Mostafa Asal & Nour ElSherbini win Paris Squash 2024 titles

Mostafa Asal and Nour El Sherbini both extended their unbeaten streaks on the 2024/25 PSA Squash Tour to ten matches as they emerged as champions at the spectacular Paris Squash 2024 tournament with wins over Ali Farag and Nouran Gohar in their respective finals, following on from their success at the CIB Egyptian Squash Open earlier this month.

The women's final witnessed Nour El Sherbini recover from 2-1 down to overcome her fierce rival Nouran Gohar in a thrilling five-game battle. In a match full of momentum swings, it was 'The Warrior Princess' who found the edge when it mattered to eventually secure an emotional 6-11 11-3 8-11 11-7 11-4 victory.

In the men’s final, World No.2 Mostafa Asal defeated World No.1 and defending Paris Squash Champion Ali Farag 11-7 11-8 4-11 11-7 after both players entered the match carrying physical concerns. Ali Farag, fatigued after a gruelling 94-minute semi-final against Diego Elias, and Mostafa Asal dealing with a severely bruised hand in his semi-final victory over Paul Coll. Mostafa Asal started strongly, finding the perfect balance between power and precision, and forcing Ali Farag to chase the ball across all four corners of the court. While Farag managed to dominate the third game, Asal regrouped and finished the job in the fourth, claiming victory after 55 minutes.

Paris (PSA) Squash 2024, Cirque d’Hiver Bouglione, Paris, France
Men’s Final:
[3] Mostafa Asal (EGY) bt [1] Ali Farag (EGY) 11-7, 11-8, 4-11, 11-7 (55m)

Paris (PSA) Squash 2024, Cirque d’Hiver Bouglione, Paris, France
Women’s Final:
[1] Nour El Sherbini (EGY) bt [2] Nouran Gohar (EGY) 6-11, 11-3, 8-11, 11-7, 11-4 (64m)

Men’s top seed Ali Farag and compatriot Mostafa Asal are set for a mouth-watering men’s final of the Paris Squash 2024, whilst Nour El Sherbini and Nouran Gohar are poised to rekindle their rivalry in the women’s final being staged at the spectacular Cirque d’Hiver Bouglione in the heart of the French capital.

World No.1 Ali Farag secured his place in the Paris Squash 2024 final after overcoming reigning World Squash Champion Diego Elias in an epic 94-minute semi-final showdown. In what many are already calling one of the greatest matches of the modern era, Ali Farag displayed immense resilience, ultimately triumphing 7-11 14-12 6-11 11-7 11-4.

Ali Farag’s opponent in the PSA World Tour Platinum final will be World No.2 Mostafa Asal, who came back from two games down to defeat New Zealand’s Paul Coll 9-11 6-11 11-9 11-7 11-5 in 83 minutes.

In the women’s final, Egypt’s Nour El Sherbini and Nouran Gohar will face off in another chapter of their storied rivalry, following victories over Rowan Elaraby and Hania El Hammamy, respectively.

Nour El Sherbini, the top seed and defending champion dispatched No.8 seed Rowan Elaraby 11-7 14-12 11-1 in 41 minutes, whilst Women’s World Squash Champion Nouran Gohar booked her place in the final after an impressive 11-6 11-1 9-11 11-6 victory over World No.3 Hania El Hammamy.

Men’s Semi-Finals:
[1] Ali Farag (EGY) bt [4] Diego Elias (PER) 7-11, 14-12, 6-11, 11-7, 11-4 (95m)
[3] Mostafa Asal (EGY) bt [2] Paul Coll (NZL) 9-11, 6-11, 11-9, 11-7, 11-5 (83m)

Women’s Semi-Finals:
[1] Nour ElSherbini (EGY) bt [8] Rowan Elaraby (EGY) 11-7, 14-12, 11-1 (41m)
[2] Nouran Gohar (EGY) bt [3] Hania El Hammamy (EGY) 11-6, 11-1, 9-11, 11-6 (71m)

Men’s Quarter-Finals:
[1] Ali Farag (EGY) bt [8] Mohamed ElShorbagy (ENG) 11-6, 10-12, 11-5, 11-2 (51m)
[4] Diego Elias (PER) bt [6] Karim Abdel Gawad (EGY) 11-7, 9-11, 11-6, 11-2 (61m)
[3] Mostafa Asal (EGY) bt [5] Mazen Hesham (EGY) 12-10, 11-6, 11-4 (42m)
[2] Paul Coll (NZL) bt [7] Tarek Momen (EGY) 11-8, 10-12, 11-2, 11-8 (58m)

