tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41763484358987724102024-03-13T08:56:49.061+01:00Naija Squash Media! NAIJA SQUASH MEDIA!
...your platform for all things SquashOMOTADE Isaac Adekunlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02766856615308196353noreply@blogger.comBlogger1559125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4176348435898772410.post-55759726304459117832019-06-02T15:33:00.000+01:002019-06-02T15:33:25.392+01:00SQUASH: The Nigeria Squash Federation starts Grassroot Development program with 16 states
The Nigeria Squash Federation NSF jump started the Grassroot development program yesterday in Kwara state with 16 states across the country with KITS donated by NIMASA.
The program which kicked off yesterday in Kwara state was graced by the presence of the new government of the state Lagos, Osun, Oyo, FCT, Kwara, Borno, Adamawa, Kaduna, Imo, Enugu, Edo, Delta, Rivers, Bayelsa,OMOTADE Isaac Adekunlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02766856615308196353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4176348435898772410.post-6350982880388108312019-05-31T20:01:00.000+01:002019-05-31T20:01:38.942+01:00TEL AVIV WELCOMES WORLD-CLASS SQUASH EVENT
The British installed squash courts at their army bases. When the State of Israel was declared, they became part of the air force and the pilots became the Jewish state's first squash players.
If you’re walking around Habima Square in Tel Aviv this weekend, you may notice a glass box that fits right into the Tel Aviv landscape.
If you look a bit closer at the cube you’ll see two people swingingOMOTADE Isaac Adekunlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02766856615308196353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4176348435898772410.post-45681026199986517112019-05-31T16:35:00.000+01:002019-05-31T16:35:14.338+01:00PSA ANNOUNCES 'IT'S MINE' CAMPAIGN IN PARTNERSHIP WITH EIGHT-TIME WORLD CHAMPION NICOL DAVID
The Professional Squash Association, in partnership with recently retired eight-time World Champion Nicol David, has unveiled a new joint awareness campaign titled ‘It’s Mine’ – created to help foster a greater sense of belonging and ownership amongst squash players and the PSA World Tour.
Malaysian icon David, who is widely regarded as one of the greatest players to ever pick up a squash OMOTADE Isaac Adekunlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02766856615308196353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4176348435898772410.post-16053581216410144932019-05-31T16:02:00.000+01:002019-05-31T16:02:39.430+01:00WORLD TOUR FINALS: FARAG LOOKING FORWARD TO BEST OF THREE
World No.1 Ali Farag is looking forward to the best-of-three games format at the CIB PSA World Tour Finals next month.
This tournament has a round robin group stage, while the best-of-three format is only used at one other event on the PSA World Tour, at the Citigold Wealth Management Canary Wharf Classic.
“I actually like the format a lot. You never get the chance to be on the losing OMOTADE Isaac Adekunlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02766856615308196353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4176348435898772410.post-11038868984396708592019-05-23T06:23:00.001+01:002019-05-23T06:23:09.128+01:00Squash great Nicol shown exit in final career match
The curtains came down on Malaysia’s eight-time world champion Nicol David at the British Open squash championships in Hull, England.
The 35-year-old had wanted to call it a day at the prestigious British Open, one of her favourite tournaments and in which she has won five times.
And it ended for her in 41 minutes in the second round yesterday. Nicol lost 4-11, 7-11, 13-11, 5-11 to world No. 3OMOTADE Isaac Adekunlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02766856615308196353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4176348435898772410.post-35383721009294117782019-05-23T06:20:00.003+01:002019-05-23T06:20:12.530+01:00SQUASH BRITISH OPEN - DAY THREE
Day three of the 2019 Allam British Open takes place today as the oldest tournament in squash continues at the newly renamed Allam Sport Centre.
All of the action will be LIVE on SQUASHTV (Rest of World) and Eurosport Player (Europe only) and the PSA World Tour Facebook page (excluding Europe and Japan) from 12:00 local time (UTC+1).
