Farkas Balázs
Appearance
Full name | Balázs Farkas |
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Country | Hungary |
Born | Tatabánya, Hungary | 2 April 1997
Height | 194 cm (6 ft 4 in) |
Weight | 84 kg (185 lb) |
Turned pro | 2017 |
Retired | Active |
Coached by | Janos Farkas |
Racquet used | Head |
Men's singles | |
Highest ranking | No. 37 (June 2024) |
Current ranking | No. 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
[edit]- ^ "Farkas Balazs - Professional Squash Association". psaworldtour.com.
- ^ "PSA World Tour Rankings - The Professional Squash Association". psaworldtour.com. Archived from the original on 2019-03-27. Retrieved 2018-11-25.
- ^ "Squash Info - Farkas Balázs". www.squashinfo.com.
- ^ Info, Squash. "Squash Info - Men's PSA World Squash Rankings (November 2018) - Squash". www.squashinfo.com.
- ^ Info, Squash. "Squash Info - Men's Airport Challenger 2018 - Squash". www.squashinfo.com.
- ^ "Tournaments - Professional Squash Association". psaworldtour.com.
- ^ "Farkas and Fuller secure World Championship places after Odense Open victories". PSA World Tour. March 5, 2022. Retrieved March 7, 2022.