ASP CONGRATULATIONS ASP Cuskelly Reaches Last 16 of PSA World Championships ASP squashmedia .com.au A NEW DIRECTION The ASP Newsletter has moved to a Quarterly Edition. Sadly, there isn’t sufficient “Aussie” action to warrant a monthly publication. However, when the activity increases the publication will move back to being published monthly. Without sounding negative it is very hard to get excited about the Australian Squash Tour for 2019. Events are few and far between and there are too many CLOSED events. Some clubs/centres have simply not announced their event for 2019 ... please do so ASAP. It is alarming from this perspective ... players will now be forced to go overseas to chase world ranking points and competition. It’s now going to be an even slower climb up the ladder if you want to be a professional squash player based in Australia. Taking out closed events which attract minimal PSA points, so far the calendar for men is offering just 9 events! There are 7 x C5, one C10 and a C20 event (congratulations to the organisers of the Squash Melbourne event who are now offering an event with prizemoney greater than the Australian Open). For the women it is even worse 6 events! 4 x C5 and 2 x C10 events. Besides sponsorship another impact on whether a promoter decides to run an event or not is the currency exchange. Prizemoney is given out in US Dollars. Currently, the Aussie Dollar is low in comparison to the USD so there is an increased financial risk for promoters. They either have to get more sponsorship or reduce what they offer or abandon offering an event completely. C’mon Australia ... let’s build a Tour of Significance! I genuinely hope this situation improves, sooner rather than later. Congratulations Ryan Cuskelly on reaching the final 16 at the PSA World Championships. A wonderful achievement. Also, congratulations to Sarah Cardwell (Granite Open) and Rachael Grinham (Texas Open) ... both ladies reached the semi finals of their respective events. You can now download the latest ASP Annual: http://squashmedia.com.au/products/344/ASP2018.pdf ASP squashmedia .com.au WORLD RANKINGS 1 APRIL 2019 Australian Squash Players TM LM HR WHEN TM LM HR WHEN Ryan Cuskelly 20 22 12 Mar-17 Rachael Grinham 25 31 1 Aug-04 Cameron Pilley 38 40 11 Jan-11 Donna Lobban 50 46 13 May-11 Rex Hedrick 60 63 48 Sep-18 Christine Nunn 53 50 36 Jul-16 Mike Corren 165 196 38 Feb-04 Sarah Cardwell 68 67 41 Feb-17 Alex Eustace 167 170 160 Oct-18 Jessica Turnbull 74 68 68 Jan-19 Thomas Calvert 184 184 155 Dec-17 Taylor Flavell 114 111 91 Jan-18 Joseph White 214 214 214 Mar-19 Tamika Saxby 120 98 48 Nov-17 David Ilich 216 217 210 Jan-19 Selena Shaikh 129 118 94 Sep-15 Nicholas Calvert 222 228 213 Jan-19 Shehana Vithana 138 129 119 Oct-18 Rohan Toole 231 