Joel Makin
Country Wales
ResidenceBirmingham, England
Born (1994-10-27) 27 October 1994 (age 29)
Pembrokeshire, Wales
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight78 kg (172 lb)
Turned Pro2013
RetiredActive
PlaysRight Handed
Coached byIndependent
Racquet usedKarakal Raw Pro 2.0 (Joel Makin Signature Racquet)
Men's singles
Highest rankingNo. 8 (September 2023)
Current rankingNo. 8 (September 2023)
Title(s)5
Tour final(s)16
Medal record
Men's squash
Representing  Wales
World Team Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Washington D.C. Team
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Birmingham Singles
Last updated: February 2022.

Joel Makin (/ˈmeɪkɪn/, born 27 October 1994) is a Welsh professional squash player.[1]

Makin 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] As of 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]

PSA titles

He has won 4 PSA titles:

References

  1. ^ "Joel Makin - Professional Squash Association". psaworldtour.com.
  2. ^ "Squash: Young members do well for squash club". Wales Online. 3 May 2007. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  3. ^ Gilmour, Rod. "The new Welsh wizard" (PDF). Squash Player. Vol. 2018, no. 4. pp. 16–17. Retrieved 7 July 2019 – via Played for Cardiff squash club from the age of 14 till 18 under Nic BIrt got to last 16 of world champs under 19 before entering senior squash Wales Squash and Racketball. ((cite news)): External link in |via= (help)
  4. ^ "Makin Masters Home Favourite". Squash Player. 18 June 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Makin Takes Arnold Homes Tring Open Title". Squash Player. 26 May 2018. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  6. ^ "Results : Squash Men's Singles : 2018 Commonwealth Games". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  7. ^ "Squash: Nafiizwan wins historic bronze but Nicol finishes empty handed | The Star Online". www.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  8. ^ "Welshman Joel Makin loses in British Open first round". BBC Sport. 15 May 2018. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "Squash Info - Joel Makin - Squash". www.squashinfo.com.
  11. ^ "Unsquashable - Joel Makin". www.unsquashable.com.
  12. ^ James Hemingray (3 August 2022). "Makin takes silver at Commonwealth Games". Pembrokeshire Herald. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  13. ^ "JOEL MAKIN CLAIMS 1ST PSA TITLE". www.walessquashandracketball.co.uk.
  14. ^ "Joel Makin wins Kent Open title as Josh Masters runs out of steam - Squash Mad". 18 June 2017.
  15. ^ "Squash Info | Men's Tring Open 2018 | Squash".
  16. ^ "Squash Info | Men's Manchester Open 2022 | Squash".

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