Asal is the worst thing that happened to professional Squash

Asal needs to be banned for a long time from the sport so he will learn, if the PSA don’t crack down on him someone will get seriously injured. He the most unsportsmanlike person I have ever seen. Deplorable.

Hate to see Asal win. Look at that smirk on his face. All he wants is for people to like him. He doesn't care about the game, or respect his opponents, he just wants to be famous. Sure he is very good at the game, but he is really bad a sportsmanship - the one thing common in any sport, and the one thing in every sport that truly shows greatness

I thought Asal's attitude was improving these past couple tournaments, but as soon as he's in danger of losing the shenanigans start again That being said, I do feel Elias stooped to Asal's level once or twice this match.

Unfortunately asal has gotten under Elias skin and Elias is starting to play against the man/boy rather than the ball. Asal is definitely primarily at fault here with usual blocking play and awful unsportsmanlike behaviour compounded by an awful biased crowd but it’s the higher ground Elias needs to take (not easy of course) which is to not show any emotions and concentrate on his game and not get rattled. This of course can only occur if the refs keep their responsibility and reign asal in from the start. It was such an awful messy dangerous match to watch. Kids please don’t ever play like this….ever.

Good job referee and PSA for not dealing with this behavior. Really props to see nth being done and it has become a form of encouragement. In the Future, we gonna see more players like Asal. Good job.And look at the Fans, Actually encouraging such antics on the court.. So disgraceful.

Asal is so desperately unlikeable. Great talent, but I hope he is thrashed in the SF.

Asal is damaging squash. Should be excluded.

You know before the play starts - Asal vs Elias will be a battle! Asal is an ashole on court, no question about that, but it s such a shame as he has such a raw talent for the game! And after watching several games between these two you can tell by now that Asal has gotten under Elias' skin. Elias is a great player, and I would like to see him as a winner here, but it feels like he has been sitting at home before the game and getting all worked up about the rumor surrounding Asal. It's as if Elias game strategy is not on his own game but on exposing Asal's bad reputation. Don't like what I am seeing here, this is giving the brilliant game of squash a bad reputation. On the other hand, Farag - the Mr Gadget gentleman of the game. Love to see him play any time!

Asal sportsmanship and humility is at the total opposite of his skills sadly.

Remember when Asal cried and said he was quitting squash? That was a good day.

I think we can forget about seeing squash in the Olympics with awful sportsmanship on display like that.

I played a lot of racquetball and squash in my day, racquetball was for the arguers, squash was the gentleman's game. So different now.

I don't mind Asal rallying the crowd, or even a bit of a nasty streak, but arguing with the referees over simple calls is just fishing. He knows what he's doing, he's not stupid. It's unsportsmanlike. I like a character but that isn't character

This is not sportsmanship, it was a shamefull spectacle and asal is getting away with it. He refuses to allow his opponent to maintain any semblance of composure, by screaming self righteously between points. One could deliberate the technical aspects of his movement to no end, but his behavior and general demeanor is reprehensible. At one point the commentators suggested the referee have a talk with both players on court. I ask, when was this ever an issue in the past?

I have watched tennis since 1970 Wimbledon, badminton almost as long and squash since about 1981. I have never ever seen such unsportsmanlike behaviour what Asal is showing. A disgrace for this game what used to be played between gentleman. After this match I am out of words and really sad. This match was totally unplayable for Elias, he had no chance from the start. You can blame him for his behaviour, too but who could keep calm playing against that horrible player? Farag, Mo and maybe Coll? I dont know, I am speechless. Somebody like John McEnroe was a saint in comparison. Even Carolina Marin. Sad times for this great sport.

Elias is a true gentleman and definitely a better player than Asal

I am full of anger after watching asal game. He is doing in every match such a ridiculous player(asal)

Asal shouldn’t play. It’s a crap match. We should look forward to a quarter final. Look at coll vs momen what a match. Honestly asal is killing this sport

Please take Asal out of squash or the spirit of game will be lost forever

I only saw the highlights, but I can't think of anything the referee could have done better. I thought the earlier decisions were all correct. I think it is just incredibly hard to ref a match like this. Asal is taking a lot of space, but he manages to walk that fine line of avoiding strokes against him.

Not only we are both Egyptians but we are from the same city, yet i wish Asal to lose every match. He should seek career in acting.

Ref did his best with Asal, but the conduct rules need tightening otherwise the nature of squash with change for the worse.

What shitty sportsmanship- i hope asal reads this comment

Asal is the Villain of squash story ... The one who didnt exist before . He needs to be stopped . One way or another !

Asal is an incredible talent, but I think his opponents need to treat it like a rugby match with him. You would find how quickly he would stop blocking once he gets flattened a few times. Ali always a pleasure to watch you play. Well done.

I'm very glad Asal lost against Farag, very glad about that

I hope that Farag will give someone a lesson tonight.

Thanks Joey... great coverage...

