International Squash Magazine - Allam British Open Issue

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CONTENTS 

MOHAMED ELSHORBAGY & NOURAN GOHAR WIN 

2019 ALLAM BRITISH OPEN TITLES 

05 EGYPTIAN DUO NOURAN GOHAR AND MOHAMED ELSHORBAGY WERE CROWNED 2019 ALLAM 

BRITISH OPEN CHAMPIONS FOLLOWING IMPRESSIVE VICTORIES OVER CAMILLE SERME AND ALI 

FARAG IN THEIR RESPECTIVE FINALS STAGED AT THE ALLAM SPORT CENTRE IN HULL. 

ENGLAND & FRANCE CROWNED EUROPEAN TEAM CHAMPIONS 

09 A DRAMATIC FINALS DAY AT THE 2019 EUROPEAN TEAM SQUASH CHAMPIONSHIPS AT 

EDGBASTON PRIORY CLUB IN BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND, SAW HOSTS ENGLAND RECLAIM THE MEN’S 

TITLE AND FRANCE DETHRONE 40-TIMES CHAMPIONS ENGLAND TO WIN THE WOMEN’S TROPHY 

FOR THE FIRST TIME. 

JOELLE KING WINS INAUGURAL MANCHESTER OPEN 

11 NEW ZEALAND’S JOELLE KING CLAIMED THE MANCHESTER OPEN TITLE WITH A STRAIGHT GAMES 

VICTORY OVER TESNI EVANS OF WALES IN THE FINAL OF THE INAUGURAL PSA WORLD TOUR SILVER 

EVENT. 

PSA WORLD TOUR FINALS TO BE HELD IN CAIRO 

13 THE PRESTIGIOUS PSA WORLD TOUR FINALS WILL BE HELD IN EGYPT FOR THE FIRST TIME 

AFTER AN AGREEMENT WAS REACHED BETWEEN THE PROFESSIONAL SQUASH ASSOCIATION (PSA) 

AND TITLE SPONSORS CIB TO BRING THE WORLD’S LEADING SQUASH PLAYERS TO THE WADI 

DEGLA CLUB IN CAIRO BETWEEN THE 8TH AND 13TH JUNE FOR THE SEASON-ENDING TOURNAMENT. 

RAMY ASHOUR RETIRES FROM PROFESSIONAL SQUASH 

14 EGYPT’S THREE-TIME WORLD CHAMPION RAMY ASHOUR, WIDELY ACKNOWLEDGED AS ONE OF 

THE MOST TALENTED PLAYERS OF THE MODERN GENERATION, HAS ANNOUNCED HIS IMMEDIATE 

RETIREMENT FROM PROFESSIONAL SQUASH 

THE BIG PICTURE: JAHANGIR KHAN WINS 1ST BRITISH OPEN TITLE 

16 AS PART OF OUR COLLECTION OF SOME OF THE MOST MEMORABLE IMAGES FROM THE SPORT, 

INTERNATIONAL SQUASH MAGAZINE PRESENTS ONE OF OUR FAVOURITE & MOST INSPIRING 

PHOTOGRAPHS SHOWING THE GREAT JAHANGIR KHAN AFTER WINNING HIS FIRST OF A RECORD 10 

BRITISH OPEN TITLES IN 1982. 

LAURA MASSARO RETIRES 

18 LAURA MASSARO, THE MOST SUCCESSFUL FEMALE ENGLISH PLAYER OF THE MODERN ERA WHO 

IN 2014 BECAME THE FIRST ENGLISHWOMAN IN 15 YEARS TO LIFT THE PSA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP 

TITLE, PLAYED HER LAST COMPETITIVE MATCH ON THE PSA WORLD TOUR AT THE ALLAM BRITISH 

OPEN, A TITLE SHE CLAIMED TWICE IN HER STELLAR CAREER. 

ALI FARAG & RANEEM EL WELILY CROWNED DPD OPEN 

CHAMPIONS 

21 EGYPT’S WORLD NO.1’S ALI FARAG AND RANEEM EL WELILY WERE CROWNED 2019 DPD OPEN 

CHAMPIONS WITH RESPECTIVE WINS OVER MOHAMED ELSHORBAGY AND NOUR EL SHERBINI 

AT THE NEW DPD HEADQUARTERS IN EINDHOVEN, NETHERLANDS, WHICH MARKED THE GRAND 

OPENING OF THE TITLE SPONSORS NEW DISTRIBUTION CENTRE. 

ALI FARAG & RANEEM EL WELILY WIN 

EL GOUNA INTERNATIONAL TITLES 

22 ALI FARAG AND RANEEM EL WELILY CONTINUED THEIR DOMINANT FORM ON THE PSA 

WORLD TOUR BY TAKING THE HONOURS AT AN ALL-EGYPTIAN FINALS NIGHT AT THE EL GOUNA 

INTERNATIONAL AS THEY BEAT KARIM ABDEL GAWAD AND NOURAN GOHAR IN THEIR RESPECTIVE 

FINALS AT THE SPECTACULAR ABU TIG MARINA TO COLLECT THE SILVERWARE IN SUCCESSIVE 

INTERNATIONAL TOURNAMENTS. 

MELIOR SQUASH 

25 THREE YEARS AGO, MELIOR SQUASH WAS A RELATIVE UNKNOWN IN THE SQUASH WORLD. 

TODAY THE COMPANY IS WELL RECOGNISED AS A LEADING PROVIDER OF SQUASH COURT 

SERVICES, WITH A STRONG REPUTATION AND AN EXTENSIVE LIST OF PROJECTS INCLUDING THE 

CONSTRUCTION OF BOTH PERMANENT AND TEMPORARY COURTS. 

SQUASH COURT SPECIFICATIONS 

26 LEADING COURT PROVIDER ASB EXPLAINS WHY STRICT COURT SPECIFICATIONS ARE SO 

IMPORTANT TO THE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT AT ALL LEVELS. 

