In 1999, a young Karim Gawad sat amongst the crowd in front of the Great Pyramids of Giza, watching Ahmed Barada competing at the World Open and daring to dream of one day celebrating success on that very stage. Seventeen years later, that dream became reality.
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PSA World Championships 25/26: The Qualifiers
In this article, we take a look at the players who won their continental qualifying events, giving you a closer look at both familiar and fresh faces ready to make their mark on the world stage
PSA World Championships 25/26: Analysing The Contenders
We’ve taken a look at the main title contenders from both the men’s and women’s draw, delving into their recent form, reasons for contention and potential routes to the title
Teenagers Hawal & Salem Win Africa Qualifying Event
Egyptian teenagers Adam Hawal and Ruqayya Salem have qualified for the 2025/26 CIB Palm Hills PSA World Championships after clinching victory in their finals of the Africa qualifying event in Cairo
Walid, Salem, Hawal & Shohdy Reach PSA World Champs African Qualifying Finals
Just four players remain in with a shot of securing their spots in the main draw of the prestigious 2025/26 PSA World Championships after semi-finals day at the African qualifying event at the Palm Hills Club in Cairo. Egyptian quartet Farida Walid, Ruqayya Salem, Adam Hawal and Yassin Shohdy will
Hawal, Gohar & Fathy Claim Five-Game Wins To Reach African Qualifying Semi-Finals
Egyptian trio Adam Hawal, Mohamed Gohar and Farida Walid all claimed five-game wins to secure their spots in the semi-finals of the PSA World Championships African Qualifying event at the Palm Hills Club in Cairo
Teenagers El Naggar & Daoud Stun Top Seeds As African Qualifying Gets Underway
Egyptian 15-year-old Rama El Naggar and 18-year-old Eiad Daoud caused major seeding upsets on the opening day of the PSA World Championship African qualifying event
Tang & Asim Khan Win Thrillers To Reach Asian Qualifying Semi-Finals
Hong Kong’s Ming Hong Tang and Pakistan’s Muhammad Asim Khan both prevailed in five-game thrillers to advance to the semi-finals of the PSA World Championships Asian Qualifying at the Hong Kong Football Club. Unseeded Tang, who downed No.7 seed Hamza Khan with an impressive display in the previous round, continued
Seeds Scattered On Opening Day Of PSA World Champs Asian Qualifying
The PSA World Championships Asian Qualifying event got underway in dramatic style earlier today, with seven seeds stunned on the opening day of action at the Hong Kong Football Club. In the men’s event, Malaysia’s Mohammad Syafiq Kamal produced one of the performances of the day to defeat No.3 seed
Watts & White Claim PSA World Championships Oceania Qualifying Spots
New Zealand’s Kaitlyn Watts and Australia’s Joseph White have claimed their spots in the main draw of the 2025/26 PSA World Championships in Cairo after coming through their respective finals at the Oceania qualifying event in Kooyong. World No.78 Watts will make her main draw debut at the PSA World
White, Chileshe, Lash & Watts Reach Oceania Qualifying Finals
The finalists of the PSA World Championships Oceania qualifying event have been decided, with Kaitlyn Watts, Ella Jane Lash, Joseph White, and Lwamba Chileshe all claiming respective wins on semi-finals day at Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club, Australia. No.2 seed Watts produced a five-game comeback to book her spot in the
Jameson & Fadaely Stun Seeds To Reach Oceania Qualifying Semi-Finals
No.7 seed Freddie Jameson and No.6 seed Sophie Fadaely caused two major seeding upsets to gatecrash the semi-finals of the PSA World Championships Oceania qualifying event, defeating No.2 seed Elijah Thomas and top seed Jessica van der Walt, respectively, at Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club. New Zealand’s Jameson, who impressed at
Oceania Qualifiers Get Underway In Kooyong
The 2025-26 PSA World Championships Oceania qualifying event got underway earlier at the Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club in Australia, with 16 players advancing to the quarter-finals as they go in search of golden tickets to the most prestigious event on the PSA Squash Tour calendar. A flurry of early seeding
Semi-Finals : Defending Champions beaten as Hammamy, Sherbini, Farag and Asal win
Hania El Hammamy and Ali Farag beat the defending champions as Nour ElSherbini and Ali Farag reach their 10th and 5th World Champs finals
Day Six : Quarter-Finals part one
On the first day of Quarter-Final action Reigning Champions Nouran Gohar and Diego Elias advanced to the semi-finals where they will meet Hania El Hammamy and Ali Farag
Day Four : Round Three begins
The third round of the 24/25 PSA World Championships presented by the Walter Family got underway today, with eight matches on the showpiece glass court at Lakeshore Sport & Fitness in Chicago
“I’m No Longer Starstruck” – Orfi Hoping New Belief Aids Quest For History
At the age of just 17 years and 11 months old, Egypt’s teenage sensation Amina Orfi has the opportunity to etch her name in the history books over the coming fortnight as she attempts to become the youngest female player to ever win the PSA World Championships. Orfi will be
World No.5 Makin Withdraws
World No.5 Joel Makin has withdrawn from the upcoming 2024-25 PSA World Championships presented by the Walter Family due to injury
“Diego Was On Fire… But I Froze” – Farag Opens Up On Unique World Champs Pressure
Ali Farag is no stranger to high-stakes battles, yet the tour’s flagship event continues to challenge him in unexpected ways
The Qualifiers – Part Two
We take a look at another six of the players who earned their places at the regional qualifying competitions
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