Squash at the Asian Games
 Squash | |
| First event | 1998  Bangkok |
|---|---|
| Occur every | four years |
| Last event | 2022  Jakarta |
| Next event | 2026  Nagoya |
| Best |  Malaysia |
Squash is an Asian Games sport since the 1998 edition and has been held at every edition since.
Editions
[edit]| Games | Year | Host city | Best nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| XIII | 1998 | Bangkok, Thailand |  Pakistan
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| XIV | 2002 | Busan, South Korea | Malaysia
|
| XV | 2006 | Doha, Qatar | Malaysia
|
| XVI | 2010 | Guangzhou, China | Malaysia
|
| XVII | 2014 | Incheon, South Korea | Malaysia
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| XVIII | 2018 | Jakarta–Palembang, Indonesia |  Hong Kong
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| XIX | 2022 | Hangzhou, China | Malaysia
|
Events
[edit]| Event | 98 | 02 | 06 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 22 | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 7 |
| Men's team | X | X | X | X | 4 | |||
| Women's singles | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 7 |
| Women's team | X | X | X | X | 4 | |||
| Mixed doubles | X | 1 | ||||||
| Total | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | |
Medal table
[edit]| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malaysia (MAS) | 14 | 7 | 10 | 31 |
| 2 | Hong Kong (HKG) | 3 | 8 | 12 | 23 |
| 3 |  India (IND) | 3 | 4 | 11 | 18 |
| 4 | Pakistan (PAK) | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| 5 |  Kuwait (KUW) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 |  South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 7 |  Japan (JPN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Singapore (SGP) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 9 |  Qatar (QAT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (9 entries) | 23 | 23 | 46 | 92 | |
Participating nations
[edit]| Nation | 98 | 02 | 06 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 22 | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bahrain
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2 | 1 | ||||||
 China
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2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
| Hong Kong
|
4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| India
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2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
 Indonesia
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8 | 1 | ||||||
 Iran
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2 | 5 | 2 | |||||
 Iraq
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1 | 1 | ||||||
| Japan
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3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
 Jordan
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3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | ||
| Kuwait
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2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
 Lebanon
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3 | 1 | ||||||
 Macau
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4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | |||
| Malaysia
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4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
 Mongolia
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4 | 5 | 2 | |||||
 Nepal
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4 | 6 | 2 | |||||
| Pakistan
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2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
 Philippines
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1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 5 | ||
| Qatar
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2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | |
 Saudi Arabia
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4 | 1 | ||||||
| Singapore
|
3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |||
| South Korea
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2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
 Sri Lanka
|
2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | |
 Thailand
|
4 | 8 | 8 | 3 | ||||
| Number of nations | 12 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 16 | |
| Number of athletes | 33 | 32 | 42 | 69 | 69 | 103 | 92 | |
Finals
[edit]Men's singles
[edit]| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Zarak Jahan Khan (PAK) |
Amjad Khan (PAK) |
1–9, 9–0, 6–9, 9–7, 9–3 |
| 2002 | Ong Beng Hee (MAS) |
Mansoor Zaman (PAK) |
9–0, 9–7, 9–0 |
| 2006 | Ong Beng Hee (MAS) |
Mohd Azlan Iskandar (MAS) |
5–9, 9–1, 10–9, 9–5 |
| 2010 | Mohd Azlan Iskandar (MAS) |
Aamir Atlas Khan (PAK) |
11–6, 11–7, 11–6 |
| 2014 | Abdullah Al-Muzayen (KUW) |
Saurav Ghosal (IND) |
10–12, 2–11, 14–12, 11–8, 11–9 |
| 2018 | Leo Au (HKG) |
Max Lee (HKG) |
11–8, 12–10, 6–11, 11–4 |
| 2022 | Ng Eain Yow (MAS) |
Saurav Ghosal (IND) |
9–11, 11–9, 11–5, 11–7 |
Women's singles
[edit]| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Nicol David (MAS) |
Rebecca Chiu (HKG) |
9–3, 9–1, 9–6 |
| 2002 | Rebecca Chiu (HKG) |
Nicol David (MAS) |
9–7, 9–5, 9–7 |
| 2006 | Nicol David (MAS) |
Rebecca Chiu (HKG) |
9–0, 9–3, 9–3 |
| 2010 | Nicol David (MAS) |
Annie Au (HKG) |
11–8, 8–11, 11–6, 11–7 |
| 2014 | Nicol David (MAS) |
Low Wee Wern (MAS) |
9–11, 11–6, 11–5, 12–10 |
| 2018 | Nicol David (MAS) |
Sivasangari Subramaniam (MAS) |
11–13, 11–9, 5–11, 11–6, 11–8 |
| 2022 | Sivasangari Subramaniam (MAS) |
Chan Sin Yuk (HKG) |
8–11, 15–13, 10–12, 11–9, 12–10 |