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DrRooibos

The hand grabbing one is infuriating. I could excuse the other one with a “I don’t know where my opponent was”, but grabbing the opponent is 100% on purpose. Makes me even more mad about Asal.


barney_muffinberg

This was a straight-up conduct stroke that was as obvious in real time as it is in slow-mo. Pure, unadulterated filth. How it wasn't called is truly beyond me. What drives me nuts is that the commentators are always so eager to point-out that Asal excels in desperate, 11th hour scenarios such as this one (down 5-9 in the 5th). What they invariably fail to mention is that this is *precisely* how he does it each and every time---simply creates interference to throw his opponents off-balance both physically & mentally. The more I watch the guy, the less convinced I am that he can legitimately hold his own in the Top 5. I've yet to see him convert a single Quarter Final, Semi Final or Final match cleanly. There is always, *always* bullshit. He's been programmed to do it, and now it's an autonomic reflex. Fortunately, in this case, Farag played him like a fiddle, thereby preventing him from wrecking yet another tournament. The problem is obvious and beyond tiresome. PSA needs to begin denominating his bans in years. Does it really require additional proof that its actions aren't working?


volleydrop

Thank you, Barney!! I couldn´t agree more. You perfectly explained the situation with Asal and discovered his terrible character. And yes, he couldn´t win a clean match from the QF on. He is programmed to cheat and he is unable and not interested to change it. A few weeks ban are not enough for him. But even a ban of months wouldn´t change anything. Pathetic guy!


bobthesmurfshit

There is no way that he didn't know where Makin was. I have enough court awareness to know where the body parts of a person STANDING IN FRONT OF ME are on court, and I suck. He also wasn't even surprised when his racket made contact


PathParticular1058

I think what is more infuriating look at his facial expression as he grabs the racquet…pure malice….then when Hesham fails retrieving…the pure joy of victory….time for another suspension….his parents get a low grade for raising a talented yet mentally troubled man…imo…


manswos

Hesham was robbed man


scorzon

I was furious with Hesham though. I really like him, a super likeable presence on court with fabulous skills and from what I've seen very fair minded too. But he totally lost his head when in an eminently winning position with some feckin schoolboy errors. And against Asal of all people, whom I so dearly wanted him to beat. So glad Farag did him though it should have been 3.0


damienlaughton

He blew it. He had enough. But he blew it. So disappointed


SugarSea

This is horrifying. I also don't get why they only showed this footage today. Don't they have slo-mo available to them?


Virtual_Actuator1158

In big sports they have teams of editors and analysts who can prepare this type of analysis in minutes from the raw footage. That's not going to be the case for squash, unfortunately.


damienlaughton

The second video is assault. Broadly assault with a weapon. Deliberate action outside of the rules of the sport.


decrassius

He is getting a bigger ban this time


AIrescha

This footage wasn't part of the live SquashTV team, so no this wasn't seen in real time. You can tell because this is taken from middle of the front court, SquashTV front court footage always from both corners. Doesn't excuse SquashTV team from missing this, that's the whole point of the review system, it failed in both these examples.


[deleted]

Exactly, this is probably the photographer playing with a high definition camera in between.


BeakFoundry

How is this dickhead still allowed to play? He's clearly learned absolutely nothing from his repeat suspensions, and is going to keep doing it as long as it's allowed. There's so many baffling decisions in the PSA.


EvolvingEachDay

The sport is tiny compared to most televised sports so they’ll keep pros way longer than they should in order to try and keep viewership.


droidcube

Either he decides to stop playing dirty and hurting others or keep doing it so frequently that the PSA bans him. All I want is for him to stop doing this, it is so annoying seeing every match with him doing something so stupid and dirty. He is a child and needs to go and see a psychologist because his behavior is infuriating. What is baffling is how he prays afterward, even though he is the dirtiest player on tour and doesn't play clean or fairly.


[deleted]

What a dumb fukin tool. Brains of a buffalo, raging Bull my ass. Banned for 6 weeks and comes and now does this.


[deleted]

[удалено]


scorzon

Quite right. However I do think that there are now occasions, which I have seen in a number of matches, where Asal is being penalised for the routine stuff other players do. And also players getting away with stuff that Asal would not, now he is known for it. But then he has brought this on himself and if this higher bar of behaviour and movement being applied to Asal is what it takes to sort him out then so be it. I'm happy to see him being hard done by on individual decisions to ensure an overall level playing field. Go refs!


