Ali Farag & Nouran Gohar Capture PSA El Gouna International Titles

Ali Farag and Nouran Gohar won the respective men’s and women’s titles at the PSA El Gouna International Squash Open staged at the El Gouna Conference and Culture Center at Egypt’s stunning Red Sea Resort, with their latest tournament wins ensure that both players will return to World No.1 in the next Men’s and Women’s World Rankings to be announced by the Professional Squash Association (PSA).

Professional Squash Association (PSA) El Gouna International Squash Open 2023, El Gouna Conference & Culture Center, El Gouna, Egypt
Men's Final:
[4] Ali Farag (EGY) bt [3] Mostafa Asal (EGY) 12-10, 10-12, 11-6, 11-2 (62m)

Women's Final:
[1] Nouran Gohar (EGY) bt [9/16] Nele Gilis (BEL) 11-5, 11-7, 11-9 (58m)

Men's Semi-Finals:
[4] Ali Farag (EGY) bt [1] Diego Elias (PER)     7-11, 12-10, 11-2, 11-7 (73m)
[3] Mostafa Asal (EGY) bt [2] Mohamed ElShorbagy (ENG) 11-8, 11-8, 14-16, 6-11, 11-2 (110m)

Women's Semi-Finals:
[1] Nouran Gohar (EGY) bt [3] Hania El Hammamy (EGY) 15-13, 9-11, 17-15, 11-6 (107m)
[9/16] Nele Gilis (BEL) bt [2] Nour El Sherbini (EGY) 11-8, 11-9, 11-5 (45m)

Men's Quarter-Finals:
[1] Diego Elias (PER) bt Iker Pajares Bernabeu (ESP) 11-9, 11-2, 11-2 (39m)
[4] Ali Farag (EGY) bt [8] Victor Crouin (FRA) 6-11, 11-2, 11-3, 11-2 (42m)
[3] Mostafa Asal (EGY) bt [9/16] Mazen Hesham (EGY) 11-7, 11-8, 11-7 (59m)
[2] Mohamed ElShorbagy (ENG) bt [5] Paul Coll (NZL) 8-11, 11-4, 11-5, 11-9 (61m)

Women's Quarter-Finals:
[1] Nouran Gohar (EGY) bt [8] Georgina Kennedy (ENG) 11-8, 11-2, 11-5 (37m)
[3] Hania El Hammamy (EGY) bt [9/16] Tesni Evans (WAL) 11-8, 11-5, 11-4 (33m)
[9/16] Nele Gilis (BEL) bt [9/16] Salma Hany (EGY) 11-9, 3-11, 11-3, 12-10 (75m)
[2] Nour El Sherbini (EGY) bt [9/16] Tinne Gilis (BEL) 11-4, 11-7, 11-9 (39m)

Men's 3rd Round:
[1] Diego Elias (PER) bt Eain Yow Ng (MAS) 11-3, 11-4, 11-5 (40m)
Iker Pajares Bernabeu (ESP) bt [7] Tarek Momen (EGY) 8-11, 11-8, 11-9, 11-8 (63m)
[8] Victor Crouin (FRA) bt Aly Abou Eleinen (EGY) 10-12, 11-6, 10-12, 11-5, 11-9 (95m)
[4] Ali Farag (EGY) bt [9/16] Youssef Soliman (EGY) 7-11, 11-4, 11-6, 12-10 (57m)
[3] Mostafa Asal (EGY) bt [9/16] Joel Makin (WAL) 11-6, 11-9, 11-8 (71m)
[9/16] Mazen Hesham (EGY) bt [6] Marwan ElShorbagy (EGY) 11-2, 4-11, 11-6, 11-5 (37m)
[5] Paul Coll (NZL) bt Omar Mosaad (EGY) 14-12, 11-5, 11-9 (63m)
[2] Mohamed ElShorbagy (ENG) bt [9/16] Fares Dessouky (EGY) 11-6, 5-11, 11-8, 11-5 (58m)

