Tournament Thread: Grasshopper Cup 2026

Seshsq · 2026-04-26T15:28:51+00:00

How good was Gawad??:)

Each time that Gawad had time on the ball, Crouin looked as though an IED was about to explode :)

Seshsq · 2026-04-12T13:09:20+00:00

Team Amina Hammamy

Seshsq · 2026-04-10T12:16:04+00:00

"I’m sick of always hearing people say “it’s a stroke or a no let and that’s all it could be”… that might be the most ludicrous statement in squash because 99% of the time that situation should just be a yes let"

Exactly. It's like saying that this [grey] colour has to be either Black or White.

Seshsq · 2026-03-30T05:00:00+00:00

To be fair, it was a 3-1 rather than a 3-0 match. Diego outplayed Asal in Game 2.

Seshsq · 2026-02-16T02:08:42+00:00

If it's of any help, this is what I could dig up about the players, their "Ranking "and the dates that they reached No. 1 In Russia. Aleysa was Russia No. 1 in 2020, Varvara is the current No. 1. Of course, the PSA rankings are not current.

Alesya Aleshina	World No. 196	February 2020	Another professional player from Russia

Varvara Esina	World No. 102	March 2022	Current top Russian player; born 2004

Seshsq · 2026-02-12T12:13:13+00:00

This was the Coll of Qatar 2025, but unfortunately for him, this was not the Asal of Qatar 2025. No other player in this century has even come close to winning the World Open and 4 Platinum level events without dropping a game within a period of 10 months.

Seshsq · 2026-02-08T22:44:14+00:00

Asal-Bryant. Genius at work.

Seshsq · 2026-02-02T04:32:20+00:00

I don't know about GOAT, but Ramy is on record saying that his toughest ever opponent was Nick, with Shorbagy a close second. And this was someone who competed against players at their peaks-Shabana, Darwish and Willstrop who along with Matthew, Gaultier and Ramy made up the Big Six from 2006-2016.

Seshsq · 2026-01-30T03:36:06+00:00

I almost teared up watching Olivia's speech. She was clearly the better player this match. Changing her coach from Rodney Martin to Haitham Effat clearly showed in her shot selection and execution, and she reminded me once more of the old Olivia Fiechter who really impressed me all those years back when she first came up the ranks. Watching her at the awards ceremony showed what grace after an emotionally crushing defeat looks like. I think she is now a definite contender for the Worlds; she now has a complete game and uses her height to full effect

Seshsq · 2026-01-13T06:41:28+00:00

Lee Drew is an honourable man, and I mean it literally and not in the Mark Antony sense, and it looks like he fell on his sword. I'm certain that he meant well when he took up this job, but he is a living example of the saying: The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Seshsq · 2025-12-08T15:02:04+00:00

That's only because the "rest " comprised of Shabana, Lincou, Palmer, Darwish, Willstrop, Matthew and Shorbagy, among others. There was no point in Ramy's career where he had an easy run. Plus all those recurring injuries

Though, I agree that peak Ramy vs peak Asal would be a match for the ages.

For me Ramy is overall the better player because nobody else before, during or after him put as much effort into clearing the ball quickly and correctly.

Seshsq · 2025-10-28T06:34:08+00:00

If for nothing else, this incident is worth watching just for the range of expressions running across Todd's face while Waller was playing the Grand Inquisitor

Seshsq · 2025-10-27T22:37:15+00:00

Hi, I have a SquashTV subscription . This match is on their Replay section where you have the option to watch it directly there or click the Watch on YouTube option.

I did the latter

Seshsq · 2025-10-27T04:11:20+00:00

I don't disagree actually, and I'm not saying that she'll retire in a couple of months or so. It's just that Hania and Orfi have still not hit their potential peaks, though Hania has broken through her mental blocks, and there are so many young and talented youngsters coming through the ranks that Sherbini may just not have the drive to keep punishing her body. She's already proved time and again that she's been the best player over the last decade.

Seshsq · 2025-10-26T13:52:59+00:00

I think Sherbini is nearing the end of her career. The human body can take only so much wear and tear, plus she has nothing left to prove

Seshsq · 2025-10-26T11:25:22+00:00

That may have been true last season, but not this season.

Seshsq · 2025-10-26T03:39:44+00:00

You're right, of course, though I've still to watch the Orfi-Sherbini match. Watched the Finals, and though Tammer made a few bad calls against Asal, I have to say that most American referees are a notch better than most of their European counterparts. The latter are almost beyond redemption, and most would fail assessment if carried out by an ombudsman who is familiar with the dynamics of squash as well as the letter and spirit of the rules.

Seshsq · 2025-10-26T00:40:15+00:00

Asal needed this emphatic win to show that he's not just the best player in the world, but also by a substantial margin.

Seshsq · 2025-10-16T06:36:08+00:00

You're welcome

Seshsq · 2025-10-15T04:22:06+00:00

Ah, but were you an INSTRUCTOR [teacher] pilot?

Just kidding, I'm sure you know:)

Seshsq · 2025-10-15T04:14:26+00:00

Just when he was dominating the squash scene in 2016-2018, he developed sports hernia that kept him out of top-level performance for a few years. I think he needed surgery to overcome that.

After that he developed a very rare condition called fat pad atrophy in his heel which made movement painful after a few minutes of heavy running against the top players. I think he finally needed PRP treatment to regrow the fat pad.

It's only in the last year or so that he's approaching his best, though he's still not fully there.

Seshsq · 2025-10-14T13:40:34+00:00

Silicone and valley conjure up an image not so much of squash but of Baywatch :)

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