Joel Makin & Olivia Weaver win Silicon Valley Squash Open titles presented by Oracle NetSuite

Joel Makin of Wales and Olivia Weaver of the USA claimed their maiden Professional Squash Association (PSA) World Tour Gold-level titles with victories in their respective finals of the 2024 Silicon Valley Squash Open presented by Oracle NetSuite.

Men’s 5th seed Joel Makin produced another standout performance in the men’s final to overcome 8th seed Youssef Soliman 12-10 12-10 8-11 11-3 in an action-packed 80-minute men’s final featuring intense and lengthy exchanges. The Welsh No.1 eventually found a way to close out the crucial rallies to win two tie-breaks in the opening two games which eventually proved crucial in his four-game victory.

In the women’s final, USA No.1 Olivia Weaver registered a dominant 11-4 11-2 11-8 victory in just 28 minutes against No.6 seed Satomi Watanabe of Japan.

PSA Silicon Valley Squash Open presented by Oracle NetSuite 2024, Squash Zone, Redwood City, California, USA
Men’s Final:
[5] Joel Makin (WAL) bt [8] Youssef Soliman (EGY) 12-10, 12-10, 8-11, 11-3 (80m)

Women's Final:
[1] Olivia Weaver (USA) bt [6] Satomi Watanabe (JPN) 11-4, 11-2, 11-8 (28m)

Men's Semi-Finals:
[5] Joel Makin (WAL) bt [6] Marwan ElShorbagy (ENG)     11-9, 11-4, 11-1 (34m)
[8] Youssef Soliman (EGY) bt [9/16] Aly Abou Eleinen (EGY)     11-9, 11-8, 11-4 (45m)

Women’s Semi-Finals:
[1] Olivia Weaver (USA) bt [3] Sivasangari Subramaniam (MAS) 11-6, 8-11, 12-14, 11-9, 11-5 (68m)
[6] Satomi Watanabe (JPN) bt [5] Amina Orfi (EGY) 11-9, 10-12, 10-12, 11-8, 11-9 (81m)

Men’s Quarter-Finals:
[5] Joel Makin (WAL) bt [9/16] Abdulla Al-Tamimi (QAT) 12-10, 11-4, 11-7 (45m)
[6] Marwan ElShorbagy (ENG) bt [4] Mohamed ElShorbagy (ENG) 11-9, 11-7, 12-10 (46m)
[9/16] Aly Abou Eleinen (EGY) bt [7] Victor Crouin (FRA) 11-6, 11-8, 12-10 (48m)
[8] Youssef Soliman (EGY) bt [2] Karim Abdel Gawad (EGY) 5-11, 6-11, 11-9, 11-5, 11-9 (72m)

Women’s Quarter-Finals:
[1] Olivia Weaver (USA) bt [7] Farida Mohamed (EGY) 11-8, 11-8, 12-10 (34m)
[3] Sivasangari Subramaniam (MAS) bt [8] Zeina Mickawy (EGY) 11-9, 9-11, 13-11, 11-13, 11-3 (55m)
[6] Satomi Watanabe (JPN) bt [4] Amanda Sobhy (USA) 11-7, 11-8, 6-11, 11-9 (39m)
[5] Amina Orfi (EGY) bt [2] Georgina Kennedy (ENG) 11-9, 11-9, 11-3 (38m)

Men’s 2nd Round:
[9/16] Abdulla Al-Tamimi (QAT) bt [1] Mazen Hesham (EGY) 11-8, 11-9, 3-11, 8-11, 11-4 (56m)
[5] Joel Makin (WAL) bt [9/16] Timothy Brownell (USA) 11-4, 11-5, 11-2 (36m)
[6] Marwan ElShorbagy (ENG) bt Mohamed Abouelghar (EGY) 11-7, 11-6, 9-11, 11-7 (46m)
[4] Mohamed ElShorbagy (ENG) bt Juan Camilo Vargas (COL) 11-4, 11-9, 11-8 (33m)
[9/16] Aly Abou Eleinen (EGY) bt [3] Tarek Momen (EGY) 11-8, 11-6, 9-11, 11-5 (59m)
[7] Victor Crouin (FRA) bt Curtis Malik (ENG) 13-11, 11-4, 11-8 (49m)
[8] Youssef Soliman (EGY) bt [9/16] Greg Lobban (SCO) 11-5, 13-11, 11-4 (49m)
[2] Karim Abdel Gawad (EGY) bt [9/16] Ramit Tandon (IND) 7-11, 11-8, 11-13, 11-4, 11-6 (65m)