MOHAMED ELSHORBAGY CROWNED GRASSHOPPER CUP CHAMPION 

27 MOHAMED ELSHORBAGY OVERCAME FELLOW EGYPTIAN TAREK MOMEN 11-8 13-11 11-8 TO BE 

CROWNED 2019 GRASSHOPPER CUP CHAMPION AT ZURICH’S HALLE 622. 

EDMON LOPEZ & LUCY TURMEL CROWNED SPRINGFIELD 

SCOTTISH OPEN CHAMPIONS 

28 THANKS LARGELY TO THE BACKING OF ONE OF SCOTLAND’S LEADING HOUSEBUILDERS, 

SPRINGFIELD PROPERTIES, THE SCOTTISH OPEN MADE A HUGELY SUCCESSFUL COMEBACK TO THE 

PSA WORLD TOUR FOLLOWING AN 18-YEAR HIATUS WITH EDMON LOPEZ OF SPAIN AND ENGLAND’S 

LUCY TURMEL EVENTUALLY CROWNED RESPECTIVE MEN’S AND WOMEN’S CHAMPIONS AT THE 

ORIAM, SCOTLAND’S SPORTS PERFORMANCE CENTRE IN EDINBURGH. 

WORLD RANKINGS 

29 MEN’S & WOMEN’S WORLD RANKINGS AT A GLANCE. 

INTERNATIONALSQUASHMAGAZINE June 2019 | 03 


World Amateur Champion (aged 15) 

Youngest British Open & World Champion (aged 17) 

Unbeaten in 555 consecutive matches over 5 years 

and 8 months – the longest winning streak of any 

sportsman 

10 time British Open Champion (1982-1993) 

6 time World Champion 

Played longest squash match in 

history (2 hours, 46 minutes) 

JAHANGIR

If longevity, consistency and 

domination in their sport are the key 

ingredients to being recognised as the world’s 

greatest sportsman, there is only one name that 

stands head and shoulders above all others. 

Jahangir Khan is a man whose name is synonymous 

with squash. A man universally recognised as the 

world’s greatest ever player and an athlete who 

transcended his sport to be acknowledged as the world’s 

greatest ever sportsman. A man who set the bar so high, 

precious few others have come close, never 

mind surpass his achievements. 

Through courage, determination and personal sacrifice, 

Jahangir Khan overcame personal tragedy to dominate 

and ultimately transcend the world’s most 

physically demanding sport. 

Throughout his record breaking career, he used 

and was synonymous with only one brand. 

INSPIRED BY JAHANGIR KHAN MADE TO WIN

ALLAM BRITISH OPEN 

MOHAMEDELSHORBAGY 

&NOURANGOHARWIN 

2019ALLAMBRITISHOPENTITLES 

Egyptian duo Nouran Gohar and Mohamed ElShorbagy were 

crowned 2019 Allam British Open champions following impressive 

victories over Camille Serme and Ali Farag in their respective finals 

staged at the Allam Sport Centre in Hull. 

The British Open is the sport’s longest-running tournament, 

and Gohar, the two-time former World Junior Champion, 

put her name in the history books with a sensational 

dismantling of Serme as she powered to an 11-3 11-8 11-3 

victory in just 30 minutes to win the women’s event. 

Gohar, the hard-hitting 21-year-old who was runner-up to 

Nour El Sherbini in 2016, stormed to a comfortable victory 

over 2015 winner Serme to lift her first PSA World Tour 

Platinum title since the Hong Kong Open in August 2016. 

“It means so much to me, especially because it is the British 

Open,” said an emotional Gohar after lifting the seventh 

PSA World Tour title of her career. 

“I feel very comfortable. The environment, the city itself, it 

feels a bit like home. It is very cosy here and it really helps 

me to feel good on court. To have the accuracy, you have 

to be both relaxed and focused. I feel this attitude and 

environment really helped me. 

“This morning after my hit, I started crying. I never did that 

before. Even in Hong Kong, I didn’t do that. I think I was 

very young, so maybe I couldn’t really comprehend how 

much it meant to me to be in the final of a major event. My 

mum kept telling me to enjoy the occasion and to relax. She 

told me to take the chance and if I played my best then I 

would take the win. 

“When I won the Hong Kong Open, she [her mother] was 

there as well. I think she might be my lucky charm, and 

there is also someone who is not always with me, but he is 

the main reason for what I have. My dad is the reason why I 

play squash because he loves it so much,” added Gohar who 

earlier in the championships had defeated Nour El Tayeb 

and World No.1 Raneem El Welily en-route to her second 

British Open final. 

The men’s final saw ElShorbagy capture the third British 

Open title of his career after he overcame World No.1 and 

World Champion Farag 11-9 5-11 11-5 11-9 in 66 minutes to add 

to his 2015 and 2016 triumphs. 

ElShorbagy, who also finished as runner-up 12 months ago, 

had lost three of his four matches with Farag this season, 

but a fired-up performance from the 28-year-old saw him 

earn the win in the latest instalment of their rivalry. 

Whilst Farag came through a brutal 77-minute semifinal 

with New Zealand’s Paul Coll in the semi-finals, 

his opponent hadn’t dropped a game throughout the 

championships, which ultimately proved decisive in allowing 

Elshorbagy to become the first Egyptian since Abdelfattah 

AbouTaleb in 1966 to win a trio of British Open crowns. 

“I have such respect for Ali. What he achieved this season is 

unbelievable,” said ElShorbagy. 

“Our last match last season in Dubai, he told me that what 

I did last season was inspirational. This time is it my turn 

to say that what he has done this season was inspirational. 

Normally, winning the US Open, Hong Kong and British 

Open in one season would be enough to keep me at No.1. 

“Ali just showed consistency throughout and he was the 

toughest I had to face. We are going to improve each other 

for the rest of our careers and after a lot of great players 

have retired, I think squash now needs a new rivalry. The 

people need a new rivalry and hopefully we can both give 

the people what they want and what they will enjoy.” 

