We look at the look at the highest climbers and level increases from the England Squash Ratings across the top 1000 players in England in 2023, taking the January 2023 England Squash Ratings and comparing to the December 2023 England Squash Ratings.
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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 England Squash Ratings powered by SquashLevels.
Junior Men’s Most Improved
| Player Name | Player Category | Level Jan ‘23 | Level Dec ’23 | Percentage Increase | Rating Jan ’23 | Rating Dec ’23 |
| Gabriel Chak | U15 | 5010 | 10096 | 101.52% | 974 | 238 |
| Chester Dockray | U17 | 5629 | 11018 | 95.74% | 758 | 200 |
| Jake Sim-Baskar | U17 | 6032 | 11664 | 93.37% | 649 | 176 |
| Viggo Hendricks | U17 | 5856 | 11159 | 90.56% | 699 | 194 |
| Luke McBride | U15 | 5336 | 10151 | 90.24% | 852 | 235 |
| Harry Bloomfield | U17 | 6078 | 10446 | 71.87% | 634 | 222 |
| Bailey Malik | U17 | 10261 | 17590 | 71.43% | 198 | 65 |
| Ronnie Hickling | U15 | 7876 | 13166 | 67.17% | 380 | 137 |
| Heston Malik | U17 | 10690 | 17835 | 66.84% | 175 | 60 |
| Ethan Duncan | U17 | 6650 | 10581 | 59.11% | 517 | 219 |
Senior Men’s Most Improved
| Player Name | Player Category | Level Jan ’23 | Level Dec ’23 | Percentage Increase | Rating Jan ’23 | Rating Dec ’23 |
| Jamie Waters | Senior | 6,633 | 10,372 | 56.37% | 518 | 227 |
| Daniel Ince | Senior | 5,270 | 8,167 | 54.97% | 872 | 412 |
| Mike Waight | O35 | 8,156 | 12,337 | 51.26% | 352 | 157 |
| Gurbhaj Kahlon | Senior | 8,590 | 12,733 | 48.23% | 311 | 148 |
| Jeremy Harris | Senior | 9,300 | 13,406 | 44.15% | 258 | 131 |
| Matty Craven | Senior | 5,510 | 7,756 | 40.76% | 791 | 461 |
| Matt Whitehead | O40 | 5,385 | 7,547 | 40.15% | 835 | 493 |
| Callum Watts | Senior | 5,027 | 7,015 | 39.55% | 969 | 566 |
| Robert Pearce | Senior | 6,462 | 8,958 | 38.63% | 552 | 337 |
| Daniel West | Senior | 10,584 | 14,403 | 36.08% | 179 | 99 |
New Entries into the Top 100
| Player Name | Player Category | Level Jan ’23 | Level Dec ’23 | Percentage Increase | Rating Jan ’23 | Rating Dec ’23 |
| Bailey Malik | U19 | 10,261 | 18,035 | 75.76% | 198 | 56 |
| Heston Malik | U19 | 10,690 | 17,305 | 61.88% | 175 | 64 |
| Harry Anderson | U23 | 13,001 | 16,063 | 23.55% | 107 | 73 |
| Nathan Mead | U23 | 11,675 | 16,013 | 37.16% | 137 | 74 |
| Paul Broadberry | Senior | 12,125 | 15,459 | 27.50% | 125 | 73 |
| Matt Holland | O45 | 11,706 | 15,323 | 30.90% | 134 | 77 |
| Jamie Brown | U19 | 11,585 | 15,307 | 32.13% | 141 | 84 |
| Ben Hedger | Senior | 11,705 | 14,910 | 27.38% | 135 | 79 |
| Jacob Robinson | Senior | 12,974 | 14,843 | 14.41% | 108 | 80 |
| Daniel West | O35 | 10,584 | 14,578 | 37.74% | 179 | 98 |
| Declan Christie | Senior | 12,829 | 14,351 | 11.86% | 113 | 94 |
| Simon Culver | Senior | 11,504 | 14,196 | 23.40% | 145 | 85 |
Junior Women’s Most Improved
| Player | Player Category | Level in Jan | Level in Dec | Improvement Percentage | Position in Jan | Position in Dec |
| Sara Vats | U17 | 524 | 1361 | 159.73% | 726 | 326 |
| Amelie Vipond | U15 | 423 | 1033 | 144.21% | 825 | 458 |
| Karen Mills | U13 | 319 | 768 | 140.75% | 978 | 625 |
| Ciara Boulanger | U15 | 791 | 1853 | 134.26% | 503 | 206 |
| Emily Carter | U23 | 527 | 1227 | 132.83% | 720 | 373 |
| Sui Hei Cheung | U17 | 470 | 943 | 100.64% | 780 | 495 |
| Esme Clayton | U17 | 472 | 938 | 98.73% | 776 | 498 |
| Bryony Harris | U13 | 324 | 635 | 95.99% | 969 | 737 |
| Ruth Lewis | U13 | 309 | 605 | 95.79% | 992 | 766 |
| Ella Frankland | U23 | 754 | 1427 | 89.26% | 520 | 305 |
Senior Women’s Most Improved
| Player | Player Category | Level in Jan | Level in Dec | Improvement Percentage | Position in Jan | Position in Dec |
| Caroline Saker | Senior | 397 | 885 | 122.92% | 860 | 535 |
| Catherine Cole | Senior | 317 | 705 | 122.40% | 980 | 674 |
| Alina Perzanowska | O35 | 883 | 1580 | 78.94% | 456 | 271 |
| Kate Smith | O45 | 702 | 1254 | 78.63% | 568 | 362 |
| Tegan Younger | Senior | 1253 | 2079 | 65.92% | 324 | 171 |
| Nicola Hannan | O45 | 661 | 1094 | 65.51% | 603 | 425 |
| Anna Webster | Senior | 336 | 555 | 65.18% | 955 | 816 |
| Beth Mann | O50 | 337 | 555 | 64.69% | 954 | 555 |
| Satarra Thaker | O50 | 481 | 784 | 63.00% | 763 | 613 |
| Alisha Bhanot | Senior | 1079 | 1730 | 60.33% | 370 | 235 |
New Entries into the Top 100
| Player | Position in Jan | Position in Dec | Level in Jan | Level in Dec | Improvement Percentage |
| Harriet Broadbridge | 135 | 52 | 2187 | 3779 | 72.79% |
| Juliette Love | 133 | 92 | 2193 | 2887 | 31.65% |
| Stephanie Smith | 126 | 98 | 2219 | 2782 | 25.37% |
| Renata Colabella | 124 | 94 | 2233 | 2835 | 26.96% |
| Michelle Knight | 120 | 93 | 2262 | 2877 | 27.19% |
| Jasmine Thirst | 111 | 87 | 2403 | 2976 | 23.85% |
| Eve Driver | 105 | 91 | 2435 | 2890 | 18.69% |
| Eleanor White | 102 | 88 | 2468 | 2974 | 20.50% |
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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