242 209 Apr-17 Maria Kalafatis 160 161 159 Feb-19 Zac Alexander 254 179 36 Sep-12 Trace Johnson 168 163 163 Mar-19 Courtney West 273 276 218 Feb-12 Jessica Osborne 174 172 164 Nov-18 Lachlan Coxsedge 284 281 260 Nov-18 Courtney Mather 184 184 174 Feb-19 Jason Turner 324 328 257 Aug-17 Alex Haydon 223 202 202 Jan-19 Joel Arscott 343 364 343 Apr-19 Katie Davies 270 - 270 Apr-19 Shahzad Khan 345 350 297 Nov-17 Pascale Louka 270 258 250 Feb-19 Tim Cowell 354 332 178 Feb-13 Benjamin Ratcliffe 375 362 338 Jan-19 Sam Ejtemai 406 396 302 Feb-14 Jacob Ford 412 403 363 Feb-18 Muhammad Waheed 449 437 398 Sep-15 Damon MacMillan 470 484 470 Apr-19 Ethan Eyles 499 452 429 Jan-19 Tye Harland 523 529 365 Jul-15 Ben Courtice 550 529 333 Jan-16 BJ Macdonald 550 529 475 Jan-19 Rhys Dowling 550 529 93 Feb-18 Robert Palmer 550 529 510 Feb-19 Tye Harland 529 510 365 Jul-15 All Australian PSA players are listed. 2019 World Champions Nour El Sherbini & Ali Farag ASP squashmedia .com.au NEW CAREER HIGHS IN 2019-Q1 Joseph White 214 Mar-19 Jessica Turnbull 68 Jan-19 David Ilich 210 Jan-19 Maria Kalafatis 159 Feb-19 Nicholas Calvert 213 Jan-19 Trace Johnson 163 Mar-19 Joel Arscott 343 Apr-19 Courtney Mather 174 Feb-19 Benjamin Ratcliffe 338 Jan-19 Alex Haydon 202 Jan-19 Damon MacMillan 470 Apr-19 Katie Davies 270 Apr-19 Ethan Eyles 429 Jan-19 Pascale Louka 250 Feb-19 BJ Macdonald 475 Jan-19 Robert Palmer 510 Feb-19 2019 CALENDAR as at 10/4/19 M Closed Arafura Games 29 3 P W Closed Darwin XXX Brisbane City Squash Open 3 6 P WC5 Sandgate MC5 City of Kalgoorlie Boulder Golden Open 31 3 P WC5 Ray Finlayson Sporting Complex, Kalgoorlie P MC5 Victorian Open 26 30 W Closed TBC MC10 Australian Open 3 7 P WC10 Bega MC10 Tasmanian Open 12 14 P W Closed Devonport MC5 City of Greater Bendigo International Open 1 4 P WC5 Bendigo MC5 City of Greater Shepparton International Open 21 25 P XXX Shepparton MC5 North Coast Open 22 25 P WC5 Coffs Harbour MC20 Squash Melbourne Open 2 6 P WC10 Moorabbin, Melbourne ASP squashmedia .com.au PSA Matches played during the 1st Quarter of 2019 by our Top 10 players Ryan Cuskelly: Aussie #1 Mar-19 Tarek Momen L QF Canary Wharf Classic 11-8, 11-13, 5-11 (51m) Mar-19 James Willstrop W R2 Canary Wharf Classic 6-11, 11-5, 11-4 (42m) Mar-19 Marwan Elshorbagy L QF Canada Cup 8-11, 7-11, 11-5, 10-12 (62m) Mar-19 Cesar Salazar W R2 Canada Cup 11-5, 11-2, 9-11, 4-11, 11-3 (61m) Mar-19 Marwan Elshorbagy L R3 World Championship 4-11, 7-11, 11-9, 7-11 (58m) Mar-19 Youssef Ibrahim W R2 World Championship 13-15, 11-9, 11-6, 8-11, 11-9 (84m) Mar-19 Olli Tuominen W R1 World Championship 11-8, 11-6, 11-7 (40m) Feb-19 Arturo Salazar L R2 Pittsburgh Open 11-4, 9-11, 7-11, 4-11 Feb-19 Diego Elias L QF Motor City Open 7-11, 9-11 ret. Feb-19 Iker Pajares Bernabeu