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Patrick Rooney (squash player)

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Patrick Rooney
Country England
Born (1997-06-16) 16 June 1997 (age 27)
ResidenceLeeds, England
Height184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight85 kg (187 lb)
RetiredActive
Coached byJames Willstrop
Racquet used305SQUASH ProCell XR120
Highest rankingNo. 18 (January 2023)
Tour final(s)10
Medal record
Men's squash
Representing  England
World Team Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Tauranga Team

Patrick Rooney (born 16 June 1997) is an English professional squash player.[1][2][3]

Career

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Rooney first joined the PSA Tour in 2014 and won his first title in 2016, when he won the Madeira International.[4][5]

By 2017 he had reached the world's top 100 players and then won the Vitesse Stratford Classic, Madeira International (for a second time) and the Arnold Homes Tring Open. He would later reach the last 16 of both the Gillen Markets Canary Wharf Classic and the Allam British Open.[5]

In January 2023, he hit a career best world ranking (at the time) of 18. He was a member of the England team that won the 2023 European Squash Team Championships.[4] In December 2023, Rooney won a silver medal with England, at the 2023 Men's World Team Squash Championships in New Zealand.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "PSA World Tour Rankings | Professional Squash Association".
  2. ^ "Squash Info | Patrick Rooney | Squash".
  3. ^ "Patrick Rooney - Professional Squash Association".
  4. ^ a b "Patrick Rooney profile". Squash Info. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Patrick Rooney profile". PSA Tour. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  6. ^ "World Squash Team Championship: Egypt defeat England to retain men's title". BBC Sport. 17 December 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2024.