2008 Players Cup Squash Circuit

In a groundbreaking initiative for squash in North America, five world-class pro tournaments will band together in 2008 to form the Players Cup Squash Circuit. The Circuit tournaments, sanctioned by the Professional Squash Association, will...

90-Seconds With James Willstrop

What was your “welcome to professional squash” moment? My earliest memory of this was playing Rodney Eyles in the qualifiers of the British Open when I was about 17. He was an influence on me...

METROsquash with Sue Raises Profile of Squash in Chicago

In an event for the ages, METROsquash—the urban squash and education program for Chicago Public School students—hosted METROsquash with Sue presented by Comcast at The Field Museum on October 11 and 12. It was a...

The Irish Bachelor—or Having It Both Ways

By Rod Symington, WSF Referees and Rules Committee An Irish bachelor was once asked if he were married. He replied: “Unfortunately, not—thank God!” Many squash players seem to have Irish ancestry: They want to have it both...

The Etiquette of Squash

By Richard Millman, Director of Squash, Kiawah Island Club Don’t think that this is ‘Goody Two Shoes’ laying down the law here. To my shame, I have been a transgressor on many occasions of a...

Cool and Comfortable by Squash Design

In the market for some performance clothes that will make you feel like you’re not wearin’ nothin’? Oops, that’s another advertising campaign. But with the Squash Design shirts and shorts that we tried, that’s...

US Open Stunner Not only were there no Egyptians in the final, but three...

It was supposed to be an Egyptian confirmation, but instead the 2007 US Open became a British invasion. Forty-three years after the Beatles sent Americans into a tizzy on the Ed Sullivan Show, the US...

Who Will It Be Today?

By Kirsten Carlson On any given day, anything can happen. On November 16th, the brothers Talbott will have a dual on their hands, as Mark’s Stanford Cardinal—led by 2006 individual champ Lily Lorentzen—will face Dave’s rebuilt...

Memory is a Mouth A Decade with Squash Magazine

By James Zug In October 1997 the first issue of Squash Magazine arrived in your mailbox. Some people then might have been surprised to see it reach its tenth birthday. The layout in that first issue...

A Decade in Review 100 Issues of Squash Magazine and Counting…

By Jay D. Prince Ten years and 100 issues of Squash Magazine. Seems hard to believe, especially in light of the fact that it almost never even got off the ground. In fact, had things...