Women’s Quarter-Finals:
[1] Nour ElSherbini (EGY) bt [5] Olivia Weaver (USA) 11-5, 11-7, 6-11, 11-9 (47m)
[8] Rowan Elaraby (EGY) bt [4] Nele Gilis (BEL) 11-9, 11-5, 12-10 (41m)
[3] Hania El Hammamy (EGY) bt Fayrouz Aboelkheir (EGY) 9-11, 11-2, 11-13, 11-9, 11-8 (68m)
[2] Nouran Gohar (EGY) bt Amanda Sobhy (USA) 7-11, 11-6, 11-7, 11-1 (36m)

Men’s 2nd Round:
[1] Ali Farag (EGY) bt Grégoire Marche (FRA) 14-12, 11-5, 8-11, 11-6 (47m)
[8] Mohamed ElShorbagy (ENG) bt Adrian Waller (ENG) 11-7, 11-8, 11-7 (29m)
[6] Karim Abdel Gawad (EGY) bt Joel Makin (WAL) 11-8, 13-11, 11-8 (60m)
[4] Diego Elias (PER) bt Youssef Soliman (EGY) 11-8, 11-9, 11-3 (50m)
[3] Mostafa Asal (EGY) bt Leonel Cardenas (MEX) 11-5, 11-8, 11-7 (52m)
[5] Mazen Hesham (EGY) bt Mohamed ElSherbini (EGY) 11-8, 11-8, 11-5 (36m)
[7] Tarek Momen (EGY) bt Baptiste Masotti (FRA) 11-7, 11-8, 11-7 (36m)
[2] Paul Coll (NZL) bt Dimitri Steinmann (SUI) 11-9, 11-9, 11-5 (59m)

Women’s 2nd Round:
[1] Nour ElSherbini (EGY) bt Tomato Ho (HKG) 11-3, 11-4, 11-5 (23m)
[5] Olivia Weaver (USA) bt Sivasangari Subramaniam (MAS) 11-8, 11-8, 8-11, 11-8 (55m)
[8] Rowan Elaraby (EGY) bt Salma Hany (EGY) 11-8, 7-11, 11-6, 8-11, 11-8 (65m)
[4] Nele Gilis (BEL) bt Lucy Turmel (ENG) 4-11, 11-8, 11-5, 11-8 (55m)
[3] Hania El Hammamy (EGY) bt Jasmine Hutton (ENG) 5-11, 11-2, 11-2, 13-11 (49m)
Fayrouz Aboelkheir (EGY) bt [6] Georgina Kennedy (ENG) 15-13, 12-10, 12-14, 10-12, 11-6 (66m)
Amanda Sobhy (USA) bt Farida Mohamed (EGY) 11-6, 11-8, 6-11, 11-7 (36m)
[2] Nouran Gohar (EGY) bt Tesni Murphy (WAL) 11-5, 11-7, 11-3 (30m)

Men’s 1st Round:
[1] Ali Farag (EGY) bt Timothy Brownell (USA) 11-8, 11-8, 11-7 (34m)
Grégoire Marche (FRA) bt Marwan ElShorbagy (ENG) 11-6, 11-7, 8-11, 8-11, 11-4 (59m)
Adrian Waller (ENG) bt [WC] Melvil Scianimanico (FRA) 11-6, 6-11, 10-12, 11-5, 11-9 (66m)
[8] Mohamed ElShorbagy (ENG) bt Greg Lobban (SCO) 11-5, 11-7, 11-2 (32m)
[6] Karim Abdel Gawad (EGY) bt Victor Crouin (FRA) 12-14, 11-7, 11-7, 11-8 (55m)
Joel Makin (WAL) bt Aly Abou Eleinen (EGY) 11-6, 12-10, 11-1 (46m)
Youssef Soliman (EGY) bt Nicolas Mueller (SUI) 11-3, 11-5, 11-4 (27m)
[4] Diego Elias (PER) bt Iker Pajares Bernabeu (ESP) 11-7, 11-7, 11-5 (41m)
[3] Mostafa Asal (EGY) bt Miguel Rodriguez (COL) 11-6, 11-4, 11-8 (36m)
Leonel Cardenas (MEX) bt Eain Yow Ng (MAS) 11-5, 11-8, 12-14, 11-3 (72m)
Mohamed ElSherbini (EGY) bt Raphael Kandra (GER) 11-8, 11-7, 11-4 (37m)
[5] Mazen Hesham (EGY) bt [WC] Auguste Dussourd (FRA) 11-7, 11-8, 11-7 (36m)
[7] Tarek Momen (EGY) bt Fares Dessouky (EGY) 12-10, 13-11, 11-4 (32m)
Baptiste Masotti (FRA) bt Abdulla Al-Tamimi (QAT)    8-11, 8-11, 11-7, 11-7, 12-10 (65m)
Dimitri Steinmann (SUI) bt Nathan Lake (ENG) 11-6, 11-7, 11-8 (34m)
[2] Paul Coll (NZL) bt Sébastien Bonmalais (FRA) 11-5, 11-5, 11-7 (47m)

Women’s 1st Round:
[1] Nour ElSherbini (EGY) bt [WC] Camille Serme (FRA) 11-6, 11-4, 11-6 (25m)
Tomato Ho (HKG) bt [WC] Lauren Baltayan (FRA) 11-7, 11-6, 11-3 (29m)
Sivasangari Subramaniam (MAS) bt Sarah-Jane Perry (ENG) 11-8, 7-11, 11-8, 11-3 (35m)
[5] Olivia Weaver (USA) bt Mariam Metwally (EGY) 11-8, 11-5, 11-4 (34m)
[8] Rowan Elaraby (EGY) bt Joelle King (NZL) 8-11, 11-8, 11-2, 11-6 (38m)
Salma Hany (EGY) bt Zeina Mickawy (EGY) 11-5, 11-2, 12-10 (26m)
Lucy Turmel (ENG) bt Hana Moataz (EGY) 11-9, 11-7, 7-11, 7-11, 11-7 (59m)
[4] Nele Gilis (BEL) bt Rachel Arnold (MAS) 11-5, 11-1, 11-2 (26m)
[3] Hania El Hammamy (EGY) bt Sabrina Sobhy (USA) 12-10, 11-9 ret. (36m)
Jasmine Hutton (ENG) bt Lucy Beecroft (ENG) 11-9, 11-1, 11-3 (21m)
Fayrouz Aboelkheir (EGY) bt Hana Ramadan (EGY) 11-5, 11-9, 11-5 (26m)
[6] Georgina Kennedy (ENG) bt Aifa Azman (MAS) 11-6, 11-2, 11-3 (22m)
Farida Mohamed (EGY) bt [7] Tinne Gilis (BEL) 11-7, 4-11, 11-9, 8-11, 12-10 (49m)
Amanda Sobhy (USA) bt Satomi Watanabe (JPN) 11-9, 11-8, 7-11, 11-4 (37m)
Tesni Murphy (WAL) bt Hollie Naughton (CAN) 8-11, 11-6, 11-9, 11-9 (45m)
[2] Nouran Gohar (EGY) bt Nada Abbas (EGY) 11-2, 11-2, 11-5 (29m)

Iker Pajares Bernabeu prodcued a solid performance on the opening day of the Paris Squash 2024 before the Spanish No.1 was eventually denied by World Champion Diego in straight games.

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The Paris Squash 2024, the first PSA Platinum event of the 2024-2025 PSA Squash Tour season, will take place from the 15ht to 21st September, hosted at the historic Cirque d’Hiver Bouglione, the world’s oldest active circus and a celebrated Parisian landmark.

The PSA squash tournament will feature the 64 highest ranked squash players in the world across men’s and women’s draws. Matches will be held across three venues: the iconic Cirque d’Hiver Bouglione, Squash Montmartre, and Squash Horizon. Fans worldwide can catch the live action on SQUASHTV, with coverage starting from the semi-finals.

The Cirque d’Hiver Bouglione, renowned for its rich circus heritage, will be hosting its third professional squash event, and the first since 1996. The venue's inaugural squash event took place in 1983 and was won by the legendary Jahangir Khan. Over the years, the Cirque d’Hiver Bouglione has diversified its offerings, hosting concerts, political rallies, and various sports events.

The Paris Squash 2024 main draws have been announced, with World No.1s Ali Farag and Nour El Sherbini leading the men’s and women’s categories, respectively. Ali Farag will face USA’s rising star Timothy Brownell in the first round whilst Nour El Sherbini, aiming for her eighth title on European soil, will begin her campaign against a qualifier.

In the men’s draw, two-time British Open Squash Champion Paul Coll is seeded No.2, and after a gruelling 96-minute semi-final against Ali Farag last year, is determined to leave his mark on the first Platinum event of the season. His first-round match against French No.4 Sébastien Bonmalais promises to excite the home crowd.

In the women’s draw, the No.2 seed is reigning World Squash Champion Nouran Gohar, who enters the tournament with a remarkable 25-match unbeaten streak. Nouran Gohar, with five consecutive wins in the 2023-2024 squash season, will be eager to avenge her final loss from last season and challenge Nour El Sherbini for the top spot. Nouran Gohar will face fellow Egyptian Nada Abbas in the first round with a potential semi-final clash with rival Hania El Hammamy.

While the top seeds are favourites, several contenders are poised to challenge the hierarchy. Diego Elias, the newly crowned Men’s World Squash Champion and runner-up in last year’s event, enters the tournament with confidence following his recent triumph in Cairo. Mostafa Asal, the current British Open Squash Champion, ended the 2023-2024 squash season in impressive form and will be eager to start the new season on a high note.

In the women’s draw, No.4 seed Nele Gilis, who hails from Geel, Belgium, just 250 miles from Paris, will hope to draw on local support as she seeks to advance to the latter stages to maintain her top-four ranking.

The Paris Squash 2024 will also see two French teenagers, Lauren Baltayan and Melvil Scianimanico, competing as wildcards. Lauren Baltayan will face Tomato Ho of Hong Kong, China, in the first round, while Melvil Scianimanico will take on England’s Adrian Waller.

Paris (PSA) Squash 2024 Men's Draw:
[1] Ali Farag (EGY) v Timothy Brownell (USA)
Marwan Elshorbagy (ENG) v Gregoire Marche (FRA)
Adrian Waller (ENG) v [WC] Melvil Scianimanico (FRA)
Greg Lobban (SCO) v [8] Mohamed Elshorbagy (ENG)
[6] Karim Abdel Gawad (EGY) v Victor Crouin (FRA)
Joel Makin (WAL) v Aly Abou Eleinen (EGY)
Nicolas Mueller (SUI) v Youssef Soliman (EGY)
Iker Pajares Bernabeu (ESP) v [4] Diego Elias (PER)
[3] Mostafa Asal (EGY) v Miguel Rodriguez (COL)
Eain Yow Ng (MAS) v Leonel Cardenas (MEX)
Mohamed ElSherbini (EGY) v Raphael Kandra (GER)
[Qualifier] v [5] Mazen Hesham (EGY)
[7] Tarek Momen (EGY) v Fares Dessouky (EGY)
Abdulla Al-Tamimi (QAT) v Baptiste Masotti (FRA)
Youssef Ibrahim (EGY) v Dimitri Steinmann (SUI)
Sebastien Bonmalais (FRA) v [2] Paul Coll (NZL)

Paris (PSA) Squash 2024 Women's Draw:
[1] Nour ElSherbini (EGY) v [Qualifier]
[WC] Lauren Baltayan (FRA) v Tomato Ho (HKG)
Sivasangari Subramaniam (MAS) v Sarah-Jane Perry (ENG)
Amina Orfi (EGY) v [5] Olivia Weaver (USA)
[8] Rowan Elaraby (EGY) v Joelle King (NZL)
Salma Hany (EGY) v Zeina Mickawy (EGY)
Lucy Turmel (ENG) v Hana Moataz (EGY)
Rachel Arnold (MAS) v [4] Nele Gilis (BEL)
[3] Hania El Hammamy (EGY) v Sabrina Sobhy (USA)
Jasmine Hutton (ENG) v Lucy Beecroft (ENG)
Fayrouz Aboelkheir (EGY) v Hana Ramadan (EGY)
Melissa Alves (FRA) v [6] Georgina Kennedy (ENG)
[7] Tinne Gilis (BEL) v Farida Mohamed (EGY)
Amanda Sobhy (USA) v Satomi Watanabe (JPN)
Hollie Naughton (CAN) v Tesni Murphy (WAL)
Nada Abbas (EGY) v [2] Nouran Gohar (EGY)