It means so much to me, especially because it 

is the British Open 

NOURAN GOHAR 

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ALLAM BRITISH OPEN 

The people need a new rivalry and hopefully we can both 

give the people what they want and what they will enjoy 

MOHAMED ELSHORBAGY 

2019 Allam British Open, Hull 

Men’s Final: 

[2] Mohamed ElShorbagy (EGY) bt [1] Ali Farag 

(EGY) 11-9, 5-11, 11-5, 11-9 

Women’s Final: 

[7] Nouran Gohar (EGY) bt [4] Camille Serme (FRA) 

11-3, 11-8, 11-3 



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EUROPEAN TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP 

ENGLAND&FRANCE 

CROWNEDEUROPEANTEAMCHAMPIONS 

A dramatic finals day at the 2019 European Team Squash 

Championships at Edgbaston Priory Club in Birmingham, England 

saw hosts England reclaim the men’s title and France dethrone 40-times 

champions England to win the women’s trophy for the first time. 

England were the favourites for the 

women’s title, having beaten France in the 

last five finals and only having previously 

failed to emerge as champions once, in 

2010, in the event’s 41-year history. 

Camille Serme put France ahead with 

victory over Sarah-Jane Perry in four 

games, but former World No.1 Laura 

Massaro levelled the tie after overcoming 

Coline Aumard, also in four games. 

In the decider, Melissa Alves came flying 

out of the block, taking the first two 

games 11-1 11-3 against England’s higherranked 

Victoria Lust, whom she had never 

before beaten. Lust fought back to take 

the third, and again from 1-7 down in 

the fourth drew level at eight-all. But it 

was Alves who took the next two points, 

winning her second match ball with front 

court winner from Alves, a no let for Lust, 

and to French disbelief and delight they 

had finally become women’s European 

Team Champions. 

“We thought it was possible,” said a 

delighted French Manager Philippe 

Signoret. “Melissa can play very well and 

she was on fire in the first two games. 

This squad has a great history. I’ve known 

them since they were seven, so to see 

them do this is fantastic for them, and for 

France. And in England, too!” 

Serme, making her 14th appearance for 

France in the championships, was ecstatic: 

“We’ve been trying to win this for so long 

now, it feels great. Thanks to England for 

pushing us over the years, we’re delighted 

to finally win one.” 

In the men’s final, England faced Spain, 

the third seeds, who had upset defending 

champions France in the semi-finals to 

reach the final for the first time in the 

event’s 47-year history. 

England had beaten Spain 4-0 in the 

pool stages, but Spanish No.1 Borja Golan 

missed that tie and immediately made 

amends by beating England No.1 Declan 

James in the opening match to put the 

underdogs ahead. 

James Willstrop, a veteran England 

campaigner making his 16th appearance in 

the event, put the second seeds level with 

a straight-games win over the previous 

day’s Spanish hero Iker Pajares Bernabeu. 

Daryl Selby twice came from behind to 

put England ahead with a five-game win 

over Bernat Jaume which left England 

needing just one game from the final 

match and Spain requiring a 3-0 win and 

points countback. 

But England’s Tom Richards was always 

ahead against Edmon Lopez, and clinched 

victory by taking the game 11-9 as Lopez 

dived in vain into the back corner. 

“I’m really proud to have been able 

to captain this team to the title,” said 

36-year-old Daryl Selby. “It’s been a long 

time since the event was held at home, 

so to do it here with the support of the 

crowd makes it even more special. 

Earlier on finals day, sisters Nele Gilis and 

Tinne Gilis steered Belgium to victory 

over Scotland in the women’s third-place 

play-off to win Bronze for the second year 

in a row whilst Scotland’s men went one 

better by beating France in the men’s 

third-place play-off to record their best 

finish since 2016. 



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MANCHESTER OPEN 

JOELLEKINGWINSINAUGURAL 

MANCHESTEROPEN 

New Zealand’s Joelle King claimed the Manchester Open title with 

a straight games victory over Tesni Evans of Wales in final of the 

inaugural PSA World Tour Silver event. 

King, the reigning Commonwealth Games 

Gold Medalist, dropped just a single game 

leading up to the final and continued her 

impressive form to win a tight first game 

before powering to an 11-8 11-2 11-4 victory. 

British Champion Evans had prevailed in 

two mammoth five-game battles against 

Sarah-Jane Perry and top seed Nour El 

Tayeb in the quarter-finals & semi-finals 

respectively, but was unable to continue 

that momentum as she struggled to put 

a halt to a confident King, who eased to 

victory in 33 minutes to claim her second 

title of the season. 

“I’m over the moon,” said 30-year-old 

King following her win. “Someone had to 

lose tonight, but Tesni can hold her head 

up high after what she has achieved this 

week. She has a few years on me yet, so 

I’m sure that she will be back stronger. 

“She has shown all week that she never 

gives up. She came from 2-0 down 

against the World No.3, so I came out in 

the third like it was the first and never 

slowed down and I came out on the right 

side tonight. 

“It’s special to win any event, coming 

off Hong Kong it has been a long time 

in between, but it makes it even more 

special when it is the first women’s-only 

event here. I have to say a huge thank 

you to Manchester for holding this 

event in partnership with PSA and all 

the volunteers and spectators who have 

supported us this week.” 

Evans added afterwards: “After the week 

I’ve had, she’s definitely someone I didn’t 

want to play. 

“I’m obviously disappointed that I couldn’t 

put up a big enough fight, but she was 

just too good. She was on everything 

early and when you’ve had some tough 

matches under your belt it was tough. 

“I just tried to give everything and on 

reflection, after a disappointing day, I can 

reflect on it and take a lot of good things 

from the week I have had.” 

Supported by Manchester City Council, 

the The Manchester Open follows the 

successful staging of the award-winning 

AJ Bell PSA World Championships in 

the city in December 2017, where equal 

prize money was on offer across both 

the men’s and women’s events for the 

first time in the tournament’s history. 

