 Squash | |
| First event | 1998  Bangkok |
|---|---|
| Occur every | four years |
| Last event | 2018  Jakarta |
| Next event | 2022  Hangzhou |
| Best |  Malaysia |
Squash is an Asian Games sport since the 1998 edition and has been held at every edition since.
| Squash | |
| First event | 1998 Bangkok |
|---|---|
| Occur every | four years |
| Last event | 2018 Jakarta |
| Next event | 2022 Hangzhou |
| Best | Malaysia |
Squash is an Asian Games sport since the 1998 edition and has been held at every edition since.
| Games | Year | Host city | Best nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| XIII | 1998 | Bangkok, Thailand |  Pakistan |
| XIV | 2002 | Busan, South Korea | Malaysia |
| XV | 2006 | Doha, Qatar | Malaysia |
| XVI | 2010 | Guangzhou, China | Malaysia |
| XVII | 2014 | Incheon, South Korea | Malaysia |
| XVIII | 2018 | Jakarta–Palembang, Indonesia |  Hong Kong |
| XIX | 2022 | Hangzhou, China | Malaysia |
| Event | 98 | 02 | 06 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 22 | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 7 |
| Men's team | X | X | X | X | 4 | |||
| Women's singles | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 7 |
| Women's team | X | X | X | X | 4 | |||
| Mixed doubles | X | 1 | ||||||
| Total | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malaysia (MAS) | 14 | 7 | 10 | 31 |
| 2 | Hong Kong (HKG) | 3 | 8 | 12 | 23 |
| 3 |  India (IND) | 3 | 4 | 11 | 18 |
| 4 | Pakistan (PAK) | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 5 |  Kuwait (KUW) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 |  South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 7 |  Japan (JPN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Singapore (SGP) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 9 |  Qatar (QAT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (9 entries) | 23 | 23 | 46 | 92 | |
| Nation | 98 | 02 | 06 | 10 | 14 | 18 | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bahrain | 2 | 1 | |||||
 China | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 5 | |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
| India | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
 Indonesia | 8 | 1 | |||||
 Iran | 2 | 5 | 2 | ||||
 Iraq | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Japan | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
 Jordan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| Kuwait | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
 Lebanon | 3 | 1 | |||||
 Macau | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |||
| Malaysia | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
 Mongolia | 4 | 1 | |||||
 Nepal | 4 | 1 | |||||
| Pakistan | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
 Philippines | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 4 | ||
| Qatar | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | |
 Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1 | |||||
| Singapore | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | |||
| South Korea | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
 Sri Lanka | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
 Thailand | 4 | 8 | 1 | ||||
| Number of nations | 12 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 18 | |
| Number of athletes | 33 | 32 | 42 | 69 | 69 | 103 | |
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Zarak Jahan Khan (PAK) | Amjad Khan (PAK) | 1–9, 9–0, 6–9, 9–7, 9–3 |
| 2002 | Ong Beng Hee (MAS) | Mansoor Zaman (PAK) | 9–0, 9–7, 9–0 |
| 2006 | Ong Beng Hee (MAS) | Mohd Azlan Iskandar (MAS) | 5–9, 9–1, 10–9, 9–5 |
| 2010 | Mohd Azlan Iskandar (MAS) | Aamir Atlas Khan (PAK) | 11–6, 11–7, 11–6 |
| 2014 | Abdullah Al-Muzayen (KUW) | Saurav Ghosal (IND) | 10–12, 2–11, 14–12, 11–8, 11–9 |
| 2018 | Leo Au (HKG) | Max Lee (HKG) | 11–8, 12–10, 6–11, 11–4 |
| 2022 | Ng Eain Yow (MAS) | Saurav Ghosal (IND) | 9–11, 11–9, 11–5, 11–7 |
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Nicol David (MAS) | Rebecca Chiu (HKG) | 9–3, 9–1, 9–6 |
| 2002 | Rebecca Chiu (HKG) | Nicol David (MAS) | 9–7, 9–5, 9–7 |
| 2006 | Nicol David (MAS) | Rebecca Chiu (HKG) | 9–0, 9–3, 9–3 |
| 2010 | Nicol David (MAS) | Annie Au (HKG) | 11–8, 8–11, 11–6, 11–7 |
| 2014 | Nicol David (MAS) | Low Wee Wern (MAS) | 9–11, 11–6, 11–5, 12–10 |
| 2018 | Nicol David (MAS) | Sivasangari Subramaniam (MAS) | 11–13, 11–9, 5–11, 11–6, 11–8 |
| 2022 | Sivasangari Subramaniam (MAS) | Chan Sin Yuk (HKG) | 8–11, 15–13, 10–12, 11–9, 12–10 |
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