Mohamed ElShorbagy wins 2025 PSA AirSprint Private Aviation Canadian Open
February 25 2025
Former World No.1 and top seed Mohamed ElShorbagy defeated Mexican No.1 Leonel Cardenas 11-5 11-5 11-7 to win the AirSprint Private Aviation Canadian Squash Open at the Bow Valley Square venue in Calgary and collect his second his PSA World Squash Tour title of the 2024/25 squash season.
The English No.1’s dominant 36-minute victory saw the English No.1 win his 51st PSA Squash Tour title of his career and his first-ever tournament win Canadian.
2025 PSA Men's AirSprint Private Aviation Canadian Open 2025, Bow Valley Square, Calgary, Canada
Final:
[1] Mohamed ElShorbagy (ENG) bt [4] Leonel Cardenas (MEX) 11-5, 11-5, 11-7 (36m)
2025 PSA Men's AirSprint Private Aviation Canadian Open 2025, Bow Valley Square, Calgary, Canada
Semi-Finals:
[1] Mohamed ElShorbagy (ENG) bt [3] Dimitri Steinmann (SUI) 11-5, 11-6, 11-6 (36m)
[4] Leonel Cardenas (MEX) bt [2] Victor Crouin (FRA) 8-11, 11-8, 11-6, 8-11, 11-9 (105m)
2025 PSA Men's AirSprint Private Aviation Canadian Open 2025, Bow Valley Square, Calgary, Canada
Quarter-Finals:
[1] Mohamed ElShorbagy (ENG) bt [5] Grégoire Marche (FRA) 11-6, 11-5, 11-6 (37m)
[3] Dimitri Steinmann (SUI) bt [8] Omar Mosaad (EGY) 7-11, 11-3, 11-8, 11-2 (45m)
[4] Leonel Cardenas (MEX) bt [6] Nathan Lake (ENG) 12-10, 4-11, 11-7, 13-11 (82m)[2] Victor Crouin (FRA) bt [7] Nick Wall (ENG) 11-5, 8-11, 11-8, 11-7 (58m)
Nick Wall overcame fellow UNSQUASHABLE player Ronald Palomino of Colombia 11-8 11-8 11-4 to progress to the quarter-finals of the 2025 PSA AirSprint Private Aviation Canadian Squash Open where he will face French No.1 and 2nd seed Victor Crouin.
UNSQUASHABLE player Yannick Wilhelmi of Switzerland was denied a place in the quarter-finals by compatriot and World No.20 Dimitri Steinmann following a tense five-game battle at the Bow Valley Square venue in Calgary. The two Swiss players contributed to the standout second-round match which proved to be a high-octane display of skill and athleticism, with Steinmann ultimately sealing a 73-minute 4-11 11-7 11-7 6-11 11-6 victory.
2025 PSA Men's AirSprint Private Aviation Canadian Open 2025, Bow Valley Square, Calgary, Canada
2nd Round:
[1] Mohamed ElShorbagy (ENG) bt Kareem El Torkey (EGY) 11-8, 11-4, 11-9 (31m)
[5] Grégoire Marche (FRA) bt [9/16] Shahjahan Khan (USA) 11-2, 11-6, 11-8 (47m)
[8] Omar Mosaad (EGY) bt [9/16] Charlie Lee (ENG) 11-13, 8-11, 11-6, 12-10, 11-1 (75m)
[3] Dimitri Steinmann (SUI) bt [9/16] Yannick Wilhelmi (SUI) 4-11, 11-7, 11-7, 6-11, 11-6 (73m)
[4] Leonel Cardenas (MEX) bt [9/16] Tom Walsh (ENG) 11-6, 11-2, 11-9 (41m)
[6] Nathan Lake (ENG) bt [9/16] Cesar Salazar (MEX) 11-9, 11-6, 11-2 (39m)
[7] Nick Wall (ENG) bt Ronald Palomino (COL) 11-8, 11-8, 11-4 (40m)
[2] Victor Crouin (FRA) bt [9/16] Emyr Evans (WAL) 11-5, 11-3, 11-8 (42m)
Ronald Palomino of Colombia made the most of his late entree into the 2025 PSA AirSprint Private Aviation Canadian Squash Open in Calgary with a scintillating performance that saw him defeat Canadia No.1 David Baillargeon 11-4 11-9 11-7 in 31 minutes on the all-glass court inside Bow Valley Square.
Despite playing in front of a partisan home crowd, Ronald Palomino controlled the match from the opening exchanges to secure a notable victory that will see the young Colombian progress to the 2nd round of Canada’s premier squash championships where he will face fellow UNSQUASHABLE player Nick Wall who received a bye in the 1st round.
Yannick Wilhelmi also recorded another notable 1st round victory, defeating Daniel Poleshchuk of Israel 11-6 11-4 6-11 11-7 in 50 minutes to face fellow Swiss Dimitri Steinmann.
2025 PSA Men's AirSprint Private Aviation Canadian Open 2025, Bow Valley Square, Calgary, Canada
1st Round:
[1] Mohamed ElShorbagy (ENG) bye
Kareem El Torkey (EGY) bt [9/16] Simon Herbert (ENG) 12-10, 11-9, 8-11, 3-11, 11-1 (58m)
[9/16] Shahjahan Khan (USA) bt Ben Smith (ENG) 11-7, 12-14, 11-7, 11-9 (58m)
[5] Grégoire Marche (FRA) bye
[8] Omar Mosaad (EGY) bye
[9/16] Charlie Lee (ENG) bt [WC] Connor Turk (CAN) 11-9, 11-8, 11-3 (38m)
[9/16] Yannick Wilhelmi (SUI) bt Daniel Poleshchuk (ISR) 11-6, 11-4, 6-11, 11-7 (51m)
[3] Dimitri Steinmann (SUI) bye
[4] Leonel Cardenas (MEX) bye
[9/16] Tom Walsh (ENG) bt Spencer Lovejoy (USA) 11-4, 11-5, 11-6 (39m)
[9/16] Cesar Salazar (MEX) bt [WC] Liam Marrison (CAN) 11-5, 11-8, 11-6 (37m)
[6] Nathan Lake (ENG) bye
[7] Nick Wall (ENG) bye
Ronald Palomino (COL) bt [9/16] David Baillargeon (CAN) 11-4, 11-9, 11-7 (31m)
[9/16] Emyr Evans (WAL) bt Jeremias Azaña (ARG) 12-10, 11-7, 9-11, 11-4 (59m)
[2] Victor Crouin (FRA) bye