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Squash In England
Squash is a popular sport in England. There is a long history of the sport in the country, and as of 2018 there are many highly ranked English players, both in men's and women's squash. History of squash in England England is where squash was invented. Students at Harrow School in London created the sport in 1830 when they discovered the potential that a small, punctured rubber ball had for yielding a game where a variety of shots were possible. Originally played in alleys and courtyards, the first purpose-built squash court was erected in Oxford in 1883. Professional competitions Many professional squash competitions take place in England each year. PSA World Tour The PSA World Tour calendar includes many professional tournaments held in England every year. The most prestigious of these are the British Open Squash Championships (PSA150) and the Canary Wharf Squash Classic (PSA70). Premier Squash League The Premier Squash League runs every year from October to April. Teams consi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
England Squash
England Squash is recognised by Sport England as the English national governing body of the racket sports of squash and squash 57. Based at the National Squash Centre in Manchester, it aims to increase participation in both sports. History The Squash Rackets Association was founded in 1928, to take over the administration of the game from the Tennis and Rackets Association. In 1934, the separate Women’s Squash Rackets Association was formed. These associations looked after squash in Great Britain until 1980, when responsibility for Scotland and Wales passed to autonomous national associations. The English SRA and Women's SRA amalgamated in 1989. The SRA was the recognised world authority for squash until the formation, in 1967, of the International Squash Rackets Federation (which became the World Squash Federation in 1992). In 1988, the British Racketball Association merged with the SRA. In 2001, the SRA was re-launched as England Squash, becoming England Squash & Racketball ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nick Matthew
Nicholas Matthew (born 25 July 1980 in Sheffield) is a former English professional squash player who has won the two most prestigious tournaments in the professional game, the British Open and the World Open, three times each. He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 1 in June 2010. His home club is Hallamshire Tennis and Squash Club in Sheffield which has named 'The Nick Matthew Showcourt' after him. He married Esme Taylor, a sports physiologist who has worked with British Cycling, in 2013 and the couple celebrated the birth of their first child Charlotte Rose on 9 September 2014. Career overview Nick Matthew, who attended High Storrs School, first came to the squash world's attention as an outstanding junior player. He was the 1999 British Junior Open under-19 champion, a semi-finalist at the 1998 World Junior Championships, and a member of the England team which won the 1998 world junior team title. He made his first appearance on the professional tour in 199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sport England
Sport England is a non-departmental public body under the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport. Its role is to build the foundations of a community sport system by working with national governing bodies of sport, and other funded partners, to grow the number of people doing sport; sustain participation levels; and help more talented people from all diverse backgrounds excel by identifying them early, nurturing them, and helping them move up to the elite level. Chris Boardman is the Chairman of Sport England and Natalie Ceeney is Vice Chair. Overview Sport England was established as the English Sports Council in September 1996 as an executive non-departmental public body by royal charter. It began operating in 1997 as Sport England. It has two statutory, functions: (1) a lottery distributor for sport; and (2) the protection of playing fields, through its role as a statutory consultee on planning applications that affect playing fields, under SI No. 1817 (1996). The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
England At The 2018 Commonwealth Games
England competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia between 4 and 15 April 2018. It was England's 21st appearance at the Commonwealth Games, having participated at every Games since their inception in 1930. England sent a total of 394 athletes across all 18 sports, making it the largest team ever to represent the nation at an overseas sporting event. However, only 388 athletes competed. Triathlete Alistair Brownlee was the country's flag bearer during the opening ceremony. With Birmingham as the host of the 2022 Commonwealth Games, the English segment was performed during the Closing Ceremony. Competitors The following is the list of number of competitors that participated at the Games per sport/discipline. Medallists , style="text-align:left; vertical-align:top;", Relay competitors named in ''italics'' did not participate in the corresponding finals. Athletics On 24 October 2017, Commonwealth Games England announced a squad of 75 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Squash At The Commonwealth Games
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Squash is one of the sports at the quadrennial Commonwealth Games competition. It has been a Commonwealth Games sport since 1998. It is a core sport and must be included in the sporting programme of each edition of the Games. Editions Past winners Individual competition All-time medal table ''Updated after the 2022 Commonwealth Games'' External linksCommonwealth Games sport index Sports at the Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games The Commonwealth Games, often referred to as the Friendly Games or simply the Comm Games, are a quadrennial international multi-sport event among athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930, and, with the exce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emily Whitlock
Emily Whitlock, (born 15 February 1994 in Macclesfield, England) 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 Wales. She reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 12 in November, 2017. Whitlock is one of the most talented young British players on the PSA World Tour and already has a vast array of Tour titles in her burgeoning career. After making solid progress up the World Rankings, she captured three successive titles at the start of 2012 and repeated the feat at the end of the year. Five titles followed in 2013 and 2014 before she lifted her first PSA Challenger 15 title at the Courtcare Open in May 2015. Her performances there didn't go unnoticed and she joined the elite top 20 players in the world a month later. ... [...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] |
Alison Waters
Alison Waters (born 19 March 1984 in London) is a former professional squash player from England. Career As a junior player, Waters won her first major squash tournament – the British Under-12 title – at the age of nine-and-a-half. She retained the title the following year. She was a three-time runner-up at the British Open Under-14 Championships. She won her first professional title in 2005 at the Forbes Open, beating Carla Khan in the final. Waters won the British National Squash Championships in February 2010, beating Jenny Duncalf in the final 10–12, 11–7, 4–11, 11–7, 12–10. Waters also won the championship in 2008 beating Laura Lengthorn-Massaro and finished as the runner-up in 2005, 2007 and 2009. In 2012, she was part of the England team that won the silver medal at the 2012 Women's World Team Squash Championships. 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarah-Jane Perry
Sarah-Jane Perry (born 15 May 1990 in Birmingham) is a professional squash player who represents England and Great Britain. She reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 5 in July 2020. Education Perry was educated at Kenilworth School, Kenilworth, UK, and then graduated from Warwick University, England with a BEng (Hons) degree in 2011. Squash career Perry had a successful junior career, culminating in winning the European Under 19 Individual Championships in Cologne and the British Under 19 Championships, both in 2009. She won two further British National Championships, at the Under 23 level in 2012 and 2013. Perry was part of the victorious England team at the 2013 European Squash Championships, her first selection at senior level. She represented Great Britain at the 2013 World Games in Cali, Colombia where she reached the quarter-finals, losing to the eventual winner Nicol David. Perry broke into the top 20 just prior to her 23rd Birthday and reached her highest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Declan James
Declan James (born 19 April 1993 in Nottingham) is a professional squash player 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 World No. 15 in May 2019. References External links * * English male squash players Living people 1993 births Commonwealth Games medallists in squash Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England Squash players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games {{UK-squash-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daryl Selby
Daryl Selby (born 3 November 1982 in Harlow) is a former professional squash player who represented England. He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 9 in April 2010. His sister is professional squash player Lauren Selby. He attended Brentwood School, Essex as his secondary school between 1994 and 2001. Career overview Selby won the British National Squash Championships in 2011, defeating the reigning World Champion and World No.1, Nick Matthew in the final 9-11, 11-9, 6-11, 11-9, 11-7 (84m). In 2012, he reached the semifinals of the Tournament of Champions, losing to James Willstrop in semifinals. In June 2013, he was gold medalist with the England Team during the 2013 World Team Championships. In the same year, in reached for the first time the quarterfinals of the World Championships. He retired in August 2022, after having won another silver medal in the doubles competition of the 2022 Commonwealth Games The 2022 Commonwealth Games, officially kno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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