Chris Walker (squash player)
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Chris Walker is a squash
coach and former professional squash player from England
.
Walker was a member of the England teams which won the World Team Squash Championships
in 1995 and 1997. He finished runner-up at the British Open
in 2001. He won the men's doubles title at the inaugural World Doubles Squash Championships
in 1997 (partnering Mark Cairns
).
Squash (sport)
Squash is a high-speed racquet sport played by two players in a four-walled court with a small, hollow rubber ball...
coach and former professional squash player from England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
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Walker was a member of the England teams which won the World Team Squash Championships
World Team Squash Championships
The World Team Squash Championships are an international squash competition played between teams representing different nations. Countries enter teams of three or four players to represent them in the championships. In each round of the competition, teams face each other in a best-of-three singles...
in 1995 and 1997. He finished runner-up at the British Open
British Open Squash Championships
The British Open Squash Championships is the oldest and most established tournament in the game of squash. It is widely considered to be one of the two most prestigious tournaments in the game, alongside the World Open The British...
in 2001. He won the men's doubles title at the inaugural World Doubles Squash Championships
World Doubles Squash Championships
The World International Doubles Squash Championships is a squash tournament which includes Men's Doubles, Women's Doubles and Mixed Doubles events. Under the rules of the championships, double pairs must be made up of two players from the same country...
in 1997 (partnering Mark Cairns
Mark Cairns (squash player)
Mark Cairns is a former professional squash player from England.Cairns reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 7 in 1995. In 1997, he won the British National Squash Championships and teamed-up with Chris Walker to win the men's doubles title at the inaugural World Doubles Squash...
).