Women's 3rd Round:
[1] Nouran Gohar (EGY) bt Fayrouz Aboelkheir (EGY) 11-9, 11-7, 12-10 (36m)
[8] Georgina Kennedy (ENG) bt Yathreb Adel (EGY) 7-11, 11-7, 11-3, 11-4 (36m)
[9/16] Tesni Evans (WAL) bt [5] Nour El Tayeb (EGY) 11-6, 11-9, 11-8 (31m)
[3] Hania El Hammamy (EGY) bt Nadine Shahin (EGY) 11-7, 11-2, 11-5 (26m)
[9/16] Salma Hany (EGY) bt Nada Abbas (EGY) 11-9, 11-7, 11-2 (44m)
[9/16] Nele Gilis (BEL) bt [7] Rowan Elaraby (EGY) 9-11, 14-12, 11-4, 11-6 (58m)
[9/16] Tinne Gilis (BEL) bt [9/16] Farida Mohamed (EGY) 9-11, 11-4, 11-6, 11-4 (40m)
[2] Nour El Sherbini (EGY) bt Alexandra Fuller (RSA) 11-6, 11-3, 11-4 (26m)

Men's 2nd Round:
[1] Diego Elias (PER) bt [9/16] Karim Abdel Gawad (EGY) 11-3, 2-11, 11-9, 11-4 (49m)
Eain Yow Ng (MAS) bt Leonel Cardenas (MEX) 11-6, 11-3, 11-13, 11-5 (51m)
Iker Pajares Bernabeu (ESP) bt Sébastien Bonmalais (FRA) 11-8, 11-9, 11-2 (48m)
[7] Tarek Momen (EGY) bt Patrick Rooney (ENG) 8-11, 11-4, 1-11, 11-7, 11-8 (65m)
[8] Victor Crouin (FRA) bt Dimitri Steinmann (SUI) 7-11, 11-9, 14-12, 11-9 (80m)
Aly Abou Eleinen (EGY) bt Auguste Dussourd (FRA) 3-11, 11-1, 11-4, 5-11, 12-10 (69m)
[9/16] Youssef Soliman (EGY) bt Raphael Kandra (GER) 11-5, 11-1, 11-4 (33m)
[4] Ali Farag (EGY) bt Greg Lobban (SCO) 7-11, 11-7, 9-11, 11-5, 11-6 (60m)
[3] Mostafa Asal (EGY) bt Youssef Ibrahim (EGY) 11-9, 15-17, 7-11, 11-5, 11-9 (80m)
[9/16] Joel Makin (WAL) bt Yahya Elnawasany (EGY) 11-7, 17-15, 11-5 (42m)
[9/16] Mazen Hesham (EGY) bt [9/16] Miguel Rodriguez (COL) 10-12, 11-5, 9-11, 11-3, 11-4 (58m)
[6] Marwan ElShorbagy (EGY) bt [9/16] Nicolas Müller (SUI) 11-6, 11-9, 5-11, 11-13, 11-7 (45m)
[5] Paul Coll (NZL) bt Adrian Waller (ENG) 11-4, 13-11, 11-2 (41m)
Omar Mosaad (EGY) bt Saurav Ghosal (IND) 11-9, 1-11, 11-9, 11-8 (58m)
[9/16] Fares Dessouky (EGY) bt Mohamed ElSherbini (EGY) 11-7, 11-2, 11-4 (34m)
[2] Mohamed ElShorbagy (ENG) bt [9/16] Baptiste Masotti (FRA) 8-11, 11-4, 11-7, 11-8 (35m)

