With the new season just around the corner, we have taken a look at the highest climbers and level increases from the England Squash Ratings across the top 1000 players in England for the 2023-24 season.
England Squash Rankings
Powered by SquashLevels, the England Squash National Ratings feature every player who’s flagged their country as England and logged results with SquashLevels in the six months leading up to the chosen ranking period. Results include all the England Squash sanctioned events, many tournaments across the country, county leagues and many club boxes. The ratings shown are each player’s SquashLevels level at the start of the selected month with additional damping from averaging their level over their last four results. With over 26,000 members of the England Squash community it is an extensive list!
We’ve taken the data from the top 1000 players in England and analysed to see who has had the biggest level increase and climbed up the ratings the most during the season.
If you want to see where you sit in the ratings find out here.
Top 1000 Players Highest Climbers and Level Increases: Men
The following tables show the highest climbers and level increases across the top 1000 players, both juniors and seniors, from the 2023-24 season as per the England Squash Ratings powered by SquashLevels.
| Player | Level Before | Level After | Percentage Increase | Position Before | Position After |
| Damian Duckett | 5561 | 11700 | 110.39% | 812 | 176 |
| Gabriel Chak | 6546 | 12897 | 97.02% | 561 | 144 |
| Chester Dockray | 7368 | 13132 | 78.23% | 451 | 135 |
| Kin Fung Ma | 5265 | 9088 | 72.61% | 903 | 340 |
| James Snell | 16663 | 28600 | 71.64% | 59 | 21 |
| Michael Chak | 8199 | 13973 | 70.42% | 365 | 111 |
| Oliver Dixon | 5896 | 10008 | 69.74% | 705 | 250 |
| Jonah Bryant | 25465 | 42946 | 68.65% | 24 | 8 |
| Indie Flint | 5914 | 9847 | 66.50% | 702 | 271 |
| Viggo Hendricks | 8241 | 13551 | 64.43% | 360 | 121 |
Changes in the Top Ten: Men
- Declan James entered the top ten at 4th position, replacing James Willstrop, with a level percentage increase of 32.08%.
- Curtis Malik moved from 10th to 7th position with a level percentage increase of 16.30%.
- Jonah Bryant entered the top ten at 8th position with a level percentage increase of 68.62%.
- Charlie Lee moved from 5th to 9th position.
- Nathan Lake moved from 4th to 10th position.
| Player Name | Position (Sep 2023) | Position (Jul 2024) | Level (Sep 2023) | Level (Jul 2024) | Percentage Increase |
| Mohamed Elshorbagy | 1 | 1 | 69131 | 64759 | -6.32% |
| Marwan Elshorbagy | 2 | 2 | 54794 | 54464 | -0.60% |
| Patrick Rooney | 3 | 3 | 48962 | 51787 | 5.77% |
| Declan James | 11 | 4 | 36515 | 48236 | 32.08% |
| Adrian Waller | 6 | 5 | 41268 | 46172 | 11.87% |
| Nick Wall | 7 | 6 | 40281 | 43679 | 8.42% |
| Curtis Malik | 10 | 7 | 37354 | 43440 | 16.30% |
| Jonah Bryant | 24 | 8 | 25465 | 42946 | 68.62% |
| Charlie Lee | 5 | 9 | 44787 | 42721 | -4.61% |
| Nathan Lake | 4 | 10 | 46961 | 42413 | -9.67% |
| Nick Matthew | 9 | 13 | 37776 | 36470 | -3.45% |
| James Willstrop | 8 | 14 | 39354 | 34540 | -12.22% |
New Entrants to the Top 100: Men
This season saw five men rise up the rankings into the top 100, here are the new entrants.
| Player | Level in Sep 2023 | Level in July 2024 | Percentage Increase | Position in Sep 2023 | Position in July 2024 |
| Pete Billson | 12,215 | 18,172 | 48.77% | 135 | 56 |
| Simon Culver | 12,391 | 16,804 | 35.61% | 128 | 72 |
| Seif Heikal | 13,718 | 16,759 | 22.17% | 101 | 74 |
| Ronnie Hickling | 10,246 | 16,440 | 60.45% | 198 | 75 |
| Jamie Douglas | 11,508 | 16,307 | 41.70% | 150 | 76 |
Top 1000 Players Highest Climbers and Level Increases: Women
The following tables show the highest climbers and level increases across the top 1000 players, both juniors and seniors, from the 2023-24 season as per the England Squash Ratings powered by SquashLevels.
