Ali Farag & Nouran Gohar win 2025 PSA Cotidie Texas Squash Open titles
February 19 2025
Ali Farag and Nouran Gohar won the 2025 Cotidie Texas Squash Open titles at the Houston Squash Club in the USA with victories over Mostafa Asal and Hania El Hammamy respectively.
The men’s final offered Mostafa Asal the opportunity to regain the men’s World No.1 ranking, but the eagerly anticipated showdown ended in anti-climax with the 23-year-old forced to mid-way through the second game.
Ali Farag, who was crowned Texas Squash Open Champion in both 2022 and 2024 but had lost his three previous encounters with his young compatriot claimed the opening game 11-9 before Mostafa Asal, clutching his lower leg, conceded the match mid-way through the second game.
Despite much of the pre-match speculation ahead of the women’s final focused on the severity of Nouran Gohar’s knee injury, the World No.1 gained revenge over Hania El Hammamy for her loss at the J.P. Morgan Tournament of Champions in New York with a spirited 64-minute 11-8 5-11 11-6 11-9 victory.
2025 PSA Cotidie Texas Squash Open, Houston Squash Club, Houston, Texas, USA
Men's Final:
[1] Ali Farag (EGY) bt [2] Mostafa Asal (EGY) 11-9, 11-4 ret. (33m)
2025 PSA Cotidie Texas Squash Open, Houston Squash Club, Houston, Texas, USA
Women's Final:
[1] Nouran Gohar (EGY) bt [3] Hania El Hammamy (EGY) 11-8, 5-11, 11-6, 11-9 (64m)
2025 PSA Cotidie Texas Squash Open, Houston Squash Club, Houston, Texas, USA
Men's Semi-Finals:
[1] Ali Farag (EGY) bt [7] Victor Crouin (FRA) 11-5, 3-11, 11-8, 11-8 (51m)
[2] Mostafa Asal (EGY) bt [6] Marwan ElShorbagy (ENG) 11-5, 11-2, 11-1 (31m)
2025 PSA Cotidie Texas Squash Open, Houston Squash Club, Houston, Texas, USA
Women's Semi-Finals:
[1] Nouran Gohar (EGY) bt [4] Tinne Gilis (BEL) 11-8, 11-7, 11-6 (34m)
[3] Hania El Hammamy (EGY) bt [2] Nour ElSherbini (EGY) 11-8, 11-8, 11-8 (42m)
2025 PSA Cotidie Texas Squash Open, Houston Squash Club, Houston, Texas, USA
Men's Quarter-Finals:
[1] Ali Farag (EGY) bt [8] Eain Yow Ng (MAS) 11-6, 11-7, 11-8 (38m)
[7] Victor Crouin (FRA) bt [9/16] Grégoire Marche (FRA) 11-4, 10-12, 11-6, 11-4 (62m)
[6] Marwan ElShorbagy (ENG) bt [3] Joel Makin (WAL) 9-11, 8-11, 11-7, 11-5, 11-8 (80m)
[2] Mostafa Asal (EGY) bt [9/16] Aly Abou Eleinen (EGY) 9-11, 11-9, 11-9, 5-11, 11-7 (91m)
2025 PSA Cotidie Texas Squash Open, Houston Squash Club, Houston, Texas, USA
Women's Quarter-Finals:
[1] Nouran Gohar (EGY) bt [6] Salma Hany (EGY) 12-10, 14-12, 11-6 (40m)
[4] Tinne Gilis (BEL) bt [8] Nada Abbas (EGY) 11-9, 8-11, 4-11, 11-4, 11-8 (61m)
[3] Hania El Hammamy (EGY) bt [7] Farida Mohamed (EGY) 11-3, 11-7, 11-6 (29m)
[2] Nour ElSherbini (EGY) bt [5] Rowan Elaraby (EGY) 12-10, 11-5, 11-4 (36m)
2025 PSA Cotidie Texas Squash Open, Houston Squash Club, Houston, Texas, USA
Men’s 2nd Round:
[1] Ali Farag (EGY) bt [9/16] Youssef Ibrahim (EGY) 12-10, 9-11, 11-5, 6-11, 11-6 (93m)
[8] Eain Yow Ng (MAS) bt Curtis Malik (ENG) 11-3, 11-5, 11-7 (44m)
[7] Victor Crouin (FRA) bt Nathan Lake (ENG) 11-9, 11-5, 11-7 (43m)
