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Farkas Balázs

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Farkas Balázs
Full nameBalázs Farkas
Country Hungary
Born (1997-04-02) 2 April 1997 (age 27)
Tatabánya, Hungary
Height194 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight84 kg (185 lb)
Turned pro2017
RetiredActive
Coached byJanos Farkas
Racquet usedHead
Men's singles
Highest rankingNo. 37 (June 2024)
Current rankingNo. 38 (September 2024)
Updated on September 2024.

Farkas Balázs (born 2 April 1997 in Tatabánya), known locally as Balázs Farkas, is a Hungarian professional squash player.[1] As of June 2024, he was ranked number 37 in the world.[2][3] As of November 2018, he was number 1 in Hungary.[4] He won the 2018 Airport Xmas Challenger professional tournament, beating Spaniard Carlos Cornes Ribadas in the 5-game final.[5][6] He also won the 2022 Odense Open, beating seeded players Ben Coleman, Faraz Khan and, in the final, Sam Todd.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Farkas Balazs - Professional Squash Association". psaworldtour.com.
  2. ^ "PSA World Tour Rankings - The Professional Squash Association". psaworldtour.com. Archived from the original on 2019-03-27. Retrieved 2018-11-25.
  3. ^ "Squash Info - Farkas Balázs". www.squashinfo.com.
  4. ^ Info, Squash. "Squash Info - Men's PSA World Squash Rankings (November 2018) - Squash". www.squashinfo.com.
  5. ^ Info, Squash. "Squash Info - Men's Airport Challenger 2018 - Squash". www.squashinfo.com.
  6. ^ "Tournaments - Professional Squash Association". psaworldtour.com.
  7. ^ "Farkas and Fuller secure World Championship places after Odense Open victories". PSA World Tour. March 5, 2022. Retrieved March 7, 2022.