Mostafa Asal & Nouran Gohar win 2024 Milwaukee Hong Kong Open titles

Mostafa Asal and Nouran Gohar triumphed in their respective finals of the 2024 Milwaukee Hong Kong Squash Open staged at the spectacular Edinburgh Place venue.

2nd seed Mostafa Asal defeated World No.1 Ali Farag 11-5 4-11 11-8 11-5, whilst Women’s World Champion Nouran Gohar overcame Nour El Sherbini 6-11 11-5 11-9 11-9 to clinch her second Hong Kong Squash Open title to return to World No.1.

Professional Squash Association (PSA) Milwaukee Hong Kong Squash Open 2024, Edinburgh Place, Hong Kong
Men's Final:
[2] Mostafa Asal (EGY) bt [1] Ali Farag (EGY) 11-5 4-11 11-8 11-5

Women's Final:
[2] Nouran Gohar (EGY) bt [1] Nour ElSherbini (EGY) 6-11 11-5 11-9 11-9 (55m)

Men's Semi-Finals:
[1] Ali Farag (EGY) bt [4] Diego Elias (PER) 9-11, 11-7, 11-3, 11-8 (64m)
[2] Mostafa Asal (EGY) bt [8] Joel Makin (WAL) 11-8, 11-3, 11-2 (57m)

Women's Semi-Finals:
[1] Nour ElSherbini (EGY) bt [4] Olivia Weaver (USA) 13-11, 9-2 ret. (31m)
[2] Nouran Gohar (EGY) bt [3] Hania El Hammamy (EGY) 11-8, 6-11, 11-8, 11-8 (71m)

Men's Quarter-Finals:
[1] Ali Farag (EGY) bt [6] Mazen Hesham (EGY) 11-6, 11-9, 15-13 (56m)
[4] Diego Elias (PER) bt Youssef Ibrahim (EGY) 8-11, 11-5, 11-8, 11-7 (56m)
[8] Joel Makin (WAL) bt [3] Paul Coll (NZL) 11-6, 11-6, 8-11, 11-4 (74m)
[2] Mostafa Asal (EGY) bt [7] Tarek Momen (EGY) 11-8, 11-6, 11-2 (44m)

Women's Quarter-Finals:
[1] Nour ElSherbini (EGY) bt [8] Rowan Elaraby (EGY) 12-10, 13-11, 11-6 (41m)
[4] Olivia Weaver (USA) bt [5] Nele Coll (BEL) 11-8, 11-5, 11-5 (39m)
[3] Hania El Hammamy (EGY) bt [7] Tinne Gilis (BEL) 11-6, 14-16, 11-4, 11-7 (64m)
[2] Nouran Gohar (EGY) bt Sana Ibrahim (EGY) 11-6, 11-8, 9-11, 5-2 ret. (55m)
 
Men’s 2nd Round:
[1] Ali Farag (EGY) bt Baptiste Masotti (FRA) 11-5, 9-11, 11-5, 11-9 (56m)
[6] Mazen Hesham (EGY) bt Mohamed Zakaria (EGY) 11-4, 10-12, 11-5, 11-6 (58m)
Youssef Ibrahim (EGY) bt [5] Karim Gawad (EGY) 7-11, 11-5, 11-8, 11-8 (53m)
[4] Diego Elias (PER) bt Dimitri Steinmann (SUI) 11-5, 11-8, 11-5 (38m)
[3] Paul Coll (NZL) bt Miguel Rodriguez (COL) 11-6, 11-8, 11-3 (43m)
[8] Joel Makin (WAL) bt Fares Dessouky (EGY) 9-11, 11-9, 11-6, 11-4 (63m)
[7] Tarek Momen (EGY) bt Marwan ElShorbagy (ENG) 6-11, 11-1, 11-7, 11-9 (45m)
[2] Mostafa Asal (EGY) bt Auguste Dussourd (FRA) 11-9, 11-6, 11-4 (54m)

Women’s 2nd Round:
[1] Nour ElSherbini (EGY) bt Satomi Watanabe (JPN) 11-4, 11-9, 11-7 (34m)
[8] Rowan Elaraby (EGY) bt Lisa Aitken (SCO) 11-1, 11-7, 11-7 (30m)
[5] Nele Coll (BEL) bt Sivasangari Subramaniam (MAS) 6-11, 8-11, 11-6, 11-5, 11-7 (71m)
[4] Olivia Weaver (USA) bt Sarah-Jane Perry (ENG) 11-2, 11-7, 11-7 (30m)
[3] Hania El Hammamy (EGY) bt Amanda Sobhy (USA) 12-10, 11-9, 11-7 (36m)
[7] Tinne Gilis (BEL) bt Hollie Naughton (CAN) 11-8, 11-3, 11-5 (23m)
Sana Ibrahim (EGY) bt [6] Georgina Kennedy (ENG) 11-8, 11-9, 5-1 ret. (27m)
[2] Nouran Gohar (EGY) bt Joelle King (NZL) 11-5, 10-12, 11-3, 11-5 (40m)