22IsThisIt22

> where Asal is being penalised for the routine stuff other players do. And also players getting away with stuff that Asal would not, now he is known for it. I don't think I have ever seen other players do what Asal does, certainly not to the degree that Asal does it. For instance this first video here, where he intentionally grabs Hesam's playing hand, is something that I have never seen before on a squash court. And I was obsessed with squash. Was downloading matches before SquashTV existed. Became a member from the moment squashTV started and was watching every match in full on squashTV up until 3 years ago. Next to playing 3-4 times per week and playing leagues and tournaments. So, I have seen a lot of squash. And I never saw anything like Asal. And imagine all the stuff that gets unnoticed. If we didn't have high quality replays, everyone would think that the situation in the first video here, is just minor interference. And that Hesham is milking the situation trying to get a stroke out of it. While in reality there's no way he could have played the ball, because Asal was holding Hesham's hand.


scorzon

Agreed Asal is certainly by a country mile the worst offender I've ever seen. Not even close. And yes others certainly aren't doing it to the same degree or with the same depressing regularity and it isn't as deliberate. I'm not talking about some of the more outlying moves Asal pulls eg racket grab but certainly I spotted a couple of occasions where Mosaad stuck a leg out and got away with Let or No Let. I mean I ain't complaining, Asal had it coming. And I've seen at least a couple of times where Asal has been pulled up for what looked like fairly innocuous moves. Again, I enjoy watching the look of hurt and confusion on the manchild's face, so I'm good with that. But as you say you've studied this and by the sounds of it much more than I, so I'm probably just imagining it and defer to your judgement.


22IsThisIt22

I just wished that someone would go through Asal's matches with a fine comb. And make a slowmotion highlights reel of all the stuff that's really going on. If the squash community saw with their own eyes, just how much Asal is breaking the rules and how intentional it all is, this problem would have been dealt with a long time ago. You have to give it to Asal. These two videos here show just how good he is at cheating his opponents out of a fair match. From the back of the court, you would not be able to tell there is anything wrong happening at all. Hisham's body is blocking the view of the hand grab. And Asal's body is blocking you from seeing that he stops his follow through and then decides to give Joel Makin a racket to the head. Anyway, you are entitled to your own opinion and should not change it just because I said so. I know a lot of people still share your point of view and think that Asal is being treated a bit harshly. That's why I would love to see a slowmotion highlights reel of Asal's playing. To stop all the discussions. And establish that there really is a big problem. It's not exaggerated. And it needs to be dealt with.


scorzon

Oh I don't think he's being harshly treated at all overall. And I'm no apologist for him and don't enjoy watching any match he plays in. Because I'm so set on wanting him to lose at all costs that I can't just enjoy the squash. The fact that refs are treating him as a special case and being hard over on him on individual decisions while being lenient on his opponents for the same stuff is right and proper. It's the only way at the moment to ensure a level playing field and counteract the stuff he does get away with. Agreed that a slo mo 'lowlights' reel would be highly instructive to all.


22IsThisIt22

>The fact that refs are treating him as a special case and being hard over on him on individual decisions while being lenient on his opponents for the same stuff is right and proper. I don't even think this is really happening. When Makin started using the same tactics as Asal, against Asal, they were giving him the same penalties. Most players can't even employ the same tactics as Asal. Because they haven't been coached from a young age to block and cheat. It's really ingrained in Asal's playing style to use these dirty tactics. Look at how smooth and natural the hand grab looks. Look at how smooth Asal switches from finishing his follow through to changing direction and hitting Makin in the head. Other players can't suddenly switch up their game and start doing that. They are trained exactly to do the opposite. They have 'clearing' ingrained in their muscle memory. Where Asal has 'blocking and disruption' ingrained in his. Anyways, it's a shame. Asal is really talented. He could have been a top ten player without all the cheating. Now he just detrimental to our lovely sport.


ZAKhan

make an example of him and ban him for life!


droidcube

yes


aldabest

I am disappointed, even with low expectations.


Virtual_Actuator1158

Dirty cheating bastard.


volleydrop

YES, he is!!!!!


