The Racquet and Tennis Club, familiarly known as the R&T, is a private social and athletic club at 370 Park Avenue, between East 52nd and 53rd Streets in Midtown Manhattan, New York City.
Indian Squash Academy is a squash training facility established by the Squash Racquets Federation of India (SRFI) in Chennai, India. The India Cements was one of the sponsors it had initially sponsored the 1990 facility along with the Tamil Nadu Squash Racquets Association (TNSRA). It has trained several squash players such as Saurav Ghosal, Joshna Chinapa, Dipika Pallikal and Manish Chotrani.
Ong Beng Hee is a Malaysian former professional squash player and coach. Between 2000 and 2006, he won four consecutive Asian Championship titles. In 2002 and 2006 he won gold medals at the Asian Games. He won 11 Professional Squash Association (PSA) Tour titles out of 19 final appearances, and earned a world ranking of No. 7, a career-best. This record of achievements has made him Malaysia's most successful male squash player in history.
The Tournament of Champions is an annual international squash championship held in New York City. In recent years, the event has been held at Grand Central Terminal, in a specially-constructed four-walled glass court in the Vanderbilt Hall.
John G. Nimick is an American squash player and tournament organizer. He was one of the leading hardball squash players in the United States in the 1980s. Following his retirement as a professional player, he has become a central figure in the development of professional squash in the United States.
US Squash is the national governing body for the sport of squash in the United States. Previously called The United States Squash Racquets Association, it is headquartered in New York City and is a member of the U.S. Olympic Committee. US Squash owns and licenses the U.S. Open, the North American Open, and all other U.S. championships.
Sports in Malaysia are an important part of Malaysian culture. Sports in Malaysia are popular from both the participation and spectating aspect. Malaysians from different walks of life join in a wide variety of sports for recreation as well as for competition. In the broadest definition of sports—physical exercise of all sorts—the four most popular recreational sports among the general population of Malaysia are exercise walking, aerobic exercise, strength training, and running. Other most popular sports are bicycling, swimming, climbing, camping, bowling, hiking, fishing, scuba diving and paragliding.
G. (George) Diehl Mateer II was an American hardball squash player and tennis player. He was one of the leading squash players in the United States in the 1950s and 1960s. He is the only amateur player to have won two US Open squash titles. He also won three U.S. National Singles titles between 1954 and 1960 and a record eleven U.S. National Doubles titles between 1949 and 1966. He was runner-up at the US national doubles championship on nine further occasions. Diehl also won two intercollegiate titles. He did not compete in the two other years that the intercollegiates were held due to a conflict.
Paul Assaiante is currently the Men’s Squash and Tennis coach at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, Professional Speaker and Author. Two-time Olympic Coach-of-the-Year, World Championship Coach and the “winningest coach in college sports history”, Paul Assaiante has motivated top athletes from around the world. His core belief is the need to embrace our fears in order to remove the obstacles to our success. He captures this concept in his book, Run to the Roar: Coaching to Overcome Fear, a visionary reflection on leadership and mentoring from one of America’s most successful coaches.
Squash Doubles is a variant of the racket sport squash played by four people in two-person teams. Doubles squash was first played at the Racquet Club of Philadelphia in 1907. Today there are four major doubles organizations overseeing the sport in North America and more than 15,000 players: Squash Canada, U.S. Squash, the ISDA and the WDSA. The four groups organize and oversee the management of all aspects of doubles including junior and adult play from beginner to elite professional competition. In addition, the four organizations collaborate in efforts to grow and promote the game.
The World Squash Doubles Championship was held in North America from 1981 until 1987 when it was sanctioned by the International Squash Racquets Federation. It was then held bi-ennially from 1994 as the World Hardball Doubles. There has also been a separate World Softball Doubles held under WSF rules, which require double pairs to be made up of two players from the same country. The WSF event has been held since 1997.
The Malaysian Open Squash Championships is an annual squash tournament that takes place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in July. The event is organised by the Squash Racquets Association Of Malaysia and is the most prestigious squash tournament in Malaysia. The event was established in 1975.
Squash Racquets Association Of Malaysia is the National Organisation for Squash in Malaysia. The company was founded in 1972 at the Royal Lake Club.
The Malaysia women's national squash team represents Malaysia in international squash team competitions, and is governed by Squash Racquets Association Of Malaysia.
Mika Monto is a former professional squash player who represents Finland. He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 45 in December 2001.
Rachel Mae Arnold is a Malaysian female squash player represents Malaysia women's national squash team. She is the younger sister of a fellow Malaysian squash player, Delia Arnold.
Zoe Foo Yuk Han is a Malaysian female squash player. She reached the career best world ranking of 93 in June 2015. She was educated at the Bukit Jalil Sports School and George Washington University.
Ong Sai Hung is a Malaysian professional squash player. He attended SJK(C) Chung Hwa Jitra. As of October 2019, he was ranked number 174 in the world. He has competed in the main draw of multiple professional PSA tournaments. He has represented Malaysia internationally.
Wen Li Lai, also known as Lai Wen Li, is a Malaysian professional squash player. As of February 2018, she was ranked number 131 in the world. She has competed in the main draw of multiple professional PSA tournaments. She won the 2019 NZ International Squash Classic.
Leong Siu Lynn, better known as Lynn Leong, is a retired Malaysian female professional squash player. She emerged as one of the greatest squash players to have played for Malaysia especially during her early career in the 1990s, an era where her counterpart Nicol David also gained fame. Since her retirement, she has become a squash coach in the United States.
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