Around the Open

The 2018 FS Investments U.S. Open Championships are down to the last eight in each draw, as three former champions—Ali Farag, Laura Massaro and Gregory Gaultier—all advanced from the third round Tuesday at Drexel University’s Daskalakis Athletic Center. Seven of the day’s eight matches played out according to seeding with...

The 2019 U.S. Intercollegiate Squash Doubles Championships begin tomorrow alongside the 2019 FS Investments U.S. Open at the Philadelphia Cricket Club, October 5-6.

[caption id="attachment_18268" align="aligncenter" width="1292"] World No. 1's Raneem El Welily (l) and Ali Farag.[/caption] The 2019 FS Investments U.S. Open Squash Championships draws have been released as Egypt's world No. 1's Ali Farag and Raneem El Welily lead the field as top seeds, October 5-12, at Drexel University's Daskalakis Athletic Center in Philadelphia. View both draws and all match times here.

[caption id="attachment_17785" align="aligncenter" width="2604"] 2018 FS Investments U.S. Open champions Mohamed ElShorbagy and Raneem El Welily return to defend their titles.[/caption] The world's top squash players--including all top fifteen-ranked men and all top twenty-five-ranked women--will vie for the prestigious 2019 FS Investments U.S. Open titles, October 5-12, at Drexel University in Philadelphia. The U.S. Open is the first of eight PSA Platinum events of the 2019-2020 PSA World Tour season. After becoming the first major event to offer prize money parity in 2013, the U.S. Open will offer equal prize money for a seventh straight year with a record $371,000 split evenly between the forty-eight-player men's and women's draws. View the complete list of 2019 players here.

The College Squash Association celebrated 100 years of college squash at the U.S. Open presented by Truist Sunday, October 8. Sunday's recognition officially kicked off the CSA's centennial celebration, which is now expanding to a full year’s worth of activities paying tribute to 100 years of intercollegiate team squash. The...

The US Squash hardball doubles community will be recognized on Sunday, October 6, on Doubles Day during the FS Investments U.S. Open round of 32 matches. Doubles Day celebrates the game of doubles, a popular and growing game in North America. All members of the squash doubles community are invited...

Jay Nelson will be awarded the 2019 Robert W. Callahan Men's Sportsmanship Award at the 2019 FS Investments U.S. Open. The ceremony will be on Tuesday, October 8, as a part of the sixth-annual Character in Sports Day. Purchase tickets here.

SquashSmarts, the Philadelphia youth enrichment program, celebrated its VIP Night at the 2023 U.S. Open Squash Championships presented by Truist Monday, October 9. More than four hundred-and-fifty SquashSmarts staff members, students, parents, donors, advisors, and board members attended the SquashSmarts VIP Night at the Open. Steve Gregg, the executive director...

The 2019 U.S. Skill Level Championships will be held alongside the FS Investments U.S. Open finals weekend, October 12-13 in Philadelphia. Skill level divisions are available for players of all abilities, and the tournament is a great opportunity to test your game against players from around the country while...

Have you ever wondered how it would feel to step on the glass court against a top touring professional? Give yourself a chance to find out by picking up FS Investments U.S. Open tickets this week! Any fan purchasing a ticket between August 15-21 to the 2019 FS Investments U.S....