The 2019 FS Investments U.S. Open Squash Championships have arrived in Philadelphia. The world’s best squash players will vie for $370,000 of equal prize money split between the men’s and women’s draws, October 5-12, at Drexel University and the Racquet Club of Philadelphia.
Here’s everything squash fans need to know going into the most action-packed week of squash in the U.S. 
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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.
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. 
Nick LePore will receive the Philadelphia Squash Racquets Association (PSRA) Service Award at the 2019 FS Investments U.S. Open Squash Championships during an on-court ceremony following the 5:45pm match on Saturday, October 5th.
As the immediate past president of the PSRA, Lepore and has been a local stalwart and...
Carol Jacobs will receive the SquashSmarts Distinguished Youth Service Award at the 2019 FS Investments US Open Squash Championships on Monday, October 7th. The ceremony will take place on the ASB Glass Court following the 6:15 PM match.
For the past two decades, Carol Jacobs has made improving children lives...
Alongside matches at the primary venue at Drexel University, a portion of first and second round matches of the 2019 FS Investments U.S. Open Squash Championships will be played at the historic Racquet Club of Philadelphia in the heart of Center City. Fans can enjoy an intimate match atmosphere...
Four current and graduating U.S. college stars have been named wild cards for the FS Investments U.S. Open--Harvard's Sabrina Sobhy, Yale's Spencer Lovejoy, Penn's Andrew Douglas and Washington's Laila Sedky.
In the women's draw, Sobhy is set for her first U.S. Open appearance as a full-time touring professional after graduating...
The 2019 U.S. Intercollegiate Squash Doubles Championships will be held alongside the FS Investments U.S. Open for the ninth year in Philadelphia, October 4-6.
Entry is now available for men’s, women’s and mixed divisions on the 2019 Intercollegiate Doubles tournament page. 
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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.
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. 
One month from today, the world's top squash professionals will contest the first round of the FS Investments U.S. Open Squash Championships at Drexel University's Daskalaskis Athletic Center and Racquet Club of Philadelphia.
The PSA World Tour's first Platinum event of the season, the U.S. Open spans eight days of...
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Stait (r) coaching Daelum Mawji at the 2018 World Juniors[/caption]
Alex Stait will be recognized as the 2018 United States Olympic Committee coach of the year on Thursday, October 10, during the 2019 FS Investments U.S Open Squash Championships.
Stait is Team USA’s junior men’s head coach. He served as the assistant coach from 2015 to 2017 before becoming the head coach. In 2018 at the Men’s World Junior Team Championships in Chennai, India, the team was seeded eight but reached the semis to finish third. It was just the second time in Team USA history that a men’s junior team medaled at the tournament.
Stait (r) coaching Daelum Mawji at the 2018 World Juniors[/caption]
Alex Stait will be recognized as the 2018 United States Olympic Committee coach of the year on Thursday, October 10, during the 2019 FS Investments U.S Open Squash Championships.
Stait is Team USA’s junior men’s head coach. He served as the assistant coach from 2015 to 2017 before becoming the head coach. In 2018 at the Men’s World Junior Team Championships in Chennai, India, the team was seeded eight but reached the semis to finish third. It was just the second time in Team USA history that a men’s junior team medaled at the tournament.