2017 in squash sport

This article lists the results for the sport of Squash in 2017.

2016–17 PSA World Series

• August 23 – 28: 2016 Hong Kong Open for Men and Women in   Hong Kong ^[1]
  • Men: Ramy Ashour defeated Karim Abdel Gawad, 11–9, 8–11, 11–6, 5–11, 11–6, to win his third Hong Kong Open title.
  • Women: Nouran Gohar defeated Amanda Sobhy, 6–11, 12-10, 11–7, 11–8, to win her first Hong Kong Open title.
• October 6 – 15: 2016 US Open for Men and Women in Philadelphia ^[2]
  • Men: Mohamed El Shorbagy defeated Nick Matthew, 10–12, 12–14, 11–1, 11–4, 3–0 (Retired), to win his second US Open title.
  • Women: Camille Serme defeated Nour El Sherbini, 11–8, 7–11, 12–10, 11–9, to win her first US Open title.
• November 13 – 18: 2016 Qatar Classic in Doha ^[3]
  • Karim Abdel Gawad defeated fellow Egyptian, Mohamed El Shorbagy, 12–10, 15–13, 11–7, to win his first Qatar Classic title.
• January 12 – 19: 2017 Tournament of Champions for Men and Women in New York City ^[4]
  • Men: Karim Abdel Gawad defeated Grégory Gaultier, 6–11, 11–6, 12–10, 11–6, to win his first Tournament of Champions title.
  • Women: Camille Serme defeated Laura Massaro, 13–11, 8–11, 4–11, 11–3, 11–7, to win her first Tournament of Champions title.
• February 23 – March 1: Windy City Open for Men and Women in Chicago ^[5]
  • Men: Grégory Gaultier defeated Marwan El Shorbagy, 5–11, 11–8, 11–2, 11–4, to win his second Windy City Open title.
  • Women: Raneem El Weleily defeated fellow Egyptian, Nour El Sherbini, 10–12, 11–7, 11–7, 11–7, to win her third consecutive Windy City Open title.
• March 20 – 26: British Open for Men and Women in Hull ^[6]
  • Men: Grégory Gaultier defeated Nick Matthew, 8-11, 11-7, 11-3, 11-3, to win his third British Open title.
  • Women: Laura Massaro defeated fellow English woman, Sarah-Jane Perry, 11-8, 11-8, 6-11, 11-6, to win her second British Open title.
• April 9 – 14: El Gouna International in El Gouna
  • Grégory Gaultier defeated Karim Abdel Gawad, 11-6, 11-8, 11-7, to win his first El Gouna International title.
• June 6 – 10: PSA World Series Finals in Dubai ^[7]
  • Men: Mohamed El Shorbagy defeated James Willstrop, 12–10, 11–9, 11–8, to win his first Men's PSA World Series Finals title.
  • Women: Laura Massaro defeated Nour El Sherbini, 11–8, 12–10, 11–5, to win her second consecutive Women's PSA World Series Finals title.

World squash championships

• April 7 – 14: 2016 Women's World Open Squash Championship in El Gouna ^[8]
  • Nour El Sherbini defeated fellow Egyptian, Raneem El Weleily, 11–8, 11–9, 11–9, to win her second consecutive Women's World Open Squash Championship title.
• July 19 – 24: 2017 World Junior Squash Championships in Tauranga ^[9]
  • Men: Marwan Tarek defeated Victor Crouin, 11–9, 3–11, 11–6, 3–11, 11–2, to win his first World Junior Squash Championships title.
  • Women: Rowan Reda Araby defeated fellow Egyptian, Hania El Hammamy, 11–7, 11–9, 11–8, to win her first World Junior Squash Championships title.
• July 25 – 29: 2017 Women's World Junior Team Championship in Tauranga ^[9]
  •   Egypt defeated   Malaysia, 2–0 in matches played, to win their sixth consecutive and eighth overall Women's World Junior Team Championship title.
• August 1 – 5: 2017 World Doubles Squash Championships in Manchester
  • Men:   Australia (Ryan Cuskelly & Cameron Pilley) defeated   Scotland (Alan Clyne & Greg Lobban), 11–6 & 11–3, in the final.
  • Women:   New Zealand (Joelle King & Amanda Landers-Murphy) defeated   England (Jenny Duncalf & Alison Waters), 9–11, 11–1, & 11–10, in the final.
  • Mixed:   New Zealand (Joelle King & Paul Coll) defeated   England (Alison Waters & Daryl Selby), 11–8, 9–11, & 11–6, in the final.
• September 21 – 24: 2017 World Hardball Doubles Squash Championships in St. Louis ^[10]
  • Men:   England (Clive Leach & John Russell) defeated   Canada (Thomas Brinkman & Robin Clarke), 15–10, 15–10, 3–15, 7–15, 15–14, in the final.
  • Women:   England (Suzie Pierrepont & Georgina Stoker) defeated   Australia (Narelle Krizek & Natarsha McElhinny), 12–15, 15–11, 15–3, 15–7, in the final.
• November 27 – December 3: 2017 Men's World Team Squash Championships in Marseille ^[11]
  •   Egypt defeated   England, 11–9, 11–3, 11–7 & 11–5, 11–9, 11–5, to win their fourth Men's World Team Squash Championships title.
• December 10 – 17: 2017 World Squash Championships in Manchester
  • Men: Mohamed El Shorbagy defeated fellow Egyptian, Marwan El Shorbagy, 11–5, 9–11, 11–7, 9–11, 11–6, to win his first World Squash Championships title.
  • Women: Raneem El Weleily defeated fellow Egyptian, Nour El Sherbini, 3–11, 12–10, 11–7, 11–5, to win her first World Squash Championships title.

