Abhay Singh


Abhay Singh (born 3 September 1998) is an Indian professional squash athlete from Chennai , India. Abhay was the Captain and the Flag bearer of the Indian Junior Squash Team at the World Squash Championships in 2017. He made his Senior Team debut in 2019 at the South Asian Games in Nepal where we won 2 medals and was the youngest medal winner. In 2020 he won the British U23 Open in London becoming the only Indian in 40 years to ever win the event.

Abhay Singh
Country India
ResidenceChennai, India
Born (1998-09-03) 3 September 1998
Chennai, India
Height6 ft (183 cm)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Turned Pro2017
RetiredActive
PlaysRight Handed
Coached byMalcolm Willstrop and Baskar Balamurugan
Racquet usedHead
Highest rankingNo. 103 (January 2019)
Current rankingNo 140 (June 2020)
Title(s)0
Tour final(s)4
Last updated on: June 2020.


He is Based at the Pontefract Squash Club in England and the Indian Squash Academy in Chennai.

He is coached by Malcolm Willstrop and Baskar Balamurugan

Junior career Achievements in 2017

- India number 1 ( U19 ) - Asian Team Gold Medalist ( U19 ) - World Championship top 8 ( U19 ) - Asia number 1 ( U19 ) - National Championship Runner up ( U19 ) - British Junior Open Runner up ( U19 ) - Asian Junior Championship Quarterfinalist ( U19 )

Senior Career Achievements

- British U23 Champion 2020 ( Only Indian to win this title in the 40 year history of the event ) - South Asian Games 2019 Silver Medalist ( Team Event ) - South Asian Games 2019 Bronze Medalist ( Singles event ) - 4 PSA World Tour Finals


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References

  1. "Squash Info - Abhay Singh", www.squashinfo.com


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