2026 Grasshopper Cup

The 2026 (PSA) Grasshopper Squash Cup will be staged at Zürich Hauptbahnhoffrom from the 21st to 26th April.

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

The Professional Squash Association (PSA) have released the draws for the 2026 Grasshopper Squash Cup which will be the final PSA World Squash Tour Gold-level event of the 2025/26 squash season. Diego Elías and Amina Orfi headline the men’s and women’s fields respectively as they bid to lift the title at one of the most distinctive venues on the professional calendar.

The tournament will run from the 21st to 26th April at Zürich Hauptbahnhof, one of the busiest railway stations in the world. As in previous editions, a spectacular all-glass show court will be installed inside the station concourse, offering commuters and fans a rare opportunity to watch the world’s best players in action. Early rounds will be contested in a best-of-three format, with matches switching to the traditional best-of-five from the semi-final stage onward.

At the top of the men’s draw sits former World Champion Diego Elías, who returns to Zurich for the third time in his career. The Peruvian finished runner-up in last year’s event after falling to Ali Farag in four games. Elías endured a disrupted start to the current squash season due to a knee injury and has yet to fully recapture the form that carried him to the summit of the world rankings. Nevertheless, both the player and the Zurich crowd will hope the Grasshopper Cup provides the stage for a return to his very best as he pursues a maiden title at the event.

Second seed Karim Gawad, champion here in 2023, arrives in impressive form. The Egyptian climbed back to World No.3 in February for the first time in six years, underlining both his longevity and enduring quality. Gawad’s section of the draw could produce one of the tournament’s most compelling clashes, with 2019 Grasshopper Cup Champion Mohamed ElShorbagy also positioned in the same quarter. Should both players advance, a quarter-final meeting between two of the modern era’s most accomplished competitors would undoubtedly captivate the Zurich crowd.

Europe’s leading contenders, Victor Crouin and Joel Makin, occupy the third and fourth seeding positions respectively. Crouin has enjoyed a standout season and recently captured the biggest title of his career at the Texas Squash Open, a result that propelled the Frenchman into the world’s top five. Makin, meanwhile, has battled knee problems during the campaign but remains one of the tour’s most physically resilient competitors and a notoriously difficult opponent.

In the women’s event, the top seed is Egyptian star Amina Orfi, currently ranked World No.3 and already a four-time PSA Gold event champion. The prodigious World Junior Squash Champion came agonisingly close to securing her first major title at the Windy City Squash Open, where she narrowly lost to Nour El Sherbini despite holding a two-game advantage. Known for her resilience and attacking flair, Orfi will be eager to return to winning form in Zurich.

Japanese No.1 Satomi Watanabe is seeded second and arrives with renewed confidence after capturing the Steel City Squash Open, ending a 13-month wait for a PSA World Squash Tour title. Watanabe has previously troubled Orfi and will be aiming to convert her recent momentum into a breakthrough victory. She shares a section of the draw with England’s Jasmine Hutton, whom she defeated during her title-winning run in Pittsburgh after recovering from a game down.

Malaysia’s Sivasangari Subramaniam occupies the No.3 seeding and remains the only other player in the draw, aside from Orfi, with prior PSA World Squash Tour Gold-level success. Her stunning title run at the London Squash Classic in 2024 remains one of the standout performances of recent seasons, although she has struggled to replicate that level consistently since. Having reached last year’s final before losing to Nouran Gohar, the Malaysian will be keen to mount another strong challenge.

Swiss fans will also have plenty of local interest to follow throughout the week. Leading the home contingent is Dimitri Steinmann, joined in the men’s draw by wildcards David Bernet and Yannick Wilhelmi, as well as multiple-time national champion Nicolas Mueller. In the women’s competition, Cindy Merlo and Ambre Allinckx will carry local hopes when they begin their campaigns against Egypt’s Sana Ibrahim and Mariam Metwally respectively.

With world-class fields, an iconic city-centre venue and the final Gold title of the season at stake, the Grasshopper Cup promises another memorable week of top-level squash in Zurich.

Men’s Draw:
[1] Diego Elias (PER) - Bye
Juan Vargas (COL) vs [9/16] Fares Dessouky (EGY)
[9/16] Mohamed Abouelghar (EGY) vs Declan James (ENG)
[7] Jonah Bryant (ENG) - Bye
[5] Youssef Ibrahim (EGY) - Bye
[WC] Yannick Wilhelmi (SUI) vs [9/16] Aly Abou Eleinen (EGY)
[9/16] Greg Lobban (SCO) vs Melvil Scianimanico (FRA)
[3] Victor Crouin (FRA) - Bye
[4] Joel Makin (WAL) - Bye
Nicolas Mueller (SUI) vs [9/16] Baptiste Masotti (FRA)
[9/16] Dimitri Steinmann (SUI) vs Iker Pajares Bernabeu (ESP)
[8] Youssef Soliman (EGY) - Bye
[6] Mohamed ElShorbagy (ENG) - Bye
[WC] David Bernet (SUI) vs [9/16] Abhay Singh (IND)
[9/16] Gregoire Marche (FRA) vs Auguste Dussourd (FRA)
[2] Karim Gawad (EGY) - Bye

Women’s Draw:
[1] Amina Orfi (EGY]) - Bye
[WC] Cindy Merlo (SUI) vs [9/16] Sana Ibrahim (EGY)
[9/16] Lucy Turmel (ENG) vs Ka Yi Lee (HKG)
[6] Salma Hany (EGY) - Bye
[7] Nada Abbas (EGY) - Bye
[WC] Ambre Allinckx (SUI) vs [9/16] Mariam Metwally (EGY)
[9/16] Farida Mohamed (EGY) vs Nour Aboulmakarim (EGY)
[3] Sivasangari Subramaniam (MAS) - Bye
[4] Fayrouz Aboelkheir (EGY) - Bye
Hollie Naughton (CAN) vs [9/16] Hana Moataz (EGY)
[9/16] Katie Malliff (ENG) vs Grace Gear (ENG)
[5] Georgina Kennedy (ENG) - Bye
[8] Jasmine Hutton (ENG) - Bye
Tomato Ho (HKG) vs [9/16] Melissa Alves (FRA)
[9/16] Georgia Adderley (SCO) vs Rowan Elaraby (EGY)
[2] Satomi Watanabe (JPN) - Bye

The 2026 (PSA) Grasshopper Squash Cup will be staged from the 21st to 26th April.

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

UNSQUASHABLE will be represented at the 2026 Grasshopper Squash Cup by Iker Pajares Bernabeu and Yannick Wilhelmi.

2025 PSA Grasshopper Cup Results: InternationalSquashMagazine.com
2023 PSA Grasshopper Cup Results: InternationalSquashMagazine.com