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2014 British Open Squash Equipment (Women)

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Here’s my equipment summary for the 2014 British Open women’s draw. I’ve got updates for the top 8 players.

See also: Men’s recap

Nicol David

Here’s Nicol in her win over Sarah-Jane Perry.

Nicol David 2014 British Open
Photo by Steve Cubbins ∞

Racket: Prince Pro Rebel 950. First time I’ve seen her use this in a tournament.
Shoes: Custom Asics Gel Blade 3 Women

Joelle King

This is Joelle in her match against Joshna Chinappa:

Joelle King
Photo by Steve Cubbins ∞

Racket: Head Graphene 135
Shoes: Asics Gel Domain Women. New shoes for Joelle.

Omneya Abdel Kawy

Here’s Omneya Abdel Kawy, who shot her way past Camille Serme in 5. Omneya fought off 2 match balls by slotting the return of serve into the nick.

Omneya Abdel Kawy 2014 British Open
Photo by Steve Cubbins ∞

Racket: Harrow Vapor – Omneya Abdel Kawy Signature
Shoes: Looks like the Asics Gel Blade 3 Women in a color I haven’t seen before.

Alison Waters

Here’s Alison taking out qualifier Tesni Evans in 3 games:

Alison Waters

Racket: Dunlop Biomimetic Evolution 120
Shoes: Asics Gel Task Women

Laura Massaro

This is Laura Massaro, from her match against Annie Au:

Laura Massaro
Photo by Steve Cubbins ∞

She’s got her usual gear….

Racket: Head Xenon2 135
Shoes: Asics Gel Beyond Women

Here’s Laura’s kit, a nice color combo from her sponsor 305Squash. Sting.

305squash-massaro

Sarah Kippax

Here’s Sarah versus Nicolette Fernandes. They had a very exciting 5-game match.

Sarah Kippax
Photo by Steve Cubbins ∞

Same racket and shoes for Sarah as usual.

Racket: Dunlop Biomimetic Evolution 120
Shoes: Adidas Opticourt Ligra Women

Raneem El Weleily

Here’s Raneem, from her match against Kasey Brown:

Raneem El Weleily
Photo by Steve Cubbins ∞

She’s got her usual racket, the Harrow Vapor.
Her shoes look like women’s Asics Gel Blast 4, which is an older model that I haven’t seen her wear before.

Low Wee Wern

Here’s Low Wee Wern, from her match against Emma Beddoes:

Low Wee Wern
Photo by Steve Cubbins ∞

Looks like she’s got a new signature Harrow racket:

Harrow Low Wee Wern 2014
Image via Low Wee Wern’s Instagram ∞

Thanks to Larry for the tip.

Her shoes are also fairly unique. These are called the Mizuno Wave Twister 2.

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