2017 in squash sport
This article lists the results for the sport of Squash in 2017.
- August 23 – 28: 2016 Hong Kong Open for Men and Women in Hong Kong[1]
- Men: Ramy Ashour defeated Karim Abdel Gawad, 11–9, 8–11, 11–6, 5–11, 11–6, to win his third Hong Kong Open title.
- Women: Nouran Gohar defeated Amanda Sobhy, 6–11, 12-10, 11–7, 11–8, to win her first Hong Kong Open title.
- October 6 – 15: 2016 US Open for Men and Women in Philadelphia[2]
- Men: Mohamed El Shorbagy defeated Nick Matthew, 10–12, 12–14, 11–1, 11–4, 3–0 (Retired), to win his second US Open title.
- Women: Camille Serme defeated Nour El Sherbini, 11–8, 7–11, 12–10, 11–9, to win her first US Open title.
- November 13 – 18: 2016 Qatar Classic in Doha[3]
- Karim Abdel Gawad defeated fellow Egyptian, Mohamed El Shorbagy, 12–10, 15–13, 11–7, to win his first Qatar Classic title.
- January 12 – 19: 2017 Tournament of Champions for Men and Women in New York City[4]
- Men: Karim Abdel Gawad defeated Grégory Gaultier, 6–11, 11–6, 12–10, 11–6, to win his first Tournament of Champions title.
- Women: Camille Serme defeated Laura Massaro, 13–11, 8–11, 4–11, 11–3, 11–7, to win her first Tournament of Champions title.
- February 23 – March 1: Windy City Open for Men and Women in Chicago[5]
- Men: Grégory Gaultier defeated Marwan El Shorbagy, 5–11, 11–8, 11–2, 11–4, to win his second Windy City Open title.
- Women: Raneem El Weleily defeated fellow Egyptian, Nour El Sherbini, 10–12, 11–7, 11–7, 11–7, to win her third consecutive Windy City Open title.
- March 20 – 26: British Open for Men and Women in Hull[6]
- Men: Grégory Gaultier defeated Nick Matthew, 8-11, 11-7, 11-3, 11-3, to win his third British Open title.
- Women: Laura Massaro defeated fellow English woman, Sarah-Jane Perry, 11-8, 11-8, 6-11, 11-6, to win her second British Open title.
- April 9 – 14: El Gouna International in El Gouna
- June 6 – 10: PSA World Series Finals in Dubai[7]
- Men: Mohamed El Shorbagy defeated James Willstrop, 12–10, 11–9, 11–8, to win his first Men's PSA World Series Finals title.
- Women: Laura Massaro defeated Nour El Sherbini, 11–8, 12–10, 11–5, to win her second consecutive Women's PSA World Series Finals title.
World squash championships
[edit]- April 7 – 14: 2016 Women's World Open Squash Championship in El Gouna[8]
- Nour El Sherbini defeated fellow Egyptian, Raneem El Weleily, 11–8, 11–9, 11–9, to win her second consecutive Women's World Open Squash Championship title.
- July 19 – 24: 2017 World Junior Squash Championships in Tauranga[9]
- July 25 – 29: 2017 Women's World Junior Team Championship in Tauranga[9]
- August 1 – 5: 2017 World Doubles Squash Championships in Manchester
- Men: Australia (Ryan Cuskelly & Cameron Pilley) defeated Scotland (Alan Clyne & Greg Lobban), 11–6 & 11–3, in the final.
- Women: New Zealand (Joelle King & Amanda Landers-Murphy) defeated England (Jenny Duncalf & Alison Waters), 9–11, 11–1, & 11–10, in the final.
- Mixed: New Zealand (Joelle King & Paul Coll) defeated England (Alison Waters & Daryl Selby), 11–8, 9–11, & 11–6, in the final.
- September 21 – 24: 2017 World Hardball Doubles Squash Championships in St. Louis[10]
- Men: England (Clive Leach & John Russell) defeated Canada (Thomas Brinkman & Robin Clarke), 15–10, 15–10, 3–15, 7–15, 15–14, in the final.
