Mostafa Asal & Hania El Hammamy Crowned 2025 Comcast Business U.S. Open Champions

Mostafa Asal and Hania El Hammamy claimed the 2025 Comcast Business U.S. Open titles in Philadelphia after producing commanding straight-game victories over Paul Coll and Amina Orfi respectively on finals night at the Arlen Specter US Squash Center. Both champions completed their title winning runs without dropping a game all week, underlining their dominance at the PSA World Tour Platinum event.

World No.1 Mostafa Asal captured the men's title with an emphatic 11-9 11-3 11-3 win over No.2 seed Paul Coll, avenging his recent defeat to the New Zealander in the final of last month’s Qatar Squash Classic.

Asal edged a competitive opening game 11-9 before taking full control of the 58-minute contest. The Egyptian struck with precision and purpose, combining relentless pace and crisp hitting into the front corners to keep Coll under constant pressure.

With the ball softening and conditions slowing after the first game, Asal adapted superbly, lengthening the rallies and finding his targets consistently as Coll struggled to counter the World Champion’s depth and accuracy.

In the women’s final, World No.2 Hania El Hammamy captured her first U.S. Squash Open crown with a composed 11-9 12-10 12-10 victory over teenage compatriot Amina Orfi, extending her winning streak on the PSA World Squash Tour to 15 matches and securing a third consecutive major title of the 2025/26 squash season.

The 25-year-old No.2 seed showed her trademark athleticism and tactical intelligence throughout, using deft lobs and intelligent variations to disrupt her opponent's rhythm and attacking flow. Despite Orfi’s spirited resistance, El Hammamy held her nerve in the crucial moments of each game to seal an impressive 57-minute victory.

The result moves El Hammamy to within striking distance of World No.1 Nouran Gohar at the top of the PSA Women's World Rankings and adds a 17th career title to her growing collection.

The 2025 Comcast Business U.S. Squash Open was staged at the Arlen Specter US Squash Center in Philadelphia, USA from the 19th–25th October. For more information and details of how to watch match highlights, visit: psasquashtour.com

2025 Comcast Business US Squash Open, Arlen Specter US Squash Center, Philadelphia, USA
Men's Final:
[1] Mostafa Asal (EGY) bt [2] Paul Coll (NZL) 11-9 11-3 11-3 (58m)

Women's Final:
[2] Hania El Hammamy (EGY) bt [4] Amina Orfi (EGY) 11-9 12-10 12-10 (57m)

Men's Semi-Finals:
[1] Mostafa Asal (EGY) bt [8] Youssef Ibrahim (EGY) 11-5, 11-5, 11-4 (44m)
[2] Paul Coll (NZL) bt [4] Karim Gawad (EGY) 11-2, 11-1, 11-1 (25m)

Women's Semi-Finals:
[2] Hania El Hammamy (EGY) bt [3] Olivia Weaver (USA) 11-7, 11-6, 11-9 (46m)
[4] Amina Orfi (EGY) bt [1] Nour ElSherbini (EGY) 13-11, 10-12, 11-3, 11-9 (60m)

Men's Quarter-Finals:
[1] Mostafa Asal (EGY) bt Curtis Malik (ENG) 11-6, 11-5, 11-6 (42m)
[8] Youssef Ibrahim (EGY) bt [3] Joel Makin (WAL) 12-10, 11-8, 7-11, 11-8 (72m)
[4] Karim Gawad (EGY) bt Mohamad Zakaria (EGY) 14-12, 11-7, 3-11, 7-11, 11-5 (81m)
[2] Paul Coll (NZL) bt Baptiste Masotti (FRA) 11-3, 11-5, 11-3 (41m)

Women's Quarter-Finals:
[2] Hania El Hammamy (EGY) bt [5] Satomi Watanabe (JPN) 11-6, 11-3, 11-4 (30m)
[3] Olivia Weaver (USA) bt [9/16] Sana Ibrahim (EGY) 11-3, 11-6, 11-5 (31m)
[4] Amina Orfi (EGY) bt [6] Tinne Gilis (BEL) 11-5, 11-9, 11-6 (42m)
[1] Nour ElSherbini (EGY) bt [8] Amanda Sobhy (USA) 11-5, 11-3, 11-4 (24m)

