Siddharth Suchde
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India
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Siddharth Suchde (born January 20, 1985, in Bombay) is a professional squash
Squash (sport)
Squash is a high-speed racquet sport played by two players in a four-walled court with a small, hollow rubber ball...
player from India
India
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. He grew up in India
India
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, Scotland
Scotland
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and Switzerland
Switzerland
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. He studied in Cathedral School in Bombay and completed his high school education from Merchiston School in Edinburgh, Scotland. Later, he attended Harvard University
Harvard University
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from 2003-2007 as an undergraduate. Suchde received a degree in Economics from Harvard in 2007.
The same year that he graduated, Suchde became National Champion of college level squash in the US, after the title had eluded him the first three years of his undergraduate life. His freshman year he stood Fourth, Sophomore year third and Junior Year he was runner-up in the same championship. He held the number one spot in Harvard Crimson
Harvard Crimson
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Squash for most of his time there.
After finishing school, Suchde moved to Harrogate, England, where he now lives and trains, but is constantly travelling all over the world to play squash. Being a true cosmopolitan world traveller, he has friends all over the world; his closest friends live in Copenhagen and Kathmandu. He loves Indian food and Bollywood flicks. He is adored by all his peers and by anyone who meets him, so congenial is his nature.
His highest world ranking to date is 71. He is the second highest ranking Indian squash player in the world.
PSA Tour Titles
| Year | Championship | Opponent in Final | Score in Final |
| 2008 | Regions Racquet Club Pro Series |  César SalazarCésar Salazar César Augusto Salazar Herrera is a male road racing cyclist from Colombia, who also holds Venezuelan nationality.-Career:1997... |
11-9, 11-6, 11-4 |
PSA Tour Finals (Runner-Up)
| Year | Championship | Opponent in Final | Score in Final |
| 2009 | BC Open |  Laurence Delasaux |
10-12, 3-11, 1-11 |
| 2005 | Chennai Open |  Ritwik BhattacharyaRitwik Bhattacharya The flag bearer of Indian Squash on Professional Squash Association tour rock was the first of the accomplished junior players to spurn an education in the United States to follow his dreams in squash... |
5-11, 5-11, 7-11 |
| 2007 | Saskatoon Boast | Arturo Salazar Arturo Salazar Arturo Salazar Martinez, is a professional squash player who represented Mexico. He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 37 in September 2009.- External links :... |
10-11, 7-11, 7-11 |