Squash at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's singles

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Men's singles Squash
at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
Squash pictogram.svg
Venue Oxenford Studios
Dates5 – 9 April 2018
Competitors54
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of England.svg  England
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
  2014
2022  

The Men's singles Squash event of the 2018 Commonwealth Games was held at the Oxenford Studios, Gold Coast. Singles play took place between 5 and 9 April. Englishman James Willstrop won gold after beating Paul Coll of New Zealand in straight games, 11-9, 11-4, 11-6. [1]

Contents

Medallists

Gold James Willstrop
Flag of England.svg  England
Silver Paul Coll
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Bronze Nafiizwan Adnan
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia

[2]

Seeds

  1. Flag of England.svg  Nick Matthew  (ENG)(quarterfinals)
  2. Flag of New Zealand.svg  Paul Coll  (NZL)(silver medal)
  3. Flag of India.svg  Saurav Ghosal  (IND)(round of 32)
  4. Flag of England.svg  James Willstrop  (ENG) (gold medal)
  5. Flag of England.svg  Daryl Selby  (ENG)(quarterfinals)
  6. Flag of Australia.svg  Ryan Cuskelly  (AUS)(round of 16)
  7. Flag of Australia.svg  Cameron Pilley  (AUS)(quarterfinals)
  8. Flag of Scotland.svg  Alan Clyne  (SCO)(quarterfinals)
  9. Flag of Scotland.svg  Greg Lobban  (SCO)(round of 16)
  10. Flag of New Zealand.svg  Campbell Grayson  (NZL)(round of 16)
  11. Flag of Wales 2.svg  Joel Makin  (WAL)(Fourth place)
  12. Flag of Malaysia.svg  Nafiizwan Adnan  (MAS)(bronze medal)
  13. Flag of Malaysia.svg  Eain Yow Ng  (MAS)(round of 64)
  14. Flag of India.svg  Harinder Pal Sandhu  (IND)(round of 32)
  15. Flag of Wales 2.svg  Peter Creed  (WAL)(round of 64)
  16. Flag of India.svg  Vikram Malhotra  (IND)(round of 16)

Draws & Results

Main draw

Finals

Quarter finals Semi finals Final
                     
1Flag of England.svg  Nick Matthew  (ENG)7 1110 116
12Flag of Malaysia.svg  Nafiizwan Adnan  (MAS)116 124 11
12Flag of Malaysia.svg  Nafiizwan Adnan  (MAS)6 10 4
4Flag of England.svg  James Willstrop  (ENG)111211
7Flag of Australia.svg  Cameron Pilley  (AUS)1110 116 6
4Flag of England.svg  James Willstrop  (ENG)7 127 1111
4Flag of England.svg  James Willstrop  (ENG)111111
2Flag of New Zealand.svg  Paul Coll  (NZL)9 4 6
11Flag of Wales 2.svg  Joel Makin  (WAL)114 8 1112
8Flag of Scotland.svg  Alan Clyne  (SCO)9 11118 10
11Flag of Wales 2.svg  Joel Makin  (WAL)11119 2 8 Third place
2Flag of New Zealand.svg  Paul Coll  (NZL)6 9 111111
5Flag of England.svg  Daryl Selby  (ENG)5 9 115 12Flag of Malaysia.svg  Nafiizwan Adnan  (MAS)116 9 1111
2Flag of New Zealand.svg  Paul Coll  (NZL)11117 1111Flag of Wales 2.svg  Joel Makin  (WAL)7 11114 5

Top half

Section 1
Round of 64Round of 32Round of 16Quarter finals
1Flag of England.svg  Nick Matthew  (ENG)111111
Flag of Uganda.svg  Ian Rukunya  (UGA)111111Flag of Uganda.svg  Ian Rukunya  (UGA)2 6 2
Flag of Fiji.svg  Stephen Henry  (FIJ)2 3 2 1Flag of England.svg  Nick Matthew  (ENG)118 1111
Flag of Mauritius.svg  Xavier Koenig  (MRI)11111116Flag of India.svg  Vikram Malhotra  (IND)6 116 6
Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Yusif Mansaray  (SLE)3 3 8 Flag of Mauritius.svg  Xavier Koenig  (MRI)4 3 0
16Flag of India.svg  Vikram Malhotra  (IND)11111116Flag of India.svg  Vikram Malhotra  (IND)111111
Flag of Zambia.svg  Manda Chilambwe  (ZAM)6 5 2 1Flag of England.svg  Nick Matthew  (ENG)7 1110 116
12Flag of Malaysia.svg  Mohd Nafi. Adnan  (MAS)116 124 11
12Flag of Malaysia.svg  Mohd Nafi. Adnan  (MAS)7 111111
Flag of New Zealand.svg Evan Williams (NZL)111113Flag of New Zealand.svg Evan Williams (NZL)115 8 6
Flag of the Cayman Islands (pre-1999).svg  Jacob Kelly  (CAY)9 5 11 12Flag of Malaysia.svg  Mohd Nafi. Adnan  (MAS)w/o
Flag of Kenya.svg  Hardeep Reel  (KEN)14114 6 11 6Flag of Australia.svg  Ryan Cuskelly  (AUS)
Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg  Othneil Bailey  (SVG)12 4 111113Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg  Othneil Bailey  (SVG)2 4 3
6Flag of Australia.svg  Ryan Cuskelly  (AUS)111111
Section 2
Round of 64Round of 32Round of 16Quarter finals
7Flag of Australia.svg  Cameron Pilley  (AUS)111111
Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Ernest Jombla  (SLE)13 11116 11Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Ernest Jombla  (SLE)7 3 2
Flag of Seychelles.svg  Klaus Pragassen  (SEY)154 7 119 7Flag of Australia.svg  Cameron Pilley  (AUS)111111
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Kale Wilson  (TRI)11 8 8 Flag of Jamaica.svg  Lewis Walters  (JAM)3 4 8
Flag of Malta.svg  Daniel Zammit-Lewis  (MLT)131111Flag of Malta.svg  Daniel Zammit-Lewis  (MLT)7 9 4
15Flag of Wales 2.svg  Peter Creed  (WAL)117 6 9 Flag of Jamaica.svg  Lewis Walters  (JAM)111111
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Lewis Walters  (JAM)7 1111117Flag of Australia.svg  Cameron Pilley  (AUS)1110 116 6
10Flag of New Zealand.svg  Campbell Grayson  (NZL)1112114Flag of England.svg  James Willstrop  (ENG)7 127 1111
Flag of Guyana.svg  Jason-Ray Khalil  (GUY)3 10 2 10Flag of New Zealand.svg  Campbell Grayson  (NZL)111111
Flag of Scotland.svg  Kevin Moran  (SCO)111117Flag of Scotland.svg  Kevin Moran  (SCO)9 0 9
Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg  Jules Snagg  (SVG)7 8 15 10Flag of New Zealand.svg  Campbell Grayson  (NZL)8 117 7
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Farhan Zaman  (PAK)119 11114Flag of England.svg  James Willstrop  (ENG)116 1111
Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg  Joe Chapman  (IVB)6 114 6 Flag of Pakistan.svg  Farhan Zaman  (PAK)5 1 7
4Flag of England.svg  James Willstrop  (ENG)111111

Bottom half

Section 3
Round of 64Round of 32Round of 16Quarter finals
3Flag of India.svg  Saurav Ghosal  (IND)11118 9 10
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Christopher Binnie  (JAM)111111Flag of Jamaica.svg  Christopher Binnie  (JAM)5 7 111112
Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg  Jason Doyle  (SVG)5 6 8 Flag of Jamaica.svg  Christopher Binnie  (JAM)4 5 2
Flag of Bermuda.svg  Micah Franklin  (BER)11111111Flag of Wales 2.svg  Joel Makin  (WAL)111111
Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  James Fayia  (SLE)2 3 1 Flag of Bermuda.svg  Micah Franklin  (BER)6 3 3
11Flag of Wales 2.svg  Joel Makin  (WAL)11111111Flag of Wales 2.svg  Joel Makin  (WAL)111111
Flag of Fiji.svg  Sailesh Pala  (FIJ)3 3 4 11Flag of Wales 2.svg  Joel Makin  (WAL)114 8 1112
13Flag of Malaysia.svg  Eain Yow Ng  (MAS)11 11119 10 8Flag of Scotland.svg  Alan Clyne  (SCO)9 11118 10
Flag of Australia.svg  Rex Hedrick  (AUS)136 8 1112Flag of Australia.svg  Rex Hedrick  (AUS)111111
Flag of Guyana.svg  Sunny Seth  (GUY)11118 11Flag of Guyana.svg  Sunny Seth  (GUY)4 2 3
Flag of Barbados.svg  Shawn Simpson  (BAR)8 8 114 Flag of Australia.svg  Rex Hedrick  (AUS)7 3 7
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Tayyab Aslam  (PAK)1111118Flag of Scotland.svg  Alan Clyne  (SCO)111111
Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg  Neville Sorrentino  (IVB)3 4 4 Flag of Pakistan.svg  Tayyab Aslam  (PAK)6 7 117
8Flag of Scotland.svg  Alan Clyne  (SCO)11119 11
Section 4
Round of 64Round of 32Round of 16Quarter finals
5Flag of England.svg  Daryl Selby  (ENG)111111
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Madako Junior Suari  (PNG)10 3 6 Flag of Uganda.svg  Michael Kawooya  (UGA)4 5 7
Flag of Uganda.svg  Michael Kawooya  (UGA)1211115Flag of England.svg  Daryl Selby  (ENG)11116 11
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Ravindu Laksiri  (SRI)1111119Flag of Scotland.svg  Greg Lobban  (SCO)6 2 117
Flag of Fiji.svg  Romit Parshottam  (FIJ)2 2 5 Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Ravindu Laksiri  (SRI)8 8 6
9Flag of Scotland.svg  Greg Lobban  (SCO)111111
5Flag of England.svg  Daryl Selby  (ENG)5 9 115
14Flag of India.svg  Harinder Pal Sandhu  (IND)1111 11112Flag of New Zealand.svg  Paul Coll  (NZL)11117 11
Flag of the Cayman Islands (pre-1999).svg  Cameron Stafford  (CAY)3 136 8 14Flag of India.svg  Harinder Pal Sandhu  (IND)8 6 1
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Ivan Yuen  (MAS)111111Flag of Malaysia.svg  Ivan Yuen  (MAS)111111
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Mandela Patrick  (TRI)4 2 6 Flag of Malaysia.svg  Ivan Yuen  (MAS)5 6 4
Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Christian Navas  (GIB)4 0 3 2Flag of New Zealand.svg  Paul Coll  (NZL)111111
Flag of Zambia.svg  Kelvin Ndhlovu  (ZAM)111111Flag of Zambia.svg  Kelvin Ndhlovu  (ZAM)5 7 2
2Flag of New Zealand.svg  Paul Coll  (NZL)111111

[3]

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