Men's 2nd Round:
[1] Mostafa Asal (EGY) bt Timothy Brownell (USA) 11-6, 11-5, 11-6 (38m)
Curtis Malik (ENG) bt Dimitri Steinmann (SUI) 5-11, 12-10, 13-11, 6-11, 11-7 (82m)
[8] Youssef Ibrahim (EGY) bt Juan Vargas (COL) 11-7, 11-8, 11-2 (32m)
[3] Joel Makin (WAL) bt Abhay Singh (IND) 11-2, 11-5, 11-4 (38m)
[4] Karim Gawad (EGY) bt. Fares Dessouky (EGY) 11-9, 11-4, 8-11, 11-8 (53m)
Mohamad Zakaria (EGY) bt. [6] Youssef Soliman (EGY) 11-6, 11-8, 11-7 (57m)
Baptiste Masotti (FRA) bt. [7] Aly Abou Eleinen (EGY) 11-3, 12-10, 11-9 (47m)
[2] Paul Coll (NZL) bt. Jonah Bryant (ENG) 11-6, 11-1, 11-7 (40m)

Women's 2nd Round:
[2] Hania El Hammamy (EGY) bt Lucy Beecroft (ENG) 11-7, 11-5, 11-7 (29m)
[5] Satomi Watanabe (JPN) bt Hollie Naughton (CAN) 11-5, 6-11, 9-11, 11-3, 11-9 (49m)
[9/16] Sana Ibrahim (EGY) bt [7] Sivasangari Subramaniam (MAS) 13-11, 10-12, 11-9, 12-10 (64m)
[3] Olivia Weaver (USA) bt [9/16] Fayrouz Aboelkheir (EGY) 6-11, 11-5, 11-6, 8-11, 11-6 (54m)
[4] Amina Orfi (EGY) bt. Hana Moataz (EGY) 11-5, 11-8, 11-7 (36m)
[6] Tinne Gilis (BEL) bt. Jasmine Hutton (ENG) 11-6, 10-12, 11-5 ret. (37m)
[8] Amanda Sobhy (USA) bt. Sabrina Sobhy (USA) 7-11, 11-2, 11-8, 11-6 (43m)
[1] Nour ElSherbini (EGY) bt. Marina Stefanoni (USA) 11-8, 11-2, 14-12 (30m)

Men's 1st Round:
[1] Mostafa Asal (EGY) bt Nicolas Mueller (SUI) 11-5, 11-5, 11-6 (31m)
Timothy Brownell (USA) bt [WC] Alexander Dartnell (USA) 13-11, 11-3, 11-2 (33m)
Dimitri Steinmann (SUI) bt Sébastien Bonmalais (FRA) 11-7, 11-9, 4-11, 11-8 (47m)
Curtis Malik (ENG) bt [5] Mohamed ElShorbagy (ENG) 5-11, 11-7, 11-9, 6-11, 11-2 (62m)
[8] Youssef Ibrahim (EGY) bt Kareem El Torkey (EGY) 11-6, 4-11, 11-8, 6-11, 11-7 (66m)
Juan Vargas (COL) bt [WC] Salim Khan (USA) 11-8, 11-13, 11-5, 11-4 (55m)
Abhay Singh (IND) bt Mohamed ElSherbini (EGY) 11-8, 4-11, 4-11, 11-6, 11-5 (62m)
[3] Joel Makin (WAL) bt Greg Lobban (SCO) 11-7, 11-1, 11-6 (43m)
[4] Karim Gawad (EGY) bt Mohamed Abouelghar (EGY) 5-11, 11-8, 11-5, 11-9 (54m)
Fares Dessouky (EGY) bt Raphael Kandra (GER) 7-11, 9-11, 11-4, 11-6, 11-1 (50m)
Mohamad Zakaria (EGY) bt Iker Pajares Bernabeu (ESP) 11-7, 11-6, 11-1 (29m)
[6] Youssef Soliman (EGY) bt Grégoire Marche (FRA) 11-4, 11-8, 11-5 (40m)
[7] Aly Abou Eleinen (EGY) bt Bernat Jaume (ESP) 11-5, 11-9, 11-4 (30m)
Baptiste Masotti (FRA) bt Miguel Rodriguez (COL) 11-6, 12-10, 4-11, 11-8 (50m)
Jonah Bryant (ENG) bt Mazen Hesham (EGY) 11-4, 11-1, 12-10 (45m)
[2] Paul Coll (NZL) bt Ramit Tandon (IND) 11-5, 11-9, 11-7 (42m)