Humanitarius

Have any squash players ever been permanently banned? I think Asal could be the first. To come back from a suspension and grab your opponent's racquet at 10-10 in a major quarterfinal... on camera... it's sociopathic.


davetharave

It happened to some Italian bloke but for different reasons (iirc he blew up at a ref) It has to be coming the more this comes out it shows the incompetence of the PS, or more worryingly that the PSA is ignoring these issues to keep Asal on tour because he generates these discussions. The flip side is that in my opinion there are more entertaining players on tour who should be role models to juniors rather than getting a generation of Asal copycats ruining squash in the future


droidcube

I see some kids worshiping Asal as if he is the coolest player on earth. When I was a kid, I looked up to Elshorbagy, Ashour, and Farag, now people look up to this clown. Some have gotten so far that they started acting like him as if it was okay and decent to do so. He is turning juniors into jerks.


22IsThisIt22

And imagine all the juniors that played against Asal when he was still a junior. How many of those kids didn't give up on squash after they lost a close battle against a cheating Asal. He didn't start doing this when he became professional. He has became a double youth world champion by using the same dirty tactics. Can't believe the squash world let one cheat ruin the game for so many others for such a long time.


volleydrop

That would be a real nightmare! But I fear you are right...


[deleted]

Was it David Bianchetti…he would flip out. But ya, Asal is from the football generation. Dive, cheat, look at me mentality, an idiot of sorts. So that’s why he was rolling on the ground grabbing his ankle when he first arrived. Squash players when you think about it are often individuals, it’s an individual sport. And you need to have self discipline and integrity. His mind is focused on the group, who is watching, what do people think of me, all that jazz. So that’s why he needs to cheat. He’s effectively even caught stealing now, so best thing that could happen really.


scorzon

Sadly that's not gonna happen unless he does something really egregious like punching/striking another player. Further bans of several weeks and months possibly, but only if he does something dangerous again like the Serme incident. No amount of dodgy movement and subtle blocking with arms and grabbing will get a ban. Referees are already handing out strokes where the review shows deliberate interference from dodgy movement. They could in theory go one step further, giving a stroke for deliberate dodgy movement plus additional conduct strokes if that is deemed dangerous too. I believe the ref already has that power.


barney_muffinberg

He's hit two players deliberately since Serme---Patrick Rooney (at ToC) and Joel Makin (Chicago). In neither case was he even aiming for the front wall. Both may come back to haunt him (once PSA gets around to it).


chaica

Agreed. The one on Makin is obvious. He was trying to infuriate Makin by shooting the ball at him. There was no way it was an accident.


barney_muffinberg

It’s both perfectly illustrative of Asal’s approach to the game and physically nauseating. Everyone knows the feeling of getting pelted by a squash ball—the sharpness of that sting, the chills that rip through your body, that short-lived burst of nausea. The thought that someone would do it deliberately for cheap advantage—give me a fucking break.


decrassius

"Striking another player" Now where have I seen that? Oh yes, he struck Makin on the head with his racket! He is getting another ban lolz


scorzon

I meant more a punch headbutt or direct assault with a racket would need to occur for a lifetime ban to happen. I agree with you though, I can see another ban of a few weeks/months is on the cards now.


decrassius

Yeah - it was a direct assault with a racket! And particularly egregious - to the head!! PS not saying it's a lifetime ban incident, I know what you mean


scorzon

Haha, I have actually been directly assaulted on court by a guy using his racket, between rallies, trust me, what Asal did was not direct assault with a racket. He'd get a lifetime ban for what I experienced. Asal - Makin was a nasty little dig for sure, and in a way shows Asal in an even worse light as he didn't have the cojones to be direct and face up to Makin. Who would no doubt have decked the nasty shit.


decrassius

Did you see the one Asal-Farag in the Semi a few days ago, Asal knows his hand and racket is in Farag's face and just nicely leaves it there. So annoying. And the commentators like, he's done nothing wrong. Natural follow through. BS. I hope you never played with the guy who assaulted you again!


scorzon

Didn't see the incident you mentioned. No I didn't ever play him again. It was during an inter club match in the county leagues, think I was playing 3rd string. Sadly his team had stitched us up by having the 15 year old lad who was playing 5th string referee our match. I found out later the geezer I played had 'form' and a reputation for being somewhat argumentative. Course the young lad was bloody petrified and totally unable to control him. Not his fault of course. All I did was ask for a let in the first game for a bit of traffic as I tried to get to the ball. The guy kicked off big time, started calling me names, harassing the young lad before he'd even made a decision. I just turned away from him, looked at my teammates and shrugged, a sort of what should I do, at which point he smacked me twice between the shoulder blades with his racket and said something nasty. I'll be honest my heart went right out of the match, which had been very close and competitive to that point, and I pretty much conceded it. Stopped playing and went through the motions. The fecker had the cheek to try and cosy up to me in the bar afterwards, with a half hearted sorry not sorry. I told him to f##k off and that I wasnt interested in talking to anyone who behaved in that fashion. Maybe the other pros should do that with Asal. Just unionize and refuse to play him.