- Women: England (Suzie Pierrepont & Georgina Stoker) defeated Australia (Narelle Krizek & Natarsha McElhinny), 12–15, 15–11, 15–3, 15–7, in the final.
- November 27 – December 3: 2017 Men's World Team Squash Championships in Marseille[11]
- December 10 – 17: 2017 World Squash Championships in Manchester
- Men: Mohamed El Shorbagy defeated fellow Egyptian, Marwan El Shorbagy, 11–5, 9–11, 11–7, 9–11, 11–6, to win his first World Squash Championships title.
- Women: Raneem El Weleily defeated fellow Egyptian, Nour El Sherbini, 3–11, 12–10, 11–7, 11–5, to win her first World Squash Championships title.
Other squash events
[edit]- February 1 – 5: 18th Asian Junior Squash Team Championships in Hong Kong[12]
- February 6 – 11: South American Junior Squash Championship in Asunción
- U11 winners: Juan Antonio Irisarri (m) / Tabita Gaitán (f)
- U13 winners: Javier Romo (m) / María Emilia Falconí (f)
- U15 winners: David Costales (m) / María Caridad Buenaño (f)
- U17 winners: Rafael Gálvez (m) / María Paula Moya (f)
- U19 winners: Ronald Palomino (m) / María Paula Tovar (f)
- Doubles: Alejandro Enríquez & Ricardo Toscano (m) / Sophia Giraldo & María Paula Tovar (f)
- Mixed: Francesco Marcantonio & Luján Palacios
- March 10 – 12: 2nd Balkan Junior & 1st Individual Championships in Belgrade
- April 4 – 7: European Team Championships Div 3 in Saint Helier
- April 8 – 16: European Junior U19 Individual & Team Championships in Lisbon
- Individual men's winners: 1. Victor Crouin; 2. Kyle Finch; 3. Roman Allinckx
- Individual women's winners: 1. Cristina Gomez; 2. Elise Lazarus; Lucy Turmel
- Teams winners: 1. England; 2. Spain 3. Czech Republic
- April 14 – 17: Oceania Junior Championships in Auckland
- April 26 – 29: European Team Championship Div. 1 & 2 in Helsinki
- Men's Division 1: France defeated England, 3–0. Germany and Scotland took third and fourth places.
- Men's Division 2: Ireland defeated Netherlands, 2–1. Wales and Denmark took third and fourth places.
- Women's Division 1: England defeated France, 2–0. Wales and Netherlands took third and fourth places.
- Women's Division 2: Germany defeated Switzerland, 2–0. Scotland and Austria took third and fourth places.
- April 26 – 30: 2017 Asian Individual Squash Championships for Men's and Women's in Chennai
- Men's: In the final, Max Lee defeated Saurav Ghosal, 3–1 (5–11, 11–4, 11–8, 11–7).
- Women's: In the final, Joshana Chinappa defeated Dipika Pallikal, 3–2 (13–15, 12–10, 11–13, 11–4, 11–4).
- May 11 – 14: European Junior U15/U17 Team Championships in Prague
- TBD for May: South American Championship in Buenos Aires
- August 15 – 19: 2017 Asian Junior Squash Individual Championships in Amman
- August 30 – September 2: European Masters Individual Championships in Wrocław
- +35 winners: Heiko Schwarzer (m) / Lauren Briggs (f)
- +40 winners: Christian Drakenberg (m) / Keeley Johnson (f)
- +45 winners: Christian Borgvall (m) / Simone Korell (f)
- +50 winners: Fredrik Johnson (m) / Mylene de Muylder (f)
- +55 winners: Mark Woodliffe (m) / Fiona McLean (f)
- +60 winners: Mark Cowley (m) / Julie Field (f)
- +65 winners: John Rae (Men's only)
- +70 winners: Ian Ross (m) / Ann Manley (f)
- +75 winners: Bertil Walli (Men's only)
- September 13 – 16: European Club Championships in Paderborn
- September 16 – 22: Oceania Team Championships and Oceania Individual Championships in Papeete
- September 22 – 24: 8th Balkan Team Championships in Zagreb
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