Siddharth Suchde (born 20 January 1985, in

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) is a professional

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player from

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. He grew up in

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and Switzerland. He studied in Cathedral School in Bombay and completed his high school education from

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in Edinburgh, Scotland. Later, he attended

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from 2003-2007 as an undergraduate, where he received a degree in Economics. The year that he graduated from Harvard, Suchde became National Champion of college level squash in the US, despite the title had eluding him during the first three years of his undergraduate life. His freshman year he stood Fourth, Sophomore year third and Junior Year he was runner-up in the same championship. He held the number one spot on the

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for most of his time there. After completing his education, Suchde moved to

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, England, where he lived and trained and constantly travelled all over the world to play squash. His highest world ranking to date is 39. He is the second highest ranked Indian squash player in the world. In 2012, Suchde retired from professional squash and founded LiveYourSport.com an online sports e-commerce company.

PSA Tour Titles

PSA Tour Finals (Runner-Up)

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Suchde wins his first PSA title

Suchde becomes CSA national Champion

Ivy League Rookie of the Year
1985 births Living people Indian male squash players Harvard Crimson men's squash players People educated at Merchiston Castle School Squash players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Asian Games medalists in squash Asian Games bronze medalists for India Squash players at the 2010 Asian Games Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games Harvard University alumni Commonwealth Games competitors for India {{India-squash-bio-stub