All News Squads announced for 2022 World Games 07 June 2022 Facebook X LinkedIn Email Copy The USA’s Shahjahan Khan says he is ready to compete to bring home the USA’s first ever gold medal in squash at the 2022 World Games in Birmingham, following the announcement of the squads for the 23 nations that will be competing in Alabama, USA. Khan, who was born in Pakistan but is a long-term US resident and gained US citizenship in 2019, is the US men’s No.1 and is currently ranked World No.31, having risen to a career-best World No.30 earlier this year. The 27-year-old said: “Alhamdulillah [praise be to God], being selected to represent USA is something that will always make me feel extremely proud. There’s always been great support from my team at US Squash, people like my coaches Zarak Khan, Ong Beng Hee, Bridget and Bader Khan, plus the family support is definitely a blessing. “I’ve been feeling in great condition recently and after my highest world ranking and being the No.1 US player this year I am ready to give it all for Team USA to try to bring home a gold, Insha’Allah.” Joining Khan for the USA men’s squad is World No.36 Todd Harrity and World No.51 Faraz Khan, while representing the USA in the women’s squad will be World No.49 Haley Mendez and World No.62 Marina Stefanoni. Tinne Gilis in action against Egyptian World Champion Nour El Sherbini in Chicago. The highest ranked woman competing in Birmingham will be 24-year-old World No.15 Tinne Gilis, who will be Belgium’s sole representative at this year’s World Games. Gilis, who made the last 16 of the World Championship earlier this year and reached the semi-finals of the Cleveland Classic on U.S. soil, said: “I’m really looking forward to playing in Birmingham this summer. “Representing your country is always special and I have great memories of representing Belgium at world, European and junior championships and it’s an honour to be doing so at the World Games.” Battling Gilis for the coveted title will be two representatives for defending champions France, with World No.29 Melissa Alves and World No.40 Coline Aumard vying to keep the title in French hands after Camille Serme’s victory in Wrocław 2017. World No.5 Diego Elias became the first Peruvian to win a PSA World Tour Platinum title last year. In the men’s competition, Germany’s defending World Games champion Simon Rösner returns to defend his 2017 title, though he will no doubt face fierce competition from compatriot Raphael Kandra, while Peruvian World No.5 Diego Elias will be hoping to capture a first gold medal in squash for his country. Three nations will be making their squash debuts at this summer’s World Games, with Argentina, China and Ecuador sending representatives for the first time. The 2022 World Games will be held in Birmingham, USA, between 7-17 July 2022. The event, which this year celebrates its 40th anniversary, is an international multi-sport competition comprising sports that are not contested in the Olympic Games. Click here to buy tickets for squash at the 2022 World Games. For more information on The World Games 2022, visit the competition website or follow on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Keep up to date with the latest in World Squash news by following the WSF on Twitter (@WorldSquash), Facebook and Instagram, or by subscribing to the WSF Newsletter. List of squads for 2022 World Games Argentina Men: Jeremias Azaña Argentina Women: Australia Men: Rhys Dowling, Joseph White Australia Women: Jessica Turnbull, Alex Haydon Belgium Men: Belgium Women: Tinne Gilis Brazil Men: Guilherme Melo, Vinicius Leão Rodrigues Brazil Women: Thaisa Serafini Canada Men: David Baillargeon Canada Women: Hannah Blatt, Nikki Todd China Men: China Women: Jia Liu Colombia Men: Ronald Palomino, Miguel Rodriguez Colombia Women:Lucia Bautista, Laura Tovar Czech Republic Men: Jakub Solnický, Martin Svec Czech Republic Women: Anne Serme Ecuador Men: Ecuador Women: Maria Moya López England Men: Nathan Lake England Women: Lucy Beecroft Finland Men: Finland Women: Emilia Korhonen, Emilia Soini France Men: Victor Crouin, Grégoire Marche, Baptiste Masotti France Women: Melissa Alves, Coline Aumard Germany Men: Raphael Kandra, Yannick Omlor, Simon Rösner Germany Women: Saskia Beinhard & Katerina Tycova Hong Kong Men: Lam Yat Ting Hong Kong Women: Cheng Nga Ching, Fung Ching Hei Hungary Men: Balázs Farkas Hungary Women: Hannah Chukwu, Kincső Szász Ireland Men: Sean Conroy Ireland Women: Japan Men: Japan Women: Erisa Sano Herring, Satomi Watanabe Peru Men: Diego Elías, Rafael Galvez Peru Women: Poland Men: Filip Jarota Poland Women: Karina Tyma Spain Men: Sergio Garcia Spain Women: Switzerland Men: Dimitri Steinmann, Yannick Wilhelmi Switzerland Women: Nadia Pfister, Céline Walser Ukraine Men: Valerii Fedoruk, Dmytro Scherbakov Ukraine Women: Anastasiia Kostiukova, Nadiia Usenko USA Men: Todd Harrity, Faraz Khan, Shahjahan Khan USA Women: Haley Mendez, Marina Stefanoni Previous Next