Professional Squash Association (PSA) World Championship. That’s it At the Palm Hills Club in Giza, Egypt, on Saturday, May 16, with two exciting Egyptian finals that witnessed both… Depth of Egyptian squash The intensity of competition is at the highest level in the sport.
In the women’s final, Amina Arfi overcome Eight-time world champion Nour El Sherbini in a marathon of one hour and 46 minutes of action that is said to be the longest women’s match in the history of the PSA World Championship.
After losing the opening set 6-11, Orvi beat The second 11-6 and he won the third 11-9 to change the momentum in a match that carried the weight of a potential ninth world title for El-Sherbini.
El-Sherbini reorganized his ranks in the fourth set to win 7-11, then the match moved to the decisive fifth set, which Arfi won 14-12.
It became customary smaller The only player in history to win a women’s world title, and at just 18 years old, she also became the first player to hold both the junior and senior world titles at the same time.
In an interview after the match, Arfi described Being “speechless” she stressed the work she had put in, stating that although she felt good about the progress she had made earlier in the season, when the pressure was greater, she knew she could improve.
Orvi too to talk On confidence and the psychological advantage of having “the least amount of pressure,” adding that once she chose to stick to her game plan, the decisive moments came through maintaining her composure and minimizing mistakes.
In the men’s final, world No. 1 and top seed Mustafa Assal defended his world title with a three-game win over first-time finalist Youssef Ibrahim.
Asal’s 11-4, 11-1, 12-10 victory confirmed his position as world number one, while Ibrahim’s run to the final (despite playing through injury) demonstrated the true competitive nature of the tournament.
he Credit Ibrahim showed extraordinary courage, and pointed out that the shoulder injury he suffered did not prevent him from reaching the final, describing him as a “super” competitor and a close friend who has common roots in junior tournaments.
With two titles won in back-to-back national finals, Arfi’s historic five-set win and Assal’s dominant title defense, the event sent a strong message about Egyptian squash’s current momentum.