Egyptian duo Nour El Sherbini and Mostafa Asal lifted the trophies at the PSA World Championships following respective triumphs over compatriots Hania El Hammamy and Ali Farag at Chicago’s Lakeshore Sport & Fitness.
El Sherbini, who came from behind in the semi-finals against Olivia Weaver to stake her claim in the final, has now matched Nicol David’s incredible record of eight World Championship titles.
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The 29-year-old marked her 10th successive World Championships final with an 11-5, 11-9, 4-11, 11-7 victory over El Hammamy to ensure she has won all four of the World Championships held in the Windy City.
Victory also meant an Egyptian women’s player has won the last 10 finals since David’s final win in 2014.
The record-equalling moment for @noursherbini 🙌
The emotion from the World No.2 as she draws level with @NicolDavid with 8⃣ @PSAWorldChamps titles 🏆#PSAWorldChamps pic.twitter.com/roYG3FlsWc
— PSA Squash Tour (@PSASquashTour) May 18, 2025
She had beaten by first-time finalist compatriot twice this year, with El Hammamy halting a run of seven straight losses to the modern day ‘queen of squash’.
“It’s amazing, I never thought I would be winning eight,” said El Sherbini after winning her 44th PSA title.
“Everyone was saying about Nicol’s record, and I never thought I was going to make it. It’s unbelievable, I can’t describe it, but I’ve been having a really tough season. I’m glad I won this title, it means a lot for my corner, my team and my parents.
“She [El Hammamy] is still young and she definitely felt a lot of nerves playing in her first ever World Championship final. We deal with a lot of things and being in this position is hard. I had a little edge today that I’ve been here before.”
Meanwhile, Asal put in a performance that matched power with guile as he stormed to an 11-7, 11-8, 11-3 victory to put his name into the history books without dropping a single game this week.
Asal was runner-up at this tournament last season, but dismantled four-time World Champion Farag to get his hands on the men’s trophy at the biggest tournament in professional squash.
The win means he now holds both the PSA World Championships and British Open titles as well as the World No.1 spot – a position he would have conceded to Farag had he lost.
Result – Men’s Final: 2024-25 PSA World Championships presented by the Walter Family
[2] Mostafa Asal (EGY) bt [1] Ali Farag (EGY) 3-0: 11-7, 11-8, 11-3 (41m)
Result – Women’s Final: 2024-25 PSA World Championships presented by the Walter Family
[2] Nour ElSherbini (EGY) bt [3] Hania El Hammamy (EGY) 3-1: 11-5, 11-9, 4-11, 11-7 (61m)