Mostafa Asal & Nouran Gohar win inaugural PSA Palm Hills Squash Open

Mostafa Asal and Nouran Gohar were crowned champions at the first-ever PSA Palm Hills Squash Open staged at the Golf Central Mall in Giza, Egypt after the World No.1s registered victories over Karim Abdel Gawad and Satomi Watanabe respectively.

Fresh from capturing his maiden PSA World Squash Championship in Chicago, Mostafa Asal extended his unbeaten run on the PSA World Squash Tour to nineteen matches, securing a fourth consecutive title with a resilient 10-12 11-5 11-9 11-6 victory over fellow Egyptian Karim Abdel Gawad.

In the women's final, Noran Gohar continued her remarkable form, clinching her sixth PSA World Squash Tour title of the 2024–25 squash season with a commanding 11-5 11-5 11-4 over Satomi Watanabe in win in just 38 minutes.

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2025 Professional Squash Association (PSA) Palm Hills Squash Open, Golf Central Mall, Giza, Egypt
Men’s Final:
[1] Mostafa Asal (EGY) bt [3] Karim Gawad (EGY) 10-12, 11-5, 11-9, 11-6 (73m)

Women’s Final:
[1] Nouran Gohar (EGY) bt [3] Satomi Watanabe (JPN) 11-5, 11-5, 11-4 (38m)

Men’s Semi-Finals:
[1] Mostafa Asal (EGY) bt [4] Youssef Soliman (EGY) 11-3, 11-1, 7-0 ret. (29m)
[3] Karim Gawad (EGY) bt [2] Tarek Momen (EGY) 11-9, 11-8, 11-6 (45m)

Women’s Semi-Finals:
[1] Nouran Gohar (EGY) bt [6] Fayrouz Aboelkheir (EGY) 11-9, 11-4, 11-5 (35m)
[3] Satomi Watanabe (JPN) bt [2] Amina Orfi (EGY) 7-11, 11-8, 11-9, 11-8 (54m) 

Men’s Quarter-Finals:
[1] Mostafa Asal (EGY) bt [8] Mohamed Abouelghar (EGY) 11-7, 10-12, 13-11, 11-4 (78m)
[4] Youssef Soliman (EGY) bt Karim El Hammamy (EGY) 11-7, 11-5, 11-5 (50m)
[3] Karim Gawad (EGY) bt [6] Dimitri Steinmann (SUI) 11-7, 11-8, 11-7 (39m)
[2] Tarek Momen (EGY) bt [7] Mohamed Zakaria (EGY) 11-8, 13-15, 11-3, 6-11, 11-8 (106m)

Women’s Quarter-Finals:
[1] Nouran Gohar (EGY) bt [5] Nada Abbas (EGY) 9-11, 11-9, 11-5, 11-8 (60m)
[6] Fayrouz Aboelkheir (EGY) bt [4] Nele Gilis-Coll (BEL) 9-11, 11-5, 5-11, 11-3, 11-8 (73m)
[3] Satomi Watanabe (JPN) bt [8] Farida Mohamed (EGY) 11-6, 14-12, 11-5 (33m)
[2] Amina Orfi (EGY) bt [7] Salma Hany (EGY) 12-10, 11-9, 5-2 ret. (49m)
 
Men’s 2nd Round:
[1] Mostafa Asal (EGY) bt [9/16] Ramit Tandon (IND) 11-2, 11-5, 11-2 (34m)
[8] Mohamed Abouelghar (EGY) bt [9/16] Raphael Kandra (GER) 11-6, 11-7, 11-6 (32m)
Karim El Hammamy (EGY) bt [5] Fares Dessouky (EGY) 11-8, 3-11, 11-3, 11-5 (64m)
[4] Youssef Soliman (EGY) bt Yahya Elnawasany (EGY) 11-4, 11-8, 11-8 (40m)
[3] Karim Gawad (EGY) bt [9/16] Adrian Waller (ENG) 11-5, 11-5, 7-11, 11-6 (33m)
[6] Dimitri Steinmann (SUI) bt [9/16] Curtis Malik (ENG) 11-3, 11-5, 6-11, 4-11, 11-1 (66m)
[7] Mohamed Zakaria (EGY) bt [9/16] Mohamed ElSherbini (EGY) 11-9, 11-6, 11-6 (46m)
[2] Tarek Momen (EGY) bt Bernat Jaume (ESP) 6-11, 11-8, 11-7, 12-10 (51m)

Women’s 2nd Round:
[1] Nouran Gohar (EGY) bt [9/16] Malak Khafagy (EGY) 11-8, 11-2, 11-5 (33m)
[5] Nada Abbas (EGY) bt [9/16] Tomato Ho (HKG) 11-4, 11-2, 11-6 (23m)
[6] Fayrouz Aboelkheir (EGY) bt [9/16] Mélissa Alves (FRA) 11-7, 11-6, 11-3 (25m)
[4] Nele Gilis-Coll (BEL) bt Kenzy Ayman (EGY) 12-10, 11-5, 12-10 (46m)
[3] Satomi Watanabe (JPN) bt [9/16] Hana Ramadan (EGY) 11-9, 11-3, 11-4 (26m)
[8] Farida Mohamed (EGY) bt [9/16] Hana Moataz (EGY) 11-5, 4-11, 9-11, 11-9, 11-5 (45m)
[7] Salma Hany (EGY) bt [9/16] Zeina Mickawy (EGY) 11-8, 11-5, 9-11, 11-6 (49m)
[2] Amina Orfi (EGY) bt [9/16] Mariam Metwally (EGY) 11-6, 11-2, 11-7 (33m)

Men’s 1st Round:
[1] Mostafa Asal (EGY) bye
[9/16] Ramit Tandon (IND) bt Leandro Romiglio (ARG) 11-4, 11-8, 11-5 (43m)
[9/16] Raphael Kandra (GER) bt [WC] Eiad Daoud (EGY) 11-8, 11-3, 11-8 (34m)
[8] Mohamed Abouelghar (EGY) bye
[5] Fares Dessouky (EGY) bye
Karim El Hammamy (EGY) bt [9/16] Iker Pajares Bernabeu (ESP) 7-11, 11-6, 11-3, 3-0 ret. (56m)
Yahya Elnawasany (EGY) bt [9/16] Balazs Farkas (HUN) 13-11, 11-8, 11-5 (34m)
[4] Youssef Soliman (EGY) bye
[3] Karim Gawad (EGY) bye
[9/16] Adrian Waller (ENG) bt Omar Mosaad (EGY) 11-7, 11-5, 11-3 (29m)
[9/16] Curtis Malik (ENG) bt Henry Leung (HKG) 12-10, 11-8, 10-12, 8-11, 11-6 (68m)
[6] Dimitri Steinmann (SUI) bye
[7] Mohamed Zakaria (EGY) bye
[9/16] Mohamed ElSherbini (EGY) bt [WC] Mohamed Gohar (EGY) 11-8, 7-11, 11-9, 11-6 (53m)
Bernat Jaume (ESP) bt [9/16] Nathan Lake (ENG)     11-2, 8-1 ret. (13m)
[2] Tarek Momen (EGY) bye

Women’s 1st Round:
[1] Nouran Gohar (EGY) bye
[9/16] Malak Khafagy (EGY) bt [WC] Habiba Hani (EGY) 7-11, 11-5, 11-6, 11-7 (38m)
[9/16] Tomato Ho (HKG) bt Menna Hamed (EGY) 11-7, 11-6, 11-2 (27m)
[5] Nada Abbas (EGY) bye
[6] Fayrouz Aboelkheir (EGY) bye
[9/16] Mélissa Alves (FRA) bt [WC] Ruqayya Salem (EGY) 13-11, 11-6, 11-7 (35m)
Kenzy Ayman (EGY) bt [9/16] Salma Eltayeb (EGY) 12-10, 11-7, 11-6 (23m)
[4] Nele Gilis-Coll (BEL) bye
[3] Satomi Watanabe (JPN) bye
[9/16] Hana Ramadan (EGY) bt Emily Whitlock (WAL) 11-6, 12-10, 10-12, 12-10 (57m)
[9/16] Hana Moataz (EGY) bt Nour Aboulmakarim (EGY) 11-5, 7-11, 11-7, 11-6 (42m)
[8] Farida Mohamed (EGY) bye
[7] Salma Hany (EGY) bye
[9/16] Zeina Mickawy (EGY) bt Nadine Shahin (EGY) 11-6, 8-11, 6-11, 11-4, 11-6 (43m)
[9/16] Mariam Metwally (EGY) bt Marie Stéphan (FRA) 11-4, 11-8, 11-5 (29m)
[2] Amina Orfi (EGY) bye

The 2025 Professional Squash Association (PSA) Palm Hills Squash Open will be held at the Golf Central Mall in Giza, Egypt from the 22nd to 27th May and will feature UNSQUASHABLE player Iker Pajares Bernabeu.

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