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North American Open
The North American Open is an annual international professional squash tournament. Started in 1966, this tournament was one of the most prestigious professional events behind the British Open and the World Open. The 2014 North American Open is looking to move to Washington, D.C., and would use George Washington University as the tournament’s backdrop. The 2014 event looks to add a women’s draw to the historic event. Additionally it hopes to provide equal prize money for both men and women, becoming one of two major professional squash events to do so. History The North American Open is a key tournament in the history of squash in the United States and was home to many of the sport’s watershed moments. The 1967 final of the North American Open saw two brothers face off as Sam and Ralph Howe took the court. The match stretched into a five-game battle with the younger brother, Ralph, coming out on top, taking the last game 15–13. American Victor Niederhoffer captured the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramy Ashour
Ramy Mohamed Ashour (born September 30, 1987, in Cairo, Egypt), known as Ramy Ashour (), is a retired professional squash player from Egypt, widely regarded as one of the best squash players in the history of the sport. He became the youngest player to reach number one in the world since the 1980s, as well as being the first ever two time World Junior Squash Champion. On April 22, 2019, at the age of 31, Ashour announced his retirement from professional Squash. Ramy is known for his unique playing style, often referred to as 'The Artist'; he is regarded by many squash pundits, former and current players, to be one of the most naturally gifted players to ever play the game. Mohamed El Shorbagy, the 2017 world champion, once commented after losing in two world finals to him, as Ashour being 'the best of the best'; Jonah Barrington, also one of the Squash greats, ranks him as equal to Pakistani legends Jahangir Khan and Jansher Khan who dominated the game in the 1980s and 1990s. An ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richmond, Virginia
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Shahid Zaman
Shahid Zaman Khan (born August 12, 1982) is a Pakistani professional squash player. He is a nephew of the 1975 World squash champion, Qamar Zaman, the famous master of the drop shots and deception. In 2004, he won his first title at the Pakistan circuit in Event I. In 2005, he won the Virginia Professional Squash championship and went on to win the COAS international 2005 and the Pakistan circuit 2005 - Event II. He is now working as a head squash professional in the Tennis and Racquet Club, the oldest athletic and social club in the city of Boston. In 2023, Zaman was appointed as squash instructor at the Harvard Business School Harvard Business School (HBS) is the graduate business school of Harvard University, a private research university in Boston, Massachusetts. It is consistently ranked among the top business schools in the world and offers a large full-time MBA p .... References External links * Pakistani male squash players Pashtun squash players Sportspeopl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geoff Hunt
Geoffrey Brian Hunt, (born 11 March 1947), is a retired Australian Squash (sport), squash player who is widely considered to be one of the greatest squash players in history. He was ranked the World No.1 squash player from 1975 to 1980. He won the World Open (squash), World Open title four times. He was the event's inaugural champion, winning the competition on the first four occasions it was held (1976, 1977, 1979 and 1980). He also won the International Amateur Individual Championship three times (1967, 1969, and 1971), and the British Open Squash Championships, British Open (which was considered to be the effective world championship event involving both amateurs and professionals before the World Open began) eight times between 1969 and 1981. Hunt won 178 of the 215 tournaments he contested during his career. Hunt was born in Melbourne and now resides in Queensland. He won the Australian Junior Championship in 1963, and he first won the Australian Amateur Men's Champion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clive Caldwell (squash Player)
Clive Caldwell is a squash player from Canada. He was one of the leading hardball squash players in North America in the late-1970s and early-1980s. Caldwell was the first leading professional player to adopt the oversized racquet head, which is now the standard in modern squash. See also *World Squash Doubles Championships The World Squash Doubles Championship has been held in North America since 1981 when it was sanctioned by the International Squash Racquets Federation. It has been held bi-annually since 1994 where it has alternated with the World Softball Doubles ... References Canadian male squash players Living people Year of birth missing (living people) {{Canada-squash-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gordon Anderson (squash Player)
Gordon Anderson is a squash player from Canada. He was one of the leading hardball squash players in North America in the 1970s. Anderson won the Canadian national squash title three consecutive times in 1973–1975. He was runner-up at the North American Open in 1979. In 2013, Anderson was inducted into the Ontario Squash Hall of Fame. Since retiring from top-level competition, Anderson has become a squash club owner 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 ancho ..., and founded Anderson Courts and Sports Surfaces Inc., a firm which specializes in installing squash courts. References External links Anderson Courts and Sports Surfaces Inc. website {{DEFAULTSORT:Anderson, Gordon Canadian male squash players Canadian people of Scottish descent Living people Plac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aziz Khan (squash Player)