2019 Manchester Open Final 

National Squash Centre 

Manchester 

Final: 

[2] Joelle King (NZL) bt 

[6] Tesni Evans (WAL) 

11-8, 11-2, 11-4 



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1998 ASB ShowGlassCourt 

2000 ASB SensitiveTin 

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PSA WORLD TOUR FINALS 

PSAWORLDTOURFINALS 

TOBEHELDINCAIRO 

The prestigious PSA World Tour Finals will be held in Egypt for the 

first time after an agreement was reached between the Professional 

Squash Association (PSA) and title sponsors CIB to bring the world’s 

leading squash players to the Wadi Degla Club in Cairo between the 8th 

and 13th June for the season-ending tournament. 

Having been successfully staged in Dubai 

over the past three seasons at venues 

such as the Burj Khalifa, Dubai Opera and 

Emirates Golf Club, the CIB PSA World Tour 

Finals will act as the season finale to the 

2018/19 PSA World Tour campaign. 

The CIB PSA World Tour Finals feature the 

world’s top eight male and female players 

and will be the third major professional 

squash tournament to be held at the Wadi 

Degla Club after it hosted the 2016 PSA 

Men’s World Championships and the 2014 

PSA Women’s World Championships. 

“The PSA World Tour Finals always provide 

a fitting climax to the PSA World Tour 

season and we are excited to be staging 

this season’s tournament in Cairo,” said 

PSA Chairman and A. A. Turki Group of 

Companies (ATCO) Chairman Ziad Al-Turki. 

“With a number of the sport’s highest-ranking 

players hailing from Egypt, squash already 

has significant presence and popularity in 

the country, and we hope to build on that by 

holding the World Tour Finals there. 

“I would like to thank both the Wadi Degla 

Club and CIB for their support in staging 

this event, and I look forward to watching 

the action unfold in June.” 

CIB Chief Executive and Board Member 

Hussein Abaza, said: “We are delighted to 

sponsor the PSA World Tour Finals and 

remain committed to supporting world-class 

squash in Egypt. We have been involved in a 

number of major tournaments in the region 

already this season and we will also serve 

as title sponsor for the PSA Women’s World 

Championships, which will bring the world’s 

best back to the Great Pyramid of Giza, 

one of the most iconic venues in sporting 

history. 

“Our sponsorship of the PSA World Tour 

Finals will see us build on a successful 

partnership with PSA, and I for one 

cannot wait to see some of the greatest 

athletes in world sport take to the court 

in Cairo in June.” 

Wadi Degla Squash Director, Karim Darwish, 

said: “We are excited to be bringing the 

PSA World Tour finals to Egypt for the 

first time in the tournament’s history, 

and I believe that the Wadi Degla Club will 

provide the perfect venue for squash’s 

season finale. 

“The Wadi Degla Club is no stranger 

to hosting the world’s biggest squash 

tournaments and I look forward to 

welcoming players to Cairo on June 8th 

for what promises to be a thrilling week. 

I would also like to thank CIB for their 

support and look forward to working with 

both them and PSA in the coming months.” 

The six-day event will offer a total prize 

purse of $320,000 split equally between 

the men’s and women’s events. Players will 

be split into two groups of four and will play 

round-robin best-of-three matches in the 

group stages, with the top two from each 

group progressing to the knockout semifinals 

and beyond. 



RAMY ASHOUR RETIRES 

RAMYASHOURRETIRES 

FROMPROFESSIONALSQUASH 

During my 

25 years on the 

squash court, I won 

a combined eight 

World Championships 

(including senior, 

junior and team), and 

I never loved anything 

more than I have loved 

the game of squash 



RAMY ASHOUR RETIRES 

Egypt’s three-time World Champion Ramy 

Ashour, widely acknowledged as one of the 

most talented players of the modern generation, 

has announced his immediate retirement from 

professional squash. 

Known as ‘The Artist’, Cairo-born 

Ashour, spent 21 months at World No.1 

between 2010-2013 and won PSA World 

Championship titles in 2008, 2012 and 

2014. The last of his world title triumphs 

saw Ashour return after a six-month 

injury absence to claim the sport’s 

biggest title in stunning style, beating 

long-term rival Mohamed ElShorbagy in 

the final - a match which has gone down 

in history as one of the greatest matches 

of all time. 

In 2013, Ashour also became the first 

Egyptian for 47 years to win the sport’s 

oldest tournament, the British Open, 

which came in the midst of a 49-match 

unbeaten run as he won nine successive 

PSA World Tour titles. 

Since making his PSA debut in 2004, 

Ashour has lifted 40 titles on the 

international circuit from 59 finals, 

winning a total of 358 of his 435 

matches on the PSA tour. Ashour’s final 

tournament win came at the Grasshopper 

Cup in March 2018 as he tore through 

the draw without dropping a game, again 

beating ElShorbagy in the final. 

Ashour was also voted the second 

greatest male player of all time 

behind Pakistan’s Jahangir Khan in 

the summer of 2018, with thousands 

of squash fans taking part in a poll 

conducted by the PSA. 

Despite his undoubted skills with a 

racket, Ashour has been ravaged by 

injury over the past decade, suffering a 

range of hamstring and knee injuries. The 

latter has kept him out of action since 

last May, with his final ever appearance 

coming at the 2018 British Open. 

“I’m not the biggest fan of beginnings 

and endings,” said Ashour. 

“During my 25 years on the squash 

court, I won a combined eight World 

Championships (including senior, junior 

and team), and I never loved anything 

more than I have loved the game of 

squash. Squash has given me so much 

but also took a lot from me physically 

and mentally. 

PSA Chief Executive Alex Gough added: 

“Ramy has inspired countless aspiring 

squash players around the world and is 

without a doubt one of the most talented 

players the game has ever seen. 

“I would like to take this opportunity to 

thank Ramy for his contributions to the 

PSA Tour over the past 15 years and 

everyone at the PSA wishes him well for 

the future.” 

Ramy has inspired countless of aspiring squash 

players around the world and is without a doubt one of 

the most talented players the game has ever seen 

ALEX GOUGH, PSA CHIEF EXECUTIVE 



THE BIG PICTURE: JAHANGIR KHAN WINS 

FIRST BRITISH OPEN TITLE 

THEBIGPICTURE 

As part of our collection of some of the most memorable images from the sport, 

International Squash Magazine presents one of our favourite & most inspiring 

photographs showing the great Jahangir Khan after winning his first of a record 10 

British Open titles in 1982. 



THE BIG PICTURE: JAHANGIR KHAN WINS 

FIRST BRITISH OPEN TITLE 




LAURAMASSARORETIRES 

Laura Massaro, the most successful female English player of the 

modern era who in 2014 became the first Englishwoman in 15 years to lift 

the PSA World Championship title, played her last competitive match on 

the PSA World Tour at the Allam British Open, a title she claimed twice in 

her stellar career. 

In 2013, Massaro ended a 22-year 

wait for a female English player to be 

crowned British Open champion, a feat 

she repeated in 2017 to become the 

first Englishwoman since 1951 to win 

squash’s longest-running tournament 

on two occasions. 

The only Englishwoman to win both the 

World Championship and British Open 

titles, trophies which she held at the 

same time, Massaro also topped the 

PSA Women’s World Rankings for four 

months in 2016, making her one of just 

three female English players to hold the 

No.1 ranking. 

Massaro has been ever-present in the 

world’s top 10 since May 2008 and, since 

turning professional in 2000, won 23 

PSA Tour World titles from 43 finals, 

with her most recent trophy win coming 

at the Monte Carlo Classic in December 

where she defeated Tesni Evans of Wales 

in the final. 

Away from the PSA Tour, Massaro also 

has three Commonwealth Games Silver 

Medals and four British National titles to 

her name, while she led England to the 

Women’s World Team Championships 

crown in 2014 after four runner-up 

finishes at the tournament. 

“I’ve been really lucky to have a healthy 

body, a really long career, and it’s 

probably been more than I’ve ever 

expected in terms of titles and my 

achievements in the game,” Massaro said. 

“There’s no point in trying to chase the 

world’s best when my best level of squash 

is probably behind me, and it’s going to 

be very hard to get that back. I’ve always 

gone after being the best in the world and 

winning titles. But I think its time to hang 

up the racket, give a little bit back now 

and watch these amazing youngsters do 

their thing on court. 

“I’m hugely proud of what I achieved, I 

always wanted to be successful, I wanted 

to hang up my racket feeling that I 

couldn’t have achieved any more in the 

game than I have, whether it was titles or 

the level of play. 

“That’s down to everyone who has 

helped me in my career. There are too 

many people to mention, but DP [David 

Pearson] and Danny [husband Massaro] 

go without saying. I owe my level of 

squash to them, along with all the other 

coaches who have helped me on my way. 

“They, along with the physios, 

fasciotherapists, Caroline, Jade, Vicky 

and Sylvan, have helped my movement 

be so efficient and have given me my 

longevity, along with Mark Campbell, who 

has given me the strength and fitness to 

maintain my level. Without all of them, 

my career wouldn’t have been what it 

has been. 

“I also want to say thank you to my 

family and friends who have been there 

supporting me in the ups and downs of my 

career since I was a young junior player.” 

PSA Chief Executive Alex Gough said: 

“Laura has always been a consummate 

professional. Her success on the tour has 

been testament to her hard work and 

unwavering mental strength. 

“Laura has been an incredible role 

model for aspiring squash players, and 

everyone at the PSA wishes her well for 

the future.” 

Laura has always been a consummate professional. Her 

success on the tour has been testament to her hard work and 

unwavering mental strength 

ALEX GOUGH, PSA CHIEF EXECUTIVE 




I’m hugely proud of what 

I achieved, I always wanted 

to be successful, I wanted to 

hang up my racket feeling 

that I couldn’t have 

achieved any more 

in the game than 

I have 



DPD OPEN CHAMPIONS 

ALIFARAG&RANEEMELWELILY 

CROWNEDDPDOPENCHAMPIONS 

Egypt’s World No.1’s Ali Farag and Raneem El Welily were crowned 

2019 DPD Open champions with respective wins over Mohamed 

ElShorbagy and Nour El Sherbini at the new DPD headquarters in 

Eindhoven, Netherlands, which marked the grand opening of the title 

sponsors new distribution centre. 

El Welily claimed her second successive 

title on the Professional Squash 

Association (PSA) World Tour after 

producing an incredible comeback from 2-0 

down to win 10-12 9-11 11-8 11-8 11-8 against 

reigning World Champion El Sherbini. 

The top seed, who had been extended to 

five games in all of her earlier matches, 

held numerous game balls in the first 

game, but El Sherbini battled back to 

rattle off the points in quick succession to 

eventually take the opener on a tie-break. 

The three-time World Champion doubled 

her advantage in the second, however her 

fellow Egyptian showed incredible mental 

strength to battle back in style to claim 

her 21st professional title. 

“The five-setters really paid off eventually,” 

said 30-year-old El Welily. “To come back 

from 2-0 down against Nour is almost 

impossible, mentally at least, so I’m really 

happy with the way I managed to push 

myself mentally and physically and show 

some character towards the end.” 

World No.1 and World Champion Ali Farag 

dominated his rival ElShorbagy to claim 

the men’s title - the first meeting between 

the two world’s leading players since the 

final of the J.P. Morgan Tournament of 

Champions in January which Farag won 

to claim the World No.1 spot from his 

illustrious compatriot. 

The first game looked as though it would 

set the tempo for the rest of the match, 

with both players showcasing their ability 

to send it all the way to a tense tie-break, 

which ElShorbagy eventually claimed. 

However, Farag came out firing in the 

second and never looked back as he 

controlled the rest of the match against a 

below-par ElShorbagy to take an 11-13 11-6 

11-4 11-4 victory. 

“The first game was really tough, and it 

was a tough one to lose,” said Farag. 

“I’m glad I regrouped myself and Nour 

[El Tayeb] gave me a very good tip after 

the first. It’s always a pleasure to share 

the court with someone who is one of the 

greats of our sport and I’m looking forward 

to many more battles in the future. 

