Abbie Palmer Explained

Abbie Palmer
Birth Date:30 October 1997
Birth Place:Whangārei, New Zealand
Height:162cm
Weight:60kg
Turnedpro:2013
Retired:Active
Coach:Paul Hornsby[1]
Racquet:Head
Event:Women's singles
Highest Ranking:No. 83
Date Of Highest Ranking:June 2018
Current Ranking:No. 333
Date Of Current Ranking:November 2023
Updated:November 2023

Abbie Palmer (born 30 October 1997) is a New Zealand professional squash player.[2] Her highest ranking was number 83 in the world in June 2018.

Life and career

Palmer was born in Whangārei, and attended Bream Bay College. She began playing squash at age 4 and was coached by Shelley Kitchen until 2011. At age 13 she was the youngest ever competitor selected for the New Zealand under-19 girls team to compete at the 2011 World Junior Squash Championships.[3]

In 2015 she won the under-19s title at the New Zealand North Island Junior Age Group Champs, prior to competing at the World Junior Squash Championship in the Netherlands.[4] [5] At the 2015 Commonwealth Youth Games in that year she won a silver medal in the women's doubles and a bronze medal in mixed doubles.[6]

In 2018 she was named in New Zealand's team for the World Squash Championships after placing third in New Zealand's national championships and being part of the winning teams for New Zealand women's doubles and mixed doubles.[6] In 2022 she was named in New Zealand's team for the 2022 Commonwealth Games,[7] forming a doubles team with Kaitlyn Watts.[8] They were knocked out in the round of 16 and did not make the quarter-finals.[9] she was ranked 178 in the world.[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Abbie Palmer - Professional Squash Association.
  2. Web site: PSA World Tour Rankings - The Professional Squash Association. psaworldtour.com. 25 March 2018. 31 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190331190639/https://psaworldtour.com/rankings/world_tour?g=women. dead.
  3. News: Rising star bound for Boston . 22 November 2023 . Northern Advocate . 23 November 2023 . en-NZ.
  4. News: Squash: Teen pair win titles at national tournament . 22 November 2023 . Northern Advocate . 28 July 2015 . en-NZ.
  5. News: Squash: Palmer gets NZ nod for two events . 22 November 2023 . Northern Advocate . 29 May 2015 . en-NZ.
  6. News: Palmer makes NZ senior side for world champs . 22 November 2023 . Northern Advocate . 19 July 2018 . en-NZ.
  7. News: Strong squash team named for Commonwealth Games . 22 November 2023 . Radio New Zealand . 31 May 2022 . en-nz.
  8. News: Anderson . Merryn . Kiwi wāhine already smash Comm Games record . 22 November 2023 . Newsroom . 10 July 2022.
  9. News: Squash - Women's Doubles results . 22 November 2023 . BBC Sport.
  10. News: New Zealand squash players ready for Auckland Open . 22 November 2023 . NZ Sports Wire . 16 May 2023 . en-NZ.