Last updated on December 23, 2023

When this post was published seven years ago, there were only a dozen squash racquet brands worth mentioning. This update includes another eight, a few of which have seen adoption at the top tier of the PSA ranks. This post intends to give you a list of squash racquet brands from which you can pick a model that works for you. Professional squash players‘ equipment preferences and sponsorships referred to in this write-up are subject to change over time.

So, can a good squash racquet improve your game?

Maybe.

Unfortunately, it’s not about a good racquet. It’s about the right racquet. A squash racquet that works well for you may not work well for me.

If you look at PSA players’ racquet preferences, rarely would you find two players using the same squash racquet model in a tournament. Sponsorship indeed plays a part in it. That aside, each player selects racquets based on their personal preferences and the style of their game.

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So, here’s the updated list re-ordered in their prominence within the squash community.

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Tecnifibre

The French company Tecnifibre has its roots in racquet strings and stringing machines. Currently, Tecnifibre is the leading sponsor of the top male and female PSA professionals.

Well-known PSA player Mohamed Elshorbagy and female number-one player Nouran Gohar use Tecnifibre racquets.

Dunlop

Dunlop has been in the business of sports for over a hundred years. Primarily known for their tennis racquets and golf equipment, Dunlop, a British company, is listed as the official ball and racquet of PSA tournaments.

World number-one Ali Farag and Diego Elias of Peru use Dunlop racquets.

Head

Head was started by Howard Head, an American businessman. Originally launched as a company that manufactured alpine skis, Head has come a long way and is a major supplier of racquets and sports accessories.

New Zealanders Paul Koll and Joelle King are known to use Head racquets.

Harrow

Harrow was founded in 2000 and is based in Denver, Colorado. Harrow’s range of products covers a wide spectrum of sports including squash, hockey, and lacrosse.

Players who use Harrow racquets include Egyptians Tarek Momen and Salma Hany.

Karakal

Karakal originated in Belgium. The brand name Karakal stands for a wild cat or Caracal which translates to “Black Ears” in Turkish. The company’s current logo is designed to look like a cat’s ears with a yellow dot in the middle. Karakal brand is now owned by a UK holding company.

Joel Makin of Wales uses Karakal racquets.

Oliver

Oliver Racket Company was originally founded in Australia but has come to be known as a German brand.

The most prominent player who has been seen using Oliver is Germany’s own Simon Roesner who retired in 2020.

Wilson

Wilson, the sporting goods company, has its roots in the meat-packing business from which it expanded to manufacturing tennis strings. Wilson has become a sporting powerhouse with products spanning multiple sports.

Hollie Naughton of Canada uses Wilson racquets.

Victor

A brand known more in the badminton circles than squash, Victor has gained popularity among players in European countries like Germany and Austria. The most prominent player who uses Victor is Germany’s Raphael Kandra.

Prince

Prince is a company that has its roots in Atlanta, Georgia but gets its name from Princeton, New Jersey from where its founder Robert McClure hailed.

Prominent squash professionals who use Prince include Nada Abbas of Egypt.

Stellar

Stellar is an Australian sporting brand that designs and manufactures squash and racquetball equipment. At the time of writing, Stellar sponsors the Belgian player Nele Gilis who is ranked 12^th among PSA women athletes.

Black Knight

Black Knight is a Canadian company that manufactures racquets for squash and badminton. Unlike other racquet manufacturers, Black Knight has stayed away from venturing into the larger tennis market.

Black Knight sponsored Mathieu Castagnet, the French squash player who retired in 2022.

Eye Rackets

Launched as a brand purely dedicated to squash, Eye Rackets has seen a fair amount of adoption of its racquets and shoes at the highest level in professional squash. As the first squash brand to sell racquets without a bumper strip, the company touts its tagline, “Dare To Be Different.”

Salming

Sweden-based Salming is perhaps best known for its shoes and headbands. However, Salming does have a line of squash racquets that you can find at stores specializing in squash gear.

Unsquashable

The Unsquashable brand of squash racquets is sold by a business subsidiary of International Sport Group Limited, a company based in the UK. The brand takes its inspiration from Jahangir Khan, one of the greatest players to ever play the game.

Ashaway

The American company, best known for its racquet strings, offers a small range of squash racquets. The recently retired British player Alison Waters has been known to use Ashaway squash racquets.

Opfeel

Decathlon, the French retailer that owns the Artengo brand markets squash racquets under the Opfeel brand name which is derived from the combination of “optimum and feeling.”

ProKennex

The Taiwanese racquet manufacturer is no longer the powerful sports brand it used to be. ProKennex now promotes itself as a “science and design company immersed in the racquet sports lifestyle.” You can still find ProKennex squash racquets in many squash retailers’ inventory.

Xamsa

A relatively new entrant in the squash racquet space, Xamsa is probably known best for their popular polyurethane (PU) squash replacement grips which are among the best in the market today. The stated goal of the company is to bring advanced products at intermediate prices to the global squash community.

Manta

Canadian company Manta’s focus is pickleball. However, they do offer a range of squash racquets, many of which are priced affordably at sub-one-hundred-dollar prices on Amazon.com.

Gracelyne

To round off the list, I have included Gracelyne, a US-based manufacturer of squash racquets. Gracelyne appears to be targeting squash pros and communities to market its products.

Conspicuous by their absence in the world of squash are two major racquet brands – Babolat and Yonex.

So what’s your racquet? How many of these squash racquet brands do you know?

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