Master Class

By Jay D. Prince The Masters. An event like no other. Oh wait, that’s golf. But in the US, the same can be said for squash. Why? Because the Masters represents the culmination of another squash...

U.S. Masters to Introduce 2nd Flight

U.S. SQUASH has announced that the 2011 U.S. Masters Championships (Open Age Group), being held April 1-3, at Harvard University in Cambridge (MA) will, for the first time, offer a 2nd Flight for each age...

Legends Play in the World Masters Championships

By Will Carlin "Brett Martin is playing.” Those were the words on many people’s lips when Martin’s name appeared as top seed in the M50 draw of the World Squash Federation’s World Masters Squash Championships in...

Richard Elliott Shined at World Masters

Richard Elliott. Those who religiously played in the U.S. Nationals in the late ‘90s and early years of this century, know Elliott as a mainstay in the finals of the over-30 and -35 year...

Ellie Pierce—Two-Time British Open 40+ Champion

By Ellie Pierce It is a terrifying experience for us ‘oldies’ who played all rounds of play on the warm and cozy courts of the Liverpool Cricket Club located 20 minutes outside Liverpool center and then...

From US Squash Mastery

By Jeannie Blasberg U.S. SQUASH’s mission goes beyond promoting the game, hosting events and sponsoring national teams. Their stated goal is to enhance people’s health and well-being, to enrich the squash experience for members of...

The Atlanta Masters

By Andre Maur The Atlanta Masters was a total sell out and not even a seat  was available for the final between the current World No. 1 Amr Shabana from Egypt against the former World...

Champions Crowned Julian Illingworth Completes Three-Peat, Natalie Grainger Begins Her Reign, and Richard Millman...

By Jay D. Prince The last time Portland, OR, played host to a US Squash Championship was in 2001 when players arrived with tuxedos and bow ties for the annual black tie affair on Saturday evening, halfway...

Two For the Ages

by Bill Buckingham Not only does seventy-four-year-old Jay Nelson clearly recall winning his first championship in any sport—the 1954 little league title in Saugus, MA, as a second baseman and pitcher—he also remembers many of...

Masters of Fate: A Personal Report on the 2016 World Masters

By Alan Stapleton I am an average squash player, an ever-learning coach and a try-my-best administrator. Squash pulses passionately through my veins. When I heard the news that South Africa was hosting the 2016 World...