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2015 Women's British Open Squash Championship
The Women's Allam British Open 2015 is the women's edition of the 2015 British Open Squash Championships, which is a PSA World Series event Platinum (Prize money: $100 000). The event took place at the Sports Arena in Hull in England from 11 May to 17 May. Camille Serme won her first British Open trophy, beating Laura Massaro in the final. Prize money and ranking points For 2015, the prize purse was $100,000. The prize money and points breakdown is as follows: Seeds Draw and results See also * 2015 PSA World Series *2015 Men's British Open References External linksWISPA British Open 2015 website {{2015 in squash Women's British Open Squash Championshi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Open Squash Championships
The British Open Squash Championships is the oldest tournament in the game of squash. It is widely considered to be one of the two most prestigious tournaments in the game, alongside the World Squash Championships (prior to the establishment of the World Squash Championships which was called the World Open at the time) in the 1970s, the British Open was generally considered to be the ''de facto'' world championship of the sport. The British Open Squash Championships are often referred to as being the ''" Wimbledon of Squash"''. History While there had been a professional men's championship for some years, the 'open' men's championship (for both professionals and amateurs) was not inaugurated until 1930. Charles Read, British professional champion for many years, was designated the first open title holder. Would-be challengers were required to demonstrate they were capable of mounting a competent challenge as well as guaranteeing a minimum 'purse' (prize money) of £100 (which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joelle King
Joelle King (born 30 September 1988) is a professional squash player who represents New Zealand. She reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 4 in April 2014. Early life King was born and raised in Cambridge, New Zealand. She is the youngest child in her family, having two older brothers. Of Māori descent, she affiliates to Ngāti Porou. Career In July 2009, King won the Australian Women's Open by beating Annie Au Annie Au Wing Chi (; born February 9, 1989), known as Annie Au, is a former professional squash player who represented Hong Kong. Career Annie is a left-hander from Asia who has made a great impression as a junior. Not only winning British Ju ... in the final played at Clare, South Australia. King won one gold and one silver medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. She also won a bronze medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games and a gold medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. During the Squash at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, 2018 Commonwealth Games, Kin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samantha Cornett
Samantha Jean Lardner Cornett, (born February 4, 1991) is a retired professional squash player who represents Canada. She is from Deep River, Ontario. She reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 23 in February 2018. She has won 4 Canadian National Championships, in 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2019. She won two medals at the 2011 Pan American Games, a gold in the team event alongside Miranda Ranieri, & Stephanie Edmison, and a silver in the singles event. Cornett later won three medals at the 2015 Pan American Games held in Toronto Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the anch ..., and three medals at the 2019 Pan American Games held in Lima. In January 2018, Cornett was named to Canada's 2018 Commonwealth Games team. References External links * * * 1991 births Can ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sabrina Sobhy
Sabrina Sobhy, (born December 30, 1996 in Long Island) is a professional squash player who represents the United States. She reached a career high world ranking of World No. 15 in November 2022. Sobhy is class of 2019 at Harvard University having majored in psychology. She played #1 on the Harvard Crimson women's squash, varsity squash team for all 4 years. She was the co-captain of the team her senior year and led the team to an undefeated season. During her tenure on the Harvard Women's Varsity Squash Team, they won 4 Team National Titles all four years of her college career. Sabrina was also awarded the Ivy League Player of the Year Freshman and Senior years. In 2014, Sabrina made history as the youngest player to ever win both the U.S. Junior and Senior National Titles in the same year. Over an 8 year span, Sabrina has been selected to compete on both the U.S Junior and Women's National teams, experiencing international competition and helping the US Woman's National Team ach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victoria Lust
Victoria Lust (born 2 May 1989 in Luton) is an English former professional squash player. She reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 12 in June 2019. Career In 2016, she was part of the English team that won the silver medal at the 2016 Women's World Team Squash Championships. Two years later in 2018, she was again part of the English team that won the silver medal at the 2018 Women's World Team Squash Championships The 2018 Women's World Team Squash Championships was the women's edition of the 2018 World Team Squash Championships, which serves as the world team championship for squash players. The event held in Dalian, China took place from 11 to 19 Septembe .... She retired from professional squash in March 2020. After that, she moved to Victoria BC and worked at Saint Michaels University School as a squash teacher before moving to Seattle References External links * * * 1989 births Living people English female squash players Sportspeople from Lu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donna Urquhart
