Squash is "the world's healthiest sport"
(Forbes Magazine), squash is played in
over 175 countries by over 20 million
people and squash is very easy to learn.
Once you have tried the squash -
you will love squash!
Top seed Thierry Lincou (pic) continued his progress towards a home final when he beat English qualifier Olivier Pett in 4 games (11-5, 11-7, 6-11, 11-1) to reach the semi-finals in Saint Pierre. A French finalist is guaranteed, as Lincou will meet now Julien Balbo for a place in the final of the Internationaux de la Reunion after Balbo beat another qualifier, Denmark’s Rasmus Nielsen, also in 4 games (11-8, 11-6, 3-11, 11-6). 3rd Frenchman Yann Perrin failed to get past Hungarian Mark Krajcsak when he got down in straight games (13-11, 11-8, 11-7). Krajcsak now meets the 2nd-seeded Egyptian Mohamed El Shorbagy, who overcame Malaysia’s Kamran Khan also in straight games (11-6, 11-8, 11-5).
3rd seed Australian Melody Francis’s (pic) victory in this week’s South Australian Open brought her the 3rd title in 2011. After Francis overcame 2nd seed Siti Munirah Jusoh of Malaysia 11-13, 11-7, 11-3, 11-5, she met Amanda Landers-Murphy (NZL). Landers-Murphy came into the final after a 11-5, 12-14, 11-5, 11-6 defeat of Welsh Tesni Evans. In the final Francis came back from one game down to beat Landers-Murphy 5-11, 11-9, 11-5, 15-13 after 41 minutes. Francis now heads home to Melbourne for the Victorian Open, which begins on July 10, followed by the Tasmanian, Queensland and NSW Opens, leading into the Australian Open in August.
Egypt’s Amr Khaled Khalifa (pic) is set to become only the 3rd man in history to win the title twice when he defends his crown in the Men’s World Junior Championship in Belgium. The 18-year-old is named as top seed in the 2011 championship which will take place Herentals from 13-17 July. Khalifa will be aiming to maintain Egypt’s unbroken grip on the trophy since 2004, when Ramy Ashour won the first of his record-making two titles, followed by history-repeating double-title victories by Mohamed El Shorbagy in 2008 and 2009. And it will be Mohamed’s brother Marwan El Shorbagy who is expected to provide Khalifa’s stiffest opposition. The 17-year-old is seeded to meet the title-holder in the final in a repeat of the 2010 championship’s semi-final in Ecuador, where Khalifa won in 5 games. Pakistan provides the two 3/4 seeds, Danish Atlas Khan and Nasir Iqbal, both 17-year-olds. Players from 19 nations will compete in the 18th staging of the WSF championships.
New Zealander Kashif Shuja (pic) edged out home favourite Mike Corren in the final of the South Australian Open to win in Adelaide. Corren, the South Australian-born 2nd seed in his 4th final in 5 years, was looking for his 3rd successive title as he celebrated his 51st appearance in a PSA Tour final – and his 4th this year. Shuja and Corren entertained the big crowd with some squash of the highest quality before the Kiwi claimed the 5th game in a tiebreak to take the title 11-7, 4-11, 13-15, 11-5, 12-10 after 75 minutes. It was Shuja’s 10th title on the men’s tour.
Ramy Ashour, one of the guys who is always in good mood, even he lost his match at World Series Finals 2011 against James Willstrop – more backstage videos …
German Simon Rosner got the better end to beat Pakistan’s Aamir Atlas Khan in 5 games in the Jena International in Kuwait to celebrate the 5th PSA title of his career. Rosner had to come back from one game down to take a 2:1-leed. But Khan fought back to equal the match and forced the German into the deciding 5th game. After 68 minutes Rosner took his 1st chance to finish the match 3-11, 11-5, 11-6, 9-11, 11-9.
Germany’s Simon Roesner (pic front) destroyed all the home hopes of a finalist in Kuwait as he finished the run of Kuwait’s Abdullah Almezayen(pic back). The German No33 of the world winning in straight games (11-7, 11-9, 11-4) after 34 minutes of play to reach his 2nd final of a PSA World Tour Challenger 15 event. In the final he’ll meet Pakistan’s top seed and world’s No.29 Aamir Atlas Khan, who beat unseeded Egyptian teenager Ali Farag in four games (11-9, 9-11, 11-9, 11-6). Khan and Rosner met 4 times, as the Pakistani won 3 of the previous encounters.
No worries, the best German squash player, Simon Roesner from Paderborn, did not change his profession. But his image is on a 12 meters long and nearly 12 tons heavy public bus in Paderborn, the city which hosts the 23rd Men’s World Team Championships. Roesner drives with the more than 250 horsepower strong vehicle through the city of Paderborn. Don’t hesitate, join him and the world’s best players (either with your visit in Germany or here in facebook at i love squash) from 21st to 27th of August. Watch out!
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