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Curtis Malik

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Curtis Malik
Country England
Born (1999-07-26) 26 July 1999 (age 25)
Redhill, England
RetiredActive
Racquet usedMantis
Websitemaliksquash.pro
Men's singles
Highest rankingNo. 32 (June 2025)
Current rankingNo. 32 (June 2025)
Title(s)10
Medal record
Men's squash
Representing  England
World Team Championships
Silver medal – second place 2024 Hong Kong Team
European Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Helsinki Team
Gold medal – first place 2024 Uster Team
Gold medal – first place 2025 Wrocław Team

Curtis Malik (born 26 July 1999) is an English professional squash player. He reached a career high ranking of 32 in the world during June 2025.[1][2][3]

Career

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After joining the PSA Tour and reached his first final in 2022, in the Hit and Run Sport Challenger.[4][5]

By the start of 2022 he had reached the world's top 100 players and won the Holmes Naden Prestbury Squash Open, the Commercial Water Solutions Grange Challenger and the Colin Payne Kent Open.[5] In April 2023, he hit a career best world ranking (at the time) of 53. He was a member of the England team that won the 2023 European Squash Team Championships.[4] In May 2024, Malik helped England win retain the title at the 2024 European Team Championships.[6]

In December 2024, Malik won a silver medal with England, at the 2024 Men's World Team Squash Championships in Hong Kong. In the final he went close to defeating Mazen Hesham in the opening match.[7][8]

In March 2025, Malik won his 10th PSA title after securing victory in the Manitoba Open during the 2024–25 PSA Squash Tour.[9] In May 2025, Malik was part of the England team that won the gold medal at the 2025 European Squash Team Championships in Wrocław, Poland.[10][11]

Family

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His siblings Perry Malik and Torrie Malik are also professional squash players.

References

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  1. ^ "Profile and world ranking". Squash Info. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
  2. ^ "PSA World Tour Rankings - The Professional Squash Association". psaworldtour.com. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  3. ^ Curtis Malik at Squash Info Edit this at Wikidata
  4. ^ a b "Curtis Malik profile". Squash Info. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Curtis Malik profile". PSA Tour. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  6. ^ "England men win European team squash gold". BBC Sport. 4 May 2024. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
  7. ^ "Egypt complete historic clean sweep of WSF World Squash Team Championship titles". World Squash. 18 December 2024. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  8. ^ "Egypt's squash team defeats England and wins World Championship title". Egypt Independent. 17 December 2024. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  9. ^ "Rory Stewart reaches final of 2025 PSA East Side Self Storage Manitoba Open". UnSquashable. 14 March 2025. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
  10. ^ "Euro Teams 2025 : Back to the Double for England". The Squash Site. 2 May 2025. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  11. ^ "England march into 2025 European Team Championships finals". England Squash. 3 May 2025. Retrieved 23 May 2025.