Gold Coast squash guide

The 21st Commonwealth Games get under way on Australia's Gold Coast from 5th-15th April. Team England will once again be chasing podium finishes with a squad packed with experience. Find out who's representing England in squash, as well as the draws and results, and how to follow the action with our go-to guide:

Team England squad

The Team England squad made up of five men and four women have 17 Commonwealth medals between them and a combined total of 737 England caps.

Top seed Nick Matthew will be looking to sign off the final season of his career in style with a fourth gold.
Three-time silver medalist, Laura Massaro will once again be gunning for that elusive gold as top seed in the women's singles.
Declan James, Adrian Waller and Sarah-Jane Perry will be pulling on the Team England shirt for the first time.

Here who's playing in which event - click on their names to view their playing schedules:

Men's singles: Nick Matthew | James Willstrop | Daryl Selby
Women's singles: Laura Massaro | Sarah-Jane Perry | Alison Waters
Men's doubles: James Willstrop & Declan James | Daryl Selby & Adrian Waller
Women's doubles: Laura Massaro & Sarah-Jane Perry | Jenny Duncalf & Alison Waters
Mixed doubles: Adrian Waller & Jenny Duncalf | Daryl Selby & Alison Waters

More on the England squad here.

Draws and schedules

The men’s and women’s singles take place at the Oxenford Studios in Australia from 5th to 9th April followed by the men's, women's and mixed doubles from 10th to 15th April.

Draws
Men's singles | Women's singles | Men's doubles | Women's doubles | Mixed doubles

Player schedules

Team England men's singles: Nick Matthew | James Willstrop | Daryl Selby
Team England women's singles: Laura Massaro | Sarah-Jane Perry | Alison Waters
Team England men's doubles: James Willstrop & Declan James | Daryl Selby & Adrian Waller
Team England women's doubles: Laura Massaro & Sarah-Jane Perry | Jenny Duncalf & Alison Waters
Team England mixed doubles: Adrian Waller & Jenny Duncalf | Daryl Selby & Alison Waters

Seeds: singles | doubles

Schedule: view the squash schedule below (timings are BST + 9). More detailed timings are available to view here.

News and results

For news, results, finishing positions and the all-important medal table, visit the official website, BBC Sport or Squash Site / WSF.

Web and social media

Websites: Official Gold Coast website | BBC Sport | Team England | cwgsquash.net

Social media: Team England have taken over our Insta account during the Games! Follow their journey from the plane to the podium at instagram.com/england_squash.

TV coverage

The BBC will be broadcasting the men's and women's finals (9th April), mixed doubles (14th April) and the men's and women's doubles (15th April) on BBC One - view schedule.

BBC Sport online are due to stream major rounds - check the BBC's day-by-day coverage schedule (updated daily) - view schedule.

Gold Coast: squash venue

The state-of-the-art film and television studios at Oxenford Village Roadshow Studios boasts the largest sound stage in the southern hemisphere and will host the squash, boxing and table tennis.

The studio regularly hosts headline actors and blockbuster film productions, including Marvel Studios Thor: Ragnarok.

Australia's Gold Cost

The City of Gold Coast is located in the middle of Australia's eastern coastline and just over an hours drive south of Brisbane.

The time difference between the UK and the Gold Coast is +9 hours so if you're planning on catching the morning sessions of squash, you better get those alarms set!

History and stats

Squash first featured in the Commonwealth Games in 1998 in Malaysia. Since its inclusion, England and Australia have battled for top honours - winning 64 of the 85 medals on offer.

Australia narrowly top the all-time medal table with 30 medals, including nine golds, but Team England are just behind with eight golds and 34 medals in total.
This year’s hosts topped the medal table four years ago in Glasgow, where Nick Matthew defended his men’s singles title from Delhi 2010 in a dramatic final with England teammate James Willstrop. Indeed the men’s singles event was a medal sweep for the England, with Peter Barker claiming bronze.

Check out the champions of years gone by and view the all-time medals table: