We’re back for another night of epic squash in the Optasia Squash Super League, with Crawley Magik hosting Bristol Buccaneers and Chichester Centurions taking on Leamington Royals in a rematch of last year’s Grand Final.
Read below for an in-depth preview of the world-class squads and tantalising matchups which await fans this Friday.
Play gets underway from 18:00, with every second of action available to watch LIVE and for FREE on SQUASHTV. Full replays from both matches will also be available on the England Squash YouTube Channel.
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Crawley Magik v Bristol Buccaneers
The newcomers to the 2025/26 season, Crawley Magik are set to host their first home fixture of the season at the K2 Crawley Squash Club as they take on the Bristol Buccaneers.
Both teams will be searching for their first win of the season, with the Magik currently sitting at the bottom of the table, whilst the Buccaneers are one point ahead of them after their opening and only match of the season so far, against St George’s Knights.
Fans in attendance will see Curtis Malik headline the home team’s line-up against the returning former World No.1 and World Champion, Mohamed ElShorbagy, in what is set to be an exciting clash.
ElShorbagy, who lost to his England teammate and St. George’s Hill Knights’ Patrick Rooney, will be looking to avenge his defeat and get some much-needed points on the board for the Buccaneers. Whilst Malik, who scored a victory over the former World No.1 at the 2025 U.S. Open, will be looking to edge out his opponent once again to get the Magik’s winning momentum underway.
World No.38 Torrie Malik and England’s No.1 Georgina Kennedy will also go head-to-head in one of the women’s fixtures of the evening as they both battle to earn points for their respective teams.
Kennedy arrives into the match after an impressive performance at the Steel City Open 2026, where she beat Amanda Sobhy in straight games to reach the final, and will look to get back into winning form against the 21-year-old this evening.
Whilst Torrie Malik will be arriving on court in high spirits against the World No.9, after reaching her maiden Silver-level semi-final on the PSA Squash Tour at the New Zealand Open and reaching the second round of the Squash Australian Open in what should be an epic encounter.
The other two matches of this fixture will see Reka Kemecsei take on British U19 Junior Champion Lauren Baltayan, and Club Hero’s Bailey Malik and Baptiste Bouin take to the court in search of crucial points for their teams.
Line-Ups
Men’s: Curtis Malik v Mohamed ElShorbagy
Women’s: Torrie Malik v Georgina Kennedy
U25s: Reka Kemecsei v Lauren Baltayan
Club Hero: Bailey Malik v Baptiste Bouin
Chichester Centurions v Leamington Royals
A top-of-the-table clash sees Chichester Centurions take on the Leamington Royals in a rematch of the 2024/25 Squash Super League Grand Final.
Four well-poised matches await fans at the Chichester Racquets & Fitness Club, with some huge head-to-head battles coming up, including rising star and World No.11 Jonah Bryant, who will face off against the former Commonwealth Games Gold Medalist Declan James.
The Royals’ Grand Final hero from last year, James, is yet to lose a match this season and is looking to get a massive win over his compatriot. Whilst Bryant, who arrives in this tie after an exceptional Squash Australian Open, where he reached the semi-finals will be hoping to lift the Centurions up the leaderboard with a strong victory.
In the women’s contest, Sivasangari Subramaniam will take on World No.7 Satomi Watanabe, with the Malaysian No.1 arriving into the fixture in strong form after capturing the Squash Australian Open title, where she will be looking to extend her winning run against the Japanese No.1.
However, this won’t be made so easy, with Watanabe getting the best of the World No.6 in their previous encounter at the 2024-2025 PSA Squash Tour Finals, where Watanabe was able to get the best of Subramaniam, in a best-of-three game format, winning 8-11, 11-9, 11-7.
Meanwhile, 16-year-old Harriet Broadbridge will step up for the Royals as she takes on compatriot Olivia Besant in the U25’s match, while Tim Vail and Rory Richmond square off in the Club Hero encounter.
Line-Ups
Men’s: Jonah Bryant v Declan James
Women’s: Sivasangari Subramaniam v Satomi Watanabe
U25s: Harriet Broadbridge v Olivia Besant
Club Hero: Tim Vail v Rory Richmond
