Dewald van Niekerk (South Africa)

Age: 28

Gender: Male

Birthplace: Port Elizabeth

Residence: Port Elizabeth

Height: 183cm (6 ft 0 in)

Weight: 75kg (11 st 11 lb)

Joined PSA: 2020

Coach: Nick Matthew

University: North-West, Potchefstroom

Highest WR: 68 (14 Jul 2025)

Racket: Tecnifibre

Career Highlights

Aug 2024	Wins a 4th successive South African Nationals title
Oct 2021	Wins 1st South African Nationals title

News

10 Aug 2025	Dominguez, Farkas & Watanabe Make World Games Squash History
9 Aug 2025	Favourites Survive Scares To Reach World Games Quarters
30 May 2025	Eight Nations Represented By Eight British Open Qualifiers
10 Dec 2024	Six-time Champions Pakistan Upset Hosts Hong Kong On Day One World Teams Thriller
16 Jun 2023	Chinappa & Ghosal Lead Hosts India Into World Cup Semis

Upcoming Events

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Event Summary (5)

Date	Seeding	Event	Ctry	Tour	Round Reached
Sep 2025	[9/16]	Budapest Open	HUN	PSA Tour	Quarter-finals
Sep 2025	-	Egyptian Open	EGY	PSA World Series	2nd qualifying round
Aug 2025	[9/16]	World Games	CHN	-	Last sixteen round
Jun 2025	[Q]	British Open	ENG	PSA World Series	1st round
May 2025	-	World Championship	USA	PSA World Series	1st round
2015-2025	43 events	Only events in the last 6 months are publicly available. To view full historical event history, you must log in to or sign up for a premium account.

Match Summary (Played 12 - Won 7, Lost 5)

Date	Opponent	W/L	Event	Ctry	Rnd	Score	PSA
Sep 2025	Yannick Wilhelmi	L	Budapest Open	HUN	qf	11-13, 6-11, 7-11 (51m)	Y
Sep 2025	Nick Wall	W	Budapest Open	HUN	r2	11-9, 11-9, 11-4 (42m)	Y
Sep 2025	Dylan Molinaro	W	Budapest Open	HUN	r1	11-5, 11-4, 11-7 (31m)	Y
Sep 2025	Patrick Rooney	L	Egyptian Open	EGY	Q	10-12, 7-11, 3-11 (39m)	Y
Sep 2025	Ameeshenraj Chandaran	W	Egyptian Open	EGY	Q	12-10, 12-10, 6-11, 11-4 (58m)	Y
Aug 2025	Viktor Byrtus	L	World Games	CHN	L16	8-11, 11-9, 7-11, 4-11 (54m)	N
Aug 2025	Dmytro Shcherbakov	W	World Games	CHN	r1	11-9, 11-5, 11-9 (35m)	N
Jun 2025	Alex Lau	L	British Open	ENG	r1	11-9, 6-11, 5-11, 4-11 (33m)	Y
Jun 2025	Finnlay Withington	W	British Open	ENG	Q	11-6, 11-8, 11-9 (44m)	Y
Jun 2025	Brice Nicolas	W	British Open	ENG	Q	11-6, 11-3, 11-4 (44m)	Y
Jun 2025	Ibrahim Elkabbani	W	British Open	ENG	Q	11-6, 11-8, 4-0 ret. (44m)	Y
May 2025	Curtis Malik	L	World Championship	USA	r1	11-13, 7-11, 3-11 (39m)	Y
2015-2025	115 matches	Only events in the last 6 months are publicly available. To view full historical match history, you must log in to or sign up for a premium account.