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Ramy Ashour beat Karim Darwish to add the World Open title to his resume.Table of Contents
December 2008
Vol. 12 No. 2

In an all-Egyptian final, Ramy Ashour - the only player in history to win the World Junior Men's Championship twice - beat Karim Darwish to add the World Open title to his resume. In doing so, Ashour became just the second man to win both coveted championships. The only other player to do so? The legendary Jansher Khan.
 
FEATURES
18 TWO'S A CHARM
In the first joint staging of the Men's and Women's World Open Championships, Egypt's Ramy Ashour and Malaysia's Nicol David stole the show in Manchester.

26 THE CUP RUNNETH OVER
All three teams from the National Capitol District reached the finals of their respective Howe Cup divisions, with two tasting victory in the annual women's team event.

DROPSHOTS
4 FROM US SQUASH

6 WSF ADOPTS PAR-11
In an effort to standardize scoring, the WSF voted overwhelmingly to adopt the current professional point-a-rally to 11 system.

7 WOMEN IN SQUASH
Joyce Davenport - a player who gives new meaning to player for life.

8 SKILL LEVEL REGIONAL SITES
U.S. SQUASH announces four regional Skill Level events where you could earn your way to Nationals.

9 DISTRICT ASSOCIATION SPOTLIGHT
Buffalo Squash

11 BORDER BATTLES OVER DOUBLES
The US was a surprisingly easy winner in the Can-Am doubles weekend patterned after golf's Ryder Cup.

12 COMING AND GOING
While SquashSite.com returns from its short-lived online hiatus, Squash360.com says they are done.

LESSONCOURT
13 HEAD 115 CT
Corrugated is not just for making boxes stiff anymore.

14 CONDUCT UNBECOMING
Aside from being ugly, could poor behavior by some of the world's best players snuff out the sport's Olympic dreams?

15 AN i-ON BLACK KNIGHT
The David Palmer influence is stamped all over the Storm and Drive now offered by Black Knight.

16 HELP FROM THE OUTSIDE
While teaching pros can become overwhelmed with responsibilities, sometimes you just have to look to capable supporters for helpful advice.

SPOTLIGHT
34 REMEMBERING STEVEN COX
A poetic tribute by Andre Boissier, longtime friend of Steven Cox, a well-respected teaching pro in L.A. who succumbed to cancer.

44 WILL’S WORLD
 

 

Dec 2009

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