Women's 2nd Round:
[1] Nouran Gohar (EGY) bt Hana Ramadan (EGY) 11-6, 11-4, 11-7 (25m)
Fayrouz Aboelkheir (EGY) bt [9/16] Hollie Naughton (CAN) 11-7, 11-3, 7-11, 11-8 (39m)
Yathreb Adel (EGY) bt Sana Ibrahim (EGY) 3-11, 11-9, 11-8, 11-9 (50m)
[8] Georgina Kennedy (ENG) bt Jasmine Hutton (ENG) 11-4, 8-11, 11-3, 11-8 (36m)
[5] Nour El Tayeb (EGY) bt Aifa Azman (MAS) 11-6, 11-2, 11-4 (23m)
[9/16] Tesni Evans (WAL) bt Zeina Mickawy (EGY) 7-11, 11-6, 11-7, 11-2 (32m)
Nadine Shahin (EGY) bt Tsz-Wing Tong (HKG) 7-11, 11-8, 11-9, 8-11, 11-7 (54m)
[3] Hania El Hammamy (EGY) bt Mariam Metwally (EGY) 11-7, 11-6, 11-4 (27m)
Nada Abbas (EGY) bt [4] Joelle King (NZL) 8-11, 11-9, 11-7, 11-9 (55m)
[9/16] Salma Hany (EGY) bt [9/16] Sabrina Sobhy (USA) 11-9, 11-9, 12-14, 11-8 (58m)
[9/16] Nele Gilis (BEL) bt Lucy Turmel (ENG) 11-9, 11-6, 11-5 (46m)
[7] Rowan Elaraby (EGY) bt Énora Villard (FRA) 11-6, 11-3, 11-6 (31m)
[9/16] Tinne Gilis (BEL) bt [6] Sarah-Jane Perry (ENG) 11-7, 11-13, 7-11, 11-2, 11-7 (64m)
[9/16] Farida Mohamed (EGY) bt Hana Moataz (EGY) 5-11, 11-7, 11-9, 13-11 (43m)
Alexandra Fuller (RSA) bt [9/16] Olivia Clyne (USA) 11-7, 11-8, 11-1 (27m)
[2] Nour El Sherbini (EGY) bt Mélissa Alves (FRA) 5-11, 11-2, 11-3, 2-11, 11-4 (38m)

Men's 1st Round:
[1] Diego Elias (PER)    bye
[9/16] Karim Abdel Gawad (EGY) bye
Leonel Cardenas (MEX) bt Timothy Brownell (USA) 11-4, 20-18, 11-8 (41m)
Eain Yow Ng (MAS) bt Tsz Kwan Lau (HKG) 11-7, 7-11, 11-8, 11-5 (44m)
Iker Pajares Bernabeu (ESP) bt Balázs Farkas (HUN) 11-5, 11-9, 11-5 (39m)
Sébastien Bonmalais (FRA) bt Todd Harrity (USA) 11-4, 12-10, 11-6 (44m)
Patrick Rooney (ENG) bt George Parker (ENG) 11-0, 11-6, 11-6 (31m)
[7] Tarek Momen (EGY) bye
[8] Victor Crouin (FRA) bye
Dimitri Steinmann (SUI) bt [WC] Aly Hussein (EGY) 6-11, 6-11, 11-9, 11-1, 11-7 (90m)
Auguste Dussourd (FRA) bt [WC] Mohamed Zakaria (EGY) 6-11, 11-5, 11-5, 11-5 (43m)
Aly Abou Eleinen (EGY) bt Lucas Serme (FRA) 14-12, 11-8, 11-7 (45m)
Raphael Kandra (GER) bt Nick Wall (ENG) 11-4, 12-10, 11-3 (32m)
[9/16] Youssef Soliman (EGY) bye
Greg Lobban (SCO) bt Karim El Hammamy (EGY) 11-5, 7-11, 11-4, 11-3 (57m)
[4] Ali Farag (EGY) bye
[3] Mostafa Asal (EGY) bye
Youssef Ibrahim (EGY) bt Nathan Lake (ENG) 9-11, 11-7, 11-3, 11-9 (45m)
Yahya Elnawasany (EGY) bt Ramit Tandon (IND) 13-11, 11-5, 11-5 (28m)
[9/16] Joel Makin (WAL) bye
[9/16] Mazen Hesham (EGY) bye
[9/16] Miguel Rodriguez (COL) bye
[9/16] Nicolas Müller (SUI) bye
[6] Marwan ElShorbagy (EGY) bye
[5] Paul Coll (NZL) bye
Adrian Waller (ENG) bt Grégoire Marche (FRA) 11-6, 7-11, 11-8, 11-7 (61m)
Omar Mosaad (EGY) bt Shahjahan Khan (USA) 11-7, 11-5, 11-7 (37m)
Saurav Ghosal (IND) bt Faraz Khan (USA) 11-9, 11-4, 11-4 (30m)
[9/16] Fares Dessouky (EGY) bye
Mohamed ElSherbini (EGY) bt Cesar Salazar (MEX) 11-13, 6-11, 11-3, 11-7, 11-3 (60m)
[9/16] Baptiste Masotti (FRA) bye
[2] Mohamed ElShorbagy (ENG) bye

