Full name | Abhay Singh |
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Country | India |
Born | Chennai, India | 3 September 1998
Residence | Chennai, India |
Education | Guru Nanak College, Velachery, Chennai |
Height | 6 ft (183 cm) |
Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) |
Turned pro | 2017 |
Plays | Right-handed |
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Racquet used | Head |
Men's singles | |
Highest ranking | 51 (Nov 2024) |
Current ranking | 51 (Nov 2024) |
Clubs | Pontefract (2018–present) |
Title(s) | 10 |
Tour final(s) | 14 |
Medal record | |
PSA profile | |
Updated on October 2024. |
Abhay Singh (born 3 September 1998) is an Indian squash player. [1] He's an Asian Games gold and bronze medalist and a triple gold medalist at the Asian Championships. Singh is also a silver and bronze medalist at the South Asian Games. [2] As of Nov 2024, he is ranked 51st in the world. [3]
Singh has been coached by notable former squash players James Willstrop, Harinder Pal Sandhu, David Campion, Malcolm Willstrop, and Baskar Balamurugan. [4]
Singh is a former India and Asia #1 in the boys U19 category and reached the quarter-finals of the World Championship. Singh has also competed at the Premier Squash League. [5]
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Result | Score | Ref(s) |
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2016 | Doha Junior Open | Israr Ahmad | Loss | 0–3 (11-4, 11-7, 11-7) | |
2017 | British Junior Open | Velavan Senthilkumar | Loss | 1–3 (14-16, 2-11, 12-10, 7-11) | [6] |
North Coast Open | Dimitri Steinmann | Loss | 0–3 (5-11, 1-11, 5-11) | [7] | |
2018 | Qatar Circuit 6 | Abdullah Al-Muzayen | Loss | 0–3 (2-11, 3-11, 2-11) | [8] |
Sutton Coldfield International | Victor Crouin | Loss | 0–3 (4-11, 6-11, 18-11) | [9] | |
2020 | British U-23 Open | Ben Smith | Win | 3–0 (11-4, 11-5, 11-5) | [10] |
2022 | HCL-SRFI Open | Khaled Labib | Win | 3–0 (11-4, 11-3, 11-4) | [11] |
2023 | HCL PSA Challenger | Yassin ElShafei | Win | 3–1 (10-12, 11-7, 11-4, 11-9) | [12] [13] |
2024 | Willingdon Masters | Suraj Chand | Win | 3–0 (11-9, 11-5, 11-2) | [14] |
Goodfellow Classic | Elliott Morris Devred | Win | 3–0 (11-7, 11-9, 11-9) | [15] | |
Tuanku Muhriz Trophy | Lau Tsz Kwan | Win | 3–1 (7-11, 11-8, 12-10, 11-4) | [16] |
Year | Award | Category | Result | Ref |
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2023 | ASF Awards | Outstanding Team Men | Won | [17] |
Times of India Sports Awards | Male Squash Player of the Year | Nominated | [18] |
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