Donna Lobban, also known as Donna Belle Urquhart, (born 19 December 1986) is a professional squash Squash may refer to: Sports * Squash (sport), the high-speed racquet sport also known as squash racquets * Squash (professional wrestling), an extremely one-sided match in professional wrestling * Squash tennis, a game similar to squash but pla ... player who represents Australia. She reached a career high world ranking of 13 in May, 2011. Early life Lobban was born Donna Belle Urquhart. Career As a junior, she won five Australian Junior titles and was the runner-up at the Scottish and British Junior Opens in 2002 & 2003. She played for her country at the 2003 World Junior Women's Championships in Egypt where, at age 16, she made the last 16 of the individual draw, and was the runner-up in the teams event. In 2010, she was part of the Australian team that won the gold medal at the 2010 Women's World Team Squash Championships. She reached a career-high world ranking of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Salma Hany Ibrahim
Salma Hany Ibrahim Ahmed ( ar, سلمى هاني إبراهيم أحمد; born August 5, 1996, in Egypt) is an Egyptian professional squash Squash may refer to: Sports * Squash (sport), the high-speed racquet sport also known as squash racquets * Squash (professional wrestling), an extremely one-sided match in professional wrestling * Squash tennis, a game similar to squash but pla ... player. She reached a career-high world ranking of 9 in April, 2021. References External links * * * Egyptian female squash players Living people 1996 births 21st-century Egyptian women 21st-century Egyptian people {{Egypt-squash-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natalie Grinham
Natalie Marie Grinham (born 16 March 1978 in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia) is an Australian professional squash player. During her career, she has won three Commonwealth Games Gold Medals, and finished runner-up at both the World Open and the British Open. She reached the World No. 2 ranking in 2007. She represented Australia in international squash competitions up to 2006. She is married to the Dutch squash player Tommy Berden, and took up Dutch citizenship in February 2008. Both Tommy and Natalie became the first husband and wife team to win a joint championship in squash after winning the respective trophies at the inaugural edition of the Tranzparanz Open in June 2006 which was held in Almere, Netherlands. Natalie's older sister Rachael Grinham is also one of the world's leading professional squash players. Squash career Natalie's most significant tournament victory to date came at the 2006 Commonwealth Games, where she represented Australia. She defeated World No. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tesni Evans
Tesni Evans (born 15 October 1992 in Cardiff) is a professional squash player who represents Wales and is a five time Welsh national squash champion. She reached a career-high world ranking of World No.9 in November 2018, becoming the highest-ranked Welsh woman of all-time and the first to break into the Top 10. Evans has represented Team Wales in the 2014 Commonwealth Games, the 2018 Commonwealth Games and in the WSF World Team Championships. The 25-year-old, born in Cardiff but living in Rhyl, became the first Welsh player to land the prestigious British National Championship, when in 2018, she beat Alison Waters 11–5, 11–9, 11–7 in the final in Manchester. Evans is the first Welsh player to lift the title (male or female). Evans retained the British National title, becoming a two-time champion, the following year in 2019, when she defeated England's Emily Whitlock 3-0 (11-3, 11–6, 11–5) in the final, which was contested in Nottingham. Tesni Evans competed at the 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nouran Ahmed Gohar
Nouran Ahmed Gohar ( ar, نوران أحمد جوهر; born 30 September 1997 in Egypt) is a professional squash player who represents Egypt. She reached a career-high world ranking of No. 1 in July 2020. Career She lifted her first Tour title at the Prague Open in December 2013 at 16 years of age, where she played to her seeding to see off Lucie Fialová to triumph. Gohar earned another title the following year at the Irish Open before her victory over Omneya Abdel Kawy in the final of the Monte Carlo Classic elevated her into the world's top 20 for the first time. A quarter-final finish at the Texas Open in April 2015 ensured that Gohar would breach the top 15 in the world. Nouran Gohar won the prestigious British Junior Open three times: in 2012, 2015, and 2016. She also was a two time World Junior Squash champion, winning two back to back titles in 2015 and 2016. In 2016, she was part of the Egyptian team that won the gold medal at the 2016 Women's World Team Squash Champi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jenny Duncalf
Jennifer Duncalf (born 10 November 1982) is a former professional squash player from England. She reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 2 in December 2009. Career Duncalf was born in Haarlem, Netherlands but was a pupil at Harrogate Grammar School where she attended from 1994-2001. As a junior player, she won the European Junior Championship title. Duncalf won the European Individual Championship title in 2006 and 2007, and the British National Championship title in 2007 and 2009. She was also a member of the England team which won the World Team Squash Championships in 2006. In 2008, she finished runner-up at the British Open (losing in the final to Nicol David). Duncalf ends the year 2009 on a high when she won three titles in a row—the Soho Square Open, the US Open and the prestigious Qatar Classic. In October 2010, in the women's singles final of the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, Duncalf was defeated by Nicol David 11–3, 11–5, 11–7 in 40 minutes to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emma Beddoes
Emma Beddoes (29 August 1985 in Leamington Spa) is a former English professional squash player who represented England. She reached a career-high world ranking of World No. #11 in September 2015. Career Beddoes made her first Tour appearance in 2004 and went on to reach the world's top 50 in less than two years. She won her first Tour title at the 2007 Colombo Open where she defeated number one seed Tricia Chuah in straight games. In 2014, she was part of the team that helped England reclaim the world team title by winning the gold medal at the 2014 Women's World Team Squash Championships. Also in 2014, she won the bronze medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, competing in the women's doubles with Alison Waters they reached the semi final stage before securing the medal by beating the Australian pair of Rachael Grinham and Kasey Brown Kasey Brown (born 1 August 1985) is a former professional squash player from Australia. She reached a career-high world ranking of World No ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
