2014 British Open Squash Equipment (Men)

Here’s my recap of all the 2014 British Open squash equipment. I got all the players from at least the round of 16, plus a few extras.

See also: Women’s recap. Last updated May 16, 11am Eastern.

Fares Dessouky

Egyptian Fares Dessouky made it all the way through the British Open qualifying rounds and then scored a significant upset in the first round of the main draw over Karim Abdel Gawad, who was trailing in the fifth game when he retired due to injury. He’s now into the quarterfinals against Nick Matthew.

Fares Dessouky 2014
Photo by Steve Cubbins ∞

Shoes: Adidas Adipower Stabil 10.1
Racket: Tecnifibre Carboflex 130

Tarek Momen

Egypt’s Tarek Momen advanced to the second round of the British Open after fighting off the “Flying Finn” Olli Tuominen. He lost to Mohamed El Shorbagy in the second round.

tarek-momen-2014
Photo by Steve Cubbins ∞

Racket: Prince EXO3 Rebel
Shoes: Adidas Court Stabil 10.1

Borja Golan

Borja Golan had a tough first-round loss to Mathieu Castagnet at the British Open.

borja-golan-2014
Photo by Steve Cubbins ∞

Racket: Though Borja is newly sponsored by Eye Rackets, it looks like he’s still using his old Dunlop Biomimetic Pro GT-X 140 (but painted with Eye brand markings)
Shoes: Asics Gel Domain

Mathieu Castagnet

Mathieu Castagnet scored a 5-game upset over Borja Golan in the 2014 British Open, complete with a late-match blood injury that forced Mathieu to wrap his head in a massive bandage. He eventually lost to Shorbagy in the quarters.

Mathieu Castagnet 2014 Photo by Steve Cubbins ∞

Racket: Black Knight Ion Cannon PS
Shoes: Salming Race R1 2.0. New shoes for the Frenchman!

Adrian Grant

Here’s England’s Adrian Grant, who took out Hong Kong’s Leo Au in 4 close games to reach the second round. Liking the coordination between his Salming shirt and shoes:

Adrian Grant 2014
Photo by Steve Cubbins ∞

Racket: Harrow Spark
Shoes: Salming Viper Men

Daryl Selby

Daryl Selby made it through to the second round of the British Open with a solid 3-1 win over Saurav Ghosal. Nice color-coordinated Adidas kit to go with his Black Knight racket:

Daryl Selby 2014
Photo by Steve Cubbins ∞

Racket: Black Knight Magnum Corona 6
Shoes: Adidas Opticourt Team Light

Saurav Ghosal

Here’s Saurav Ghosal, who had a tough first-round draw, losing to Daryl Selby 3-1.

Saurav Ghosal 2014
Photo by Steve Cubbins ∞

Racket: He’s got his longtime racket, the Prince EXO3 Rebel
Shoes: Saurav’s sporting some new shoes, the Adidas BT Feather

Mohamed El Shorbagy

Mohamed El Shorbagy advances to the second round with a 3-1 win over Alister Walker. At the moment he’s now into the semifinals.

Mohamed El Shorbagy 2014
Photo by Steve Cubbins ∞

Racket: Tecnifibre Carboflex 125
Shoes: Asics Gel Fireblast

Karim Darwish

Karim Darwish beat Ong Beng Hee 3-1 to advance to the second round. He ended up losing to Dessouky in the second round.

Karim Darwish 2014
Photo by Steve Cubbins ∞

Racket: Head Xenon2 135
Shoes: Asics Gel Blade 3

Nick Matthew

England’s Nick Matthew moved into the second round with a 3-0 win over compatriot Joe Lee. He’s about to play his quarterfinal match with Fares Dessouky.

Nick Matthew 2014 British Open
Photo by Steve Cubbins ∞

Racket: Dunlop Biomimetic Evolution 130
Shoes: Hi-Tec Infinity Flare

Ramy Ashour

Here’s Ramy Ashour at the British Open. He beat Marwan El Shorbagy 3-0, and is currently into the quarterfinal, matched up against James Willstrop.

Ramy Ashour 2014 British Open
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Racket: Prince Airstick 130
Shoes: Adidas Opticourt Team Light 2

Greg Gaultier

Gaultier absolutely incinerated Chris Simpson, 3-0. Every shot Gaultier hit died in the back nick on the second bounce. Up next he’s going to play Amr Shabana in the quarterfinal.

Greg Gaultier 2014 British Open
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