Women’s 2nd Round:
[1] Olivia Weaver (USA) bt [9/16] Nadine Shahin (EGY) 11-3, 11-2, 11-4 (20m)
[7] Farida Mohamed (EGY) bt Grace Gear (ENG) 11-6, 14-12, 11-9 (32m)
[8] Zeina Mickawy (EGY) bt [9/16] Ka Yi Lee (HKG) 11-5, 11-5, 11-8 (24m)
[3] Sivasangari Subramaniam (MAS) bt Alicia Mead (ENG) 11-2, 11-3, 11-7 (21m)
[4] Amanda Sobhy (USA) bt [9/16] Tsz-Wing Tong (HKG) 11-5, 11-7, 11-3 (22m)
[6] Satomi Watanabe (JPN) bt [9/16] Kenzy Ayman (EGY) 11-8, 11-9, 11-7 (27m)
[5] Amina Orfi (EGY) bt [9/16] Sana Ibrahim (EGY) 10-12, 12-10, 11-4, 11-8 (60m)
[2] Georgina Kennedy (ENG) bt [9/16] Malak Khafagy (EGY) 11-2, 11-7, 12-10 (35m)

Men’s 1st Round:
[1] Mazen Hesham (EGY) bye
[9/16] Abdulla Al-Tamimi (QAT) bt Shahjahan Khan (USA) 11-9, 7-11, 11-8, 11-7 (52m)
[9/16] Timothy Brownell (USA) bt Patrick Rooney (ENG) 11-1, 10-12, 4-11, 11-9, 11-5 (59m)
[5] Joel Makin (WAL) bye
[6] Marwan ElShorbagy (ENG) bye
Mohamed Abouelghar (EGY) bt [9/16] Baptiste Masotti (FRA) 9-11, 11-5, 11-8, 11-2 (40m)
Juan Camilo Vargas (COL) bt [9/16] Mohamed ElSherbini (EGY) 11-9, 10-12, 6-11, 11-8, 11-8 (69m)
[4] Mohamed ElShorbagy (ENG) bye
[3] Tarek Momen (EGY) bye
[9/16] Aly Abou Eleinen (EGY) bt Bransten Ming (USA) 11-3, 11-4, 11-4 (28m)
Curtis Malik (ENG) bt [9/16] Omar Mosaad (EGY) 11-6, 9-11, 11-9, 7-11, 13-11 (69m)
[7] Victor Crouin (FRA) bye
[8] Youssef Soliman (EGY) bye
[9/16] Greg Lobban (SCO) bt Karim El Hammamy (EGY) 11-9, 11-7, 11-6 (48m)
[9/16] Ramit Tandon (IND) bt Bernat Jaume (ESP) 11-5, 11-8, 11-4 (36m)
[2] Karim Abdel Gawad (EGY) bye

