Curtis Malik (born 26 July 1999) is an English professional squash player.[1][2]
| Country |  England | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | 26 July 1999 Redhill, England | ||||||||||||||
| Retired | Active | ||||||||||||||
| Racquet used | Mantis | ||||||||||||||
| Website | maliksquash.pro | ||||||||||||||
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| Highest ranking | No. 35 (September 2024) | ||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | No. 35 (December 2024) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editAfter joining the PSA Tour and reached his first final in 2022, in the Hit and Run Sport Challenger.[3][4]
By the start of 2022 he had reached the world's top 100 players and won the Holmes Naden Prestbury Squash Open, the Commercial Water Solutions Grange Challenger and the Colin Payne Kent Open.[4] In April 2023, he hit a career best world ranking (at the time) of 53. He was a member of the England team that won the 2023 European Squash Team Championships.[3] In May 2024, Malik helped England win retain the European Team Championships.[5]
In December 2024, Malik won a silver medal with England, at the 2024 Men's World Team Squash Championships in Hong Kong. In the final he went close to defeating Mazen Hesham in the opening match.[6][7]
Family
editHis siblings Perry Malik and Torrie Malik are also professional squash players.
References
edit- ^ "PSA World Tour Rankings - The Professional Squash Association". psaworldtour.com. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
- ^ Curtis Malik at Squash Info
- ^ a b "Curtis Malik profile". Squash Info. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
- ^ a b "Curtis Malik profile". PSA Tour. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
- ^ "England men win European team squash gold". BBC Sport. 4 May 2024. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
- ^ "Egypt complete historic clean sweep of WSF World Squash Team Championship titles". World Squash. 18 December 2024. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- ^ "Egypt's squash team defeats England and wins World Championship title". Egypt Independent. 17 December 2024. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