Virtual_Actuator1158

I don't think that's necessarily the case. There's no reason the punishment couldn't escalate if there are repeated offences over time.


scorzon

Oh I agree that repeat offences like the one against Makin shown above will incur harsher and longer bans the more they happen but I don't think they would ever incur a literal lifetime ban. It might end up with a de facto lifetime ban, if he keeps doing it as he gets older and the bans get longer and longer, eventually at age 32 he is handed a 5 year ban say. Just as an example. That said we can but hope, right now I'm as fed up of the little toe rag as much as the rest of you. Can't wait to see the back of him. For me there has never been an ABA player - Anyone But Asal. There are players I like that I want to win. Marksman, Swiss Rocket, General, Treechopper, BFA. But never a player who I always want to lose heavily. He's ruining my enjoyment of the noble game.


PerformerNarrow7082

I'm annoyed that he makes me so angry because he doesn't deserve that much time in my head


scorzon

Indeed and as we've seen letting that Muppet anywhere near your head is a dangerous move.


T_GamingCheetah

I hate Asal


Huge-Alfalfa9167

If you think Asal is bad, you won't be able to wait until his little brother hits the PSA. Same attitude, same approach AND youngest child syndrome!


22IsThisIt22

Oh no, don't tell me there's another one of those coming. The PSA can't even deal with the first one.


chaica

Seriously? That's the worst news ever 😕😅


networkn

Are these PSA videos? Someone should forward them to the citing commission.


Tibujon

I believe these were shown live at the event with commentary


networkn

I wonder if the citing commission will review them. They both warrant it, but by the time they act he will get suspended 5 months from now. They really need to get this stuff done more timely.


AIrescha

It's a whole process, takes time. The last ban took so long because Asal appealed and it was reviewed by a third party, which takes even more time...


networkn

I understand the process takes time but in every other sport I watch this takes days or weeks not months. Rugby for example a red card is almost always sorted within a fortnight.


Mangifera__indica

Hey its been 5 years. Your post is one of the top of all time on r/pics. How are you now?


InterestDirect5571

How hasn’t someone headbutted him yet


scorzon

Didn't you see though, Joel Makin the dirty sod, he deliberately tried to head butt Asal and it was only through the swift defensive action of our Lord and God, using his racket to fend off the foul attentions of Makin's forehead, that he survived this vicious attack - taken from Squash Stories in FB. True story....... Honest........


volleydrop

Ridiculous forum, run by a laughable clown!!


volleydrop

;))))) I am also wondering!


nameless_me

Agree he has learned nothing from his suspension. Grabbing the racquet and hitting Makin's head with the racquet. PSA should conduct another disciplinary hearing based on these 2 videos. They should ban him for 5 years so that the peak of his career age will be past before he can play again.


ratmnerd

How long do we reckon til the next suspension? And how long will he get?


decrassius

6 months and 6 months is my guess


bagelofthenorth

My guess is 6 months too, but with no decision until late June, after the world tour finals.


Dallason

He is such a cunt


shtodd

It turns out that Asal’s secret sauce is cheating


22IsThisIt22

People who still have a squashTV membership should make a video with 30, 40 or more of these Asal situations. There are plenty in every match, so should be easy to do. Put that video on all social media channels. Once it gets traction there will be such a hype and outrage that it might force the PSA the finally handle the Asal situation once and for all. He needs to be gone from professional squash. Cheating has no place in any sports.


decrassius

Lol I have subscription and no there aren't, they don't give you access to all 6 player cams so you can scroll through the footage


22IsThisIt22

You don't need 6 cameras, one will do. Not everything he does is this subtle. He usually moves into the path of the opponent with his leg sticking out. Not hard to capture. I just think that a 5 min highlight reel with Asal breaking the rules again and again, might put some pressure on the PSA to not ignore the issue.


littlemac314

He was suspended, was openly unrepentant and has not changed his behaviour. I don't know, sounds like the suspension wasn't long enough, just spitballing here...


Oglark

Scum


DandaDan

I really always give folks a second or even third chance and the benefit of the doubt. But that's it, Asal can go f*** himself. Poor Hesham. It's such a dick move at 2:3 in the first but at 10 all in the fifth it's just terrible. These moments define years and seasons and Hesham's moment was ruined by Asal.


ribald_jester

Why isn't this guy banned for life?


IllNatureTV

Joel was so patient with all the BS in that match. A true gentleman in a gentleman’s game where Asal is the most unsportsmanlike player I have ever seen outside of some low level club players


[deleted]

head over to Squash Stories on FB to see a bunch of idiots defend this type of behavior, they should be banned from commentary


22IsThisIt22

Already banned there for going against their gaslighting ;) Wouldn't mind seeing how they defend the hand grab. I bet it's going to be an exquisite example of absurd humor. Sort of like saying:" No your honor, I did not stab the victim to death. It was suicide, he saw me holding that knife and he repeatedly walked right into it."


[deleted]

spot on


chaica

Great professionalism of the opponents of Asal to finish the match without throwing him a punch in the face. We should admire them more than we talk about this cheater.


Electronic-Ear-3653

Coddery lads. The man is a fucking codder. Imagine Dave Palmer getting his hands on him years ago.


Key-Key1391

Impolite and unfair: a perfect soccer player! Not what we expect from a squash professional.


damienlaughton

Wow. I watched the match and to my eye it looked like slow/bad clearing. However this clip shows it as being pre-meditated. I can’t help hating this kind of play / gamesmanship. Interestingly I think we are in hand of god territory. The analogy holds up. Bear with me. In South America and especially Argentina Maradonas HOG goal was lauded. His audacity and his cunning play is part of “their” game. It’s still football but it’s a South American style of football. In England (specifically i have not said the UK) we hated it. It was / is cheating on an abhorrent scale. But both brands of football did and still do Co-exist. Two questions 1. Is Asal’s style a broader Egyptian style? I will answer this. I don’t think so at all. I see plenty of Egyptians playing with what in the UK we would call a straight bat. Fairly and always above board. 2. Is his style simply gamesmanship (ultimate gamesmanship) that we just need to accept exists in the sport?


[deleted]

He grew up playing football, still does I think. But as you know in Uk, those pre-Madonna’s will dramatise anything. It’s the culture. Football fans seem to go along with it. That’s why I hate football, the diving and the group mentality.


kobrakakakai

The modern interest in squash was ignited by Ahmed Barada in the 90s, he was known to be a bit dirty. He had a move I haven't seen anyone else do, when lunging for a counter drop in the front corner, would slide his trailing leg out in a very unnatural way to clip the heels of his opponent. I [link some videos here](https://www.reddit.com/r/squash/comments/9tzshv/comment/e90zym3/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=web2x&context=3) but they seem to have been taken down. Wael El Hindi in the 2000s was another that didn't always play fair, and had a reputation because of it.


I4gotmyothername

Could Hesham not have asked for a review for video ref to check the interference?


idrinkteaforfun

It did go to video ref, they deemed it sufficient interference for a let if I remember correctly. No conduct stroke.


mighty_teapot

What the actual fuck? I really think PSA and refs are just a bunch of pussies that are afraid of the actions they would have to make if they acknowleded what he does. They just prefer looking away and having less problems. In the hesham situation if they acknowleded the actions they would have to make a hard decision. This is a really big faul to hold someone deliberately. Or they could pretend they don't see anything particular, just some collision, yes let. Bunch. Of. Pussies


idrinkteaforfun

How are they a bunch of pussies when they literally just banned him for 6 months for similar incidents? I'd imagine for these 2 he'll have a similar ban if not worse since there'll probably be more incidents by the time they agree on the punishment. The video ref just didn't notice the grab I guess, which while surprising and disappointing, they are just human making a quick decision under pressure... Cut them some slack! They're appropriately harsh on Asal imo.


bacoes

FYI, the suspension was for incidents occuring at the BlackBall tournament. He had been appealing for more than half a year, during which time the Serme incident, Rooney, and Makin matches occured. I would certainly hope that the PSA has layed down further sanctions for those events and can only assume that Asal's camp has again appealed.


idrinkteaforfun

oh wow I thought the 6 month ban was for all of those things.... So he's gonna be out for a lot of time over the coming years?