On the glass court, Hong Kong’s Joey Chan and Egypt’s OMOTADE Isaac Adekunlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02766856615308196353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4176348435898772410.post-55238138599744873922019-05-19T16:44:00.002+01:002019-05-19T16:44:52.127+01:00ALLAM BRITISH OPEN: CLASSIC ENCOUNTERS
Next week sees the iconic Allam British Open take place at the brand new Sports and Fitness Centre at the University of Hull, when the tournament takes place between May 20-26.
The tournament has seen some of the greatest players of all time battle it out to lift the iconic trophy throughout its storied history and we take a look back at some classic encounters that the SQUASHTV cameras were OMOTADE Isaac Adekunlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02766856615308196353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4176348435898772410.post-66368030109078384402019-05-19T16:40:00.001+01:002019-05-19T16:40:43.140+01:00PSA FOUNDATION LAUNCH HULL RACKETS CUBED PROGRAMME AT BRITISH OPENThe PSA Foundation, in partnership with Rackets Cubed, the University of Hull and Nurture A Child, have announced that the Hull Rackets Cubed Programme will officially be launched on May 23 during one of squash's most prestigious tournaments – the Allam British Open.
The legacy programme will take place at the University of Hull with St. James Church of England Academy being the school of focus,OMOTADE Isaac Adekunlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02766856615308196353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4176348435898772410.post-1800629098296876282019-05-19T16:31:00.000+01:002019-05-19T16:31:39.124+01:00WIMBLEDON: ELSHORBAGY DEFEATS PAJARES TO WIN TITLE
Marwan ElShorbagy claimed the 10th PSA World Tour title of his career, as he downed Iker Pajares Bernabeu to win the Wimbledon Club Squash Squared Open.
The Egyptian was the No.1 seed for the tournament, and had made it through to the final after dropping just three games along the way.
However, he came up against a young Spaniard who had knocked out the No.2 seed Omar Mosaad, No.6 seed Daryl OMOTADE Isaac Adekunlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02766856615308196353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4176348435898772410.post-10792544615280311542019-05-19T16:12:00.001+01:002019-05-19T16:12:16.373+01:00THE RAM SCORING SYSTEM
Barely a week ago the world former champion G.O.A.T 2, Ramy Ashour introduced a new scoring system in squash developed by him. He claimed to have adopted this system in his career which have made him achieved so much in the sport.
Will try my best to summarize what this new scoring system is about alongside it technicalities.
A match is still best of 5 games. At the beginning of each game, OMOTADE Isaac Adekunlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02766856615308196353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4176348435898772410.post-4418890166219107582019-05-11T07:42:00.002+01:002019-05-11T07:42:49.294+01:00Nicol David cruises into second round of Manchester Open
National squash player Nicol David cruises into the second round of the Manchester Open.
The 35-year-old didn’t look too troubled as she walked past Haley Mendez of United States with an 11-5, 11-6, 11-8 win in the first round in 23 minutes.
Nicol, who is ranked 18th in the world, now faces a stern second round test against England’s world No. 6 Sarah-Jane Perry.
Nicol will be looking to get OMOTADE Isaac Adekunlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02766856615308196353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4176348435898772410.post-27461361858247126632019-05-11T07:40:00.002+01:002019-05-11T07:40:52.453+01:00SQUASH: MANCHESTER OPEN UPDATE
The Manchester Open gets underway today, the first time the PSA World Tour has returned to the city since the 2017 PSA World Championships.
The National Squash Centre plays host to the tournament, with 24 of the world’s best women taking part in the PSA Silver event.
The day’s play begins at 12:00 local time (GMT+1) as England’s Emily Whitlock takes on New Zealand’s Amanda Landers-Murphy.
OMOTADE Isaac Adekunlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02766856615308196353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4176348435898772410.post-81614743283371968442019-05-08T04:29:00.001+01:002019-05-08T04:29:45.732+01:00WATCH LIVE ACTION FROM THE MANCHESTER OPENWorld class squash descends on Manchester, England this week when the Manchester Open PSA World Tour Silver tournament takes place from May 9-13 with action LIVE on SQUASHTV (Rest of World) and Eurosport Player (Europe only), as well as broadcasters around the world.
