Welsh Wizards Sign American Squash Champion Todd Harrity From Bryn Mawr – Pennsylvania!

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Welsh Wizards Sign American Squash Champion Todd Harrity From Bryn Mawr – Pennsylvania!

American squash champion Todd Harrity,  from Bryn Mawr in Pennsylvania, has joined the Welsh Wizards.

Harrity, ranked 47 in the World, is among 15 signings for Wizards’ 2019-20 Premier Squash League season.

Squash Wales performance director is in charge of recruitment for the PSL team and has signed two men formerly ranked at three in the World plus Welsh champions Tesni Evans and nine-times men’s title winner Peter Creed.

Harrity’s home town of Bryn Mawr is named after the estate of Dolgellau in Snowdonia which belonged to a Quaker, Rowland Ellis, who emigrated to Pennsylvania from Wales in 1686.

Wizards have signed nine male players with three Egyptians plus players from Spain, Wales and England.

They include double World under-19 champion Moustafa Asal, an 18-year-old from Egypt who is ranked inside the World’s top 30.

Welsh Wizards’ Omar Mosaad of Egypt pictured competing against Cameron Pilley of Australia during the PSA Dubai World Series. (Photo by Francois Nel/Getty Images)

Wizards’ two former World number threes are Marwan ElShorbagy and Omar Mosaad, both from Egypt.

The six women players signed by Wizards include players from India, the Netherlands, Czech Republic, England and Wales.

Wizards open their new Premier Squash League season on Tuesday, October 1.

The PSL format has changed for the 2019-20 campaign.

The new-look league will feature three men and two women in every match, a change from 4+1.

North and South divisions remain, but the maximum number of teams have been reduced to 10 (five in each) to help avoid conflict with PSA World Tour dates and reduce the financial burden on teams.

Teams will be allowed to field a maximum of one male and one female player from outside the UK.

Matches will begin in October and run through to May (see fixtures below).

The first three home fixtures for Wizards are against St George’s on Tuesday, October 15, Coolshurst on Tuesday, October 26 and Warwick on Tuesday, January 7.

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THE TEAM – MEN: 

Marwan ElShorbaggy

World ranking: 11 (highest 3)

Born: Alexandria, Egypt

Residence: Bristol, England

University: UWE, Bristol

Age: 26

Omar Mosaad

World ranking: 13 (highest 3)

Born: Cairo, Egypt

Residence: Cairo, Egypt

Club: Heliopoli

Age: 31

Edmon Lopez

World ranking: 59 (highest 54)

Born: Barcelona, Spain

Residence: Barcelona, Spain

Age: 23

Peter Creed

World ranking: 65 (highest 50)

Born: Caerphilly, Wales

Residence: Caerphilly, Wales

University: University of Wales, Cardiff

Club: Rhiwbina SRC

Age: 32

Emyr Evans

World ranking: 114 (highest 112)

Born: Cardiff, Wales

Residence: Cardiff, Wales

Age: 22

Elliott Morris Devred

World ranking: 251 (highest 227)

Born: Birmingham, England

Resides: Barry, Wales

Club: Leamington plus Cardiff SRC

Age: 21

James Peach

World ranking: 228 (highest 223)

Born: Doncaster, England

Resides: Bristol, England

University: UWE, Bristol

Age: 22

Moustafa Asal 

World ranking: 29 (highest 29)

Born: Cairo, Egypt

Resides: Cairo, Egypt

Age: 18

Todd Harrity

World ranking: 47 (highest 44)

Born: Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania

Resides: Bristol, England

University: Princeton

Age: 29

http://https://youtu.be/YeS73Ngcnzg

WOMEN:

Tesni Evans

World ranking: 9 (highest 9)

Born: Cardiff, Wales

Resides: Rhyl, Wales

Age: 26

Joshna Chinappa

World ranking: 13 (highest 10)

Born: Chennai, India

Resides: Bristol, England

Age: 33

Rachael Chadwick

World ranking: 53 (highest 53)

Born: Chester, England

Resides:  Chester, England

Club: Neston Cricket Club

Age: 29

Milou van der Heidjen

World ranking: 32 (highest 29)

Born: Veldhoven, Netherlands

Resides: Helmond, Netherlands 

Age: 28

Anna Kimberley

World ranking: 76 (highest 76)

Born: Ipswich, England

Resides: Colchester, Essex

University: Trinity

Age: 24

Anna Serme

World ranking: 66 (highest 63)

Left-handed

Born: Krnov, Czech Republic

Resides: Creteil, France

University: Paris-Sorbonne

Age: 28

http://https://youtu.be/6seXJL0Kc1s

Welsh Wizards

Professional Squash League fixtures

October

Tuesday 1 

Warwick v Welsh Wizards

Round two

Tuesday 15

Welsh Wizards v St George’s

Round three

November 

Tuesday 5

Wizards – no game

Round four

Tuesday 26

Welsh Wizards v Coolhurst

Round five

Tuesday 10

RAC v Welsh Wizards

Second Half fixtures

Round six

January

Tuesday 7

Welsh Wizards v Warwick

Round seven

Dates to be arranged

St George’s v Welsh Wizards

Round eight

Wizards – no game

Round nine

Coolhurst v Welsh Wizards

Round 10

Dates to be arranged

Welsh Wizards v RAC

Semi-finals and final to be arranged

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