# Squash at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's singles

The Men's singles Squash event of the 2018 Commonwealth Games was held at the Oxenford Studios, Gold Coast. Singles play took place between 5 and 9 April. Englishman James Willstrop won gold after beating Paul Coll of New Zealand in straight games, 11-9, 11-4, 11-6.

## Medallists

| Gold | James Willstrop England |
| Silver | Paul Coll New Zealand |
| Bronze | Nafiizwan Adnan Malaysia |

## Seeds

* Nick Matthew (ENG) (quarterfinals)
* Paul Coll (NZL) (silver medal)
* Saurav Ghosal (IND) (round of 32)
* James Willstrop (ENG) (gold medal)
* Daryl Selby (ENG) (quarterfinals)
* Ryan Cuskelly (AUS) (round of 16)
* Cameron Pilley (AUS) (quarterfinals)
* Alan Clyne (SCO) (quarterfinals)
* Greg Lobban (SCO) (round of 16)
* Campbell Grayson (NZL) (round of 16)
* Joel Makin (WAL) (Fourth place)
* Nafiizwan Adnan (MAS) (bronze medal)
* Eain Yow Ng (MAS) (round of 64)
* Harinder Pal Sandhu (IND) (round of 32)
* Peter Creed (WAL) (round of 64)
* Vikram Malhotra (IND) (round of 16)

## Draws & Results
### Main draw
#### Finals

| Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Nick Matthew (ENG) | 7 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Nafiizwan Adnan (MAS) | 11 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Nafiizwan Adnan (MAS) | 11 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 12 | Nafiizwan Adnan (MAS) | 6 | 10 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 4 | James Willstrop (ENG) | 11 | 12 | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Cameron Pilley (AUS) | 11 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 4 | James Willstrop (ENG) | 11 | 12 | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | James Willstrop (ENG) | 7 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | James Willstrop (ENG) | 7 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | 4 | James Willstrop (ENG) | 11 | 11 | 11 | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Paul Coll (NZL) | 9 | 4 | 6 | | |
| 11 | Joel Makin (WAL) | 11 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Paul Coll (NZL) | 9 | 4 | 6 |
| 8 | Alan Clyne (SCO) | 9 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 10 | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Alan Clyne (SCO) | 9 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 11 | Joel Makin (WAL) | 11 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 8 | Third place | Third place | Third place | Third place | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| | | | | | | | 2 | Paul Coll (NZL) | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| 5 | Daryl Selby (ENG) | 5 | 9 | 11 | 5 | | 2 | Paul Coll (NZL) | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | Nafiizwan Adnan (MAS) | 11 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 |
| 2 | Paul Coll (NZL) | 11 | 11 | 7 | 11 | | | | | | | | | 11 | Joel Makin (WAL) | 7 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 5 |

#### Top half
##### Section 1

| Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals |
| | | | | | | | 1 | Nick Matthew (ENG) | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ian Rukunya (UGA) | Ian Rukunya (UGA) | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | Ian Rukunya (UGA) | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Stephen Henry (FIJ) | Stephen Henry (FIJ) | 2 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | 1 | Nick Matthew (ENG) | 11 | 8 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| Xavier Koenig (MRI) | Xavier Koenig (MRI) | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | 16 | Vikram Malhotra (IND) | 6 | 11 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| Yusif Mansaray (SLE) | Yusif Mansaray (SLE) | 3 | 3 | 8 | | | | Xavier Koenig (MRI) | 4 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Vikram Malhotra (IND) | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | 16 | Vikram Malhotra (IND) | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Manda Chilambwe (ZAM) | 6 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Nick Matthew (ENG) | 7 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | Mohd Nafi. Adnan (MAS) | 11 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 11 |
| | | | | | | | 12 | Mohd Nafi. Adnan (MAS) | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Evan Williams (NZL) | Evan Williams (NZL) | 11 | 11 | 13 | | | | Evan Williams (NZL) | 11 | 5 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jacob Kelly (CAY) | Jacob Kelly (CAY) | 9 | 5 | 11 | | | | | | | | | 12 | Mohd Nafi. Adnan (MAS) | w/o | | | | | | | | | | |
| Hardeep Reel (KEN) | Hardeep Reel (KEN) | 14 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 11 | | | | | | | 6 | Ryan Cuskelly (AUS) | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Othneil Bailey (SVG) | Othneil Bailey (SVG) | 12 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 13 | | Othneil Bailey (SVG) | 2 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 6 | Ryan Cuskelly (AUS) | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

