Day 4 Wrap up at the Men's Canadian Open

Day 4 - Feb 27, 2025

Semi-Final Thursday at the AirSprint Private Aviation Canadian Men’s Open delivered a match for the ages, as World No.16 Leonel Cardenas [4] produced one of the most electrifying performances of his career. After a grueling 105 minutes, Cardenas finally subdued World No.14 Victor Crouin [2], in one of the event’s greatest ever battles to earn a berth in the finals.

Awaiting him in the finals is former World Champion Mohamed Elshorbagy [1], who has cut through the draw like a hot knife through butter. The tournament’s top seed has shown the Calgary crowd why is he is an all-time great, including dispatching the upstart No.3 seed Dimitri Steinmann 3-0 in 40 never-in-doubt minutes last evening.

The stage is set for the climax: the 2025 AirSprint Private Aviation Canadian Men’s Open. Will the Beast Mohamed Elshorbagy earn his 51^st PSA title, or will the slipper continue to fit Leonel Cardenas in his biggest test to date? Please join us at Bow Valley Square or join the digital broadcast.

Finals (6:00PM MST) 

Mohamed Elshorbagy [1] VS. Leonel Cardenas [4]

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Day 3 - Feb 26, 2025

Squash Enthusiasts,

Quarterfinal Wednesday at the 2025 AirSprint Private Aviation Canadian Men’s Open did not disappoint as the Bow Valley Square crowd were treated to four high-quality performances by the world’s best squash players.

The evening began with a 24-minute first game between England’s Nathan Lake and Leonel Cardenas, which set the tone for a grueling 82-minute 3-1 victory for the Mexican rising star and adopted Calgarian. Up next, France’s Victor Crouin fought mentally through a scrappy match versus 2022 Canadian Open Champion, Nick Wall of England, punching his semifinal ticket with a 3-1 victory.

The crowd then took in a vintage performance from the Beast, Mohamed Elshorbagy, who showed complete control, dispatching the in-form Frenchman Gregoire Marche 3-0, and reminding us why he’s one of the sport’s all-time greats. The night concluded with the upstart Swiss Jet Dimitri Steinmann finally emptying the tank of former world number three, Omar Mosaad of Egypt after his impressive but taxing 3-2 comeback victory in Round 2.

The final four all advance to set-up a dream semi-final lineup on this evening at the 2025 AirSprint Private Aviation Canadian Men’s Open.

Semi Finals Matches (Times in MST):  

Day 2 Feb 25, 2025

Squash Fans,

Round 2 of the 2025 AirSprint Private Aviation Canadian Men’s Open saw the top seeds pass the test on the Jonathan Power Court, setting up a mouth-watering quarterfinal line-up for Wednesday.

The afternoon session featured tidy 3-0 victories by #6 seed Nathan Lake of England and fan-favorite #4 seed Leonel Cardenas of Mexico to get the action started. The evening saw the trend continue with 2023 finalist and #2 seed Victor Crouin (FRA), 2022 champion and #7 seed Nick Wall (ENG) and the in form #5 seed Gregoire Marche (FRA) all post hard-fought but decisive 3-0 victories. The capacity Bow Valley Square crowd were then treated to generational talent Mohamed Elshorbagy’s (ENG) debut in Calgary as he put on a masterclass versus the young upcomer, Kareem El Torkey, who grew up watching the Beast from Alexandria win a World Championship as a 12-year-old in 2017. The evening saved the best for last with the most hotly contested tilts seeing #8 seed and former world #3 Omar Mossad (EGY) coming back from 2-0 down vs. Charlie Lee and #3 seed and Swiss Rocket Dimitri Steinman overcoming countryman 3-2 Yannick Wilhelmi in 73 grueling minutes.

Wednesday February 26 Quarterfinal Schedule (all times MST): 

• 17:00: (4) Leonel Cardenas (MEX) vs. (6) Nathan Lake (ENG)

• 17:45: (7) Nick Wall (ENG) vs. (2) Victor Crouin (FRA)

• 18:30: (1) Mohamed Elshorbagy (ENG) vs. (5) Gregoire Marche (FRA)

• 19:15: (8) Omar Mossad (EGY) vs. (3) Dimitri Steinman (SUI)

Squash Canada, the Bow Valley Athletic Club, and AirSprint Private Aviation look forward to seeing you at Bow Valley Square today in person or on the CBC/SquashTV digital broadcast for four world-class squash matches.

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Day 1 Feb 24, 2025

Squash Enthusiasts,

Day 1 of the 2025 AirSprint Private Aviation Canadian Men’s Open kicked off Monday on the Jonathan Power Court with a full slate of world class squash matches. Dean Brown, tournament co-chair and Bow Valley Athletic Club principal welcomed the lunch-time business crowd as they watched Tom Walsh of England the Emry Evans of Wales advance with tidy 3-0 victories. The evening session began with the Canadian flag on display as national squad members Liam Marrison and David Baillargeon fought hard but were bested by veteran Cesar Salazar and upstart Ronald Palomino, respectively. Kareem El Torkey, fresh off a title in Toronto Saturday and a last-minute replacement who only arrived in Calgary this morning produced the upset of the event thus far over England’s Simon Herbert; he will be joined by American Shahjahan Khan who defeated Ben Smith of England in a 65-minute 4 game battle. BVAC Head Professional Connor Turk had a capacity crowd behind him and did not disappoint, matching England’s Charlie Lee for the first two entertaining games before eventually falling off the pace.  In the nightcap, Switzerland’s Yannick Wilhelmi earned the final Round 2 spot, bulldozing his way through Israel’s Daniel Poleshchuk.

Special thanks to Squash Alberta for facilitating 40 local juniors attending; the next generation got to see the world’s best in person and were event treated to guest emcees Rafferty and Georgia Duncalf.

On Tuesday, top seeds including former world champion Mohamed Elshorbagy (WR #8), Victor Crouin (WR #14), Leonel Cardenas (WR #16) and Dimitri Steinmann (WR #20) will begin their campaigns on the Power Court.