| Squash at the 2014 Commonwealth Games | |
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| Dates | 24 July - 3 August 2014 |
| Host city | Glasgow, Scotland  |
| Venue | Scotstoun Sports Campus, Glasgow |
| Events | 5 |
| Participation | 119 athletes from 28 nations |
Squash at the 2014 Commonwealth Games was held at the Scotstoun Sports Campus from 24 July to 3 August 2014. [1]
All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1) [2]
| P | Preliminaries | ⅛ | Round of 16 | ¼ | Quarterfinals | ½ | Semifinals | B | Bronze medal match | F | Final |
| Date → | Thu 24 | Fri 25 | Sat 26 | Sun 27 | Mon 28 | Tue 29 | Wed 30 | Thu 31 | Fri 1 | Sat 2 | Sun 3 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Event ↓ | M | A | E | M | A | E | A | E | A | E | M | A | M | A | E | M | A | E | M | A | E | M | A | E | M | A | M | A |
| Men's singles | P | ⅛ | ¼ | ½ | B | F | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Men's doubles | P | ⅛ | ¼ | ½ | B | F | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Women's singles | P | ⅛ | ¼ | ½ | B | F | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Women's doubles | P | ¼ | ½ | B | F | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mixed doubles | P | ⅛ | ¼ | ½ | B | F | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Australia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 |  England | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
| 3 |  India | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Malaysia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 |  New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Nick Matthew  England | James Willstrop England | Peter Barker England |
| Women's singles | Nicol David  Malaysia | Laura Massaro England | Joelle King  New Zealand |
| Men's doubles | Cameron Pilley and David Palmer  Australia | Nick Matthew and Adrian Grant England | James Willstrop and Daryl Selby England |
| Women's doubles | Dipika Pallikal and Joshna Chinappa  India | Laura Massaro and Jenny Duncalf England | Alison Waters and Emma Beddoes England |
| Mixed doubles | Rachael Grinham and David Palmer Australia | Alison Waters and Peter Barker England | Kasey Brown and Cameron Pilley Australia |
A total of 119 players from 28 nations will compete in squash at the 2014 Commonwealth Games :
Australia (10)
Bermuda (3)
Botswana (1)
British Virgin Islands (1)
Canada (2)
Cayman Islands (4) England (10)
Gibraltar (3)
Guernsey (1)
Guyana (3) India (6)
Jamaica (2)
Jersey (3)
Kenya (6)
Lesotho (1) Malaysia (9)
Malta (4)
Mauritius (2)
Norfolk Island (2)
Northern Ireland (2) New Zealand (8)
Papua New Guinea (8)
Seychelles (2)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (5)
Scotland (6)
Sri Lanka (6)
Trinidad and Tobago (4)
Uganda (4)
Zambia (5)
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