##### Section 2

| Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals |
| | | | | | | | 7 | Cameron Pilley (AUS) | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ernest Jombla (SLE) | Ernest Jombla (SLE) | 13 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 11 | | Ernest Jombla (SLE) | 7 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Klaus Pragassen (SEY) | Klaus Pragassen (SEY) | 15 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 9 | | | | | | 7 | Cameron Pilley (AUS) | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | |
| Kale Wilson (TRI) | Kale Wilson (TRI) | 11 | 8 | 8 | | | | | | | | | Lewis Walters (JAM) | 3 | 4 | 8 | | | | | | | | |
| Daniel Zammit-Lewis (MLT) | Daniel Zammit-Lewis (MLT) | 13 | 11 | 11 | | | Daniel Zammit-Lewis (MLT) | Daniel Zammit-Lewis (MLT) | 7 | 9 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Peter Creed (WAL) | 11 | 7 | 6 | 9 | | Lewis Walters (JAM) | Lewis Walters (JAM) | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Lewis Walters (JAM) | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Cameron Pilley (AUS) | 11 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 6 |
| 10 | Campbell Grayson (NZL) | 11 | 12 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | James Willstrop (ENG) | 7 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 11 |
| | Jason-Ray Khalil (GUY) | 3 | 10 | 2 | | | 10 | Campbell Grayson (NZL) | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kevin Moran (SCO) | Kevin Moran (SCO) | 11 | 11 | 17 | | | | Kevin Moran (SCO) | 9 | 0 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jules Snagg (SVG) | Jules Snagg (SVG) | 7 | 8 | 15 | | | | | | | | 10 | Campbell Grayson (NZL) | 8 | 11 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| Farhan Zaman (PAK) | Farhan Zaman (PAK) | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | 4 | James Willstrop (ENG) | 11 | 6 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| Joe Chapman (IVB) | Joe Chapman (IVB) | 6 | 11 | 4 | 6 | | | Farhan Zaman (PAK) | 5 | 1 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 4 | James Willstrop (ENG) | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Bottom half
##### Section 3

| Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals |
| | | | | | | | 3 | Saurav Ghosal (IND) | 11 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Christopher Binnie (JAM) | Christopher Binnie (JAM) | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | Christopher Binnie (JAM) | 5 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jason Doyle (SVG) | Jason Doyle (SVG) | 5 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | Christopher Binnie (JAM) | 4 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Micah Franklin (BER) | Micah Franklin (BER) | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | 11 | Joel Makin (WAL) | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| James Fayia (SLE) | James Fayia (SLE) | 2 | 3 | 1 | | | | Micah Franklin (BER) | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Joel Makin (WAL) | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | 11 | Joel Makin (WAL) | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Sailesh Pala (FIJ) | 3 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | Joel Makin (WAL) | 11 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 12 |
| 13 | Eain Yow Ng (MAS) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Alan Clyne (SCO) | 9 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 10 |
| | Rex Hedrick (AUS) | 13 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 12 | Rex Hedrick (AUS) | Rex Hedrick (AUS) | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sunny Seth (GUY) | Sunny Seth (GUY) | 11 | 11 | 8 | 11 | | Sunny Seth (GUY) | Sunny Seth (GUY) | 4 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Shawn Simpson (BAR) | Shawn Simpson (BAR) | 8 | 8 | 11 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | Rex Hedrick (AUS) | 7 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| Tayyab Aslam (PAK) | Tayyab Aslam (PAK) | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Alan Clyne (SCO) | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| Neville Sorrentino (IVB) | Neville Sorrentino (IVB) | 3 | 4 | 4 | | | | Tayyab Aslam (PAK) | 6 | 7 | 11 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 8 | Alan Clyne (SCO) | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

##### Section 4

| Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals |
| | | | | | | 5 | Daryl Selby (ENG) | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Madako Junior Suari (PNG) | Madako Junior Suari (PNG) | 10 | 3 | 6 | | | Michael Kawooya (UGA) | 4 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Michael Kawooya (UGA) | Michael Kawooya (UGA) | 12 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | 5 | Daryl Selby (ENG) | 11 | 11 | 6 | 11 | | | | | | |
| Ravindu Laksiri (SRI) | Ravindu Laksiri (SRI) | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | 9 | Greg Lobban (SCO) | 6 | 2 | 11 | 7 | | | | | | |
| Romit Parshottam (FIJ) | Romit Parshottam (FIJ) | 2 | 2 | 5 | | | Ravindu Laksiri (SRI) | 8 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 9 | Greg Lobban (SCO) | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Daryl Selby (ENG) | 5 | 9 | 11 | 5 |
| 14 | Harinder Pal Sandhu (IND) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Paul Coll (NZL) | 11 | 11 | 7 | 11 |
| | Cameron Stafford (CAY) | 3 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 14 | Harinder Pal Sandhu (IND) | 8 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ivan Yuen (MAS) | Ivan Yuen (MAS) | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | Ivan Yuen (MAS) | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Mandela Patrick (TRI) | Mandela Patrick (TRI) | 4 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | Ivan Yuen (MAS) | 5 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| Christian Navas (GIB) | Christian Navas (GIB) | 4 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | 2 | Paul Coll (NZL) | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| Kelvin Ndhlovu (ZAM) | Kelvin Ndhlovu (ZAM) | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | Kelvin Ndhlovu (ZAM) | 5 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | Paul Coll (NZL) | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | |