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Women’s US Open Final Highlights – Laura Massaro v Nour El Tayeb
19th -24th October PSA Squash Classic – in support of CLIC Sargent
Calling all squash fans! We are delighted to announce that CLIC Sargent has been chosen as the official charity for this fantastic tournament which will feature several of the world’s top players.
To join us as a spectator at one of the squash events, or at the post tournament party, please contact event organiser Danny Lee on 07905 102 094 or email: dannylee62@btinternet.com.
Organiser Danny Lee said: “I’m running The CLIC Sargent PSA Classic Squash Tournament to help promote squash to people in Surrey, but also to raise both funds and awareness for this fantastic charity which does so much to support children with cancer.” 
CLIC Sargent Fundraising Manager Helen Farquharson said: “We’re very excited to be benefiting from this tournament.
“With tickets ranging from £10 to £30 this is a great opportunity to watch some world-class sporting action, or join us for drinks and dancing while supporting CLIC Sargent.”
To find out how you could organise your own event for CLIC Sargent, please contact CLIC Sargent Fundraising Manager Helen Farquharson on 01273 573 848 or email: helen.farquharson@clicsargent.org.uk.
Nick Matthew & Mohamed Elshorbagy in the Final of the British Grand Prix 2015
Nick Matthew beat Karim Abdel Gawad in the semi-final of the 2015 AJ Bell British Grand Prix. The World No.2 progresses to his third consecutive final at the British Grand Prix, where this year he will face World No.1 Mohamed Elshorbagy.
Nick said about his semi-final opponent “Karim offered a different challenge to my other opponents. I’ve never played him before and with his silky skills he presented a totally different challenge. I never felt totally settled” (Nick Matthew (ENG) bt Karim Abdel Gawad 3-0: 11-7, 11-6, 13-11)
Top seed Mohamed Elshorbagy won 3-2 against Gregory Gaultier in the 2nd semi-final as the crowd were treated to an impressive display of athleticism from both players, which went in Elshorbagy’s favour as the 24-year-old finished won in the 5th game 7-11, 11-9, 11-7, 6-11, 11-8.
Greg Lobban Runner Up at the $15K P.S.A. Victorian Open (Melbourne) 29th July-2nd Aug 2015
Greg Lobban was runner up to Ryan Cuskelly in the Victorian Open, PSA $15K title against in a dramatic final.
Ryan (No.1 seed and World Ranked No.35) swept past Mahesh Mangaonkar in the semi-final while Greg (No.4 seed and world Ranked 50) had a massive 5 game encounter to triumph against Steven Finitsis in his semi-final.
So in the final the first game was a tense affair with Cuskelly narrowly edging it on a tie-break. Game number two was even closer as both players traded a number of highly-charged blows with Cuskelly just edging it 13-11.
The third game again saw both players put each other through their paces, but Cuskelly eventually managed sneak home taking the match 11-9 and claiming his 13th PSA World Tour title in the process.
“It was a tough match,” said Cuskelly. “It was pretty physical and it was quite bouncy out there and, with the higher tin, difficult to really finish the ball. Greg was hitting the ball quite hard and trying to keep the ball really hot and I was trying to hit more winners so it was a real contrast of styles. I’ve just got a few minor things to change for next week and to step up for the $25k Australian Open.
Result – Final: Victorian Open 2015
[1] Ryan Cuskelly (AUS) bt [4] Greg Lobban (SCO) 3-0: 12-10, 13-11, 11-9 (65m)
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2015 Best West Juniors – Prize-giving Sponsored by Harrow
Harrow were proud to Sponsor the Junior Leagues this year and we were delighted that so many players and teams got involved (9 teams and around 80 players).
Giffnock were the West’s winning team, but there were also prizes for the best Junior Boy and Best Junior girl.
Best Junior Girl was won by Elena Murio from DLWE who played 14 fixtures and won 7 (improving her ranking by 480 points, which was the highest for any girl in the league! In fact for anyone I think!)
The Best Junior Boy in the West Junior Leagues was 
Kevin Lynch Small who played for Scotstoun and had a ‘played 17 won 10‘ ratio which was an excellent achievement.
Both players are pictured with their West Trophy’s and Harrow Prizes for winning their category.
Well played to everyone who took part and here’s to next season.
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26th Guinness Festival Of Squash at Ballyearl in Pictures (5th -7th June 2015)
El Gouna Final – Ashour v El Shorbagy (another classic!)
These 2 guys could create the the finest matches of this generation if they keep on like the last 2 encounters!
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