“He was No.1 when I was starting so 

Mohamed is always going to be favourite. 

I don’t put much pressure on myself but 

obviously I’m very happy with the way I 

handled things,” added the 26-year-old. 

2019 DPD Open Squash, 

Eindhoven 


[1] Ali Farag (EGY) bt 

[2] Mohamed ElShorbagy (EGY) 

11-13 11-6 11-4 11-4 


[1] Raneem El Welily (EGY) bt 

[2] Nour El Sherbini (EGY) 

10-12 9-11 11-8 11-8 11-8 



EL GOUNA INTERNATIONAL 

ALIFARAG&RANEEMELWELILY 

WINELGOUNAINTERNATIONALTITLES 

Ali Farag and Raneem El Welily 

continued their dominant form 

on the PSA World Tour by taking 

the honours at an all-Egyptian 

finals night at the El Gouna 

International as they beat Karim 

Abdel Gawad and Nouran Gohar 

in their respective finals at the 

spectacular Abu Tig Marina to 

collect the silverware in successive 

international tournaments. 



EL GOUNA INTERNATIONAL 

Farag, who finished runner-up to 

compatriot Marwan ElShorbagy last 

year, avenged his defeat to Gawad in 

December’s Black Ball Open by winning 

the PSA World Tour Platinum event. 

The World No.1 built on a strong start 

to record an impressive 11-9 12-10 11-3 

victory over his compatriot who had his 

opportunities, leading 9-7 in the first 

game and 6-2 in the second, before 

Farag came back both times to take a 

two-game lead. 

An ankle injury suffered by Gawad 

restricted the former World Champion’s 

movement in the third and Farag made 

no mistake in collecting his maiden El 

Gouna crown and first title on home soil 

since February 2015. 

“I’ve played Karim in so many great finals 

in Egypt,” Farag said after winning his 

17th PSA Tour title. 

“It was really a shame what happened at 

the end of the second and in the third. 

I’m sure if he was better physically, it 

would have been a totally different story. 

I think he had an amazing week, he’s 

playing well this season, and it’s great to 

have him on tour. 

“This season has been amazing for me, 

I couldn’t have asked for a better one. 

I might have won a lot of big titles, like 

the World Championships and claiming 

that No.1 spot at the Tournament of 

Champions, but this one is a very 

special one as I’m sharing it in front of 

my people.” 

Women’s World No.1 Raneem El Welily 

successfully defended her El Gouna 

International title after overcoming 

fellow Egyptian Nouran Gohar to lift her 

third successive PSA World Tour trophy. 

El Welily beat World No.2 Nour El Sherbini 

in last year’s final and was up against the 

woman who ended El Sherbini’s run in this 

tournament at the quarter-final stage. 

The 30-year-old took the opening game, 

despite being under immense pressure 

from her hard-hitting opponent. 

Gohar, nine years El Welily’s junior, struck 

back in the second as El Welily went 

walkabout to surrender a 5-2 lead to lose 

9 of the next 11 points as Gohar levelled. 

The momentum swung back in El Welily’s 

favour as she came back to take the third 

12-10 on the tie-break and their battle 

continued into the fourth game where 

Gohar, sporting heavy strapping on her 

left knee, required an injury break after 

a lunge into the front corner to send El 

Welily 8-6 up. 

Gohar returned to court but lacked the 

same explosivity in her movement and 

El Welily closed out the win to earn the 

22nd PSA Tour World title of her career. 

“I think that the blood injury break turned 

me down a little bit, so I’m glad I managed 

to come back after being 6-2 down in the 

third,” said the defending champion. 

“It’s definitely hard pushing yourself this 

way, but when you’re in a final of such 

a great tournament, you do your best 

to stay in, and you do your best to win. 

That’s what I was thinking at that point. 

“It’s always special here in El Gouna and 

I think I speak for the players when I say 

we really enjoy being here. Not just for 

the organisation, but also for the good 

weather, the great crowd, and there’s 

nothing better than playing in front of 

your home crowd.” 

2018 El Gouna International 


1] Ali Farag (EGY) bt 

[4] Karim Abdel Gawad (EGY) 

11-9, 12-10, 11-3 


[1] Raneem El Welily (EGY) bt 

[8] Nouran Gohar (EGY) 

11-8, 7-11, 12-10, 11-6 



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squash world. Today the company is well recognised as a leading 

provider of squash court services, with a strong reputation and an 

extensive list of projects including the construction of both permanent 

and temporary courts. 

Since 2016 the company has grown it’s portfolio, 

delivering a wide range of squash services from small 

court maintenance projects to collaborating on major 

tournaments across the globe. 

A one-stop-shop for all things squash, founder Nick Thompson 

has used his extensive list of contacts to partner with many 

organisations in the industry, aiming to give his customers an 

easier and more dynamic solution to their needs. The Melior 

Squash approach is personable and tailored to each project, 

helping clients to find their perfect solution, be it a new floor, 

a court booking system or new ways to grow and develop 

their club. 

“One thing that set them apart for us was not only their 

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Luke Bishop of The Wyvern Club in Somerset. “They gave 

advice that was suitable for our club and it was clear that their 

recommendations were honest and genuine, rather than just 

with their business in mind. We haven’t experienced that with 

other contractors” 

Melior Squash is also uniquely committed to growing and 

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the sponsoring of upcoming players to investing in grassroots 

tournaments and initiatives, it has a passion for the sport which 

is clearly reflected in both its work and in its ethos. 

“We’re squash players and fans here at Melior, which means we 

truly enjoy the work we do,” explained founder Nick Thompson. 

“2019 has been a particularly exciting year for us. We’ve had the 

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to grow and evolve as we have done over the past three years.” 



ASB SQUASHCOURTS: 

SQUASH COURT SPECIFICATIONS 

SQUASHCOURT 

SPECIFICATIONS 

Like every professional sport in the world, rules and regulations 

are required to ensure proper practice and controlled conditions 

for competition. This applies equally to the game of squash and the 

World Squash Federation (WSF) has set out a set of rules which include 

specifications for a squash court. There are two factors which make these 

specifications so important. 

