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Squash At The 2022 Commonwealth Games
Squash is among the sports contested at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, to be held in Birmingham, England. This will be the seventh staging of squash at the Commonwealth Games since its debut in 1998, and the second staging within England specifically. The competition is scheduled to take place between 29 July and 8 August 2022. Schedule The competition schedule is as follows: Venue The competition will be held at the University of Birmingham Hockey and Squash Centre, where the hockey tournaments will also take place. Medal summary Medal table Medalists Participating nations There were 28 participating Commonwealth Games Associations (CGA's) in squash with a total of 111 (64 men and 47 women) athletes. The number of athletes a nation entered is in parentheses beside the name of the country. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * References External linksOfficial website: 2022 Commonwealth Games – Squash {{Sports at the 2022 Commonwealth Games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Birmingham
The University of Birmingham (informally Birmingham University) is a Public university, public research university located in Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom. It received its royal charter in 1900 as a successor to Queen's College, Birmingham (founded in 1825 as the William Sands Cox, Birmingham School of Medicine and Surgery), and Mason Science College (established in 1875 by Sir Josiah Mason), making it the first English red brick university, civic or 'red brick' university to receive its own royal charter. The present iteration of the university was modeled after Cornell University. It is a founding member of both the Russell Group of British research universities and the international network of research universities, Universitas 21. The student population includes undergraduate and postgraduate students in 2019–20, which is the List of universities in the United Kingdom by enrollment, largest in the UK (out of ). The annual income of the university for 2020–21 wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgina Kennedy
Georgina Kennedy (born 3 April 1997) is an English professional squash player. In August 2022, ranked number 8 in the world, she became the first Englishwoman to win a Commonwealth Games squash singles title. In September 2023, Kennedy achieved her highest world ranking to date: number 6. Early life Raised in Beckenham in southeast London, Kennedy attended Langley Park School for Girls and was a promising runner, ranked number one in England for the 1500 metres at U12 level, and training with sprint star Dina Asher-Smith at Blackheath and Bromley Harriers. However, having first played squash at the age of nine, she later, aged 13, decided to focus on squash, playing for the Parklangley club. Career In 2015, Kennedy reached the quarter-finals of the 2015 Women's World Junior Squash Championships, and won the European under-19 squash championships in Prague. Until 2020, Kennedy divided her time between squash and studying at Harvard University where she co-captained the universi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aifa Azman
Aifa Azman (born 18 December 2001 in Kedah) is a Malaysian professional squash player. As of December 2021, she was ranked number 36 in the world. Career She won the 2018 Malaysian Squash Tour II and 2021 Malaysian Open Squash Championships professional tournaments. She became the youngest Malaysian Winner on the PSA Tour. She also competed at the 2018 Commonwealth Games which was also her maiden Commonwealth Games appearance. In 2022, she won a bronze at the 2022 Women's World Team Squash Championships The 2022 Women's World Team Squash Championships was the women's edition of the 2022 World Team Squash Championships, which serves as the world team championship for squash players. The event, held at the Madinaty Sports Club in Cairo, took place .... References External links * * * 2001 births Living people Malaysian female squash players Asian Games bronze medalists for Malaysia Asian Games medalists in squash Squash players at the 2018 Asian Games Medali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rachel Arnold
Rachel Mae Arnold (born 16 April 1996) is a Malaysian female squash player represents Malaysia women's national squash team. She is the younger sister of a fellow Malaysian squash player, Delia Arnold. Career Rachel started her squash international career in 2016, and reached the world ranking of 64 by the end of 2016. She reached her career best world ratings in December 2017 after winning the Malaysian Open Squash Championships singles in May 2017. Rachel Arnold also won the women's singles at the SEA Games Championship in 2017. Rachel also competed at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. Currently ranked 43rd in the world, based on PSA rank. In 2022, she won a bronze at the 2022 Women's World Team Squash Championships The 2022 Women's World Team Squash Championships was the women's edition of the 2022 World Team Squash Championships, which serves as the world team championship for squash players. The event, held at the Madinaty Sports Club in Cairo, took place .... References ... [...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] |
Amanda Landers-Murphy
Amanda Landers-Murphy (born 7 June 1991 in Rotorua) is a New Zealand professional squash player. She reached a career-high world ranking of world No. 35 in February 2013. Of Māori descent, Landers-Murphy affiliates to Te Āti Awa. She won the 2021 Liquorland Howick PSA Open and the 2017 North Shore Open The Gibson O'Connor North Shore Open or simply North Shore Open is a yearly professional squash tournament held in Auckland, New Zealand at the North Shore Squash Club, Takapuna. It is part of the PSA World Tour and WSA World Tour. Results Thes .... References External links * * * * * * * 1991 births Living people Sportspeople from Rotorua New Zealand female squash players Commonwealth Games gold medallists for New Zealand Commonwealth Games medallists in squash Squash players at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Squash players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Te Āti Awa people New Zealand Māori sportspeople 21st-century New Zealand women 21st-century N ... [...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 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 2018 Commonwealth Games, King won the gold medal in the women's singles event for New Zealand. On the other side, fellow New Zealand squash player, Paul Coll clinched a silver medal in the men's singles event. This was also the first instance where a male and a female squash player from New Zealand had managed to qual ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rory Stewart (squash Player)
Rory Stewart (born 19 July 1996 in Perth) is a Scottish professional squash player. As of April 2022, he was ranked number 67 in the world ''In the World'' is an album by jazz saxophonist Clifford Jordan which was recorded in 1969 and released on the Strata-East label in 1972. The album was rereleased on CD as part of ''The Complete Clifford Jordan Strata-East Sessions'' by Mosaic Re .... He has competed in multiple professional squash tournaments and has represented Scotland internationally. References 1996 births Living people Scottish male squash players Competitors at the 2017 World Games 21st-century Scottish people Squash players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Scotland {{Scotland-sport-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greg Lobban
Greg Lobban (born 12 August 1992 in Inverness) is a professional squash player who represented Scotland Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to th .... He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 27 in February 2019. He joined the Professional Squash Association in 2012. He is one of Scotland's best current players on the PSA World Tour. Tournament History He first showed his mettle at the 2012 IMET Open, claiming the title after being seeded eighth for the tournament. Lobban broke the world's top 100 in March 2013 and his fifth PSA World Tour title came at the Steel City Open, beating George Parker in the final. It was in his home-country of Scotland that Lobban lifted his first PSA M10 crown when he beat Joel Hinds in the final in April 2015. He went on to reach ... [...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 k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adrian Waller
Adrian Waller (born 26 December 1989 in Enfield) is a professional squash player who represents England. Career Waller won British Junior National titles at various age categories before joining the PSA Tour. In 2017, he was part of the England team that won the silver medal at the World Team Championships in Marseille and repeated the success two years later at the 2019 Championships. In 2018, he won a silver medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the men's doubles with Daryl Selby. During the 2019-20 season he won the Life Time Chicago Open. In November 2019, he hit a career best world ranking (at the time) of 17. In 2021, he finished runner up to Joel Makin at the British National Squash Championships. In 2022, he won two more Commonwealth Games silver medals, at the 2022 Commonwealth Games The 2022 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Birmingham 2022, was an international multi-sport event for members of the ... [...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 .... 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] |
