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Manetta topples top seed Grinham!

Italian Manuela Manetta (pic) scored the best win of her career when she dismissed Dutch top seed Natalie Grinham in the 1st round of the Metro Squash Women's US Open. The straight games upset (11-6, 11-9, 11-8) takes the 27-year-old from Parma to an u...

Dutch Open back in Rotterdam!

The Dutch Open will take place from 16th to 21st of November in Rotterdam. It will be the 3rd biggest squash tournament in Europe in 2010 and will feature a WISPA Silver 20 and s PSA 3 Star event. A total prize fund of US$55,000 will attract some of th...

Nicol David wins fifth World Open title!

Malaysia's Nicol David won a record-equalling 5th World Open squash title when she beat local hope Omneya Abdel Kawy in straight games (11-5, 11-8, 11-6) in the final Soho Square Women's World Open at Sharm El Sheikh. Abdel Kawy, the fourth seed from C...

Egypt’s Abdel Kawy sets up dream World Open final in Sharm El Sheikh

Omneya Abdel Kawy (pic) provided the dream climax Soho Square Women's World Open in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Soho Square at Sharm El Sheikh by becoming the first Egyptian to reach a World Open final in the event's maiden staging in her home count...

Stoehr and Low stun seeds – Nicol goes for five!

Natalie Grinham, four times a finalist in the last six years, failed to make the second round of the Women's World Open Squash Championship after going down in five games (11-9, 9-11, 7-11, 11-7, 13-11) on the opening day at Sharm El Sheikh against Ma...

Donna denies Au double in Hong Kong!

2nd seeded Australian beauty Donna Urquhart denied the local crowd an Au family double in the Buler Challenge Cup when she upset Hong Kong's top seed Annie Au in the final of the women’s event in Hong Kong. The victory marks the 23-year-old from Bris...

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...