| Squash at the 2017 World Games | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Hasta la Vista Sport Club Wrocław, Poland |
| Dates | July 2017 |
| No. of events | 2 |
The Squash competition at the World Games 2017 took place from July 25 to 28, in Wrocław in Poland, at the Hasta la Vista Sport Club.
All times are Poland Time (UTC+2)
| P | Preliminaries | ¼ | Quarterfinals | ½ | Semifinals | B | Bronze medal match | F | Final |
| Date → | Sun 25 | Mon 26 | Tue 27 | Wed 28 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event ↓ | M | A | E | M | A | E | A | E | A | E |
| Men's singles | P | ¼ | ½ | B | F | |||||
| Women's singles | P | ¼ | ½ | B | F | |||||
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles [1] |  Simon Rösner (GER) |  Grégoire Marche (FRA) | Mathieu Castagnet (FRA) |
| Women's singles [2] | Camille Serme (FRA) |  Joey Chan (HKG) |  Nicol David (MAS) |
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