A Year in Review: Squash Australia Ratings 2023

We look at the look at the highest climbers and level increases from the Squash Australia Ratings across the top 1000 players in Australia in 2023.

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SquashLevels generates a player’s current playing level using a bespoke algorithm based on their results and the levels of their opponents.

It focuses on how well they are playing rather than how many rounds they have progressed through. The ratings are updated match-by-match and they give great insight into how ‘in-form’ the players are right now.

Top 1000 Players: Highest Climbers and Level Increases

The following tables show the highest climbers and level increases across the top 1000 players, both juniors and seniors, from January 2023 to December 2023 as per the Squash Australia Ratings powered by SquashLevels.

Junior Men’s Most Improved

Player Name	State	Player Category	Level Jan ‘23	Level Dec ’23	Percentage Increase	Position Jan ’23	Position Dec ’23
Jackson Wylie	New South Wales	U17	2,259	4,260	88.58%	928	252
Kumail Naqvi	Victoria	U19	2,514	4,499	78.96%	744	227
Kasper Cheung	New South Wales	U15	2,841	4,598	61.84%	582	214
Haider Naqvi	Victoria	U17	4,426	7,123	60.94%	226	79
Henry Kross	New South Wales	U13	3,068	4,919	60.33%	511	174
Brendan Macdonald	Queensland	U21	9,905	15,765	59.16%	35	10
Kayden Canty	Queensland	U19	2,290	3,623	58.21%	891	354
Darcy Hayes	Victoria	U17	3,314	5,234	57.94%	432	152
Ethan Middleton	New South Wales	U15	2,465	3,786	53.59%	776	332
Flynn Bartlett	Queensland	U15	3,015	4,545	50.75%	527	221

Senior Men’s Most Improved

Player Name	State	Level Jan ‘23	Level Dec ’23	Percentage Increase	Position in Jan ’23	Position in Dec ’23
Ned Efe	Victoria	2,281	3,611	58.31%	902	359
Heddwyn Brahma	Western Australia	4,243	6,457	52.18%	248	99
Zachery Zammit	New South Wales	3,088	4,638	50.19%	502	206
Aaron Sutton	Queensland	2,682	3,974	48.17%	647	302
David To	South Australia	2,278	3,339	46.58%	909	441
Stanley Mok	New South Wales	2,743	4,007	46.08%	621	297
Connor Kent	Victoria	3,022	4,394	45.40%	522	235
Sam Cooke	Western Australia	2,491	3,568	43.24%	756	370
Ray Paramalingam	Western Australia	3,006	4,294	42.85%	531	248
Craig Ambler	New South Wales	3,950	5,625	42.41%	286	132

New Entries into the Top 100

Player Name	State	Player Category	Level Jan ‘23	Level Dec ’23	Percentage Increase	Position in Jan ’23	Position in Dec ’23
Ryan McCarter	Victoria	O35	6,254	6,721	7.47%	102	88
Nathan Lindner	Victoria	Senior	6,030	7,486	24.15%	106	67
Aedan Martin	Western Australia	U21	5,988	6,822	13.93%	109	87
Robert Palmer	Australian Capital Territory	Senior	5,972	7,137	19.51%	110	78
Druvinka Perera	Victoria	U23	5,954	7,367	23.73%	115	72
Harry Palfreyman	Tasmania	U23	5,943	6,908	16.24%	119	85
Josh Stack-Masula	Australian Capital Territory	Senior	5,825	7,452	27.93%	122	69

Junior Women’s Most Improved

Player Name	State	Player Category	Level Jan ‘23	Level Dec ’23	Percentage Increase	Position in Jan ’23	Position in Dec ’23
Sydney Ennis	Western Australia	U17	405	889	119.51%	904	250
Grace Commons	Queensland	U17	811	1498	84.71%	316	96
Josie Jones	Western Australia	U17	771	1355	75.75%	355	119
Amelia Brigden	Queensland	U17	651	1128	73.27%	480	158
Olivia Van Zon	South Australia	U15	513	870	69.59%	696	264
Jade Reynolds	New South Wales	U17	384	639	66.41%	951	464
Tina Ma	Victoria	U15	1053	1736	64.86%	191	70
Joanne Joseph	Victoria	U17	1638	2680	63.61%	84	31
Claire Benn	New South Wales	U23	605	858	41.82%	548	269
Lilly Wilson	Queensland	U15	756	1070	41.53%	371	175

Senior Women’s Most Improved

Player Name	State	Player Category	Level Jan ‘23	Level Dec ’23	Percentage Increase	Position in Jan ’23	Position in Dec ’23
Michele Pile	New South Wales	O60	626	942	50.48%	514	228
Belinda Martella	Western Australia	O45	675	994	47.26%	453	204
Nicole Whittaker	Queensland	O50	504	742	47.22%	709	346
Tayah Gardner	Western Australia	Senior	383	554	44.65%	954	581
Louise Lawson	Queensland	O45	371	535	44.20%	989	611
Kathrine Clarke	Victoria	Senior	493	679	37.73%	730	422
Kelli Scheer	Western Australia	Senior	547	737	34.73%	634	350
Sonia Srinivasan	Victoria	Senior	651	877	34.72%	480	256
Kathryn Bechaz	New South Wales	O50	590	793	34.41%	566	310
Kim Tran	Victoria	Senior	512	681	33.01%	697	419

New Entries into the Top 100

Player Name	State	Player Category	Level Jan ‘23	Level Dec ’23	Percentage Increase	Position in Jan ’23	Position in Dec ’23
Daryl Thompson	Victoria	Senior	1326	1751	32.05%	127	67
Tina Ma	Victoria	U15	1053	1736	64.86%	191	70
Michaela Pratt	Western Australia	U21	1380	1677	21.52%	116	74
Lauren Illig	Australian Capital Territory	Senior	1344	1666	23.96%	124	75
Jackie Oliver	Australian Capital Territory	O35	1279	1666	30.26%	136	75
Isis Knight	Queensland	U19	1295	1610	24.32%	132	81
Katlyn Hall	South Australia	U17	1375	1539	11.93%	117	87

About SquashLevels

SquashLevels is a results-based Rating system. As players compete in their leagues and tournaments, their results automatically flow into SquashLevels from their results providers. From here, SquashLevels’ unique algorithm will calculate a Level for each player based on their opponents’ Level, their result including points scores, behavioural modelling and various other factors. SquashLevels rewards a player for performing better than they were expected to based on their Level.

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