Joel Makin and Gina Kennedy are the 2024 Manchester Open Champions after victories over Greg Lobban and Nour El Tayeb at the National Squash Centre …
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SEMI-FINALS : Tayeb, Lobban, Kennedy and Makin reach the finals
Defending women’s champion Nour El Tayeb got the better of the opening all-Egyptian match, but then Scotland’s Greg Lobban, England’s Gina Kennedy and Wales’ Joel Makin all overcame Egyptian opponents to reach the finals
QUARTER-FINALS : British Trio join Egyptian Quintet in Semis
Quarter-Finals Friday at the National Squash Centre as British Trio Makin, Kennedy and Lobban join a Quintet of Egyptians in the semi-finals …
2024 Day TWO, Round TWO
The quarter-finalists were decided on Day Two in Manchester, as France’s Gregoire Marche came from two down to topple top seed Marwan ElShorbagy and wildcard Saran Nghiem beat SJ Perry
2024 Day ONE, Round ONE
The sixth edition of the Manchester Open gets under way today at the National Squash Centre with sixteen Round One matches on two Glass Courts
2023 FINALS : El Tayeb and Farag triumph
It’s Finals Day at the National Squash Centre : Tayeb beats Gilis 3-1 to claim a second MO title , Farag repeats WC win over Gawad
Semi-Finals : Gilis joins Egyptian trio in finals
Nelw Gilis joins Egyptian trio Nour El Tayeb, Ali Farag and Karim Abdel Gawad in the finals in Manchester
Day THREE : Quarter-Finals
Semi-Final lineups settled in Manchester with big upsets in the women’s draw while the men’s matches went to form if not quite seeding
Day TWO : Quartet of Round Two upsets
Four upsets in Round Two as Sivasangari Subramaniam, Satomi Watanabe, Emily Whitlock and Patrick Rooney take out seeds to reach the quarter-finals
Day ONE : Harrity & Pajares score Round One upsets
A busy opening day of the Manchester Open saw sixteen Round One matches on two glass courts, with just two seeding upsets as players booked their spots against the seeds in Round Two
Classic Manchester Open encounters
The Manchester Open returns this week, and despite the event having only started in 2019, there have been plenty of high-quality matches over the tournament’s short history
Farag and King top2023 Draws
Recently crowned World champion Ali Farag and World No.4 Joelle King will lead the draws as PSA World Tour action heads back to North West England next month
2022 : King and Makin beat top seeds
Joelle King and Joel Makin beat the top seeds to claim the 2022 Manchester Open titles … see how they did it
Semi-Finals Reports and Reaction
A mammoth semi-finals day at the National Squash Centre as top remaining seeds Joelle King, Mohamed ElShorbagy, Sarah-Jane Perry and Joel Makin reach the finals
Day Four : Quarter-Finals Complete
The second day of quarter-final action saw a quartet of British wins, wins for Tesni Evans, SJ Perry, Joel Makin and another upset for Patrick Rooney
Day THREE : Quarter-Finals begin
The first day of quarter-final action at the NSC saw wins for Nele Gilis, Karim Abdel Gawad, and former champions Joelle King and Mohamed ElShorbagy
Day TWO : Reports & Reaction
The Manchester Open’s fourth edition continues with sixteen Round Two matches on two Glass Courts at the National Squash Centre.
Day One Reports & Reaction
The Manchester Open returns for a fourth edition, with sixteen Round One matches on two Glass Courts at the National Squash Centre
Draw Update : Elaraby withdraws
Egypt’s World No.8 Rowan Elaraby has withdrawn through injury – check out the updated women’s draw
Story of the 2021 Manchester Open
Last year’s event saw Peru’s Diego Elias and Egypt’s Hania El Hammamy take home the titles as they defeated British duo Joel Makin and Sarah-Jane Perry in the finals – take a look back at the story of the 2021 event here …
