Squash records & milestones

555 consecutive match wins

Guinness-recognised as the longest winning streak in any top-level professional sport; ended by Ross Norman at the 1986 World Open final in Toulouse (9-5, 9-7, 7-9, 9-1). The exact count is debated but the ~5.5-year unbeaten run is not. · source

Jahangir Khan (Pakistan)

555 matches · 1981-1986

10 consecutive British Open titles

A men's record; the most successful player in the history of the tournament. Won his 10th by beating Jansher Khan in the 1991 final. · source

Jahangir Khan (Pakistan)

10 titles · 1982-1991

8 men's World Open titles

Most men's World Open titles ever (1987, 1989, 1990, 1992-1996); Jahangir Khan won six. The two Khans dominated the men's game from 1981-1996. · source

Jansher Khan (Pakistan)

8 titles · 1987-1996

Unbeaten for ~19 years

Guinness-recognised 19-year unbeaten run; won 16 consecutive British Opens (1962-1977) and lost only two matches in her entire career; widely regarded as the greatest female player ever. · source

Heather McKay (Australia)

~19 years · 1962-1981

108 consecutive months at world No.1

World No.1 from August 2006 to September 2015, surpassing Susan Devoy's previous record; David also won a record-equalling eight women's World Championships. · source

Nicol David (Malaysia)

108 months · 2006-2015

8 women's World Championship titles

Shares the all-time women's record of eight World Championships with Nicol David; became youngest-ever women's world champion in 2015. Eighth title won at the 2024-25 World Championship played in May 2025. · source

Nour El Sherbini (Egypt)

8 titles · 2015-2025

Youngest women's World Champion

Beat Nour El Sherbini in the 2026 PSA World Championship final (6-11, 11-6, 11-9, 7-11, 14-12); also first player to hold world junior and senior PSA titles simultaneously. · source

Amina Orfi (Egypt)

18 years 10 months · 2026

First Olympic squash inclusion

Approved at the IOC's 141st session (Mumbai, October 2023) after four failed bids; men's and women's singles at LA 2028. · source

Squash (sport)

LA 2028 · 2028

Longest professional squash match

Au won 11-6, 4-11, 11-6, 7-11, 16-14 at the Holtrand Gas City Pro-Am (Medicine Hat, Canada); the fifth game alone lasted 78 minutes, breaking Jahangir Khan's 166-minute 1983 record vs Gamal Awad. · source

Leo Au (Hong Kong) vs Shawn Delierre (Canada)

170 minutes · 2015

Egypt's modern stranglehold on the men's world title

An Egyptian has won the men's World Championship around 14 times since 2003; Ali Farag alone won four (2018-19, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23) and spent 238 weeks at world No.1. · source

Egypt

14 titles since 2003 · 2003-2024