Squash at the 2010 Commonwealth Games | |||
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Singles | men | women | |
Doubles | men | women | mixed |
The Men's doubles event at the 2010 Commonwealth Games was held at the Siri Fort Sports Complex, New Delhi from 9 October to 13 October. [1]
The men's doubles squash winners at the 2010 Commonwealth Games were Nick Matthew of England and Adrian Grant.
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Gold Medal Match | ||||||||||||||||||
Adrian Grant (ENG) Nick Matthew (ENG) | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
Mohd Adnan (MAS) Mohd Iskandar (MAS) | 5 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
Adrian Grant (ENG) Nick Matthew (ENG) | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
Ryan Cuskelly (AUS) Cameron Pilley (AUS) | 10 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
Ryan Cuskelly (AUS) Cameron Pilley (AUS) | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
Campbell Grayson (NZL) Martin Knight (NZL) | 9 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
Adrian Grant (ENG) Nick Matthew (ENG) | 11 | 6 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
Stewart Boswell (AUS) David Palmer (AUS) | 9 | 11 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
Alan Clyne (SCO) Harry Leitch (SCO) | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
Peter Barker (ENG) Daryl Selby (ENG) | 7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
Alan Clyne (SCO) Harry Leitch (SCO) | 10 | 6 | Bronze Medal Match | |||||||||||||||||
Stewart Boswell (AUS) David Palmer (AUS) | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
Lyall Paterson (SCO) Chris Small (SCO) | 2 | 2 | Ryan Cuskelly (AUS) Cameron Pilley (AUS) | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||
Stewart Boswell (AUS) David Palmer (AUS) | 11 | 11 | Alan Clyne (SCO) Harry Leitch (SCO) | 5 | 7 |
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