Kush Kumar

Kush Kumar, (born May 29, 1996 in Dhampur) is a professional squash player who represents India. Kush Kumar graduated with a finance degree Trinity College.[1] Kumar now works for a hedgefund called Matrix Capital Management based in Boston.[2] He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 89 in August 2015. He became popular when his Men's Squash Team won Gold Medal in 2014 Asian Games along with Harinder Pal Sandhu, Mahesh Mangaonkar, Saurav Ghosal.[3][4] He is the only male player from India to have gotten a medal in the World Junior Championship and he has been junior national champion 9 times.[5] Trinity Bantams On February 27, 2018, Kumar's team captured the collegiate squash national title against Harvard, with Kumar winning his match against Harvard's No. 1.[6] On March 4, 2018, the top-seeded Kumar placed second in the CSA Individual National Championship, falling 3-2 to the fourteenth-seeded David Ryan of Harvard, who had only gained entry to the tournament after the withdrawals of several higher-ranked players. After battling back from 2-0 down (11-4, 11-8) to even the match at 2-2 (7-11, 3-11), Kumar failed to capitalize on two match balls at 10-8, eventually losing 12-10.[7]

Kush Kumar
Country India
ResidenceChennai, India
Born (1996-05-29) May 29, 1996
Dhampur, India
Height5'11
Turned Pro2013
RetiredActive
Coached byMajor S Maniam
Cyrus Poncha
Racquet usedTecnifibre
Men's singles
Highest rankingNo. 89 (August, 2014)
Current rankingNo. 89 (August, 2014)
Title(s)9 times junior national champion
Last updated: August, 2014.

References
  1. "Men's Squash".
  2. "Kush Kumar on winning matches, Indian squash and the future". 18 October 2020.
  3. PSA Player Profile
  4. SquashInfo Player Profile
  5. "By winning bronze at the World Junior Squash Championship, Kush Kumar has made history".
  6. "Men's Squash Takes Seventeenth National Championship".
  7. "Sedky and Ryan Crowned National Champions | College Squash Association".


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