Men’s 1st Round:
[1] Ali Farag (EGY) bt [WC] Henry Leung (HKG) 7-11, 11-7, 11-5, 11-4 (42m)
Baptiste Masotti (FRA) bt Patrick Rooney (ENG) 11-6, 11-9, 11-7 (24m)
Mohamed Zakaria (EGY) bt Timothy Brownell (USA) 11-2, 11-9, 5-11, 11-9 (60m)
[6] Mazen Hesham (EGY) bt Greg Lobban (SCO) 11-7, 13-11, 11-9 (40m)
[5] Karim Gawad (EGY) bt Raphael Kandra (GER) 11-9, 11-7, 8-11, 11-3 (35m)
Youssef Ibrahim (EGY) bt [WC] Alex Lau (HKG) 9-11, 11-6, 12-10, 11-8 (48m)
Dimitri Steinmann (SUI) bt Mohamed ElShorbagy (ENG) 11-6, 11-4, 11-3 (23m)
[4] Diego Elias (PER) bt Mohamed ElSherbini (EGY) w/o
[3] Paul Coll (NZL) bt Eain Yow Ng (MAS) 11-2, 11-9, 11-6 (42m)
Miguel Rodriguez (COL) bt Iker Pajares Bernabeu (ESP) 7-2 ret.
Fares Dessouky (EGY) bt Nicolas Mueller (SUI) 11-7, 11-5, 11-2 (27m)
[8] Joel Makin (WAL) bt Grégoire Marche (FRA) 11-5, 11-8, 11-3 (45m)
[7] Tarek Momen (EGY) bt Ramit Tandon (IND) 6-11, 11-9, 11-6, 11-4 (39m)
Marwan ElShorbagy (ENG) bt Victor Crouin (FRA) 11-6, 11-7, 11-9 (29m)
Auguste Dussourd (FRA) bt Leandro Romiglio (ARG) 14-12, 11-8, 11-5 (55m)
[2] Mostafa Asal (EGY) bt Leonel Cardenas (MEX) 11-8, 11-5, 11-6 (51m)

Women’s 1st Round:
[1] Nour ElSherbini (EGY) bt Zeina Mickawy (EGY) 11-6, 11-4, 11-9 (32m)
Satomi Watanabe (JPN) bt Lucy Beecroft (ENG) 11-2, 11-3, 11-7 (22m)
Lisa Aitken (SCO) bt Tomato Ho (HKG) 10-12, 11-8, 11-9, 11-4 (48m)
[8] Rowan Elaraby (EGY) bt [WC] Ka Yi Lee (HKG) 11-8, 11-8, 11-4 (27m)
[5] Nele Coll (BEL) bt Aira Azman (MAS) 7-11, 11-13, 11-8, 14-12, 11-7 (58m)
Sivasangari Subramaniam (MAS) bt Fayrouz Aboelkheir (EGY) 11-5, 9-11, 12-10, 9-11, 11-5 (48m)
Sarah-Jane Perry (ENG) bt Rachel Arnold (MAS) 11-9, 6-11, 11-8, 11-6 (34m)
[4] Olivia Weaver (USA) bt Grace Gear (ENG) 11-5, 11-2, 11-9 (28m)
[3] Hania El Hammamy (EGY) bt Hana Ramadan (EGY) 11-9, 11-4, 13-11 (35m)
Amanda Sobhy (USA) bt Jasmine Hutton (ENG) 11-7, 11-6, 11-7 (29m)
Hollie Naughton (CAN) bt Nour Aboulmakarim (EGY) 11-7, 11-8, 9-11, 16-14 (44m)
[7] Tinne Gilis (BEL) bt Emily Whitlock (WAL) 11-1, 11-5, 11-6 (26m)
[6] Georgina Kennedy (ENG) bt Helen Tang (HKG) 11-8, 11-9, 11-6 (24m)
Sana Ibrahim (EGY) bt [WC] Tsz-Wing Tong (HKG) 11-8, 11-6, 11-7 (28m)
Joelle King (NZL) bt Aifa Azman (MAS) 11-7, 11-4, 7-11, 11-7 (36m)
[2] Nouran Gohar (EGY) bt Lucy Turmel (ENG) 11-4, 11-5, 11-7 (41m)

The 2024 Milwaukee Hong Kong Squash Open will be held from the 2nd to 8th December. The opening rounds of the Professional Squash Association (PSA) World Squash Tour Platinum event will be staged at the Hong Kong Squash Centre with the quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals played on an all-glass show court erected at Edinburgh Place.

Reigning Hong Kong squash champions Paul Coll and Hania El Hammamy return as third seeds. Paul Coll, who clinched five PSA World Tour titles last season, has yet to reach a final in the 2024-2025 campaign. Similarly, Hania El Hammamy hasn’t secured a title since her triumph in Hong Kong in 2023.

Egypt’s Ali Farag and Nour ElSherbini have been confirmed as top seeds. Ali Farag, the current World No.1, has endured a tough 2024-25 squash season so far, with losses in both the CIB Egyptian Squash Open and Paris Squash 2024 leaving him without a trophy. In contrast, Nour ElSherbini has been dominant, securing three major PSA World Tour titles with an impressive 16-match unbeaten streak.

Nouran Gohar and Mostafa Asal, seeded second, will be fierce contenders. Mostafa Asal, in outstanding form after winning two major PSA World Tour titles this squash season, has his sights set on a second Hong Kong Squash Open victory. Nouran Gohar, who captured the title in 2016, ended last season with a remarkable 25-match winning streak and five PSA World Tour titles but has been beaten by Nour ElSherbini in her first three events of the 2024-2025 season.

The tournament also features other strong title challengers, including Men’s World Squash Champion Diego Elias and USA’s No.1 Olivia Weaver. Diego Elias, the QTerminals Qatar Squash Classic winner, is pushing for a top three PSA World Ranking, while Olivia Weaver, fresh off her Silicon Valley Squash Open victory, is set to challenge the top three and take a major title.

Hong Kong will also be represented by five home players, hoping to leverage the support of local fans. In the women’s draw, World No.24 Tomato Ho faces Scotland’s Lisa Aitken in the opening round. On the men’s side, wildcards Leung Chi Hin Henry and Tsz Kwan Lau face tough challenges against Farag and Youssef Ibrahim, respectively.

UNSQUASHABLE will be represented at the 2024 Milwaukee Hong Kong Squash Open by Miguel Rodriguez and Iker Pajares Bernabeu who will face each other in the 1st round of the (PSA) World Squash Tour Platinum event.

2024 PSA Milwaukee Hong Kong Squash Open Men’s Draw:
[1] Ali Farag (EGY) v [WC] Leung Chi Hin Henry (HKG)
Baptiste Masotti (FRA) v Patrick Rooney (ENG)
Timothy Brownell (USA) v Mohamad Zakaria (EGY)
Greg Lobban (SCO) v [6] Mazen Hesham (EGY)
[5] Karim Gawad (EGY) v Raphael Kandra (GER)
Youssef Ibrahim (EGY) v [WC] Tsz Kwan Lau (HKG)
Dimitri Steinmann (SUI) v Mohamed Elshorbagy (ENG)
Mohamed ElSherbini (EGY) v [4] Diego Elias (PER)
[3] Paul Coll (NZL) v Eain Yow Ng (MAS)
Iker Pajares Bernabeu (ESP) v Miguel Rodriguez (COL)
Fares Dessouky (EGY) v Nicolas Mueller (SUI)
Gregoire Marche (FRA) v [8] Joel Makin (WAL)
[7] Tarek Momen (EGY) v Ramit Tandon (IND)
Marwan Elshorbagy (ENG) v Victor Crouin (FRA)
Auguste Dussourd (FRA) v Leandro Romiglio (ARG)
Leonel Cardenas (MEX) v [2] Mostafa Asal (EGY)

2024 PSA Milwaukee Hong Kong Squash Open Women’s Draw:
[1] Nour ElSherbini (EGY) v Zeina Mickawy (EGY)
Lucy Beecroft (ENG) v Satomi Watanabe (JPN)
Lisa Aitken (SCO) v Tomato Ho (HKG)
[WC] Ka Yi Lee (HKG) v [8] Rowan Elaraby (EGY)
[5] Nele Coll (BEL) v Hana Moataz (EGY)
Sivasangari Subramaniam (MAS) v Fayrouz Aboelkheir (EGY)
Sarah-Jane Perry (ENG) v Rachel Arnold (MAS)
Tesni Murphy (WAL) v [4] Olivia Weaver (USA)
[3] Hania El Hammamy (EGY) v Sabrina Sobhy (USA)
Jasmine Hutton (ENG) v Amanda Sobhy (USA)
Amina Orfi (EGY) v Hollie Naughton (CAN)
Salma Hany (EGY) v [7] Tinne Gilis (BEL)
[6] Georgina Kennedy (ENG) v Malak Khafagy (EGY)
[WC] Tsz-Wing Tong (HKG) v Sana Ibrahim (EGY)
Joelle King (NZL) v Nada Abbas (EGY)
Lucy Turmel (ENG) v [2] Nouran Gohar (EGY)