The PST Profiles Its Final Eight
from Tour Media
April 24, 2013 - Pro Squash Tour announced the final eight players who will compete for the PST World Championship happening May 3-5 in Detroit.
The tournament is being presented by Bank of America and will be hosted by the Detroit Athletic Club (DAC).
The players:
David Palmer (Australia) reached the championship finals last season. Palmer is the top seed this year and is widely accepted as one of the 10 best players to ever play the game of squash.
He has four British Open titles, two PSA World Titles, and is PST's reigning American Open Champion. This year he will fight for his first PST World Championship.
Brad Thompson (USA) is the lone American in the draw. His workman like style is often overlooked by opponents. The former Brown University captain and #1 player has reached three tournament finals this year, but came up short in each. Could Detroit be the moment he breaks through?
Wade Johnstone (Australia) was two points from winning last week's Bottini Fuel World Open. PST's more free flowing style of play suits the big Australian well. He could find himself playing in the championship match next week.
Stefano Galifi (Italy) is the most controversial squash player on the world stage. His unique style entertains fans and rattles opponents. He is Italy's #1 squash player. If his game is in top form, he is a dark horse to win the title.
Josh Cardwell (Australia) was one of several young recruits for PST this season. The talented Aussie comes from squash royalty. His mom was a world champion player, and his sister is also a touring pro. Cardwell currently is the coach at Avon Old Farms School in Connecticut. In the off-season, he coaches for the TOG Squash Academy in Boston.
Shahid Khan (England) was selected as PST's Sportsman of the Year. In the past year, he won the Siena Open and the Pyramid Open. At 6'3" Khan's length and his big swing from the left side often catch opponents flat footed.
Mohamed El Sherbini (Egypt) was the Egyptian junior national champion before turning pro. Last season, after winning tournaments in San Diego and Maine, he reached a high ranking of #1 on PST's season standings. This year his first appearance was the Bottini Fuel World Open. Winning that tournament, as Sherbini did, carried an automatic bid to Detroit. The youngest player in this year's draw may be the fittest. And he will be looking to use that to his advantage.
Fabian Kalaitzis (Greece) is the greatest player in the history of Greece. This spring he won his 13th consecutive Greek National Championship, and PST's Commissioner calls him the Greek God of Squash. Kalaitzis spends half the year training in Crete and the other half in the United States.
Earlier this season PST and the DAC announced a long term relationship that will keep the championship at the club through at least 2015.
All matches will be broadcast live on ProSquashTV.
The Pro Squash Tour's World Championship is presented by Bank of America.
Additional sponsors include Morgan Stanley, Aaro Companies, Ameriprise Financial, Burroughs, Baker Tilly, Clark Hill, Edward Jones, Franklin Templeton Investments, RacquetUp Detroit, The Roxbury Group, Skidmore Studio, Talmer Bank and Trust, Troszak and 4 Men in a Box Syndicate.
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