Women's 1st Round:
[1] Nouran Gohar (EGY) bye
Hana Ramadan (EGY) bt Kenzy Ayman (EGY) 11-8, 13-11, 11-5 (32m)
Fayrouz Aboelkheir (EGY) bt Tomato Ho (HKG) 11-2, 7-1 ret. (10m)
[9/16] Hollie Naughton (CAN) bye
Sana Ibrahim (EGY) bt [WC] Nour Khafagy (EGY) 11-6, 8-11, 11-3, 11-1 (38m)
Yathreb Adel (EGY) bt Emilia Soini (FIN) 11-5, 11-7, 11-4 (19m)
Jasmine Hutton (ENG) bt [WC] Menna Walid (EGY) 11-8, 11-5, 11-7 (27m)
[8] Georgina Kennedy (ENG) bye
[5] Nour El Tayeb (EGY) bye
Aifa Azman (MAS) bt Ka Yi Lee (HKG) 11-6, 13-11, 7-11, 11-4 (35m)
[9/16] Tesni Evans (WAL) bye
Zeina Mickawy (EGY) bt Cindy Merlo (SUI) 11-6, 11-4, 11-5 (20m)
Nadine Shahin (EGY) bt Ineta Mackevica (LAT) 11-5, 11-7, 6-11, 11-6 (28m)
Tsz-Wing Tong (HKG) bt Marie Stéphan (FRA) 16-18, 11-9, 11-9, 11-7 (51m)
Mariam Metwally (EGY) bt Georgia Adderley (SCO) 11-9, 9-11, 7-11, 11-9, 11-9 (71m)
[3] Hania El Hammamy (EGY) bye
[4] Joelle King (NZL) bye
Nada Abbas (EGY) bt Nicole Bunyan (CAN) 11-9, 11-3, 11-2 (22m)
[9/16] Salma Hany (EGY) bye
[9/16] Sabrina Sobhy (USA) bye
Lucy Turmel (ENG) bt Lucy Beecroft (ENG) 12-10, 12-10, 12-10 (41m)
[9/16] Nele Gilis (BEL) bye
Énora Villard (FRA) bt Emily Whitlock (WAL) 11-6, 6-11, 11-9, 2-3 ret. (44m)
[7] Rowan Elaraby (EGY) bye
[6] Sarah-Jane Perry (ENG) bye
[9/16] Tinne Gilis (BEL) bye
Hana Moataz (EGY) bt Grace Gear (ENG) 11-9, 11-6, 11-9 (27m)
[9/16] Farida Mohamed (EGY) bye
[9/16] Olivia Clyne (USA) bye
Alexandra Fuller (RSA) bt Katie Malliff (ENG) 11-7, 14-12, 11-4 (30m)
Mélissa Alves (FRA) bt Nour Aboulmakarim (EGY) 12-10, 11-3, 11-5 (26m)
[2] Nour El Sherbini (EGY) bye

The 2023 PSA El Gouna Squash International will be staged at the El Gouna Conference and Culture Center in Egypt from the 26th May to 2nd June.

