Joel Makin (/ˈmeɪkɪn/, born 27 October 1994) is a Welsh professional squash player.[1]
| Nickname(s) | ‘The Golden Tiger’ | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | British (Welsh) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 October 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | Active | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Plays | Right Handed | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Independent | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Racquet used | Karakal Raw Pro 2.1 (Joel Makin Signature Racquet) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Men's singles | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Highest ranking | No. 6 (November, 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Current ranking | No. 6 (November 2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Title(s) | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tour final(s) | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on February 2022. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Career
editMakin was born in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire. He played squash at Aberdare Junior Squash Club under coaches Bob Gould, Clive Roberts and Dave Cope, and represented Wales at Under-13s level in 2007.[2] He left Aberdare at 18 and, forgoing university, trained at West Warwickshire Club under the guidance of Rob Owen until parting ways to become independent.[3]
He won the Kent Open in 2017, beating Joshua Masters in straight sets,[4] and the Tring Open in 2018.[5] He reached the semifinals of the men’s singles squash competition at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, losing out to Mohd Nafiizwan Adnan in the bronze medal match.[6][7] Makin qualified for the 2018 British Open Squash Championships where he lost in the first round to Mohamed Abouelghar.[8] He beat the world number one, Mohamed El Shorbagy, to reach the quarterfinals of the Channel VAS Championships in October 2018.[9] In February 2022, he was ranked number 8 in the World[10] and 1 in Wales.[11]
At the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, Makin was selected to represent Wales, and won a silver medal in the Men's Singles.[12]
In 2024, Makin won his second British National Squash Championships, the first being achieved in 2021.[13]
PSA titles
editMakin has won 4 PSA titles:
- 2015 City of Greater Bendigo International (PSA5)[14]
- 2017 Kent Open (PSA10)[15]
- 2018 Tring Open (PSA15)[16]
- 2022 Manchester Open[17]
- Silicon Valley Open 2024 PSA Gold
References
edit- ^ "Joel Makin - Professional Squash Association". psaworldtour.com.
- ^ "Squash: Young members do well for squash club". Wales Online. 3 May 2007. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
- ^ Gilmour, Rod. "The new Welsh wizard" (PDF). Squash Player. Vol. 2018, no. 4. pp. 16–17. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
- ^ "Makin Masters Home Favourite". Squash Player. 18 June 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
- ^ "Makin Takes Arnold Homes Tring Open Title". Squash Player. 26 May 2018. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
- ^ "Results : Squash Men's Singles : 2018 Commonwealth Games". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
- ^ "Squash: Nafiizwan wins historic bronze but Nicol finishes empty handed | The Star Online". www.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
- ^ "Welshman Joel Makin loses in British Open first round". BBC Sport. 15 May 2018. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
- ^ "Channel VAS Champs: Welshman Makin shocks World No.1 Elshorbagye to reach quarter-finals". PSA World Tour. Professional Squash Association. 17 October 2018. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
- ^ "Squash Info - Joel Makin - Squash". www.squashinfo.com.
- ^ "Unsquashable - Joel Makin". www.unsquashable.com. Archived from the original on 15 February 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
- ^ James Hemingray (3 August 2022). "Makin takes silver at Commonwealth Games". Pembrokeshire Herald. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
- ^ "Makin crowned British champion". BBC Sport. 18 August 2024. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ "JOEL MAKIN CLAIMS 1ST PSA TITLE". www.walessquashandracketball.co.uk. 26 June 2021.
- ^ "Joel Makin wins Kent Open title as Josh Masters runs out of steam - Squash Mad". 18 June 2017.
- ^ "Squash Info | Men's Tring Open 2018 | Squash".
- ^ "Squash Info | Men's Manchester Open 2022 | Squash".
External links
edit- Joel Makin at the Professional Squash Association (archive)
- Joel Makin at Squash Info
- Joel Makin at Team Wales
- Joel Makin at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games (archived)
- Joel Makin at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