There is a point where your self control can take you, but allowing Asal to get away with all this unsportsmanlike is just too much to bare, yet Diego still needs to work on his self control he allowed Asal to get into his head, but hard to do it if the referee doesn’t put a stop to that garbage

Asal has youth but the injuries are coming. he will not be able to withstand such aggressive movements for long. Look at the difference between him and Farag. Farag will play and win longer for sure.

Asal is a Shame for the Squashcommunity....

the guy is totally out of control !

I saw Asal play three times at the British open and I thought he’d really turned a corner with his behaviour. How wrong was I. Shame on you PSA for allowing this clown to ruin our game.

I love the game, I really do. But watching Asal - Elias just hurts my heart. Maybe this edit only shows "the drama", and I haven't seen the whole game. But I find it so sad that a whole new generation will look up to a player who behaves likes this. Asal must an incredible athlete, talent and trainingbeast. But please, coaches, PSA, I don't know who. Don't support this. It'll have a bigger rippel effect to youngsters then we can imagine

To all Asal's supporters, please answer this: Why is it that almost every time he plays there is controversy and drama? Why do you have to go to the end's of the earth to find an example of a clean, beautiful match when Asal is one of the players? Awaiting your replies.

As much as I hate watching Asal's antics at times, I have to say Ellias is also to blame for a number of those incidents. For the final point in the first game he could have easily played that ball, and for his conduct stroke in the second point he was a tad aggressive and it was a great return from Asal. Both contributed to a horrible game of squash, and Asal again got under Ellias. It seems the best way to beat Asal is to just silence him with play, but given how quick he is it can be difficult. Nonetheless we have easily the 4 best in the semis now, and hopefully we have a few more great matches :)

Asal has to be taken out of the psa Tournaments. It is a catastrophe and its dangerous for every Opponent to play against him. Take him out as fast as possible!!!

Hard to watch Asal .

How come Asal hasn't been banned from PSA yet?

It's cheating plain and simple. Deliberate physical contact, blocking, crowd baiting. Just appalling to watch. Sort Asal out.

I have never seen Elias react that way, hes usually very measured with his temperament. Only asal brings out the dark side in his opponents, he will look back on his behaviour when he is older and regret his bully boy tactics. Truly shocking to watch him play.

And more lessons from asal on y squash isn't an Olympic sport. Good job asal.

It just takes one asshole like Asal to trigger this whole cascade. I agree that Elias also stooped to a low level and made incorrect movements and started showing bad behavior. Asal gets under the skin of his opponent and pulls them down to his level. Only the most mentally strong will stay composed enough to not get riled up. Its always Asal that brings out the worst in the players. If two players with good sportsmanship walk onto the court, then this crap doesn't happen.

It’s a shame, Asal is so talented but such an ahole on court. Can’t be bothered to watch his games anymore.

Asal is ridiculous

Dont we need to move to a situation where referees don't explain calls and players are penalised a point for disputing them. The point of the video ref is to avoid arguing over calls. Penalise histrionics and arguing and players will soon change.

What a mess of a match between Asal and Elias.

Asal is such an unsympathetic Player!

I don’t know what to say? I use to play squash in my junior years and I remember Farag, Momen and Shorbagy from junior tournaments, when we played against them. Really good guys and real gentlemen, both three guys! In this clip, it felt that i’m watching ice hockey. Not Squash! Sad to see that Squash has be come more and more aggressive. Referees never came to the court to tell us, how to behave! There was always respect for each other. But i’m happy that top 3 players are still gentlemens!

someone will get hurt badly very soon and I hope its Asal. Just because he brings in the crowd doesn't mean the PSA should condone such behaviour. I really hope Farag doesn't get injured by his opponent.

Asal makes me sour when he wins playing with that spirit. No respect. Hope he matures with age. The wheel will turn and he will get what is coming to him.

I'd always hoped squash would stay out of the narcissistic chest beating. Have to pray that Asal stays a one off. I didn't like it when Gautier used to demand adoration but he at least didn't try to demean his opponents.

I really love watching marwan now. Such an elegant player when he focuses on winning a point off of skill opposed to off bodywork.

Look at the comment counter in this video! PSA is getting exactly what they were lacking of.

Asal - wow. horrible player on the tour. Disgusting behaviour.

asal represents al ahly club that is the club of century in africa in football so he very proud at the end of the match not by himself but by his club

Yet another episode of “Asal the bellend”

If you want to hurt someone, do martial arts, not squash.

Three gentlemen of squash: Farag, Shortage and Elias, and then Asal, the ...... I thought Asal said earlier the year he will never play squash again!! That was the one time the umpire actually didn't take any of his childishness. It's never fun watching him!

If squash were always like this I wouldnt watch it.

We don't need 'r-sols' like this in squash.