Other squash events

• February 1 – 5: 18th Asian Junior Squash Team Championships in   Hong Kong ^[12]
  • Boys:   India defeated   Malaysia, 2–0.   Hong Kong took third place.
  • Girls: Malaysia defeated Hong Kong, 2–0. Japan took third place.
• February 6 – 11: South American Junior Squash Championship in Asunción
  • U11 winners: Juan Antonio Irisarri (m) / Tabita Gaitán (f)
  • U13 winners: Javier Romo (m) / María Emilia Falconí (f)
  • U15 winners: David Costales (m) / María Caridad Buenaño (f)
  • U17 winners: Rafael Gálvez (m) / María Paula Moya (f)
  • U19 winners: Ronald Palomino (m) / María Paula Tovar (f)
  • Doubles: Alejandro Enríquez & Ricardo Toscano (m) / Sophia Giraldo & María Paula Tovar (f)
  • Mixed: Francesco Marcantonio & Luján Palacios
• March 10 – 12: 2nd Balkan Junior & 1st Individual Championships in Belgrade
  • Winners: Martin Mosnik (m) / Paulina Radoš (f)
  • Juniors winners: Ivan Krznaric (m) / Zaynep Kabakçi (f)
• April 4 – 7: European Team Championships Div 3 in Saint Helier
  • Men's:   Slovakia defeated   Poland, 3–0.   Jersey took third place.
  • Women's: Round Robin: 1st. Malta; 2nd. Russia; 3rd. Jersey
• April 8 – 16: European Junior U19 Individual & Team Championships in Lisbon
  • Individual men's winners: 1. Victor Crouin; 2. Kyle Finch; 3. Roman Allinckx
  • Individual women's winners: 1. Cristina Gomez; 2. Elise Lazarus; Lucy Turmel
  • Teams winners: 1.   England; 2.   Spain 3.   Czech Republic
• April 14 – 17: Oceania Junior Championships in Auckland
  • U11 winners: Matthew Growcott (b) / Maia Smales (g)
  • U13 winners: Edward Boon Hwi Thng (b) / Natalie Sayes (g)
  • U15 winners: Leo Fatialofa (b) / Sze Yu Lee (g)
  • U17 winners: Matthew Lucente (b) / Rhiarne Taiapa (g)
  • U19 winners: Finn Trimble (b) / Kaitlyn Watts (g)
• April 26 – 29: European Team Championship Div. 1 & 2 in Helsinki
  • Men's Division 1:   France defeated   England, 3–0.   Germany and   Scotland took third and fourth places.
  • Men's Division 2:   Ireland defeated   Netherlands, 2–1.   Wales and   Denmark took third and fourth places.
  • Women's Division 1: England defeated France, 2–0. Wales and Netherlands took third and fourth places.
  • Women's Division 2: Germany defeated Switzerland, 2–0. Scotland and Austria took third and fourth places.
• April 26 – 30: 2017 Asian Individual Squash Championships for Men's and Women's in Chennai
  • Men's: In the final, Max Lee defeated Saurav Ghosal, 3–1 (5–11, 11–4, 11–8, 11–7).
  • Women's: In the final, Joshana Chinappa defeated Dipika Pallikal, 3–2 (13–15, 12–10, 11–13, 11–4, 11–4).
• May 11 – 14: European Junior U15/U17 Team Championships in Prague
  • U15 winners:   England
  • U17 winners:   England
• TBD for May: South American Championship in Buenos Aires
• August 15 – 19: 2017 Asian Junior Squash Individual Championships in Amman
  • U13 winners: Joachim Chuah Han Wen (b) / Aira Azman (g)
  • U15 winners: Muhammad Amir Amirul Bin Azhar (b) / Jessica Keng Jiai Hui (g)
  • U17 winners: Siow Yee Xian (b) / Chan Sin Yuk (g)
  • U19 winners: Mohammad Al-Sarraj (b) / Satomi Watanabe (g)
• August 30 – September 2: European Masters Individual Championships in Wrocław
  • +35 winners: Heiko Schwarzer (m) / Lauren Briggs (f)
  • +40 winners: Christian Drakenberg (m) / Keeley Johnson (f)
  • +45 winners: Christian Borgvall (m) / Simone Korell (f)
  • +50 winners: Fredrik Johnson (m) / Mylene de Muylder (f)
  • +55 winners: Mark Woodliffe (m) / Fiona McLean (f)
  • +60 winners: Mark Cowley (m) / Julie Field (f)
  • +65 winners: John Rae (Men's only)
  • +70 winners: Ian Ross (m) / Ann Manley (f)
  • +75 winners: Bertil Walli (Men's only)
• September 13 – 16: European Club Championships in Paderborn
• September 16 – 22: Oceania Team Championships and Oceania Individual Championships in Papeete
• September 22 – 24: 8th Balkan Team Championships in Zagreb

References

1. "Hong Kong Squash". www.hksquash.org.hk.
2. "U.S. Open Squash". U.S. Open Squash.
3. "Qatar Classic Squash Championship 2015 by SquashSite". www.squashsite.co.uk.
4. "Tournament of Champions - The World's Grandest Squash Championship". www.tocsquash.com.
5. "www.windycityopen.com". www.windycityopen.com.
6. "Allam British Open 2017 - Squash News, Scores, Players & Videos". allambritishopensquash2017.com. Archived from the original on 2017-03-02.
7. "PSA Dubai World Series Finals 2016-2017 - Squash News, Scores, Players & Videos". worldseriesfinals.com.
8. "Tournaments - Professional Squash Association". psaworldtour.com.
9. "WSF World Junior Squash Championships – World Juniors, official site from the World Squash Federation". www.wsfworldjuniors.com.
10. "2017 World Squash Doubles Championships – September 21-24 – St. Louis, MO". www.worlddoubles.com.
11. "2017 Men's World Team Squash Championships - November 27 – December 3 - Marseille". www.wsfmensteams.com. Archived from the original on 2017-12-04. Retrieved 2017-12-04.
12. "World Squash - Bright Smart Securities 18th Asian Junior Squash Team Championships 2017 - Organization". wsf.tournamentsoftware.com.

External links

• World Squash: official website of the World Squash Federation