Kush Kumar
| Country |  India |
|---|---|
| Born | May 29, 1996 Dhampur, India |
| Residence | Chennai, India |
| Height | 5'11 |
| Turned pro | 2013 |
| Retired | Active |
| Coached by | Major S Maniam Cyrus Poncha |
| Racquet used | Tecnifibre |
| Men's singles | |
| Highest ranking | No. 89 (August, 2014) |
| Current ranking | No. 89 (August, 2014) |
| Title(s) | 9 times junior national champion |
| Updated on August, 2014. | |
Kush Kumar, (born May 29, 1996 in Dhampur) is a professional squash player who represents India. Kumar graduated with a finance degree Trinity College.[1] Kumar now works for a hedge fund called Matrix Capital Management based in Boston.[2] He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 89 in August 2015. He became popular when his Men's Squash Team won Gold Medal in 2014 Asian Games along with Harinder Pal Sandhu, Mahesh Mangaonkar, Saurav Ghosal.[3][4]
He is the only male player from India to have won a medal in the World Junior Championship and he has been junior national champion 9 times.[5] Trinity Bantams
On February 27, 2018, Kumar's team captured the collegiate squash national title against Harvard, with Kumar winning his match against Harvard's No. 1.[6]
On March 4, 2018, the top-seeded Kumar placed second in the CSA Individual National Championship, falling 3-2 to the fourteenth-seeded David Ryan of Harvard, who had only gained entry to the tournament after the withdrawals of several higher-ranked players. After battling back from 2-0 down (11-4, 11-8) to even the match at 2-2 (7-11, 3-11), Kumar failed to capitalize on two match balls at 10-8, eventually losing 12-10.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Men's Squash".
- ^ "Kush Kumar on winning matches, Indian squash and the future". 18 October 2020.
- ^ PSA Player Profile
- ^ SquashInfo Player Profile
- ^ "By winning bronze at the World Junior Squash Championship, Kush Kumar has made history".
- ^ "Men's Squash Takes Seventeenth National Championship".
- ^ "Sedky and Ryan Crowned National Champions | College Squash Association".
External links
[edit]- Kush Kumar at the Professional Squash Association (archived)
- Kush Kumar at Squash Info
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