What I noticed following PSA World Tour lately (3-4 years) is that split referee decisions normally go to (a) higher seeded player and/or (b) Egyptian player (which is often the same, due to the abundance of elite level Egyptian players). Thus, being lower/non seed vs higher seed (especially from Egypt) has become an uphill battle in close matches. I don't know what good does it to PSA, but there's been too many occasions when that happened and decided game outcomes for it to be just a coincidence. We all appreciate that Egypt (and Middle East generally) are currently the main financial backers for PSA, but for pro squash to continue its rise as a globally attractive product this needs to be addressed .

Asal is a disgrace to the game.

Asal is so disgusting. he seems to want other players be injured

asal is a disgrace to this game

Gosh, glad I could fast forward through antics and assholery.

Asal pushes his opponents so hard who already occupied T zone, rather than going around properly. This is kinda indirect stroke disturbing opponents normal play, which needa to be penalized.

Think marwans days are numbered at the top. Farag so cool playing his game with precision. Hoping he will lift the trophy 🏆

Imagine these two having a game without a ref 😳

Asal, still the baby in an adult body. Desperate

Real shame if the future of squash is in the hands of Asal.

I do not watch Asals games. Hope the organisers realise it doesn’t do squash any good. I just look at the end score.

Asal is a shame for this sport, I hope he will be a grown up one day

Asal has been doing this shitty stuff for a while now. Need to stop this reckless behaviour.

Believe that the amateur club players on agregate would show better conduct and sportsmanship than Asal and Elias in the presence of a referee today.

Looks like a huge issue was the court was insanely slippery. You can see both Asal and Elias limiting their movement because of it. Kinda ruins the match

If Asal played a contact sport like American football or ice hockey he would have gotten knocked unconscious a long time ago as a lesson.

More dreadful movement from Asal. The game of squash would be better without him.

Couldnt finish the last match. Its a shame that he is so talented. I wouldn’t invite him to my house. Asal is a disgrace to the game at the moment.

Is Egypt the last country on earth where Squash has fans?

I think Asal is a very skillful player, but why does his match occur problems so often?

Diego.....tu eres mucho mejor que el tramposo asal.....asal es una vergüenza para el squash. El squash es un deporte de caballeros.

I see Asal mentally get under Elias's skin but honestly he won because of his shots not because of how he celebrated at the end. The Egyptian crowd seems on its own level when it comes to bias. Wow.

Asal and Elias match is the perfect demonstration of why squash will never be in the Olympics. Gamesmanship, ill-tempered and lacking any respect for the opponent or their safety. It'll probably take a severe injury before someone bothers to speak to the players as a group. I don't doubt the skills, athleticism and fitness of the players. I suppose it gives the crowds and PSA something to talk about. It won't win over those new to playing or watching squash. This is despite the more attack minded modern game rather than more attritional spectacle in years gone by.

How can Asal celebrate with huge yelling on a point when the opponent has taken a bad fall/slip and might be injured? I do understand the fist pumps and all but first you should check that the opponent is okay.

The Asal flop at 5:05 is the ploy of a child

The really worrying thing about Asal is his popularity amongst the young viewers. He embodies the modern narcissistic, social-media-driven arrogance and preening where noisy antics and showmanship trump everything else, as it’s ‘entertaining’ for those with a short attention span. Sickening to think there will be a generation of younger players growing up idolising this sort of behaviour.

it might be a good idea for some of his egyptian colleagues to meet with him and give him some education for his own benefit

There are a lot of big time thugs, crooks, bloodsuckers and even murderers all over the world who will feel a little better about their dastardly manners and behaviour after watching this game. What a shame!

Is this deliberate policy to try and get attention for squash? We do not need to allow cheats to prosper in this game.

Asal.. too dirty play.. what a horrible manner.. I don't wanna watch his play any more. He had been played like this so many times. So annoying. In my thought, one of the reason that squash cannot go to Olympic is the play like Asal.

So the court is slippery from what we see........that's bad and not what you want to see happen to players at all, the organisers of the tournament need to rectify that immediately. The referee didn't do a good job at all in the Elias/Asal match, another debacle with Asal infringing pretty much constantly, the tournament referees need to take a hard line with this player, unfortunately he's sometimes a menace on the court and prone to bad behaviour as we know.

Asal is a disguisting player. I was suprised off the crowd cheering for him. They should ban him from the game. If you watch his Father you can see where is behaviour comes from.

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what an ugly game of squash between asal and elias. referee lost control of the game and both players conduct during the game was not correct. how can they play for strokes and contact, while asal is changing his lines after hitting and elias actively trying to get points for that. if the psa lets this continue someone will seriously injure themselves or their opponent. bad audience aswell, only cheering for asal and riling him up to do more of his dangerous play

Game like that seems to increase the viewership ..... people like action and drama...... now soon we will see squash in olympics 😄

only thing asal cares about is wining...only way to correct his behaviour is to give him game penalties...he is bringing the other players down to his level,and its not nice to watch....he has the talent, let him win with that.