Nationality Australia | Name Damien Mudge | |
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Born 12 May 1976 (age 47) ( 1976-05-12 ) | ||
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Damien Mudge (born 12 May 1976) is an Australian professional male doubles squash player, from Adelaide, South Australia, currently residing in New York City. He holds the all-time record of 157 professional doubles tour titles. Mudge and his current doubles partner Manek Mathur are currently the number one ranked team in the world. Damien Mudge has been ranked as the number one player on the professional doubles tour for 15 consecutive years, since 2000.
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The Johnson tournament held annually in Brooklyn Heights, NY, has been dominated for 15 consecutive years by Damien Mudge and three of his partners, consisting of Ben Gould, Viktor Berg, and Gary Waite. The previous record for the Johnson had been ten wins, not consecutive, by partner Gary Waite. Damien has also won 12 North American Open titles, 12 titles at the St. Louis Open and nine Kellner Cup Championships.
Damien is the Head Squash Professional at the University Club of New York. He has been working at the University Club since he came to America in 1998, and has been the Head Squash Professional at the private club since 2001.
Damien turned pro in 1995, at the age of 19. He has been playing squash since the age of 7. Mudge got to number 48th in the world on the professional singles tour in 1997 and transitioned to playing North American doubles in 1998.
The squash season runs from October to April each year.
