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Three-time British National Champion, 2014 World Team Champion with England, and a former World No. 5 — Sarah-Jane Perry’s squash résumé speaks for itself.

In this episode, Sarah reflects on her incredible PSA journey as she officially bows out from the pro tour. Her swan song came fittingly at the 2025 British Open, held close to home in Birmingham — the perfect time and place for a memorable send-off.

We talk about career-defining moments, her player/coach dynamic with Rob Owen, what made this final British Open so special, and much more.

Squash Canada CEO Jamie Nicholls makes his debut on the pod—and he does not disappoint. We dive into Jamie’s squash backstory, relive the glory years of Canadian squash, and trace his evolution from athlete to executive. He shares candid insights into his leadership approach, the vision driving Squash Canada forward (including the Road to the Podium fundraiser), and what it will take for our athletes to thrive on the road to LA28.

3 time British Open champion and former world #1 Nick Matthew breaks down the 2025 British Open which saw Nouran Gohar and Diego Elias emerge victorious. He also gives heartwarming tributes to the recently retired Ali Farag and Hall of Fame inductee Jonah Barrington. We also take a trip down his personal British Open memory lane. Great chat with The Wolf!!

Squash Player Magazine Editor in Chief Nathan Clarke jumps back onto the pod to recap the World Championships and set the stage for the iconic British Open which kicks off in a few days time. We also talk about the new Squash Player Magazine podcast which was launched just a few weeks back. Great chat.

For 26 years, Steve Lawton held down the fort as the head squash professional at the Vancouver Racquet Club. With over 30 years of experience playing at the highest level in Canada during an era where we had several players in the top 30 in the world, Steve brought to Canada a style of squash that had rarely been seen on Canadian courts, both in terms of squash flare and banter with the officials and his opposition. A true legend of the game, he’s recorded big wins against top tour players at the World Team Championships and even took a game off former world #6 Jonah Barrington at the Canadian Open.

In this episode, Steve and I take a deep dive into his incredible journey in squash—from his playing days to his enduring legacy in Canadian squash

Episode 359 Johnny Williams by In Squash Podcast

Here's Johnny!! Back just in time to recap the season just ahead of the World Championships in a few weeks' time. Johnny's got thoughts on how it's going to play for both the men and women.

At the age of 21 Mostafa Asal reached world number one for the first time, and he made it to the promised land once again a few months ago, recently retaining that top spot in a winner take all type final at El Ghuna earlier this April. In the aftermath of that win though, a youtube video titled "Mostafa Asal Cheating Analysis" was released highlighting 4 or 5 areas in Asal's game that they allege prove he is cheating. The video could have been an objective piece that identifies and discusses the leg trips, aggressive swings, and taking space issues, but instead the video is injected with troubling hateful language and doesn't raise any questions, only pointing fingers solely at Asal. Mostafa provides his thoughts on the video and how he's handling the upshot of it all. We also discuss the high stakes face-off with Ali Farag at El Ghouna, how he adjusted to life and squash in Pontefract, his relationship with coach James Willstrop, his brother Marwan and much more.

University of Pennsylvania men's team won its first ever Potter Cup in 2024, and proved they weren't a one hit wonder by winning it again in 2025. Head coach Gilly Lane talks about this year's win, winning two in a row, this year's team, the 7 seniors who will be moving on, College Squash individual champion Salman Khalil, and what it's going to take to make it a three-peat.

Parlaying a playing career which saw him reach world #1 in 2004 into an incredibly successful coaching career is not something you see very often, and the more of John White we see, the better it is for squash. John White ranks up there with the most exciting players in the history of our sport, and now he's developed a highly successful College Squash program at Drexel University from the ground up. John talks about Drexel's 2024/25 season which saw both men's and women's teams finish in the top 10, the tragic passing of former Drexel captain Filip Krueger, the National Squash League and the Philadelphia Lightning, and some nuggets from his days on tour.