2015 Men's World Open Squash Championship
The 2015 PSA Men's World Squash Championship is the men's edition of the 2015 World Championship, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players. The event took place in Bellevue, Washington in the United States from 15 to 22 November 2015. Grégory Gaultier won his first World Championship title, defeating Omar Mosaad in the final. Prize money and ranking points For 2015, the prize purse was $325,000. The prize money and points breakdown is as follows: Seeds Draw and results Finals Top half Section 1 Section 2 Bottom half Section 1 Section 2 See also *World Championship A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ... * 2015 Women's World Open Squash Championship * 2015 Men's World Team Squash Championships References External linksPSA ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bellevue, Washington
Bellevue ( ) is a city in the Eastside region of King County, Washington, United States, located across Lake Washington from Seattle. It is the third-largest city in the Seattle metropolitan area and has variously been characterized as a satellite city, a suburb, a boomburb, or an edge city. Its population was 122,363 at the 2010 census and 151,854 in the 2020 census. The city's name is derived from the French term ("beautiful view"). Bellevue is home to some of the world's largest technology companies. Before and after the 2008 recession, its downtown area has been undergoing rapid change with many high-rise projects being constructed. Downtown Bellevue is currently the second-largest city center in Washington state, with 1,300 businesses, 45,000 employees, and 10,200 residents. In a 2018 estimate, the city's median household income was among the top five cities in the state of Washington. In 2008, Bellevue was number one in CNNMoney's list of the best places to live an ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Marwan El Shorbagy
Marwan El Shorbagy (born July 30, 1993, in Alexandria) is a professional squash player who represents Egypt. He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 3 in May 2018. He won the World Juniors in 2011 & 2012 and became the third player in history to win the World Junior twice. Career overview Marwan was born and raised in the Egyptian city of Alexandria. He started playing squash at age of eight. Marwan El Shorbagy joined the PSA in 2010 as a 17-year-old. Raised in Alexandria, but then a student at Millfield School in England (where he was coached by Jonah Barrington and Ian Thomas), El Shorbagy is the latest Egyptian to shake up the world of squash. He is the younger brother of Mohamed El Shorbagy who also plays on the PSA tour and is current World No. 1. Despite now combining his squash career with that of a student at University in the UK, 19-year-old El Shorbagy celebrated his world top thirty debut in July. In July 2012 he won his second successive World Junior O ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Peter Creed
Peter Creed (born 31 March 1987 in Caerphilly) is a professional squash player who represents Wales. He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 50 in November in 2018. Personal Creed attended Millfield School Millfield is a public school (English independent day and boarding school for pupils aged 13–18) located in Street, Somerset, England. It was founded in 1935. Millfield is a registered charity and is the largest co-educational boarding scho .... References External links * * * * * * 1987 births Living people Welsh male squash players Commonwealth Games competitors for Wales Squash players at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Squash players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Squash players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games People educated at Millfield {{UK-squash-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ryan Cuskelly
Ryan Cuskelly (born 15 July 1987 in Lismore) is a professional squash player who represents Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma .... He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 12 in March 2017. He reached his first semi-final of a World Series tournament in the 2015 Qatar Classic. On 11 January 2020 Cuskelly announced his retirement from professional squash. References External links * * * (2010) * (2014) * 1987 births Living people Australian male squash players Commonwealth Games medallists in squash Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Australia Squash players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Squash players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Competitors at the 2013 World Games People from Lismore, New South Wales Sportsmen f ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ben Coleman (squash Player)
Ben Coleman (born 13 April 1991 in Chelmsford) is a professional squash player who represents England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b .... He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 45 in May 2018. References External links * * * English male squash players Living people 1991 births {{UK-squash-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tom Richards (squash Player)
Tom Richards (born 10 July 1986 in Guildford) is a retired Professional Squash player on the PSA World Tour who represented England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b .... He reached a career-high World ranking of No. 12, where he remained for just under a year. He won a total of 6 PSA Titles. At the age of 25, Richards was a member of the England Elite squad and a full England International, winning the European Team Championships in 2012, 2016 and 2019. Richards was part of the England Squash set-up since the age of 9 having started playing at the age of 3. He was t ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Laurens Jan Anjema