W R2 Motor City Open 11-2, 11-8, 11-8 Jan-19 Simon Rösner L R2 Tournament of Champions 4-11, 8-11, 9-11 (49m) Cameron Pilley: Aussie #2 Mar-19 Daryl Selby L R1 Grasshopper Cup 6-11, 11-9, 4-11, 11-7, 14-16 (85m) Mar-19 Borja Golan L R1 Canary Wharf Classic 8-11, 11-6, 8-11 (65m) Mar-19 Paul Coll L R2 World Championship 6-11, 9-11, 5-11 (48m) Mar-19 Christopher Binnie W R1 World Championship 11-5, 11-5, 11-3 (32m) Jan-19 Diego Elias L R3 Tournament of Champions 9-11, 8-11, 11-5, 7-11 (55m) Jan-19 Tom Richards W R2 Tournament of Champions 11-3, 11-7, 11-5 (28m) Jan-19 Nathan Lake W R1 Tournament of Champions 12-10, 11-9, 11-6 (46m) Rex Hedrick: Aussie #3 Mar-19 Campbell Grayson L R1 Canada Cup 11-9, 10-12, 6-11, 9-11 (59m) Mar-19 Borja Golan L R1 World Championship 11-9, 13-11, 4-11, 10-12, 3-11 (87m) Mike Corren: Aussie #4 Mar-19 Addeen Idrakie L QF Elanora Open 6-11, 11-7, 9-11, 9-11 (40m) Mar-19 Zac Millar W R1 Elanora Open 11-7, 8-11, 11-7, 11-8 (44m) Alex Eustace: Aussie #5 Tom Calvert: Aussie #6 Mar-19 Nick Sachvie L R1 Bermuda Open 2-11, 6-11, 3-11 ASP squashmedia .com.au PSA Matches played during the 1st Quarter of 2019 by our Top 10 players Joseph White: Aussie #7 Feb-19 Sean Conroy L QF Falcon Cup Open 6-11, 9-11, 9-11 (35m) Feb-19 Adrian Ostbye W R2 Falcon Cup Open 11-6, 11-9, 11-9 (35m) Feb-19 Dzmitry Sankovich W R1 Falcon Cup Open 11-6, 11-1, 11-4 (12m) Feb-19 Elliott Morris Devred L QF Finnish Open 5-11, 1-11, 9-11 (32m) Feb-19 Ville Karsikas W R2 Finnish Open 10-12, 7-11, 11-2, 12-10, 11-4 (61m) David Ilich: Aussie #9 Mar-19 Darren Rahul Pragasam L R1 Elanora Open 12-10, 11-4, 12-14, 7-11, 9-11 (59m) Nick Calvert: Aussie #10 Mar-19 Tomotaka Endo L R1 Elanora Open 11-5, 9-11, 4-11, 9-11 (42m) Play Squash for Fun & Fitness ... spread the word! Rachael Grinham: Aussie #1 Mar-19 Victoria Lust L SF Texas Open 8-11, 2-11, 4-11 (23m) Mar-19 Sarah-Jane Perry W QF Texas Open 11-9, 11-9, 3-11, 6-11, 11-9 (49m) Mar-19 Menna Nasser W R2 Texas Open 6-11, 11-3, 14-12, 8-11, 11-4 (51m) Mar-19 Lucy Turmel L QF Calgary Squash Week Open 11-6, 4-11, 5-11, 11-6, 6-11 (54m) Mar-19 Ali Loke W R2 Calgary Squash Week Open 11-5, 12-10, 9-11, 11-3 (37m) Mar-19 Lisa Aitken L R1 World Championship 10-12, 7-11, 4-11 (29m) Jan-19 Liu Tsz-Ling L R1 Tournament of Champions 11-8, 5-11, 3-11, 1-11 (29m) Donna Lobban: Aussie #2 Christine Nunn: Aussie #3 Mar-19 Nour El Sherbini L R2 World Championship 2-11, 4-11, 6-11 (24m) Mar-19 Mariam Metwally W R1 World Championship 11-9, 11-8, 13-11 (37m) ASP squashmedia .com.au PSA Matches played during the 1st Quarter of 2019 by our Top 10 players Sarah Cardwell: Aussie #4 Mar-19 Jasmine Hutton L SF Granite Open 5-11, 7-11, 11-2, 5-11 (34m) Mar-19 Maria Toorpakai Wazir W QF Granite Open 13-11, 13-11, 6-2 ret.