Squash Player Podcast

In 2022, Sivasangari Subramaniam was preparing to carry the Malaysian flag at the Commonwealth Games when a life-threatening car accident changed everything.
She woke in hospital with a fractured C1 vertebra, little memory of what had happened and no certainty that she would ever play professional squash again.
She did.
Sivasangari joins the Squash Player Podcast to discuss surviving the crash, the brutal physical and psychological process of rebuilding her career, winning Asian Games gold and the extraordinary London Classic victory that proved she could once again beat the best players in the world.
But success brought a different challenge: expectation.
Siva talks candidly about perfectionism, putting too much pressure on herself, comparisons with Malaysian icon Nicol David, learning from some of the game's greatest champions and why the accident fundamentally changed her perspective on losing.
And with squash heading to LA28, she explains why becoming World No.1 and winning Malaysia's first Olympic gold medal are now the ultimate goals.
A conversation about survival, ambition, pressure — and remembering that sometimes it really is only squash.

French squash star Melissa Alves joins the Squash Player Podcast for a wide-ranging conversation about her remarkable journey from French Guiana to the professional squash tour via Paris, the Ivy League and the University of Pennsylvania.

In the latest episode of the Squash Player Podcast, former World No.16 Greg Lobban peaks with striking honesty about a career built not on romance, but on work.
He has never felt entirely comfortable on court. He never saw himself as one of the game’s natural artists. He did not arrive as a junior prodigy. His best finish at the British Junior Open was 67th.
And yet he built a top-20 career.
That is what makes this conversation so compelling.
It is not the story of someone born for squash.
It is the story of someone who made himself hard to beat.
Greg talks about fatherhood, the professional grind, the pressure behind the rankings, leaving Scotland to represent Australia, and the Olympic dream that has given him fresh energy ahead of LA28.
The result is one of the most honest conversations we have recorded so far.
Because not every athlete is living a dream.
Some are doing a job.

Is squash the most physically demanding sport on earth? Declan James breaks down the frightening data of elite match play and explains why he’s not finished yet.
From revealing his Jamaican Olympic ambitions to discussing the "accumulation of marginal gains" with coach Nick Matthew, Declan provides a raw look at the discipline required to stay at the top.
A deep dive into the "Dark Knight’s" tactical evolution and his path to LA28

Diego Elias joins the podcast to discuss his journey from Lima to the top of the world rankings. He opens up about his on-court efficiency, his responses to TV commentators, and the turning point that forced him to swap beers for professional discipline. Discover the mindset of South America’s greatest-ever squash player.