Squash at the 2022 Asian Games | |
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Venue | Hangzhou Olympic Sports Park Expo Center Squash Venue |
Dates | 26 September – 5 October 2023 |
Squash at the 2022 Asian Games was held at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Park Expo Center Squash Venue, Hangzhou, China, from 26 September to 5 October 2023. [1]
P | Preliminary rounds | R | Round of 16 | ¼ | Quarterfinals | ½ | Semifinals | F | Final |
Event↓/Date → | 26th Tue | 27th Wed | 28th Thu | 29th Fri | 30th Sat | 1st Sun | 2nd Mon | 3rd Tue | 4th Wed | 5th Thu | |
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Men's singles | P | R | ¼ | ½ | F | ||||||
Men's team | P | P | P | ½ | F | ||||||
Women's singles | P | R | ¼ | ½ | F | ||||||
Women's team | P | P | P | ½ | F | ||||||
Mixed doubles | P | P | P | ¼ | ½ | F |
* Host nation (China)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Malaysia (MAS) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
2 | India (IND) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
3 | Hong Kong (HKG) | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
4 | Pakistan (PAK) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
5 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Qatar (QAT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (7 entries) | 5 | 5 | 10 | 20 |
A total of 92 athletes from 16 nations participated in the 2022 Asian Games.
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