Women’s 1st Round:
[1] Olivia Weaver (USA) bye
[9/16] Nadine Shahin (EGY) bt Riya Navani (USA) 6-11, 6-11, 11-8, 11-6, 11-5 (43m)
Grace Gear (ENG) bt [9/16] Mariam Metwally (EGY) 11-4, 12-10, 3-0 ret. (27m)
[7] Farida Mohamed (EGY) bye
[8] Zeina Mickawy (EGY) bye
[9/16] Ka Yi Lee (HKG) bt Menna Hamed (EGY) 6-11, 11-2, 11-3, 11-7 (33m)
Alicia Mead (ENG) bt [9/16] Nour Aboulmakarim (EGY) 19-17, 11-7, 11-9 (36m)
[3] Sivasangari Subramaniam (MAS) bye
[4] Amanda Sobhy (USA) bye
[9/16] Tsz-Wing Tong (HKG) bt Marie Stéphan (FRA) 9-11, 11-8, 11-4, 11-6 (42m)
[9/16] Kenzy Ayman (EGY) bt Cindy Merlo (SUI) 6-11, 11-3, 11-7, 11-4 (25m)
[6] Satomi Watanabe (JPN) bye
[5] Amina Orfi (EGY) bye
[9/16] Sana Ibrahim (EGY) bt Emilia Soini (FIN) 11-6, 11-8, 11-6 (28m)
[9/16] Malak Khafagy (EGY) bt Riva Bhagwati (USA) 11-8, 11-0, 11-6 (22m)
[2] Georgina Kennedy (ENG) bye

The inaugural Professional Squash association (PSA) Silicon Valley Squash Open 2024, presented by Oracle NetSuite, will take place at the Squash Zone in Redwood City, USA.

The men’s championship features six of the world’s top 10 players, with Egypt’s Mazen Hesham and Karim Abdel Gawad leading the seedings. In the women’s draw, top 10 competitors include Olivia Weaver, Georgina Kennedy and Sivasangari Subramaniam with notably Amanda Sobhy returning from injury as the fourth seed.

Silicon Valley Squash Open presented by Oracle NetSuite 2024, Squash Zone, Redwood City, California, USA
Men’s Draw:
[1] Mazen Hesham (EGY) bye
Shahjahan Khan (USA) v [9/16] Abdulla Mohd Al-Tamimi (QAT)
[9/16] Timothy Brownell (USA) v Patrick Rooney (ENG)
[5] Joel Makin (WAL) bye
[6] Marwan Elshorbagy (ENG) bye
Mohamed Abouelghar (EGY) v [9/16] Baptiste Masotti (FRA)
[9/16] Mohamed ELSherbini (EGY) v Juan Camilo Vargas (COL)
[4] Mohamed Elshorbagy (ENG) bye
[3] Tarek Momen (EGY) bye
[WC] Bransten Ming (USA) v [9/16] Aly Abou Eleinen (EGY)
[9/16] Omar Mosaad (EGY) v Curtis Malik (ENG)
[7] Victor Crouin (FRA) bye
[8] Youssef Soliman (EGY) bye
Karim El Hammamy (EGY) v [9/16] Greg Lobban (SCO)
[9/16] Ramit Tandon (IND) v Bernat Jaume (ESP)
[2] Karim Abdel Gawad (EGY) bye

Silicon Valley Squash Open presented by Oracle NetSuite 2024, Squash Zone, Redwood City, California, USA
Women’s Draw:
[1] Olivia Weaver (USA) bye
[WC] Riya Navani (USA) v [9/16] Nadine Shahin (EGY)
[9/16] Mariam Metwally (EGY) v Grace Gear (ENG)
[7] Farida Mohamed (EGY) bye
[8] Zeina Mickawy (EGY) bye
Mena Hamed (EGY) v [9/16] Ka Yi Lee (HKG)
[9/16] Nour Aboulmakarim (EGY) v Alicia Mead (ENG)
[3] Sivasangari Subramaniam (MAS) bye
[4] Amanda Sobhy (USA) bye
Marie Stephan (FRA) v [9/16] Tsz-Wing Tong (HKG)
[9/16] Kenzy Ayman (EGY) v Cindy Merlo (SUI)
[6] Satomi Watanabe (JPN) bye
[5] Amina Orfi (EGY) bye
Emilia Soini (FIN) v [9/16] Sana Ibrahim (EGY)
[9/16] Malak Khafagy (EGY) v [WC] Riva Bhagwati (USA)
[2] Georgina Kennedy (ENG) bye