Irish Open

El Tayeb and Momen with Egyptian Double in Dublin!

In a historic climax to the Irish Squash Open in Dublin, rising stars Tarek Momen (pic le) and Nour El Tayeb (pic ri) celebrated the first Egyptian double in the long-established event - while 18-year-old El Tayeb prevailed in the longest ever women's ...

Perry and Ghosal downed by injuries!

Women's favourite Madeline Perry and men's 3rd seed Saurav Ghosal both exited prematurely from the Irish Squash Open after suffering injuries during the semi-finals in Dublin. In the women's event, Ireland's defending champion Madeline Perry struggled ...

Tarek takes out Tuominen in Dublin!

Egypt's unseeded Tarek Momen (pic) denied Olli Tuominen (11-4, 8-11, 11-6, 11-6) the chance of celebrating his 32nd birthday in the semi-finals of the Irish Open when he upset the 2nd-seeded Finn in the quarter-finals in Dublin. The 23-year-old world N...

Swartz upset Irish Open draw!

South African Tenille Swartz (pic) produced notable upsets on the opening day of the Irish Open. After surviving a close-fought 5-game match to qualify for the women's event, Tenille Swartz resisted a spirited fightback by 5th seed Emma Beddoes in the ...

Perry and Iskandar take Irish Open title!

Home hopes have been satisfied by Irish favourite Madeline Perry (pic ri), when she overcame Dutch former world champion Vanessa Atkinson in straight games (13-11, 11-7, 11-6) to celebrate her 4th Irish Open title after 2005, 2006 and 2007. Top seed Ma...

Top seeds make Irish Open finals in Dublin!

Both top seeds will contest the finals of the Irish Open against unexpected opponents. Irish Madeline Perry (pic) earned her 5th appearance in the Irish Open final after beating England's 4th seed Laura Massaro, 8-11, 11-9, 13-11, 11-9 in a 66-minute e...

A qualifier guaranteed in Dublin’s final!

Qualifiers Gregoire Marche (pic) and Borja Golan will meet in the men's semi-finals of the Irish Squash Open in Dublin. Frenchman Marche ousted fellow qualifier Bradley Hindle, from Malta, 11-8, 11-8, 12-10 in the quarter-finals to set up the meeting w...

Castagnet downs Boswell in Dublin!

The 2nd seeded Australian Stewart Boswell was the biggest casualty of the 1st round of the Irish Open. France's unseeded Mathieu Castagnet (pic) fought back from two games down to beat Boswell, the world No18, 9-11, 4-11, 11-4, 11-4, 11-5. Castagnet no...