| Squash at the 2010 Asian Games | |
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| Venue | Asian Games Town Gymnasium |
| Dates | 18–25 November 2010 |
| Competitors | 69 from 13 nations |
Squash at the 2010 Asian Games was held in Asian Games Town Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China from 18 November 2010 to 25 November 2010.
Malaysia topped the medal table by winning three out of four possible gold medals.
| P | Preliminary rounds | ¼ | Quarterfinals | ½ | Semifinals | F | Final |
| Event↓/Date → | 18th Thu | 19th Fri | 20th Sat | 21st Sun | 22nd Mon | 23rd Tue | 24th Wed | 25th Thu |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | P | ¼ | ½ | F | ||||
| Men's team | P | P | P | ½ | F | |||
| Women's singles | P | ¼ | ½ | F | ||||
| Women's team | P | P | ½ | F |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Malaysia (MAS) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 |  Pakistan (PAK) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 |  Hong Kong (HKG) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 |  India (IND) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 |  South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 | |
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Athletes from Kuwait (4)
China (6) Hong Kong (8) India (8)
Japan (6)
Jordan (1) Malaysia (8) Pakistan (7)
Philippines (2)
Qatar (4)
Saudi Arabia (4) South Korea (8)
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