zone Sports Centre, a venue that recently hosted the 2023 FISU Summer World University Games, further cementing its reputation as a top-tier sporting facility.

The World Games 2025 Men’s Singles Squash Draw: 
[1] Victor Crouin [bye]
Martin Kegel (CRO) v Ryunosuke Tsukue (JPN)
Alejandro Enriquez (GUA) v Jakub Solnický (CZE)
Leon Krysiak (POL) v [8] Yannick Wilhelmi (SUI)
[5] Tsz Kwan Lau (HKG) v Onaopemipo Adegoke (NGR)
Penglin Zhou (CHN) v Mohamed Nasser (EGY)
Noor Zaman (PAK) v Haisong Chen (CHN)
Zhang Guanyu (CHN) v [3] Miguel Rodriguez (COL)
[4] Raphael Kandra (GER) v Viktor Byrtus (CZE)
Dimitriy Scherbakov (UKR) v Dewald Van Niekerk (RSA)
Ronald Palomino (COL) v Josue Enriquez (GUA)
Haizhen Li (CHN) v [6] Balazs Farkas (HUN)
[7] Henry Leung (HKG) v Xuanyi Zhu (CHN)
Radu Pena (ROU) v Toufik Mekhalfi (FRA)
Joseph White (AUS) v Daniel Lutz (AUT)
Nasir Iqbal (PAK) v [2] Dimitri Steinmann (SUI)

The World Games 2025 Women’s Singles Squash Draw:
[1] Satomi Watanabe (JPN) v Ziyuan Yin (CHN)
Hannah Chukwu (HUN) v Jacqueline Peychär (AUT)
Ambre Allinckx (SUI) v Karolína Šrámková (CZE)
Yunxin Xu (CHN) v [7] Habiba Hani (EGY)
[5] Marta Dominguez (ESP) v Linglu Cheng (CHN)
Tola Otrząsek (POL) v Katerina Tycova (GER)
Lucia Bautista (COL) v Kara Lincou (FRA)
Andreea Ghiorghisor (ROU) v [3] Ka Yi Lee (HKG)
[4] Marie Stephan (FRA) v Yuning Zhang (CHN)
Michaela Čepová (CZE) v Karina Tyma (POL)
Saskia Beinhard (GER) v Yaqi Zhang (CHN)
Franka Vidović (CRO) v [8] Alina Bushma (UKR)
[6] Cindy Merlo (SUI) v Lea Barbeau (FRA)
Risa Sugimoto (JPN) v Cristina Gomez (ESP)
Hayley Ward (RSA) v Emily Lamb (AUS)
Ziyi Liu (CHN) v [2] Tomato Ho (HKG)

The World Games 2025 will be staged in Chengdu, the capital city of China’s Sichuan province, with the squash competition held at the Hi-Tech Zone Sports Centre from the 8th to 12th August.

For the latest match updates as they happen and details of how to watch live, visit:  theworldgames.org

Learn more about The World Games at theworldgames.org

For the latest match updates as they happen and details of how to watch live, visit: psasquashtour.com

UNSQUASHABLE will be represented at The World Games 2025 by Miguel Rodriguez, Yannick Wilhelmi and Ronald Palomino