World No.3 Hania El Hammamy will take on arch-rival and World No.1 Nouran Gohar the semi-finals aafter she stormed to a 3-0 win over fellow Egyptian Nada Abbas
QF : Gohar Storms Past Watanabe
World No.1 and reigning champion Nouran Gohar booked her spot in the semi-finals of this season’s PSA World Championships presented by the Walter Family following a dominant 3-0 win over Japan’s Satomi Watanabe at Chicago’s Lakeshore Sport & Fitness. Gohar had won all three of their previous matches on the
Battle for World No.1
The PSA World Championships has now reached the quarter final stages and with Mostafa Asal and Ali Farag both still in the draw, another opportunity for the World No.1 spot to change hands is coming up
Day Five: Round Three Concludes
The third round concluded with eight more matches … no seeding upsets as the quarter-final lineups are finalised
Day Five – As it Happened
Reports and Reaction from today’s Round Three bottom half matches …
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
Day Four – As it Happened
Reports and Reaction from today’s Round Three – top half – matches
Cardenas Withdraws from Third Round Due to Injury
Mexico’s Leonel Cardenas has been withdrawn from tonight’s third round match against top seed Ali Farag due to concussion
Round Two Evening : ElShorbagy Breaks Men’s All-Time Appearances Record
Former World Champion Mohamed ElShorbagy has broken the men’s record for all-time appearances on the PSA Squash Tour after he marked his 756th match with a win over World Junior Champion Mohamad Zakaria
Round Two Afternoon : Farag Tested by Chotrani in Thriller
Men’s top seed Ali Farag was put through his paces by Indian qualifier Veer Chotrani in a gripping contest as play began at Chicago’s Lakeshore Sport & Fitness
Day Three: Round Two in Chicago
Top seeds all progress to Round Three as England’s Jonah Bryant produces the sole seeding upset, Mohamed ElShorbagy sets an appearance record and former champion Tarek Momen escapes an upset
Day Two Evening : Zaman Shocks Al-Tamimi on Debut
Noor Zaman pulled off one of the biggest shocks of the day as the World No.65 downed World No.24 Abdulla Al-Tamimi
Day Two Afternoon : ElShorbagy Equals Gaultier Record
Former World Champion Mohamed ElShorbagy has moved level with coach Gregory Gaultier at the top of the all-time men’s PSA appearances list after he avoided defeat against fellow Englishman Nathan Lake in round one
Day Two: Round One Complete
Day Two in Chicago saw 32 more first round matches from the bottom half of the draws – check out the results and roundups
Day One Evening : Qualifiers Chotrani and Singh reach Round Two
Indian qualifiers Veer Chotrani and Anahat Singh are through to the second round of the World Championships for the first time
Day One Afternoon : Whitlock Halts Ho as Play Begins
Wales’ Emily Whitlock scored her first World Champs win win since 2022 as she upset Hong Kong’s Tomato Ho as the event began today in Chicago
Day One: Round One begins at UCC
Day one as 64 players get their campaigns underway in the biggest event on the calendar – check out the results plus afternoon and evening roundups
Tournament Preview
The biggest event in professional squash is only one day away as the 24/25 PSA World Championships presented by the Walter Family gets underway tomorrow from Chicago, Illinois, USA
‘The Big 3’
Three players have dominated the Women’s game over the last few seasons – let’s take a look at Nouran Gohar, Nour El Sherbini and Hania El Hammamy
“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