Channel VAS Championship | 11/21 18:30 | 8 | Mathieu Castagnet v Joel Makin | 1-3 | |
WK squash | 11/11 12:00 | 9 | Simon Rosner v Joel Makin | 3-0 | |
WK squash | 11/09 10:00 | 8 | Mohamed El Sherbini v Joel Makin | 1-3 | |
WK squash | 11/08 11:00 | 7 | Richie Fallows v Joel Makin | 0-3 | |
Egypt Open | 10/31 16:30 | 2 | Karim Abdel Gawad v Joel Makin | 3-0 | |
Egypt Open | 10/30 18:15 | 3 | Baptiste Masotti v Joel Makin | 1-3 | |
Egypt Open | 10/28 18:00 | 9 | Victor Crouin v Joel Makin | 0-3 | |
Egypt Open | 10/26 18:00 | 8 | Joel Makin v Tarek Momen | 3-1 | |
US Open | 10/07 22:15 | 9 | Diego Elias v Joel Makin | 3-0 | |
US Open | 10/06 16:45 | 8 | Joel Makin v Iker Pajares Bernabeu | 3-1 | |
Netsuite Open | 09/29 02:45 | 3 | Joel Makin v Tarek Momen | 1-2 | |
Netsuite Open | 09/26 23:45 | 8 | Joel Makin v Mostafa Asal | 2-0 | |
France Open | 09/14 20:00 | 1 | Joel Makin v Paul Coll | 0-3 | |
France Open | 09/13 18:30 | 2 | Gregoire Marche v Joel Makin | 2-3 | |
France Open | 09/11 18:15 | 3 | Fares Dessouky v Joel Makin | 1-2 | |
France Open | 09/10 10:30 | 8 | Alan Clyne v Joel Makin | 0-2 | |
British Open | 05/21 13:15 | 8 | Joel Makin v Paul Coll | 1-3 | |
European Team Championships | 05/01 16:00 | - | Declan James v Joel Makin | 6-9 | |
El Gouna International | 04/21 10:45 | 9 | Joel Makin v Paul Coll | 0-3 | |
El Gouna International | 04/19 10:45 | 8 | Mostafa Asal v Joel Makin | 1-3 | |
DPD Open | 04/11 18:45 | 8 | Marwan ElShorbagy v Joel Makin | 3-2 | |
DPD Open | 04/09 18:45 | 7 | Roshan Bharos v Joel Makin | 0-3 | |
Grasshopper Cup | 03/28 19:00 | 8 | Joel Makin v Ali Farag | 1-3 | |
Grasshopper Cup | 03/26 13:30 | 7 | Joel Makin v Gregoire Marche | 3-0 | |
Canary Wharf Classic | 03/13 20:45 | 3 | Paul Coll v Joel Makin | 2-0 | |
Canary Wharf Classic | 03/12 20:45 | 8 | Joel Makin v Max Lee | 2-1 | |
Canary Wharf Classic | 03/10 19:15 | 7 | Joel Makin v Gregoire Marche | 2-0 | |
DPD Open | 02/26 23:45 | 4 | Saurav Ghosal v Joel Makin | 3-1 | |
DPD Open | 02/24 23:45 | 8 | Joel Makin v Youssef Soliman | 3-2 | |
DPD Open | 02/23 23:45 | 7 | Joel Makin v Tsz Fung Yip | 3-2 |
Joel Makin (, born 27 October 1994) is a Welsh professional squash player.
Makin was born in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire. He played squash at Aberdare Junior Squash Club under coaches Bob Gould, Clive Roberts and Dave Cope, and represented Wales at Under-13s level in 2007. He left Aberdare at 18 and, forgoing university, trained at West Warwickshire Club under the guidance of Rob Owen until parting ways to become independent.
He won the Kent Open in 2017, beating Joshua Masters in straight sets, and the Tring Open in 2018. He reached the semifinals of the men’s singles squash competition at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, losing out to Mohd Nafiizwan Adnan in the bronze medal match. Makin qualified for the 2018 British Open Squash Championships where he lost in the first round to Mohamed Abouelghar. He beat the world number one, Mohamed El Shorbagy, to reach the quarterfinals of the Channel VAS Championships in October 2018. As of February 2022, he was ranked number 8 in the World and 1 in Wales.
At the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, Makin was selected to represent Wales, and won a silver medal in the Men's Singles.