Farkas Balázs

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Farkas Balázs
Full nameBalázs Farkas
Country Hungary
Born (1997-04-02) 2 April 1997 (age 27)
Tatabánya, Hungary
Height194 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight84 kg (185 lb)
Turned Pro2017
RetiredActive
Racquet usedHead
Men's singles
Highest rankingNo. 114 (July 2019)
Current rankingNo. 165 (November 2018)
Last updated: November 2019.

Farkas Balázs (born 2 April 1997 in Tatabánya), known locally as Balázs Farkas, is a Hungarian professional squash player.[1] As of November 2018, he was ranked number 165 in the world,[2][3] and number 1 in Hungary.[4] He won the 2018 Airport Xmas Challenger professional tournament, beating Spaniard Carlos Cornes Ribadas in the 5-game final.[5][6] He also won the 2022 Odense Open, beating seeded players Ben Coleman, Faraz Khan and, in the final, Sam Todd.[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Farkas Balazs - Professional Squash Association". psaworldtour.com.
  2. ^ "PSA World Tour Rankings - The Professional Squash Association". psaworldtour.com. Archived from the original on 2019-03-27. Retrieved 2018-11-25.
  3. ^ "Squash Info - Farkas Balázs". www.squashinfo.com.
  4. ^ Info, Squash. "Squash Info - Men's PSA World Squash Rankings (November 2018) - Squash". www.squashinfo.com.
  5. ^ Info, Squash. "Squash Info - Men's Airport Challenger 2018 - Squash". www.squashinfo.com.
  6. ^ "Tournaments - Professional Squash Association". psaworldtour.com.
  7. ^ "Farkas and Fuller secure World Championship places after Odense Open victories". PSA World Tour. March 5, 2022. Retrieved March 7, 2022.