The inaugural Manchester Open will become the first standalone women’s professional squash OMOTADE Isaac Adekunlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02766856615308196353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4176348435898772410.post-54102306243252727382019-05-05T15:43:00.001+01:002019-05-05T15:43:48.220+01:00ENGLAND’S PERRY HAILS MANCHESTER OPEN AS ‘BIG STEP FORWARD’ FOR WOMEN’S SQUASH
English No.1 Sarah-Jane Perry has said next week’s inaugural Manchester Open is a big step forward for women’s squash.
The PSA World Tour Silver tournament – a women’s-only event – takes place between May 9-13 and will see a world-class draw compete for a $76,000 prize fund at Manchester’s National Squash Centre.
The Manchester Open is supported by Manchester City Council and follows the OMOTADE Isaac Adekunlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02766856615308196353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4176348435898772410.post-42960795976742774112019-05-05T15:40:00.001+01:002019-05-05T15:40:11.951+01:00National squash player Nafiizwan Adnan retires
National squash player Nafiizwan Adnan (pic) has called time on his career after bowing out in the quarter-finals of the Asian Individual Championships.
The 33-year-old from Kuala Terengganu fell 4-11, 4-11, 3-11 to top seed and world No. 10 Saurav Ghosal of India at the National Squash Centre in Bukit Jalil on Friday (May 3).
“This is my last tournament for the squash season and also my OMOTADE Isaac Adekunlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02766856615308196353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4176348435898772410.post-22793198890802815982019-05-05T15:28:00.000+01:002019-05-05T15:28:28.414+01:00Squash in Jamaica on the rise — Binnie
THE performances in the Jamaican squash world have been improving as a new generation of players makes their mark on the regional and global scene, says Chris Binnie, the country's top-ranked player.
The highest Professional Squash Association-ranked player in the Caribbean, Binnie spearheaded the Jamaican team at the 2018 Pan American Championships in the Cayman Islands. Winning a silver OMOTADE Isaac Adekunlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02766856615308196353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4176348435898772410.post-90892513731985837672019-05-02T08:59:00.001+01:002019-05-02T08:59:10.423+01:00SOBHY BREAKS BACK INTO TOP 10 IN PSA WOMEN’S WORLD RANKINGS
United States No.1 Amanda Sobhy has risen four places to sit at World No.8 after the PSA Women’s World Rankings for May were released.
Sobhy, the 25-year-old Harvard-graduate from Boston, last week reached her first PSA World Tour Platinum semi-final since rupturing her achilles in March 2017, with a run to the last four of the El Gouna International Squash Open.
Sobhy, who beat World No.3 OMOTADE Isaac Adekunlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02766856615308196353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4176348435898772410.post-67973265798021993322019-05-02T08:56:00.000+01:002019-05-02T08:56:17.057+01:00DESSOUKY RETURNS TO TOP 20 IN PSA MEN’S WORLD RANKINGS
A semi-final finish at last week’s El Gouna International Squash Open has seen Egypt’s Fares Dessouky rise 24 places to World No.18 after the PSA Men’s World Rankings for May were released.
Dessouky, a former World No.8, had been ranked outside of the top 20 for 12 months as he recovered from a torn ACL sustained in November 2017.
The 24-year-old was in fine form in El Gouna as he beat the OMOTADE Isaac Adekunlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02766856615308196353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4176348435898772410.post-75780669538519385882019-04-30T14:29:00.004+01:002019-04-30T14:29:52.740+01:00MAURITIUS TO HOST WORLD’S BEST MALE SQUASH PLAYERS IN JUNE 2020
Mauritius will host a professional squash tournament for the first time after an agreement was reached with title sponsors Necker Gestion Privée to bring a men’s PSA World Tour Gold tournament to the island in June 2020.
The Necker Mauritius Open will offer up $100,000 worth of prize money and will be staged at a new multi-sports complex, the RM Club, which is due to begin construction in the OMOTADE Isaac Adekunlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02766856615308196353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4176348435898772410.post-68466530448113709712019-04-30T14:27:00.000+01:002019-04-30T14:27:21.741+01:00FARAG AND EL WELILY EXTEND LEAD AT THE TOP OF WORLD TOUR FINALS LEADERBOARD
Egyptian World No.1s Ali Farag and Raneem El Welily have extended their respective advantages at the top of the men’s and women’s PSA World Tour Finals Leaderboard.
The PSA World Tour Finals will take place in Cairo, Egypt from June 9-14 and will feature both a men’s and women’s tournament.
The reigning World Champions and all seven PSA World Tour Platinum winners will qualify for the OMOTADE Isaac Adekunlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02766856615308196353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4176348435898772410.post-49689082052085049202019-04-30T14:24:00.000+01:002019-04-30T14:24:21.766+01:00Ghosal is the top seed
Reigning champion Joshna Chinappa will spearhead Indian women’s campaign in the Asian individual squash championships to be held here from May 1 to 5.
Saurav Ghosal has been given the pride of place as the top seed in the men’s section.
Joshna is seeded two in the women’s section with Annie Au of Hong Kong taking the top place. Other Indians who have earned seedings, all women, are Sunayna (10OMOTADE Isaac Adekunlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02766856615308196353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4176348435898772410.post-2390803834359613382019-04-29T01:37:00.000+01:002019-04-29T01:37:13.241+01:00Welily, Farag champions of Gouna International Squash Open
26 April 2019: Egyptians Ali Farag and Raneem el-Welily have been crowned champions of both men's and women's El Gouna International Squash Open.
Egypt's World No.1 Raneem El Welily has beaten her fellow World No.7 Nouran Gohar to be crowned champion of women's El Gouna International Squash Open. Welily defeated Gohar 3-1 in a 61-minute final Friday.
The pair have met 13 times on the PSA WorldOMOTADE Isaac Adekunlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02766856615308196353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4176348435898772410.post-9204355320528941892019-04-29T01:35:00.001+01:002019-04-29T01:35:10.471+01:00COLOMBIA’S RODRIGUEZ TO HEADLINE XII TORNEO INTERNACIONAL PSA SPORTA DRAWColombia’s World No.7 Miguel Rodriguez will headline the XII Torneo Internacional PSA Sporta when the PSA Bronze tournament takes place from May 29- June 2 in Guatemala.
Defending champion Rodriguez will be back in action at this season’s tournament after claiming last year’s title when he defeated Peru’s Diego Elias in the final.
The Colombian enjoyed a formidable month in May last year when OMOTADE Isaac Adekunlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02766856615308196353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4176348435898772410.post-56330877931501641492019-04-29T01:33:00.000+01:002019-04-29T01:33:29.941+01:00British squash player praises Uganda’s natural beautyBritish professional squash player Mr. Tom Ford has praised Uganda’s natural beauty saying it is exceptional.
Mr. Ford(middle) who has been in the country for a week for a Squash Tournament in Tororo decided to embark on an adventure where he said that he saw his dreams come true when he visited various tourism sites. He was in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest National Park, Queen Elizabeth National OMOTADE Isaac Adekunlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02766856615308196353noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4176348435898772410.post-40829109548458986422019-04-29T01:29:00.003+01:002019-04-29T01:29:30.561+01:00 Mistura Durosinlorun retains trophy, three times in a row Mistura Durosinlorun, an 11-year-old player, on Saturday retained her title as the U-13 Champion of the Ex-Squash Pro U-13 and U-16 championships for the third time.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Durosinlorun won the maiden edition of the tournament in 2017 and later in 2018.
She had a seemingly easy ride to the finals, until she met her first runner up Delight Allison of Akwa OMOTADE Isaac Adekunlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02766856615308196353noreply@blogger.com0