Aziz Khan is a former professional squash player and member of the Khan squash family. He was a top-ten ranked played on the North American hardball squash circuit in the late-1970s and early-1980s and won the 1979 Woodruff-Nee Tournament. In 1981, he was runner-up at the North American Open, losing in the final to his older brother Sharif Khan. Aziz's father Hashim Khan Hashim Khan ( ps, ; – 18 August 2014) was a squash player from Pakistan. He won the British Open Squash Championships (the then ''de facto'' world championship) a total of seven times, from 1951 to 1956, and then again in 1958. Khan ... was the dominant player on the international squash scene in the 1950s. References Khan, Aziz Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Khan family (squash) {{Pakistan-squash-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sharif Khan
Sharif Khan (born 1945) is a Pakistani-Canadian retired professional squash player. He is widely considered to be one of the all-time great players of hardball squash (a North American variant of squash played with a faster-moving ball and on slightly smaller courts than the international "softball" squash game). He was the dominant player on the hardball squash circuit throughout the 1970s. Sharif was born in Pakistan, and is the son of the legendary squash player Hashim Khan (who dominated the international squash game in the 1950s). Biography Sharif is the eldest of Hashim Khan's 12 children, and a member of the Khan squash family. At the age of 11, he was awarded a squash scholarship at Millfield School in Somerset, England. Despite having almost no knowledge of the English language when he arrived, he performed well academically and also developed into an outstanding squash player who, by 1962, had won every public school title open to him including the public schools und ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Desaulniers
Michael "Mike" Desaulniers is a former World No. 1 hardball squash player from Canada. Desaulniers played squash for Harvard University, and won the US intercollegiate title in 1977, 1978 and 1980 (he missed the 1979 event because of a broken foot). Desaulniers is probably best remembered for his win over the legendary player Sharif Khan in the final of the 1982 North American Open The North American Open is an annual international professional squash tournament. Started in 1966, this tournament was one of the most prestigious professional events behind the British Open and the World Open. The 2014 North American Open is l ... (the most prestigious title in hardball squash at the time). Desaulniers' 10-15, 15-12, 15-8, 15-9 win over Khan ended a run of six consecutive titles at the championship for Khan, and marked only the second time that Khan had failed to win the title since 1969. Khan never won the title again. A series of injuries kept Desaulniers away from the tour in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jahangir Khan
Jahangir Khan (Pashto/ ur, جهانگير خان born 10 December 1963) is a former World No. 1 professional Pakistani squash player. He won the World Open title six times , and the British Open title ten times (1982-1991). Jahangir Khan is widely regarded as the greatest squash player of all time. Early life Khan was born into Pashtun family from Neway Kelay Payan, Peshawar. During his career he won the World Open six times and the British Open a record ten consecutive times. He retired as a player in 1993, and has served as President of the World Squash Federation from 2002 to 2008. Later in 2008, he became Emeritus President of the World Squash Federation. He is the son of Roshan Khan, brother of Torsam Khan and a cousin of both Rehmat Khan and British singer Natasha Khan (better known as Bat for Lashes. He currently lives in Karachi, Pakistan with his wife Ghazala (m.1999) and his three children. Career Jahangir Khan was coached initially by his father Roshan, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Nimick
John G. Nimick (born 1958) is an American squash player and tournament organizer. He was one of the leading hardball squash players in the United States in the 1980s. Following his retirement as a professional player, he has become a central figure in the development of professional squash in the United States. In 1981, Nimick captained Princeton University to a national title and won the national individual intercollegiate title. He won the US national championships in 1982. He then turned professional, and became a leading player on the North American hardball squash tour, winning several major titles. He also represented the United States at the 1983 & 1985 World Team Squash Championships. Nimick was president of the professional hardball squash association from 1988 to 1990, and executive director of the professional softball squash association from 1994 to 1999. He then formed an event promotion firm, Event Engine Inc., to run international squash tournaments, including the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Talbott
Mark Talbott is an American squash coach and former professional squash player. He is known as one of the all-time great players of hardball squash. Talbott was inducted into the United States Squash Hall of Fame in 2000. He was the World Professional Squash Association Player of the Year eight times and an Olympic Athlete of the Year in 1991, `92, and `95. In addition, he captained the first USA Team to compete in the Pan American Games in 1995, earned the Sharif Khan Award for Sportsmanship in 1991, and won the United States Squash Racquets Association (USSRA) President’s Cup in 1989. Playing career Raised in Dayton, Ohio, Talbott graduated from the Mercersburg Academy in 1978. He joined the World Professional Squash Association hardball tour in 1980 and was ranked as the World No. 1 hardball squash player for 13 years, from 1983–95. He won 70% of the tournaments he entered during that period. Talbott is considered the most dominant American squash player in history. His ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