The Original 

For a sport with an extensive worldwide tour 

(organised by the PSA) that is challenging for 

participation in the Olympic Games, proper 

competition and clear rules are the basis of 

everything. The WSF has established detailed 

squash court specifications to ensure that 

all tournaments and competitions are played 

under similar conditions and that results are 

therefore comparable and ensuring that an 

unfair home advantage does not affect the 

outcome of matches. 

These squash court specifications, designed 

to ensure that equal playing conditions 

are provided for tournaments around the 

world, outline the size of the court (9,75m in 

length, 6,4m in width and 5,64m in height, 

measured from the top of the parquet 

floor); the playing surfaces permitted (no 

more than two different wall surfaces); the 

amount of light recommended (min. 500 

Lux) and even the amount of times that the 

air in the squash court should be exchanged 

per hour (four times). 

Finally, the WSF’s court specifications state 

clear conditions for the court walls in terms of 

verticality and straightness. At ASB, the large 

pre-fabricated elements in combination with 

a jointless plane finish ensure that the ASB 

SquashCourt meets the highest standards of 

court specifications around the world. 

The second reason for detailed squash court 

specifications is safety, ensuring not only the 

same playing characteristics for both players 

but also providing a safe playing environment. 

One of the most important parts of the court 

is the glass and the specific type of glass that 

is used. The WSF’s specifications clearly state 

that a 12mm security glass must be used to 

avoid dangerous breakage should players 

fall against a glass surface. Security glass 

is a special glass that falls into tiny pieces 

when it breaks, reducing the risk of serious 

cuts should the glass break. At ASB, only 

premium glass is used, made in Germany and 

manufactured according to high German and 

European standards. 



MOHAMED ELSHORBAGY CROWNED 

GRASSHOPPER CUP CHAMPION 

MOHAMEDELSHORBAGY 

CROWNEDGRASSHOPPERCUPCHAMPION 

Mohamed ElShorbagy overcame fellow Egyptian 

Tarek Momen 11-8 13-11 11-8 to be crowned 2019 

Grasshopper Cup champion at Zurich’s Halle 622. 

A lot of great names have won this 

trophy like Gregory Gaultier and Ramy. 

To put my name besides the greats 

of squash is an honour 

Both players had overcome Egyptian opposition in the 

semi-finals, with ElShorbagy seeing off former World 

Champion Karim Abdel Gawad, while Momen dispatched 

Mohamed Abouelghar in straight games after the 

mercurially talented Egyptian had defeated tournament 

favourite Ali Farag in the quarter-finals. 

2014 Grasshopper Cup runner-up Momen, appearing 

in his third successive PSA Tour final for the first time 

in his career, had beaten ElShorbagy in the semi-finals 

of the PSA World Championships and Canary Wharf 

Classic, but had no answer to his motivated countryman 

who played at a ferocious pace to claim the title with a 

stunning 50-minute victory. 

ElShorbagy, a losing finalist in 2018 to compatriot Ramy 

Ashour, built on a strong start to take the opener and 

came back from game ball down to take a crucial second 

game following a controversial video referee decision. 

Momen kept on fighting in the third but there was no 

stopping ElShorbagy as he closed out the win to lift his 

36th PSA World Tour title and his first of 2019. 

“I’m really proud to win it,” said ElShorbagy. 

“This is the third time I’ve come back here, and a lot of 

great names have won this trophy like Gregory Gaultier 

and Ramy. To put my name besides the greats of squash 

is an honour and I’m really proud to lift this trophy in 

front of this crowd. 

“Tarek has been playing the squash of his life this 

season and I know how hard it is to back it up after 

every tournament. He should be really proud of what he 

achieved,” added the 28-year-old champion. 

2019 Grasshopper Cup, Zurich, Switzerland 

Final: 

[1] Mohamed ElShorbagy (EGY) bt 

[3] Tarek Momen (EGY) 11-8, 13-11, 11-8 



SPRINGFIELD SCOTTISH OPEN 

EDMONLOPEZ&LUCYTURMELCROWNED 

SPRINGFIELDSCOTTISHOPENCHAMPIONS 

Thanks largely to the backing of one of Scotland’s leading 

housebuilders, Springfield Properties, the Scottish Open made a 

hugely successful comeback to the PSA World Tour following an 18-year 

hiatus with Edmon Lopez of Spain and England’s Lucy Turmel eventually 

crowned respective men’s and women’s champions at the Oriam, 

Scotland’s Sports Performance Centre in Edinburgh. 

Turmel, who reached the final with ease, 

dropping just one game en-route, faced 

the combative and in form second seed 

Melissa Alves from France who had 

surprisingly looked vulnerable in the 

earlier rounds. 

The English teenager and top seed 

quickly gained the ascendancy in 

the opening exchanges and despite 

overcoming sustained resistance in the 

opening two games, Turmel closed-out 

the match 12-10 13-11 11-7 in 36 minutes. 

“That was the toughest match of the 

week,” admitted a jubilant Turmel. “Even 

if it was three-nil, I had to work for 

every point and when Melissa gets into 

her rhythm she’s so hard to stop. There 

was extra pressure being the top seed 

so to win this one feels extra special.” 

A capacity crowd at the Oriam were 

denied the chance to watch the ninetime 

Scottish National Champion Alan 

Clyne challenge for the title after the 

top seed was beaten by rising English 

star Patrick Rooney in a thrilling fivegame 

semi-final. 

Rooney’s opponent in the men’s final 

proved to be the recently crowned 

Spanish National Champion and second 

seed Edmon Lopez, who comfortably 

won an all-Spanish semi-final against 

Bernat Jaume. 

Despite his earlier exertions, Rooney 

showed little signs of fatigue against 

his more experienced Spanish rival and 

more than held his own in the first two 

games which Lopez eventually edged 

13-11 11-9. 

