Patrick Rooney (squash player)

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Patrick Rooney
CountryFlag of England.svg  England
Born (1997-06-16) 16 June 1997 (age 27)
ResidenceLeeds, England
Height184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb)
RetiredActive
Coached byJames Willstrop
Racquet used305SQUASH ProCell XR120
Highest rankingNo. 18 (January 2023)
Tour final(s)10
Medal record
Men's squash
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
World Team Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Tauranga Team

Patrick Rooney (born 16 June 1997) is an English professional squash player. [1] [2] [3]

Career

Rooney first joined the PSA Tour in 2014 and won his first title in 2016, when he won the Madeira International. [4] [5]

By 2017 he had reached the world's top 100 players and then won the Vitesse Stratford Classic, Madeira International (for a second time) and the Arnold Homes Tring Open. He would later reach the last 16 of both the Gillen Markets Canary Wharf Classic and the Allam British Open. [5]

In January 2023, he hit a career best world ranking (at the time) of 18. He was a member of the England team that won the 2023 European Squash Team Championships. [4] In December 2023, Rooney won a silver medal with England, at the 2023 Men's World Team Squash Championships in New Zealand. [6]

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References

  1. "PSA World Tour Rankings | Professional Squash Association".
  2. "Squash Info | Patrick Rooney | Squash".
  3. "Patrick Rooney - Professional Squash Association".
  4. 1 2 "Patrick Rooney profile". Squash Info. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  5. 1 2 "Patrick Rooney profile". PSA Tour. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  6. "World Squash Team Championship: Egypt defeat England to retain men's title". BBC Sport. 17 December 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2024.