| Player | Level Before | Level After | Percentage Increase | Position Before | Position After |
| Anna-Jane Singh | 314 | 951 | 202.87% | 990 | 527 |
| Satarra Thaker | 479 | 1394 | 191.02% | 779 | 332 |
| Sophie Marzouk | 502 | 1452 | 189.24% | 753 | 315 |
| Darcie Blaber | 368 | 946 | 157.07% | 914 | 528 |
| Evie Pulford | 507 | 1267 | 149.90% | 751 | 375 |
| Holly Ranson | 482 | 1188 | 146.47% | 775 | 403 |
| Sophie Longman | 326 | 777 | 138.34% | 968 | 656 |
| Madisen Walters | 414 | 968 | 133.82% | 842 | 515 |
| Sophie Vail | 727 | 1566 | 115.41% | 559 | 284 |
| Esme Clayton | 585 | 1203 | 105.64% | 670 | 398 |
Changes in the Top Ten: Women
- Katie Malliff moved up from 8th to 2nd position with a level percentage increase of 30.70%.
- Jasmine Hutton moved down from 2nd to 3rd position.
- Sarah-Jane Perry moved down from 3rd to 4th position but had a level percentage increase of 2.56%.
- Lucy Turmel moved down from 4th to 5th position with a level percentage increase of 1.99%.
- Torrie Malik maintained her 6th position with a level percentage increase of 7.50%.
- Rachael Chadwick entered the top ten at 8th position, replacing Millie Tomlinson, with a level percentage increase of 28.44%.
- Fiona Moverley moved down from 5th to 7th position.
- Lucy Beecroft moved down from 7th to 9th position.
- Saran Nghiem maintained her 10th position with a level percentage increase of 4.61%.
- Millie Tomlinson (9th in September 2023) dropped out of the top ten.
| Player Name | Position (Sep 2023) | Position (Jul 2024) | Change in Position | Level (Sep 2023) | Level (Jul 2024) | Percentage Increase |
| Georgina Kennedy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13134 | 14957 | 13.88% |
| Katie Malliff | 8 | 2 | 6 | 8397 | 10974 | 30.70% |
| Jasmine Hutton | 2 | 3 | -1 | 10546 | 10403 | -1.36% |
| Sarah-Jane Perry | 3 | 4 | -1 | 9809 | 10060 | 2.56% |
| Lucy Turmel | 4 | 5 | -1 | 9696 | 9889 | 1.99% |
| Torrie Malik | 6 | 6 | 0 | 8580 | 9223 | 7.50% |
| Fiona Moverley | 5 | 7 | -2 | 8943 | 8763 | -2.01% |
| Rachael Chadwick | 13 | 8 | 5 | 6671 | 8571 | 28.44% |
| Lucy Beecroft | 7 | 9 | -2 | 8527 | 8444 | -0.97% |
| Saran Nghiem | 10 | 10 | 0 | 7771 | 8129 | 4.61% |
| Millie Tomlinson | 9 | 18 | -9 | 7950 | 6781 | -14.71% |
New Entrants to the Top 100: Women
This season saw five new entrants to the women’s top 100.
| Player | Level in Sep 2023 | Level in July 2024 | Percentage Increase | Position in Sep 2023 | Position in July 2024 |
| Lizzie Little | 2186 | 4254 | 94.60% | 136 | 43 |
| Matilda Parslow | 2311 | 3226 | 39.59% | 123 | 77 |
| Michelle Knight | 2475 | 3188 | 28.81% | 110 | 78 |
| Eleanor White | 2624 | 3113 | 18.64% | 103 | 81 |
| Mia Leahey | 2463 | 3080 | 25.05% | 111 | 83 |
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