Rory Stewart beats top seed on way to British Under-23 squash title

Edinburgh-based squash player Rory Stewart claimed the biggest title of his career after winning the British Under-23 Open at Roehampton. The 20-year-old stunned English top seed Joe Green in four games in Saturday night’s semi-finals and…

Colinton Castle Open and Vets Doubles Championships 2017

The number of players entering was slightly down on last year but more players entered two events, which made the scheduling difficult but we were able to run more competitions in the age group including a men's over 65 and everyone had…

Kempsell bows out in last four in Nimes

Douglas Kempsell has already turned his attention to this month’s Edinburgh Sports Club Open after missing out on a hat-trick of PSA titles when his ten-match unbeaten run came to an end in the semi-finals of the Open du Gard in Nimes, southern…

Young stars descend on Edinburgh

January 2017. Not far away. Just when the good folk of Edinburgh were planning to tidy up after the revels of Hogmanay, comes news of another invasion. Not the Jacobites, this time, with their claymores and uisge-beatha, but an army of young…

Squash Marathon Record Achieved – World’s Longest Squash Rally

New World Record achieved on Saturday 10th December at Edinburgh Sports Club. Mark James & Simon Boughton broke the record with a total of 2526 shots!!! In aid of NYUMBANI HIV children and Freed Beeches Eating Disorders Service. Funds…

Michael Oddy 1937-2016

Michael 'Mike' Oddy was an Edinburgh Sports Club member and an outstanding squash player of his generation. H was one of the game's leading players in the 1960's, playing in an era where the sport was dominated by great players from Pakistan…

Health racket – Racket Sports reduce risk of death at any age, study suggests

Research indicates regular squash, badminton and tennis are sports most protective to health, while football and running are bottom of the table.If you want to stave off death for as long as possible, you might want to reach for a racket. Scientists…

Scottish Junior Open 2017

Scottish Squash & Racketball are delighted to announce that Eye Rackets UK have joined JC Lindsay as official event sponsors for the 2017 Scottish Junior Open which will be held from the 7th – 9th January 2017. We are delighted to have…

SOUTH OF SCOTLAND MASTERS – 19/20 NOVEMBER 2016

SOUTH OF SCOTLAND MASTERS – 19/20 NOVEMBER 2016 The South of Scotland Masters tournament was held at Dumfries Squash and Racketball Club on 19/20 November 2016. There were a total of 55 competitors who took part in two Ladies’…

World Squash Federation President Elected

Jacques Fontaine becomes the Federation’s ninth President since the WSF’s inception in 1967 – the first Frenchman and third European – and was elected by delegates representing a record-breaking 59 National Federations attending the…

West Highland Masters – 5/6 November 2016

A beautiful autumn weekend greeted competitors as they arrived at Atlantis Leisure in Oban this year, although a busy Saturday schedule gave little spare time. In the combined Over 40 and 45 mini leagues Peter Buchan dominated by not dropping…

Awards and Celebration Evening

Following an extremely well received Celebration and Awards Evening on Friday 4th November. SSRL would like to say thank you to all of you who were able to attend and also to all of you for promoting the event throughout Scotland. The event…

WEST OF SCOTLAND MASTERS – 22/23 OCTOBER 2016

The West of Scotland Masters tournament was held at Newlands Tennis and Squash Club on 22/23 October 2016. There were a total of 66 competitors who took part in 8 men’s events and one ladies O50 event. The Newlands Squash Club committee…

NORDIC JUNIOR OPEN 2016

On Thursday 6th October the Scottish squad flew to Malmo, Sweden to compete in the Nordic Junior Open, one of the biggest European junior tournaments on the circuit. BU13 – Finlay Martin, Huzaifah Ali, Ben Barron BU15 – Jon Meehan, Ruadhri…

HIGHLAND MASTERS – 1/2 OCTOBER 2016

The Highland Masters tournament was held at Inverness Tennis and Squash Club on 1/2 October 2016. The tournament was sponsored by Spey Valley Brewery with prizes of local craft specialist beers. There was a total of 40 competitors who took…