Category: 2018

The Highest Order of Squash

2018/19 PSA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS TO BECOME FIRST MILLION-DOLLAR SQUASH TOURNAMENT

The 2018/19 Professional Squash Association World Championships will become the first squash tournament to award a $1 million prize as part of a multi-year sponsorship deal with the Chicago-based Walter Family, the association announced today. As part of the agreement, the city of Chicago will host the tournament for the next two cycles, in winter…
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EGYPTIANS EL TAYEB AND ELSHORBAGY LIFT WINDY CITY OPEN CROWNS

Women’s World No.3 Nour El Tayeb and Men’s World No.2 Mohamed ElShorbagy prevailed on finals day at the 2018 Windy City Open presented by the Walter Family & EquiTrust Life Insurance Company, beating New Zealand’s Joelle King and younger ElShorbagy brother, Marwan, respectively, to claim the sport’s most lucrative World Series title. El Tayeb, the…
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MO ELSHORBAGY AND EL TAYEB CLAIM 2018 WINDY CITY OPEN TITLES

Egyptian World No.2 Mohamed ElShorbagy has regained his world number 1 ranking by claiming the richest purse ever in a world series event (500K) defeating his younger brother Marwan ElShorbagy 3-0 to win the 2018 Windy City Open presented by The Walter Family & EquiTrust Life Insurance Company – while Egyptian National Champion Nour El…
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WINDY CITY OPEN: FINALS – AS IT HAPPENS

It’s finals night as the 2018 Windy City Open presented by the Walter Family & EquiTrust Life Insurance Company comes to a close – and you can watch the action LIVE on SQUASHTV, Eurosport Player, BT Sport and more. There are two exciting finals in store as Egypt’s World No.3 Nour El Tayeb takes on New Zealand’s Joelle King in…
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WINDY CITY OPEN FINALS PREVIEW: ELSHORBAGY BROTHERS LOCK HORNS AS KING & EL TAYEB DO BATTLE

There are two breathtaking matches in store on finals night at the 2018 Windy City Open presented by the Walter Family & EquiTrust Life Insurance Company – and you can watch the action LIVE on SQUASHTV, Eurosport Player, BT Sport and more. Action from the University Club of Chicago gets under way at 18:00 local time (GMT-6) as World Series…
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KIWI KING TAKES OUT DEFENDING CHAMPION EL WELILY TO REACH FIRST WORLD SERIES FINAL

New Zealand’s World No.9 Joelle King will compete in the final of a PSA World Series event for the first time in her 13 year career after she knocked World Champion and three-time tournament winner Raneem El Welily out of the 2018 Windy City Open presented by the Walter Family & EquiTrust Life Insurance Company in a…
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EL TAYEB KNOCKS OUT TOP SEED EL SHERBINI AS FAMILIES DOMINATE IN CHICAGO

World No.3 Nour El Tayeb staged a huge comeback from 2-0 down to knock World No.1 Nour El Sherbini out of the 2018 Windy City Open presented by the Walter Family & EquiTrust Life Insurance Company in an all-Egyptian quarter-final battle staged under the chandeliers of the University Club of Chicago’s Cathedral Hall. Top seed…
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WINDY CITY OPEN: DAY 5 QUARTER FINALS – AS IT HAPPENS

The quarter-finals of the 2018 Windy City Open presented by the Walter Family & EquiTrust Life Insurance Company take place today, with a number of mouthwatering matches ahead with all of the action LIVE on SQUASHTV and Eurosport Player. England’s Sarah-Jane Perry and Camille Serme of France will begin the action and will be followed by a huge clash between…
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HIT WITH THE PRO’S CLINIC FOR PATRONS AND SPONSORS

This morning before action started on the glass court during the 2016 Windy City Open we had an amazing Pro Clinic for our Sponsors & Patrons with top pro’s like The Swiss Rocket: Nicolas Müller, Chris Hanson, Paul Coll, Nele Gilis, Laura Massaro, Peter Creed, Hollie Naughton amd Nafiizwan Adnan. It was great fun for…
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3RD ANNUAL WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP AWARD & ROUND TABLE

The Windy City Open is extremely proud to continue with our 3rd annual women’s leadership award & round table. In the previous two years we have had two amazing key note speakers (Jackie Joyner-Kersee & Billie Jean King). With that success this year the Windy City Open committee decided to change the format slightly and…
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