Women's 1st Round:
[2] Hania El Hammamy (EGY) bt Aifa Azman (MAS) 11-2, 11-5, 11-8 (24m)
Lucy Beecroft (ENG) bt Mariam Metwally (EGY) 8-11, 11-9, 11-8, 11-6 (43m)
Hollie Naughton (CAN) bt Hana Ramadan (EGY) 11-7, 14-12, 12-10 (33m)
[5] Satomi Watanabe (JPN) bt Zeina Mickawy (EGY) 11-3, 11-9, 11-9 (30m)
[7] Sivasangari Subramaniam (MAS) bt Kenzy Ayman (EGY) 11-4, 11-9, 11-9 (21m)
[9/16] Sana Ibrahim (EGY) bt Malak Khafagy (EGY) 11-9, 11-8, 11-9 (44m)
[9/16] Fayrouz Aboelkheir (EGY) bt [9/16] Rachel Arnold (MAS) 11-7, 11-7, 11-9 (29m)
[3] Olivia Weaver (USA) bt [9/16] Farida Mohamed (EGY) 12-10, 11-8, 11-2 (27m)
[4] Amina Orfi (EGY) bt [9/16] Nele Gilis (BEL) 9-11, 11-7, 8-11, 11-2, 11-4 (87m)
Hana Moataz (EGY) bt [9/16] Tesni Murphy (WAL) 7-11, 6-11, 11-7, 11-7, 11-7 (50m)
[9/16] Jasmine Hutton (ENG) bt [WC] Lucie Stefanoni (USA) 11-5, 11-9, 11-7 (25m)
[6] Tinne Gilis (BEL) bt Tomato Ho (HKG) 11-4, 11-7, 11-4 (25m)
[8] Amanda Sobhy (USA) bt [9/16] Mélissa Alves (FRA) 11-8, 11-4, 11-1 (30m)
[WC] Sabrina Sobhy (USA) bt Ka Yi Lee (HKG) 11-6, 8-11, 11-4, 9-11, 11-5 (44m)
Marina Stefanoni (USA) bt Georgia Adderley (SCO) 8-11, 5-11, 11-9, 11-4, 11-8 (65m)
[1] Nour ElSherbini (EGY) bt Nour Aboulmakarim (EGY) 11-5, 11-7, 11-3 (24m)

The Professional Squash Association (PSA) have released the draws for the 2025 Comcast Business U.S. Open Squash Championships confirming World No.1s Mostafa Asal and Nouran Gohar as the top seeds for the 52nd staging of one of the world's most prestigious squash tournaments which will be held in Philadelphia from the 19th to 25th October.

Staged at the Arlen Specter US Squash Center, the iconic tournament will feature 64 of the world’s best male and female players with a record-breaking $452,000 prize fund.

For the first time, the semi-finals and finals will be broadcast live on Peacock in the United States, complementing global coverage on SQUASHTV and through PSA’s international broadcast partners.

Mostafa Asal begins his pursuit of a second U.S. Open title after the Egyptian made history in 2021 as the tournament’s youngest-ever men’s champion, overturning a two-game deficit to defeat Tarek Momen in a classic final.

Asal could renew rivalries with Mohamed ElShorbagy in the quarter-finals, and potentially Joel Makin in the semi-finals. Makin, the No.4 seed, captured his first major title last season by defeating Asal in the PSA World Squash Tour Finals, avenging his British Squash Open semi-final loss. The Welshman now sits within striking distance of World No.3 Paul Coll in the rankings and will aim to build on his finest campaign to date.

In the bottom half, World No.2 Diego Elias and World No.4 Paul Coll are both chasing their second U.S. Squash Open crowns. Elias, the reigning World Squash Champion, could face either English prospect Jonah Bryant or former World No.5 Mazen Hesham in the second round, with Marwan ElShorbagy or Aly Abou Eleinen likely to await later in the draw.

Former World Squash Champions Karim Abdel Gawad and Mohamed ElShorbagy bring added experience as the No.6 and No.7 seeds, while Egypt’s Youssef Soliman rounds out the top eight.

Women’s World No.1 Nouran Gohar enters as top seed and a four-time U.S. Squash Open champion. The Egyptian star, nicknamed “The Terminator”, dominated the PSA World Squash Tour last season, winning five major titles, including a thrilling victory over compatriot Nour El Sherbini in last year’s final.

Gohar shares her quarter with Japan’s Satomi Watanabe (No.6 seed) and sits in the same half of the draw as U.S. No.1 Olivia Weaver, the fourth seed.