Rooney, who admitted later that he 

wasn’t really looking past the first 

round, continued to play superbly, 

leading throughout the third which he 

took 11-8 and at 10-8 in the fourth, the 

final looked destined to be extended to 

a fifth game decider. 

However, urging himself on after every 

point, Lopez levelled and finally closedout 

game 13-11 on his second match ball to 

earn himself his 7th PSA World Tour title. 

“I came into the tournament with 

some good preparation, but with some 

pressure too as one of the top seeds,” 

said Lopez. “Patrick played very well, 

I’m really glad I managed to take that 

fourth game and I’m really happy to win 

this new title in this fantastic facility.” 

Springfield Scottish Squash Open 

Oriam, Scotland Sports 

Performance Centre, Edinburgh 


[2] Edmon Lopez (ESP) bt 

[7] Patrick Rooney (ENG) 

13-11, 11-9, 8-11, 13-11 


[1] Lucy Turmel (ENG) bt 

[2] Melissa Alves (FRA) 

12-10, 13-11, 11-7 



MEN’S PSA WORLD RANKINGS 

EGYPT 

1 11 

Born: 

1992 

ALI 

FARAG 

EGYPT 

2 12 

Born: 

1991 

MOHAMED 

ELSHORBAGY 

EGYPT 

3 13 

Born: 

1988 

TAREK 

MOMEN 

EGYPT 

4 14 

Born: 

1991 

KARIM ABDEL 

GAWAD 

GERMANY 

5 15 

Born: 

1987 

SIMON 

RÖSNER 

Lives: 

Cairo, Egypt 

Lives: 

Bristol, England 

Lives: 

Cairo, Egypt 

Lives: 

Giza, Egypt 

Lives: 

Paderborn, Germany 

OMAR 

MOSAAD 

JOEL 

MAKIN 

RAPHAEL 

KANDRA 

ZAHED 

SALEM 

DECLAN 

JAMES 

EGYPT 

Born: 1988 

Lives: Cairo, Egypt 

WALES 

Born: 1994 

Lives: 

Birmingham, England 

GERMANY 

Born: 

1990 

Lives: 

Paderborn, Germany 

EGYPT 

Born: 

1992 

Lives: 

Alexandria, Egypt 

ENGLAND 

Born: 

1993 

Lives: 

Nottingham, England 

NEW ZEALAND 

6 16 

Born: 

1992 

PAUL 

COLL 

COLOMBIA 

7 17 

Born: 

1985 

MIGUEL 

ANGEL 

RODRIGUEZ 

PERU 

8 18 

Born: 

1996 

DIEGO 

ELIAS 

EGYPT 

9 19 

Born: 

1993 

MOHAMED 

ABOUELGHAR 

Lives: 

Greymouth, 

New Zealand 

Lives: 

Bogota, Colombia 

Lives: 

Lima, Peru 

Lives: 

Cairo, Egypt 

GREGOIRE 

MARCHE 

JAMES 

WILLSTROP 

FARES 

DESSOUKY 

RYAN 

CUSKELLY 

FRANCE 

Born: 

1990 

Lives: 

Aix En Provence, 

France 

ENGLAND 

Born: 1983 

Lives: 

Harrogate, England 

EGYPT 

Born: 1994 

Lives: 


AUSTRALIA 

Born: 1987 

Lives: 

Greenwich, USA 

INDIA 

10 20 

Born: 

1986 

SAURAV 

GHOSAL 

Lives: 

Kolkata, India 

DARYL 

SELBY 

ENGLAND 

Born: 1982 

Lives: 

Sheffield, England 

For more information, visit: www.psaworldtour.com 



WOMEN’S PSA WORLD RANKINGS 

1 

RANEEM 

EL WELILY 

EGYPT 

Born: 

1989 

Lives: 

Cairo, Egypt 

11 

ANNIE 

AU 

HONG KONG 

Born: 1989 

Lives: Hong Kong 

2 

NOUR EL 

SHERBINI 

EGYPT 

Born: 

1995 

Lives: 


12 

ALISON 

WATERS 

ENGLAND 

Born: 

1984 

Lives: 

Hertfordshire, England 

3 

NOUR EL 

TAYEB 

EGYPT 

Born: 

1997 

Lives: 

Cairo, Egypt 

13 

VICTORIA 

LUST 

ENGLAND 

Born: 

1989 

Lives: 

Victoria, Canada 

4 

CAMILLE 

SERME 

FRANCE 

Born: 

1989 

Lives: 

Creteil, Paris 

14 

SALMA 

HANY 

EGYPT 

Born: 

1996 

Lives: 


5 

JOELLE 

KING 

NEW ZEALAND 

Born: 

1988 

Lives: 

Cambridge, 

New Zealand 

15 

JOSHNA 

CHINAPPA 

INDIA 

Born: 

1986 

Lives: 

Chennai, India 

6 

SARAH-JANE 

PERRY 

ENGLAND 

Born: 

1990 

Lives: 

Kenilworth, England 

16 

YATHREB 

ADEL 

EGYPT 

Born: 

1996 

Lives: 

Cairo, Egypt 

7 

NOURAN 

GOHAR 

EGYPT 

Born: 

1997 

Lives: 

Cairo, Egypt 

17 

HANIA EL 

HAMMAMY 

EGYPT 

Born: 

2000 

Lives: 

Cairo, Egypt 

8 

AMANDA 

SOBHY 

USA 

Born: 

1993 

Lives: 

Boston, USA 

18 

NICOL 

DAVID 

MALAYSIA 

Born: 

1983 

Lives: 

Amsterdam, Netherlands 

9 

TESNI 

EVANS 

WALES 

Born: 1992 

Lives: Rhyl, Wales 

19 

JOEY 

CHAN 

HONG KONG 

Born: 

1988 

Lives: 

Hong Kong 

10 LAURA 

MASSARO 

ENGLAND 

Born: 

1983 

Lives: 

Preston, England 

20 

OLIVIA 

BLATCHFORD 

CLYNE 

USA 

Born: 

1993 

Lives: 

Wilton, USA 

For more information, visit: www.psaworldtour.com

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