[9/16] Grégoire Marche (FRA) bt [4] Mohamed ElShorbagy (ENG) 12-10, 11-4, 14-12 (46m)
[3] Joel Makin (WAL) bt [9/16] Raphael Kandra (GER) 11-4, 11-1, 11-6 (34m)
[6] Marwan ElShorbagy (ENG) bt [9/16] Nicolas Mueller (SUI) w/o
[9/16] Aly Abou Eleinen (EGY) bt [5] Youssef Soliman (EGY) 11-8, 11-1, 11-5 (43m)
[2] Mostafa Asal (EGY) bt [9/16] Mohamed Abouelghar (EGY) 12-10, 11-4, 11-6 (52m)
2025 PSA Cotidie Texas Squash Open, Houston Squash Club, Houston, Texas, USA
Women’s 2nd Round:
[1] Nouran Gohar (EGY) bt [9/16] Tesni Murphy (WAL) 11-4, 11-4, 11-7 (29m)
[6] Salma Hany (EGY) bt [9/16] Lucy Beecroft (ENG) 11-5, 11-9, 11-9 (33m)
[8] Nada Abbas (EGY) bt Nadine Shahin (EGY) 11-8, 11-2, 11-3 (23m)
[4] Tinne Gilis (BEL) bt [9/16] Hana Moataz (EGY) 7-11, 11-4, 11-2, 7-11, 11-4 (43m)
[3] Hania El Hammamy (EGY) bt [9/16] Lucy Turmel (ENG) 11-4, 8-11, 11-2, 11-5 (48m)
[7] Farida Mohamed (EGY) bt Ka Yi Lee (HKG) 11-8, 11-7, 11-5 (24m)
[5] Rowan Elaraby (EGY) bt [9/16] Mariam Metwally (EGY) 11-7, 11-7, 11-8 (27m)
[2] Nour ElSherbini (EGY) bt [9/16] Sana Ibrahim (EGY) 11-8, 4-11, 11-6, 11-4 (36m)
2025 PSA Cotidie Texas Squash Open, Houston Squash Club, Houston, Texas, USA
Men’s 1st Round:
[1] Ali Farag (EGY) bye
[9/16] Youssef Ibrahim (EGY) bt [WC] Muhammad Ashab Irfan (PAK) 12-14, 11-3, 11-8, 12-10 (47m)
Curtis Malik (ENG) bt [9/16] Ramit Tandon (IND) 10-12, 11-6, 8-11, 11-1, 11-6 (61m)
[8] Eain Yow Ng (MAS) bye
[7] Victor Crouin (FRA) bye
Nathan Lake (ENG) bt [9/16] Timothy Brownell (USA) 9-11, 11-5, 11-7, 11-6 (57m)
[9/16] Grégoire Marche (FRA) bt Juan Vargas (COL) 11-3, 8-11, 11-5, 11-6 (44m)
[4] Mohamed ElShorbagy (ENG) bye
[3] Joel Makin (WAL) bye
[9/16] Raphael Kandra (GER) bt Auguste Dussourd (FRA) 11-4, 11-7, 13-11 (42m)
[9/16] Nicolas Mueller (SUI) bt [WC] Salman Khalil (EGY) 11-7, 11-3, 11-5 (26m)
[6] Marwan ElShorbagy (ENG) bye
[5] Youssef Soliman (EGY) bye
[9/16] Aly Abou Eleinen (EGY) bt Bernat Jaume (ESP) 11-5, 11-3, 11-2 (29m)
[9/16] Mohamed Abouelghar (EGY) bt Balazs Farkas (HUN) 14-12, 11-6, 11-3 (35m)
[2] Mostafa Asal (EGY) bye
2025 PSA Cotidie Texas Squash Open, Houston Squash Club, Houston, Texas, USA
Women’s 1st Round:
[1] Nouran Gohar (EGY) bye
[9/16] Tesni Murphy (WAL) bt Grace Gear (ENG) 13-11, 8-11, 11-7, 10-12, 11-8 (64m)
[9/16] Lucy Beecroft (ENG) bt [WC] Zaina Zaidi (PAK) 11-5, 11-5, 11-6 (20m)
[6] Salma Hany (EGY) bye
[8] Nada Abbas (EGY) bye
Nadine Shahin (EGY) bt [9/16] Salma Eltayeb (EGY) 11-6, 11-3, 11-3 (15m)
[9/16] Hana Moataz (EGY) bt Kenzy Ayman (EGY) 11-8, 11-8, 8-11, 11-5 (34m)
[4] Tinne Gilis (BEL) bye
[3] Hania El Hammamy (EGY) bye
[9/16] Lucy Turmel (ENG) bt [WC] Madison Ho (USA) 11-3, 11-7, 11-6 (25m)
Ka Yi Lee (HKG) bt [9/16] Malak Khafagy (EGY) 11-4, 11-7, 7-11, 11-7 (31m)
[7] Farida Mohamed (EGY) bye
[5] Rowan Elaraby (EGY) bye
[9/16] Mariam Metwally (EGY) bt Menna Hamed (EGY) 11-7, 11-5, 11-6 (32m)
[9/16] Sana Ibrahim (EGY) bt Nour Aboulmakarim (EGY) 11-8, 11-8, 11-6 (33m)
[2] Nour ElSherbini (EGY) bye