Abhay Singh (squash player)

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Abhay Singh
Full nameAbhay Singh
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
Born (1998-09-03) 3 September 1998 (age 26)
Chennai, India
Residence Chennai, India
Education Guru Nanak College, Velachery, Chennai
Height6 ft (183 cm)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Turned pro2017
PlaysRight-handed
Coached by
Racquet used Head
Men's singles
Highest ranking51 (Nov 2024)
Current ranking 51 (Nov 2024)
Clubs Pontefract
(2018–present)
Title(s)10
Tour final(s)14
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]

Contents

Early life

Coaching

Singh has been coached by notable former squash players James Willstrop, Harinder Pal Sandhu, David Campion, Malcolm Willstrop, and Baskar Balamurugan. [4]

Career

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]

Titles and finals

YearTournamentOpponentResultScoreRef(s)
2016Doha Junior Open Flag of Pakistan.svg Israr Ahmad Loss0–3 (11-4, 11-7, 11-7)
2017 British Junior Open Flag of India.svg Velavan Senthilkumar Loss1–3 (14-16, 2-11, 12-10, 7-11) [6]
North Coast Open Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Dimitri Steinmann Loss0–3 (5-11, 1-11, 5-11) [7]
2018Qatar Circuit 6 Flag of Kuwait.svg Abdullah Al-Muzayen Loss0–3 (2-11, 3-11, 2-11) [8]
Sutton Coldfield International Flag of France.svg Victor Crouin Loss0–3 (4-11, 6-11, 18-11) [9]
2020British U-23 Open Flag of England.svg Ben Smith Win3–0 (11-4, 11-5, 11-5) [10]
2022HCL-SRFI Open Flag of Egypt.svg Khaled Labib Win3–0 (11-4, 11-3, 11-4) [11]
2023HCL PSA Challenger Flag of Egypt.svg Yassin ElShafei Win3–1 (10-12, 11-7, 11-4, 11-9) [12] [13]
2024Willingdon Masters Flag of India.svg Suraj Chand Win3–0 (11-9, 11-5, 11-2) [14]
Goodfellow Classic Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Elliott Morris Devred Win3–0 (11-7, 11-9, 11-9) [15]
Tuanku Muhriz Trophy Flag of Hong Kong.svg Lau Tsz Kwan Win3–1 (7-11, 11-8, 12-10, 11-4) [16]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryResultRef
2023 ASF Awards Outstanding Team MenWon [17]
Times of India Sports Awards Male Squash Player of the YearNominated [18]

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