Photos by Alfredo Ramirez, Media Productions and Journalism, Restrung Magazine
Aqeel Rehman wins the 1st Maspeth Squash Open
The Tournament Photo and Video Album
June 22-25, 2023, 16 top-ranked squash professionals from England, Austria, Canada, Egypt, Mexico, Guatemala, Nigeria, India, Pakistan, Brazil, Colombia, and the USA competed for the first title in The Maspeth Squash Open, a new PSA World Tour Challenger Event like no other.
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Abhishek Agarwal, Babatunde Ajagbe, Muhammad Farhan Hashmi, Liam Marrison, Mohamed Nabil, Felipe Pantle, Luis Quisquinay, Aqeel Rehman, Vinicius Leao Rodrigues, Brett Schille, Nicolas Serna, Zahir Shah, Ricardo Toscano, Connor Turk, Leo Vargas, Tom Walsh.
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Special thanks to Mr. Richard Chin and The Harvard Club of New York for hosting the first two rounds due to rain. The semis and finals were played outside on the steel court in Maspeth.
Sponsored by Maspeth Welding, NY Squash, Arnie Dratt, PSA Foundation, and Friends of Maspeth Squash
Produced by Mohamed Nabil, Vera Galvez, Alfredo Ramirez, and Robert Gibralter
Officiating by Alwyn Callender and Paul Alexander
Professional Trainer Jimmy Lynch
Special Guests, SquashHaven
Thank you! Thank you to the pioneers, the PSA Pros for signing up for the first Maspeth Squash Open, brought to you by Maspeth Welding, NY Squash, PSA Mohamed Nabil, Arnie Dratt, and Friends of Maspeth Squash.
Thanks to Jeff Anschlowar, President of Maspeth Welding and creator of the steel court with Robert Gibralter, Vera Galvez - Head of Operations and the staff at Maspeth Welding, the PSA World Tour, US Squash, the Squash and Education Alliance, New York Squash, and Rob Mackay and the Queens Tourism Council.
Like none other. This tournament in Maspeth will be like none before - outdoors in Queens NY, on the only steel court in the world. Hundreds of pros have been making their way to Maspeth these past three years. We can’t wait to host an official PSA World Tour event.
Conditions. There will be sun, wind, clouds, butterflies, birds chirping, planes flying over, rain delays, fresh coffee roasting aromas, music, food, welding, and grinding steel noises, breezes, fans, friends, cheers, oohs and ahhs, and so much more. The surprises will challenge and excite.
Contacts: Mohamed Nabil and Robert Gibralter