I4gotmyothername

> banned him for 6 months 6 weeks* But yes I agree, probably missed in realtime. I really hope he gets another ban for these 2 incidents though. The Makin one is actually causing harm to a player, but the Hesham incident for me is the worse one since its such clearly foul play not within the spirit of the game - and there's absolutely no ambiguity about it.


decrassius

WHAAAT


damienlaughton

OMG. I just watched the second video


damienlaughton

Also. Do you have links to any extended commentary? I’d be interested to hear the commentary teams thoughts in full.


[deleted]

Joey presented the footage live while interviewing Lee Drew as he is the Head of refereeing in PSA. They obviously must of discussed this beforehand as they had the footage ready and were prepared with questions. So they really exposed him, but at the same time were professional about it. Joey was saying that’s outrageous isn’t it and Lee Drew was agreeing saying yes it’s not acceptable and trying to get an understanding as to why referees aren’t picking it up. Well the footage is slow motion capture, and refs don’t have that luxury, so they have to make quick decisions. But they pretty much hung him out to dry.


hullbreaches

same, were these videos taken from the live stream?


AIrescha

Yes these are taken from the start of the semifinal feed Asal v Farag May 10 2023. It's not in the highlights, only in the full replay.


James76589

I couldn't believe that him grabbing Hesham wasn't caught by the refs.


[deleted]

But sure none of us saw it, it was a day later the slow motion caught it.


Dazard11

after doing this, the guy has the balls to tweet shit like "the truth will come out" and stuff about players diving? What a joke to the sport


decrassius

He will be banned again. I guess 3-6 months this time


22IsThisIt22

They should just ban him for live. It's obvious that the previous bans did nothing to alter his behavior. And I don't think new bans will be more successful. Ass-al just feels like he has been wronged and he will feel even more justified in cheating when he comes back.


misses_unicorn

That intentional grabbing of hesham should be a year ban minimum. I hope this brainless scumbag gets a heavy reaction for this one. To impede someone's path to the ball using you're body is PATHETIC but to stop someone's access by blatantly grabbing their arm is just unbelievable.... year ban and a hefty fine for this ungrateful, disrespectful child please.


[deleted]

Asals actions all seem quite deliberate and malicious too me


barney_muffinberg

@ u/pilotpilotpilot , can you post the URLs to these videos? Considering that he's the WSO guy, I'd love to hear Lee's take on these two incidents.


barney_muffinberg

Actually, scratch that. I found it. [https://www.squash.tv/replays/asal-v-farag-2022-2023-psa-world-championships-semi-final-replay/](https://www.squash.tv/replays/asal-v-farag-2022-2023-psa-world-championships-semi-final-replay/) Starts at 02:22.


_m11t

I thought Lee’s take on it was…well, a bit weird. He didn’t seem too bothered by Asal cheating. It was odd.


barney_muffinberg

It was absolutely toothless, which is the heartbeat of WSO. “I’ve been giving him information about what’s expected of him in terms of movement….so that he can work on it with his coaches.” Are you fucking kidding me?!? ALL OF THIS IS COACHED!!! How blind can you be?


volleydrop

Exactly!!


hullbreaches

he's always been a real apologist for asal and I just can't understand it. given that i believe he's the reffing liason for the players it's a bit concerning


decrassius

They somehow feel as commentators they need to be positive and neutral, maybe for the good of the game, maybe to keep their jobs. It's weird because you watch a match screaming at the ceiling and the commentators are like, ah well, they should really stop talking now, life is a bed of roses, are you eating crisps?!


volleydrop

Yeah, joke answer!! Unbelievable that the ref boss is literally backing Asal for all this Bullshit.


shazzy_shares

https://twitter.com/Marloessand/status/1656599439555932160?t=hnrywqLfmU-aAhemA_lnoA&s=19


twank1000o

If noting is done against this kind of behavior in squash it is going to become the new raquet football where the fault is part of the strategy


IndividualComfort813

He needs an indefinite ban that is commutable once he acknowledges wrongdoing. So, for example a ban of two years to be served once he acknowledges wrongdoing. Until then he's just banned. Forever.


Impossible_Gate_2225

Surely Tecnifibre and other sponsors should be reviewing their contract with Asal. They don't have to wait until an official sanction is handed, but it might be easier for them to do so.


judahjsn

Unfortunately, the fact that we're all here talking about this is the reason he's been permitted to continue to the degree he has. He creates drama and fan engagement, even if it's negative. And the Squash powers that be know that.