Katie Malliff is an exciting young English player, who made her way into the world’s top 50 before turning 20-years-old.

The Englishwoman made her Tour debut at the Allam British Open in 2021 as a wildcard, and soon made her first final on the PSA Challenger Tour. That came at the Exeter Golf and Country Club Open, as she finished runner-up to Scotland’s Alison Thomson.

She then finished runner-up to Alexandra Fuller at the Odense Open in her first appearance of 2022, and that result saw her book her place at the PSA World Championships in Cairo. Malliff soon won her first PSA Tour crown, as she claimed the title at the Val de Reuil Normandie.

After making the semis of the Richmond Open, and featuring at the British Open as a wildcard once again, Malliff claimed her second Tour title. She beat Marta Dominguez Fernandez to win the Swiss Open. The Englishwoman then made it to the third round of a major for the first time, as she ended 2022 with a last 16 result at the Everbright Securities International Hong Kong Squash Open.

Malliff carried her good form into the New Year, finishing runner-up at the Colwyn Classic, before making the quarter finals of the Squash On Fire Open and the Calgary CFO Consulting Services Women’s Squash Week. Those results saw the Englishwoman move into the world’s top 50 for the first time, before her 20th birthday.

Further last 16 results came at the Canadian Women’s Open and the Cannon Kirk Gillen Markets Irish Squash Open, along with a quarter final appearance at the Richmond Open, as she brought the 2022-2023 campaign to a close.