2024 PSA Women's World Squash Championship

2024 Women's World Championship
2024 Women's World Championship
39th PSA Women's World Squash Championship
Location	Cairo, Egypt
Venue	National Museum of Egyptian Civilization; Palm Hills Club
Date(s)	9–18 May 2024
	Website; https://worldsquashchamps.com/
Category	PSA World Championships
Prize money	$565,000
Results
Champion	Nouran Gohar
Runner-up	Nour El Sherbini
Semi-finalists	Olivia Weaver ; Hania El Hammamy

The 2024 PSA Women's World Squash Championship was the 2024 women's edition of the World Squash Championships, which served as the individual world championship for squash players. The event took place in Cairo, Egypt, from 9 to 18 May 2024. It was the fourth time that Cairo hosted the PSA World Championships after 2014, 2019–20 & 2022 editions.^[1]^[2]

Top seed Nour El Sherbini and third seed Nouran Gohar met in the final for the fourth consecutive championship. El Sherbini defeated Olivia Weaver in the semi-final, while second seed Hania El Hammamy was eliminated by Gohar.^[3] Gohar finally gained revenge on El Sherbini, winning the final to record her first World Championship crown.^[4]

World ranking points/prize money

PSA also awards points towards World ranking. Points are awarded as follows:

PSA World Squash Championships		Ranking Points
Rank	Prize Money US$	Winner	Runner up	3/4	5/8	9/16	17/32	33/64
World Squash Championships	$565,000	3175	2090	1270	780	475	290	177.5

Prize money breakdown

Total prize money for the tournament is $1,130,000, $565,000 per gender. This is about a 1.5% prize fund increase from previous World Championships (2022–23; $550,000 per gender).

Position (num. of players)		% breakdown	Prize money (Total: $565,000)
Winner	(1)	16%	$90,400
Runner-up	(1)	10%	$56,500
3/4	(2)	6%	$33,900
5/8	(4)	3.50%	$19,775
9/16	(8)	2%	$11,300
17/32	(16)	1%	$5,650
33/64	(32)	0.50%	$2,825

Venues

National Museum of Egyptian Civilization and Palm Hills Club in Cairo are the two venues that hoste the competition.

National Museum of Egyptian Civilization	Palm Hills Club

National Museum of Egyptian Civilization Palm Hills Club 2024 PSA Women's World Squash Championship (Cairo Giza)

Seeds

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

1.

Nour El Sherbini (runner-up)

2.

Hania El Hammamy (semi finals)

3.

Nouran Gohar (champion)

4.

Nele Gilis (Third Round)

5.

Nour El Tayeb (Quarter finals)

6.

Georgina Kennedy (Third Round)

7.

Tinne Gilis (Quarter finals)

8.

Olivia Weaver (semi finals)

9.

Rowan Elaraby (Quarter finals)

10.

Salma Hany (Third Round)

11.

Amina Orfi (Third Round)

12.

Sabrina Sobhy (Third Round)

13.

Satomi Watanabe (Third Round)

14.

Sivasangari Subramaniam (Third Round)

15.

Sarah-Jane Perry (Third Round)

16.

Nada Abbas (First round)

