2025 Open Squash Classic

The Professional Squash Association (PSA) have released the draws for the 2025 Open Squash Classic which returns to New York from the 5th to 9th October.

Defending champions Marwan ElShorbagy and Farida Mohamed as the tournament welcomes a total of 48 players.

The 2024 Open Squash Classic saw Marwan ElShorbagy overcome France’s Victor Crouin in the men’s final, while Farida Mohamed prevailed over Hong Kong’s Ka Yi Lee in the women's final.  Both players arrive once again as leading contenders, with their seeding positions pointing towards deep runs.

World No.5 Marwan ElShorbagy heads the men’s draw and could be on course for a repeat of last year’s final, with Victor Crouin seeded to lead the opposite half. The Englishman’s path, however, is far from straightforward. His section of the draw includes No.4 seed Leonel Cardenas, No.5 seed Gregoire Marche, and No.7 seed Mohamed ElSherbini. Leonel Cardenas, Mexico’s top-ranked player, will be full of confidence following a breakout 2024/25 season in which he broke into the world’s top 15 and collected titles at the Manchester Squash Open and Cambridge Group of Clubs Squash Classic.

Victor Crouin, seeded No.2, is projected to meet Malaysia’s Eain Yow Ng in the semi-finals. The pair, currently ranked 11 and 12 in the world respectively, produced one of the matches of the 2024 season in Singapore, where Ng edged a 107-minute thriller 20-18 in the deciding game. Adding further intrigue to the bottom half of the draw are former British Squash Open Champion Miguel Rodriguez, seeded No.6, and India’s Ramit Tandon, seeded No.8.

In the women’s event, Farida Mohamed returns as No.4 seed in her bid to capture back-to-back titles. The 23-year-old is seeded to face Scotland’s Georgia Adderley in the quarter-finals before a potential clash with rising Egyptian star Fayrouz Aboelkheir in the semis.

World No.12 Nada Abbas leads the women’s draw as top seed and will target a first World Tour trophy to add to her four PSA World Squash Tour titles. The 25-year-old, who reached the quarter-finals of the 2025 PSA World Squash Championships, opens against either Marta Dominguez or Saran Nghiem before a possible last-eight meeting with compatriot Hana Moataz. Fellow Egyptians Salma Hany (No.3 seed) and Malak Khafagy (No.7 seed) also feature in a packed top half.

The 2025 Open Squash Classic will be staged at Open Squash FiDi in New York City, USA from the 5th to 9th October.

For the latest match updates as they happen and details of how to watch live, visit: psasquashtour.com

UNSQUASHABLE will be represented at the 2025 Open Squash Classic by Miguel Rodriguez and Nick Wall.

2024 PSA Open Squash Classic Results: www.InternationalSquashMagazine.com

Men’s Draw:
[1] Marwan ElShorbagy (ENG) [bye]
[WC] Pedro Gomes (BRA) v Nick Wall (ENG)
Kareem El Torkey (EGY) v Melvil Scianimanico (FRA)
[7] Mohamed ElSherbini (EGY) [bye]
[5] Gregoire Marche (FRA) [bye]
Noor Zaman (PAK) v Bernat Jaume (ESP)
Velavan Senthilkumar (IND) v Muhammad Ashab Irfan (PAK)
[4] Leonel Cardenas (MEX) [bye]
[3] Eain Yow Ng (MAS) [bye]
Simon Herbert (ENG) v Nathan Lake (ENG)
Moustafa Elsirty (EGY) v Leandro Romiglio (ARG)
[6] Miguel Rodriguez (COL) [bye]
[8] Ramit Tandon (IND) [bye]
[WC] Yaseen Shalaby (USA) v Adrian Waller (ENG)
Abhay Singh (IND) v Veer Chotrani (IND)
[2] Victor Crouin (FRA) [bye]

Women’s Draw:
[1] Nada Abbas (EGY) [bye]
Marta Dominguez (ESP) v Saran Nghiem (ENG)
Nour Heikal (EGY) v Millie Tomlinson (ENG)
[8] Hana Moataz (EGY) [bye]
[7] Malak Khafagy (EGY) [bye]
Cindy Merlo (SUI) v Habiba Hani (EGY)
Nicole Bunyan (CAN) v Emilia Soini (FIN)
[3] Salma Hany (EGY) [bye]
[4] Farida Mohamed (EGY) [bye]
Hannah Craig (IRL) v Alicia Mead (ENG)
Menna Hamed (EGY) v Xin Ying Yee (MAS)
[5] Georgia Adderley (SCO) [bye]
[6] Lucy Turmel (ENG) [bye]
Alina Bushma (UKR) v Lucy Beecroft (ENG)
Aifa Azman (MAS) v Akanksha Salunkhe (IND)
[2] Fayrouz Aboelkheir (EGY) [bye]