2023 PSA El Gouna International Men’s Draw:
[1] Diego Elias (PER) [bye]
[9/16] Karim Abdel Gawad (EGY) [bye]
[17/32] Leonel Cardenas (MEX) v Timothy Brownell (USA)
Tsz Kwan Lau (HKG) v [17/32] Eain Yow Ng (MAS)
[17/32] Iker Pajares Bernabeu (ESP) v Balazs Farkas (HUN)
Todd Harrity (USA) v [17/32] Sebastien Bonmalais (FRA)
[17/32] Patrick Rooney (ENG) v George Parker (ENG)
[7] Tarek Momen (EGY) [bye]
[8] Victor Crouin (FRA) [bye]
[WC] Aly Hussein (EGY) v [17/32] Dimitri Steinmann (SUI)
[17/32] Auguste Dussourd (FRA) v [WC] Mohamad Zakaria (EGY)
Lucas Serme (FRA) v [17/32] Aly Abou Eleinen (EGY)
[17/32] Raphael Kandra (GER) v Nick Wall (ENG)
[9/16] Youssef Soliman (EGY) [bye]
[17/32] Greg Lobban (SCO) v Karim El Hammamy (EGY)
[4] Ali Farag (EGY) [bye]
[3] Mostafa Asal (EGY) [bye]
Nathan Lake (ENG) v [17/32] Youssef Ibrahim (EGY)
[17/32] Ramit Tandon (IND) v Yahya Elnawasany (EGY)
[9/16] Joel Makin (WAL) [bye]
[9/16] Mazen Hesham (EGY) [bye]
[9/16] Miguel Rodriguez (COL) [bye]
[9/16] Nicolas Mueller (SUI) [bye]
[6] Marwan ElShorbagy (EGY) [bye]
[5] Paul Coll (NZL) [bye]
Adrian Waller (ENG) v [17/32] Gregoire Marche (FRA)
[17/32] Omar Mosaad (EGY) v Shahjahan Khan (USA)
Faraz Khan (USA) v [17/32] Saurav Ghosal (IND)
[9/16] Fares Dessouky (EGY) [bye]
Cesar Salazar (MEX) v [17/32] Mohamed ElSherbini (EGY)
[9/16] Baptiste Masotti (FRA) [bye]
[2] Mohamed ElShorbagy (ENG) [bye]

2023 PSA El Gouna International Women’s Draw:
[1] Nouran Gohar (EGY) [bye]
Kenzy Ayman (EGY) v [17/32] Hana Ramadan (EGY)
[17/32] Tomato Ho (HKG) v Fayrouz Aboelkheir (EGY)
[9/16] Georgina Kennedy (ENG) [bye]
[17/32] Sana Ibrahim (EGY) v [WC] Nour Khafagy (EGY)
Emilia Soini (FIN) v [17/32] Yathreb Adel (EGY)
[17/32] Jasmine Hutton (ENG) v [WC] Menna Walid (EGY)
[7] Olivia Fiechter (USA) [bye]
[6] Nour El Tayeb (EGY) [bye]
Ka Yi Lee (HKG) v [17/32] Aifa Azman (MAS)
[9/16] Tesni Evans (WAL) [bye]
Tsz-Wing Tong (HKG) v [17/32] Farida Mohamed (EGY)
[17/32] Nadine Shahin (EGY) v Jana Shiha (EGY)
Marie Stephan (FRA) v [17/32] Hollie Naughton (CAN)
[17/32] Mariam Metwally (EGY) v Georgia Adderley (SCO)
[3] Hania El Hammamy (EGY) [bye]
[4] Joelle King (NZL) [bye]
Nicole Bunyan (CAN) v [17/32] Nada Abbas (EGY)
[9/16] Salma Hany (EGY) [bye]
[9/16] Sabrina Sobhy (USA) [bye]
[17/32] Lucy Turmel (ENG) v Lucy Beecroft (ENG)
[9/16] Nele Gilis (BEL) [bye]
[17/32] Emily Whitlock (WAL) v Enora Villard (FRA)
[5] Amanda Sobhy (USA) [bye]
[8] Sarah-Jane Perry (ENG) [bye]
[9/16] Tinne Gilis (BEL) [bye]
[17/32] Hana Moataz (EGY) v Zeina Mickawy (EGY)
[9/16] Rowan Elaraby (EGY) [bye]
[9/16] Olivia Clyne (USA) [bye]
Katie Malliff (ENG) v [17/32] Alexandra Fuller (RSA)
[17/32] Melissa Alves (FRA) v Nour Aboulmakarim (EGY)
[2] Nour El Sherbini (EGY) [bye]