Squash, sometimes called squash rackets, is a racket-and-ball sport played by two (singles) or four players (doubles) in a four-walled court with a small, hollow, rubber ball. The players alternate in striking the ball with their rackets onto the playable surfaces of the four walls of the court. The objective of the game is to hit the ball in such a way that the opponent is not able to play a valid return. There are about 20 million people who play squash regularly world-wide in over 185 countries. The governing body of squash, the World Squash Federation (WSF), is recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), and the sport will be included in the Olympic Games, starting with the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. The Professional Squash Association (PSA) organizes the pro tour.
Abdelfattah AbouTaleb, better known as "A.A. AbouTaleb", or simply "AbouTaleb", was a squash player from Egypt. During the 1960s, he won the British Open three times.
Michael Oddy (1937–2016) was a squash player from Scotland. He was one of the game's leading players in the 1960s. He played in an era where the sport was dominated by great players from Pakistan and Egypt.
Simon Rösner is a German former professional squash player. He broke into the Top 10 PSA World Rankings for the first time in November 2014, going on to become the highest-ranked male German player of all time. Rosner subsequently reached a world ranking of No. 6 matching Germany's Sabine Schone's career-high world ranking of No. 6 in June 2015. Rosner broke into the world Top 5 in June 2018 and Top 3 in December 2018 making him the highest-ever-ranked German player.
Daryl Selby is a former professional squash player who represented England. He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 9 in April 2010. His sister is professional squash player Lauren Selby. He attended Brentwood School, Essex as his secondary school between 1994 and 2001.
Ryan Cuskelly is an Australian professional squash player. He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 12 in March 2017. He reached his first semi-final of a World Series tournament in the 2015 Qatar Classic. On 11 January 2020 Cuskelly announced his retirement from professional squash.
Martin Knight is a New Zealand professional squash player. He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 38 in March 2010. He won a bronze medal in the men's doubles at the 2006 World Doubles and a silver medal in the mixed doubles at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.
The The Silicon Valley Open presented by Oracle NetSuite is an annual squash tournament that takes place in Redwood City in October. One exception is 2020, when it was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Leo Au is a retired professional squash player who represented Hong Kong. He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 20 in July 2018.
Paul Daniel Coll is a New Zealand professional squash player. In March 2022, he became the first New Zealand man to achieve a world ranking of World No. 1. He is a two times British Open champion, having won this tournament in 2021 and 2022.
Diego Elías Chehab is a squash player who represents Peru. He is the 2023–24 World Champion. In April 2023, he reached a ranking of number 1 in the world, the first South American player in squash history to do so.
Fares Mohamed Dessouky is an Egyptian professional squash player who represented Egypt. He reached a career-high ranking of World No. 11 in March 2017.
Mariam Ibrahim Metwally, is an Egyptian professional squash player. She reached a career-high PSA ranking of World No. 20 in April 2018.
Salma Hany Ibrahim Ahmed is an Egyptian professional squash player. She reached a career-high PSA ranking of World No. 7 in January 2022.
Lance Beddoes is a New Zealand professional squash player. He attended Massey High School in West Auckland from 2006 to 2010. He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 89 in November 2015. He has represented New Zealand in two Commonwealth Games, Glasgow in 2014 and Gold Coast 2018.
Surbhi Misra is an Indian squash player. She replaced a feverish Dipika Pallikal in the Indian squash squad in the women's singles event at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. That year, she reached her career-best ranking of 79. She founded the Surbhi Misra Sports Foundation in 2012 to uplift the ignored, hardworking sportspeople in India.
Youssef Ibrahim is an Egyptian professional squash player. While still playing for the Princeton University men's squash team, he beat top seed of the PSA Qatar Classic and former world number one Mohamed El Shorbagy. As of January 2024, he was ranked 22nd in the world.
Tomotaka Endo is a Japanese professional squash player. As of March 2020, he was ranked number 81 in the world, and number 1 in Japan. The world ranking is the highest ever for the Japan men's squash history. He won the 2018 Queensland Open, becoming the first Japanese player ever to win a professional PSA Tour tournament.
Lwamba Chileshe is a Zambian-born New Zealand professional squash player. He achieved his highest career PSA ranking of 144 in October 2020 as a part of the 2020-21 PSA World Tour.
Sana Ibrahim is an Egyptian professional squash player. As of September 2024, she was ranked number 20 in the world. She won her first professional title in the 2020 Egyptian Squash Tour.
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