Abhay Singh (squash player)

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Abhay Singh
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
ResidenceChennai, India
Born (1998-09-03) 3 September 1998 (age 25)
Chennai, India
Height6 ft (183 cm)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Turned Pro2017
RetiredActive
PlaysRight Handed
Coached byMalcolm Willstrop [1] and Baskar Balamurugan
Racquet used Head
Highest rankingNo. 103 (January 2019)
Current rankingNo. 146 (March 2022)
Title(s)0
Tour final(s)4
Medal record
Men's squash
Representing Flag of India.svg  India
Asian Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Hangzhou Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Hangzhou Mixed doubles
South Asian Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Nepal Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Nepal Singles
Last updated: March 2022.

Abhay Singh (born 3 September 1998) is an Indian professional squash player. [2] As of January 2019, he was ranked number 103 in the world. [3] As of March 2022, he has competed in 45 tournaments of the professional squash world tour. [4] At the South Asian Games held in Nepal in 2019, Singh won a silver medal in the team event and a bronze medal in the individual event. He is a former India and Asia number 1 in the Boys U19 category and has reached the quarter-finals in the World Championship. He has also competed in the British Premier Squash League. [5]

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References

  1. Gommendy, Framboise (5 May 2021). "Jahangir Khan, Abhay Singh, Nele Gilis, Squash Canada".
  2. "Abhay Singh - Professional Squash Association". psaworldtour.com.
  3. "Squash Info - Abhay Singh", www.squashinfo.com
  4. "Abhay Singh - Professional Squash Association". psaworldtour.com.
  5. "PSL Final : Tradition@RAC beat Pontefract". thesquashsite.com. 1 June 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2020.