Laurens Jan Anjema (born 1 December 1982 in The Hague) is a former professional squash player from the Netherlands. He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 9, after breaking the top 20 in January 2008. Career overview Laurens Jan Anjema won the Bluenose Classic in 2008 in a huge match against Borja Golán in 5 games in the final 8–11, 12–10, 11–5, 4–11, 13–11. In 2011, Anjema reached the final of the US Open and won the Netsuite Open in San Francisco against Omar Mosaad in the final. At the end of the year, he qualified for the 2011 PSA World Series Finals, the top 8 players of the PSA World Series in 2011. In December 2010, Anjema became the first Dutch player to reach the top 10 of the PSA World Rankings. He is a 10-time Dutch national champion, only second to his father Robert Jan Anjema, who won 12 national titles. He retired in June 2016 after a disappointing season coming back from injury. In July 2018, Anjema won the World Masters Squash Champio ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Alfredo Ávila
Alfredo Manuel Ávila Vergara (born June 17, 1991), known as Alfredo Ávila, is a professional squash player who has represented Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema .... He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 35 in January 2016. In 1998 at his young age (7 years old he discovered his great sports talent within the squash, ten years later he became professional starting his walk through the PSA, since the beginning of his career, the player is positioned within the first three national places. He has been under the guidance of coaches Rubén Alfredo Avila Miyazawa and Ulises Márquez. His best professional world ranking was in January 2016, positioning himself as # 35 of the PSA players. He has 11 Professional Titles and 15 professional endings. His ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ali Farag
Ali Amr Farag (; born 22 April 1992) is an Egyptian professional squash player. He is the 2018–19, 2020–21 and 2021–22 World Champion, and is currently ranked as world No. 1 by the Professional Squash Association (PSA). Education Farag graduated from Harvard University in 2014 with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. Farag also graduated as one of the best squash players in college history, suffering only two defeats in his three years. As a member of Harvard's Varsity Squash Team, Farag won two individual national titles and helped lead Harvard to its first team title in 17 years in 2014. Professional career After graduating, Farag returned to the pro circuit where he has since begun a rapid climb up the world rankings. He was named the PSA Player of the Month in April 2015 for reaching the main draw of the El Gouna Invitational as a qualifier and for winning back-to-back titles in Ireland. Farag eventually established himself as one of the best in the game. Farag won ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Saurav Ghosal
Saurav Ghosal (born 10 August 1986, in Kolkata, West Bengal) is a professional squash player from India and reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 10 in April 2019. He completed his schooling at Lakshmipat Singhania Academy in Kolkata. Career overview In 2013, Saurav became the first Indian to reach the Quarter finals of the World Squash Championship at Manchester, England. In 2004, he became the first Indian ever to win the coveted British Junior Open Under-19 Squash title, defeating Adel El Said of Egypt in the final at Sheffield, England. Saurav moved to Chennai after completing his school and was based at the ICL squash academy in Chennai and coached by Major (Rtd) Maniam and Cyrus Poncha in Chennai, India. Currently based in Leeds, he trains with Malcolm Willstrop at Pontefract Squash Club in West Yorkshire. Saurav is the current Indian national champion after he defeated Gaurav Nandrajog at the National Championships 2006 in New Delhi. As of May 2010, his PSA ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Stephen Coppinger
Stephen Coppinger (born 24 September 1984 in Dublin, Ireland) is a former professional squash player who represented South Africa. He grew up in Mombasa, Kenya ) , national_anthem = "Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu"() , image_map = , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Nairobi , coordinates = , largest_city = Nairobi , ... and was educated at Hilton College. He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 14 in April 2015. References External links * * 1984 births Living people South African male squash players Sportspeople from Cape Town Alumni of Hilton College (South Africa) 21st-century South African people {{SouthAfrica-squash-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Borja Golán
Borja Golán (born 6 January 1983 in Santiago de Compostela) is a Spanish retired professional squash player. He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 5 in April 2014. Career overview In August 2009, in the Colombian Open final, Borja suffered serious injury to his right knee which kept him out of action for six months. He reached the top ten World Ranking the month following the tournament. About three years later, in 2013, he succeeded to climb back into the top 10. In November, he reached the semi-final of the Qatar Classic winning in quarter-final against the seed No. 1 Grégory Gaultier in a tense and controversial match. And in December, he was runner-up of the Hong Kong Open against Nick Matthew, his first PSA World Series final. He announced his retirement in May 2023. Major World Series The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada, contested since 1903 between the champion teams of the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |