Curtis Malik

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Curtis Malik
CountryFlag of England.svg  England
Born (1999-07-26) 26 July 1999 (age 24)
Redhill, England
RetiredActive
Racquet usedMantis
Websitemaliksquash.pro
Men's singles
Highest rankingNo. 53 (April 2023)
Current rankingNo. 53 (May 2023)
Last updated: May 2023.

Curtis Malik (born 26 July 1999 in Redhill) is an English professional squash player. [1] [2]

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Career

After joining the PSA Tour and reached his first final in 2022, in the Hit and Run Sport Challenger. [3] [4]

By the start of 2022 he had reached the world's top 100 players and won the Holmes Naden Prestbury Squash Open, the Commercial Water Solutions Grange Challenger and the Colin Payne Kent Open. [4]

In April 2023, he hit a career best world ranking (at the time) of 53. He was a member of the England team that won the 2023 European Squash Team Championships. [3]

Family

His siblings Perry Malik and Torrie Malik are also professional squash players.

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References

  1. "PSA World Tour Rankings - The Professional Squash Association". psaworldtour.com. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  2. Curtis Malik at Squash Info OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  3. 1 2 "Curtis Malik profile". Squash Info. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  4. 1 2 "Curtis Malik profile". PSA Tour. Retrieved 4 May 2023.