Stuart lands a new position - his first interview in the capacity of England Squash Head Coach.

Stuart and Jamie break down Diego Elias' World Championship semifinal win over Ali Farag - the first time Elias had secured a (non-conceded) victory over Farag in 20 occasions.

We analyse what Elias did differently this time around, as the Peruvian steered a course to the World Championship title in Cairo - keeping the ball away from Farag's volley, attacking from deep, and finding space into the back corners when the chance presented itself.

You can find a Cross Court Analytics match report for this match at the following link, as well as an Aggregate Match Report looking at 7 of Ali Farag's wins over Elias in recent years: https://drive.google.com/drive/u/1/folders/1RahrJ-Rm85lfFWI2ujNnjtd6SSRgyzFH

Get in touch at: podcast@crosscourtanalytics.com

US Number 1 Amanda Sobhy joins Jamie and Stuart to talk all things data in squash. Learn about Amanda's pre-match strategising, how she's taken over from her coaches in devising opponent-specific plans, and what advantages she sees in being left handed. Amanda recalls with clarity the one victory her sister has over her, and discusses next steps for when she's back with a racket in her hand.

Contact the pod at: podcast@crosscourtanalytics.com

Jesse Mills joins Jamie and Stuart to take a trip down memory lane. Jesse takes us through Ramy Ashour's electric victory over John White at Kuwait 2007, a frantic match of aggressive squash by both players.

Read Jesse's write up of the match here:

https://crosscourtanalytics.com/blog/blog-ashour-vs-white

Jesse Mills, data analyst and writer at Cross Court Analytics

Stuart Crawford, former PSA player and coach at UPenn

Jamie Harlington, Director Cross Court Analytics

Amateur, pro or coach, check out what Cross Court can do for your game at https://crosscourtanalytics.com/

Jamie and Stuart break down players' options from the front left area of the court, looking at which PSA players counter drop the most, who hits to deep successfully, who uses height well, and which players intercept opponents' shots from this region more than most.

We look at the benefits of the defensive counter drop, and what distinguishes a Paul Coll style drop shot from a Karim Abdel Gawad one, and we touch on why Nouran Gohar is such an outlier in this regard.

Questions/suggestion: podcast@crosscourtanalytics.com

Charts looking at each players' numbers can be found here:

https://drive.google.com/drive/u/1/folders/1GnC-yAsVMTiqo-GgEnfmxulajADQUbQZ

Jamie and Stuart break down players' options from the front left area of the court, looking at which PSA players counter drop the most, who hits to deep successfully, who uses height well, and which players intercept opponents' shots from this region more than most.

We look at the benefits of the defensive counter drop, and what distinguishes a Paul Coll style drop shot from a Karim Abdel Gawad one, and we touch on why Nouran Gohar is such an outlier in this regard.

Questions/suggestion: podcast@crosscourtanalytics.com

Charts looking at each players' numbers can be found here:

https://drive.google.com/drive/u/1/folders/1GnC-yAsVMTiqo-GgEnfmxulajADQUbQZ

This episode takes a look at two players lesser featured on the pod so far, as home favourite Olivia Fiechter overcame higher ranked Nour El Tayeb in the quarter finals of the US Open.

Stuart and Jamie recap the match with their impressions on re-watch, before diving into data-driven areas of analysis: Winner locations, positional battle zones, and the physicality contest.

Charts to accompany the discussion can be found here:

https://drive.google.com/drive/u/1/folders/1Y-2zVAnBxBX75ORA-dBkEi48mc411Vui

Jamie and Stuart sit down with former PSA player turned SquashTV pundit Johnny Williams to discuss his passion for breaking down squash matches.

We discuss Johnny's penchant for numbers, powers of recall and analysis, where stats in squash are heading and what squash can learn from Johnny's other sporting love: Australian Rules Football.

Johnny explains what he understands by the notion of control in a squash rally and how we might measure it, we touch upon his favourite memories from on the court and behind the mic, and he divulges the one Cross Court Analytics metric that he'd use above all others.

Any follow-on questions or feedback, you can find me on jamie@crosscourtanalytics.com