Weaver, ranked a career-high World No.4, continues to close the gap on the Egyptian trio who dominate the women’s game. The Philadelphia-born 29-year-old made history last season as the first American to reach three U.S. Squash Open semi-finals in the Platinum era, before falling to El Sherbini in a five-game thriller.

Second seed Nour El Sherbini heads the bottom half of the draw but faces an early test against Amanda Sobhy, the American World No.10 and 22-time PSA World Squash Tour title winner, in one of the standout opening-round clashes.

World No.3 Hania El Hammamy also finds herself in the same half, beginning her campaign against Belgium’s former World No.4 Nele Gilis. El Hammamy is seeded to meet four-time World Junior Champion Amina Orfi in a potential blockbuster quarter-final.

With Orfi, Watanabe, Tinne Gilis, and Sivasangari Subramaniam all among the 5/8 seeds, the women’s draw promises depth and danger from every corner. Orfi, in particular, has proven capable of taking down the very best, reaching the 2024 El Gouna International final with wins over both El Sherbini and Weaver.

American wildcards Alexander Dartnell, Salim Khan, Sabrina Sobhy, and Lucie Stefanoni will look to make their mark and give the home fans plenty to cheer at the Specter Center.

With both draws stacked with world-class talent, the 2025 U.S. Squash Open promises another week of top-tier squash, history, and drama in Philadelphia.

2025 Comcast Business U.S. Squash Open Men’s Draw:
[1] Mostafa Asal (EGY) v Nicolas Mueller (SUI)
Timothy Brownell (USA) v [WC] Alexander Dartnell (USA)
Sebastien Bonmalais (FRA) v Dimitri Steinmann (SUI)
Curtis Malik (ENG) v [7] Mohamed ElShorbagy (ENG)
[6] Karim Abdel Gawad (EGY) v Youssef Ibrahim (EGY)
[WC] Salim Khan (USA) v Juan Vargas (COL)
Mohamed ElSherbini (EGY) v Abhay Singh (IND)
Greg Lobban (SCO) v [4] Joel Makin (WAL)
[3] Paul Coll (NZL) v Mohamed Abouelghar (EGY)
Fares Dessouky (EGY) v Raphael Kandra (GER)
Iker Pajares Bernabeu (ESP) v Mohamad Zakaria (EGY)
Gregoire Marche (FRA) v [8] Youssef Soliman (EGY)
[5] Marwan ElShorbagy (ENG) v Aly Abou Eleinen (EGY)
Miguel Rodriguez (COL) v Baptiste Masotti (FRA)
Mazen Hesham (EGY) v Jonah Bryant (ENG)
Ramit Tandon (IND) v [2] Diego Elias (PER)

2025 Comcast Business U.S. Squash Open Women’s Draw:
[1] Nouran Gohar (EGY) v Aifa Azman (MAS)
Lucy Beecroft (ENG) v Mariam Metwally (EGY)
Hana Ramadan (EGY) v Hollie Naughton (CAN)
Zeina Mickawy (EGY) v [6] Satomi Watanabe (JPN)
[8] Sivasangari Subramaniam (MAS) v Kenzy Ayman (EGY)
Malak Khafagy (EGY) v Sana Ibrahim (EGY)
Fayrouz Aboelkheir (EGY) v Rachel Arnold (MAS)
Farida Mohamed (EGY) v [4] Olivia Weaver (USA)
[3] Hania El Hammamy (EGY) v Nele Gilis (BEL)
Tesni Murphy (WAL) v Hana Moataz (EGY)
Jasmine Hutton (ENG) v [WC] Lucie Stefanoni (USA)
Tomato Ho (HKG) v [7] Tinne Gilis (BEL)
[5] Amina Orfi (EGY) v Melissa Alves (FRA)
[WC] Sabrina Sobhy (USA) v Ka Yi Lee (HKG)
Marina Stefanoni (USA) v Georgia Adderley (SCO)
Amanda Sobhy (USA) v [2] Nour El Sherbini (EGY)

The 2025 Comcast Business U.S. Squash Open will be staged from the 19th–25th October at the Arlen Specter US Squash Center, Philadelphia, USA.

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 Comcast Business U.S. Squash Open by Miguel Rodriguez and Iker Pajares Bernabeu.

2024 U.S. Squash Open Results: InternationalSquashMagazine.com
2023 U.S. Squash Open Results: InternationalSquashMagazine.com