Ramit Tandon (born 21 August 1992) is an Indian professional squash player.[1] He won the bronze medal at the 2018 Asian Games. He is ranked number 30 in the world as of September 2024. He turned pro in 2018 and has won four PSA tour titles since then.
Country | India | ||||||||||||||
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Residence | New York City, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
Born | Kolkata, India | 21 August 1992||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||
Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||||||||||||||
Turned Pro | 2018 | ||||||||||||||
Plays | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||
Coached by | David Palmer, Hesham El Attar | ||||||||||||||
Racquet used | Tecnifibre | ||||||||||||||
Men's singles | |||||||||||||||
Highest ranking | 30 (September 2024) | ||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 30 (September 2024) | ||||||||||||||
Title(s) | 4 PSA World Tour titles, Asian Junior Team Champions, 6 Junior National titles, Malaysian Junior Open | ||||||||||||||
Tour final(s) | 3 PSA World Tour finals, Asian Jr Individuals, World Cup U-21, PSA NY Open, PSA Malaysian Pro Circuit, German Junior, Pioneer Junior | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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PSA profile | |||||||||||||||
Updated on September 2024. |
He won six Junior National titles, many international titles and wrapped up his junior career as India number 1, Asia number 2, and World number 5. He was the captain of the Indian Junior Team that won the gold medal. He was also a part of the U–21 World Cup Team that won the silver medal.
Early life
editHe passed out from Sishya School, Chennai in 2011 and moved to the US to continue his education at Columbia University in New York, where he was the captain of the squash team. He was ranked #2 in College Squash and he ended his college squash career winning the Skillman Award, given for sportsmanship and good conduct on and off the court. He was 4 times MVP at Columbia University and also won the Maniatty Award which is given to the best student-athlete. He graduated with a BA in statistics.[2]
After graduating he worked in the finance industry for a few years before stepping into the professional squash world. Off the court he is seen at fashion shows, Ted Talks and other as a guest speaker at several events.[3][4][5]
References
edit- ^ "Ramit Tandon | Overview". PSA Squash Tour. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
- ^ "Ramit Tandon - Men's Squash". gocolumbialions.com. Columbia University Athletics. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
- ^ "How hedge fund analyst Ramit Tandon turned into a top-100 squash pro". espn.in. ESPN. 13 May 2018. Archived from the original on 25 April 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
- ^ "Ramit Tandon player profile". psaworldtour.com. Professional Squash Association. Archived from the original on 6 October 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
- ^ "Ramit Tandon player profile". squashinfo.com. Squash Info. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
External links
edit- Ramit Tandon at the Professional Squash Association (archived)
- Ramit Tandon at Squash Info