Draw and results

Key

rtd. = Retired
Q = Qualifier
WC = Host wild card
w/o = Walkover

Finals

Semi finals							Final

1	Nour El Sherbini	7	11	6	11	11

8	Olivia Weaver	11	5	11	5	5
							1	Nour El Sherbini	8	11	7	5

							3	Nouran Gohar	11	9	11	11
3	Nouran Gohar	12	11	11	11

2	Hania El Hammamy	14	2	5	7

Top half

Section 1

First round							Second round						Third Round					Quarter finals

1	Nour El Sherbini	11	11	11
	Jessica Turnbull	0	4	4			1	Nour El Sherbini	11	11	11
	Menna Hamed	5	9	12	11	11		Menna Hamed	5	3	1
Q	Nardine Garas	11	11	10	9	8							1	Nour El Sherbini	11	12	11
	Tesni Murphy	11	11	11									11	Amina Orfi	5	10	8
	Énora Villard	6	4	0				Tesni Murphy	6	4	9
	Lee Ka Yi	7	3	6			11	Amina Orfi	11	11	11
11	Amina Orfi	11	11	11														1	Nour El Sherbini	11	11	11
15	Sarah-Jane Perry	13	7	11	11													7	Tinne Gilis	2	8	5
	Jasmine Hutton	11	11	8	8		15	Sarah-Jane Perry	6	11	11	11
	Danielle Ray	11	7	9	14	7		Cindy Merlo	11	7	4	8
	Cindy Merlo	4	11	11	12	11							15	Sarah-Jane Perry	7	7	3
WC	Amina El Rihany	11	11	11	11								7	Tinne Gilis	11	11	11
	Millie Tomlinson	13	7	8	7		WC	Amina El Rihany	6	6	3
	Aifa Azman	4	3	2			7	Tinne Gilis	11	11	11
7	Tinne Gilis	11	11	11

Section 2

First round							Second round						Third Round						Quarter finals

8	Olivia Weaver	11	11	11
	Haya Ali	4	1	1			8	Olivia Weaver	11	11	11
Q	Marta Domínguez	11	11	7	11		Q	Marta Domínguez	2	3	2
Q	Chan Yiwen	7	7	11	8								8	Olivia Weaver	11	11	11
	Hana Ramadan	11	12	11									10	Salma Hany	9	5	9
Q	Alex Haydon	6	10	5				Hana Ramadan	5	5	11	5
	Hollie Naughton	5	4	13	11	7	10	Salma Hany	11	11	3	11
10	Salma Hany	11	11	11	9	11													8	Olivia Weaver	11	11	3	11
16	Nada Abbas	8	7	9																Fayrouz Aboelkheir	9	6	11	3
	Fayrouz Aboelkheir	11	11	11				Fayrouz Aboelkheir	11	9	11	11
	Georgia Adderley	11	11	7	7	7		Chan Sin Yuk	7	11	7	9
	Chan Sin Yuk	6	9	11	11	11								Fayrouz Aboelkheir	11	11	7	11
	Torrie Malik	11	5	11	11								4	Nele Gilis	8	7	11	5
	Sana Ibrahim	5	11	3	5			Torrie Malik	3	7	11	7
	Marina Stefanoni	7	11	4	6		4	Nele Gilis	11	11	3	11
4	Nele Gilis	11	9	11	11

Bottom half

Section 3

First round							Second round						Third Round					Quarter finals

3	Nouran Gohar	11	11	11
	Emilia Soini	2	2	1			3	Nouran Gohar	11	9	11	11
	Hana Moataz	11	11	10	11			Hana Moataz	4	11	6	2
	Nadine Shahin	4	9	12	9								3	Nouran Gohar	11	11	11
	Kenzy Ayman	12	6	11	2	11							12	Sabrina Sobhy	3	4	1
	Salma El Tayeb	10	11	8	11	8		Kenzy Ayman	4	6	1
	Alicia Mead	7	4	6			12	Sabrina Sobhy	11	11	11
12	Sabrina Sobhy	11	11	11														3	Nouran Gohar	11	7	11	11
13	Satomi Watanabe	14	13	11														5	Nour El Tayeb	3	11	4	9
	Emily Whitlock	12	11	8			13	Satomi Watanabe	11	11	11
	Ainaa Amani	12	7	10	7			Marie Stephan	3	2	3
	Marie Stephan	10	11	12	11								13	Satomi Watanabe	7	10	9
	Mariam Metwally	11	5	11	11								5	Nour El Tayeb	11	12	11
	Zeina Mickawy	5	11	8	7			Mariam Metwally	11	4	3
	Tomato Ho	3	4	2			5	Nour El Tayeb	13	11	11
5	Nour El Tayeb	11	11	11

Section 4

First round						Second round					Third Round							Quarter finals

6	Georgina Kennedy	11	11	10	11
	Rachel Arnold	3	5	12	5	6	Georgina Kennedy	11	11	11
	Aira Azman	11	11	10	14		Aira Azman	6	3	6
	Lowri Roberts	8	8	12	12						6	Georgina Kennedy	11	11	4	4	7
	Malak Khafagy	11	11	11							9	Rowan Elaraby	7	5	11	11	11
	Grace Gear	6	4	5			Malak Khafagy	5	4	5
	Tong Tsz Wing	9	5	7		9	Rowan Elaraby	11	11	11
9	Rowan Elaraby	11	11	11														9	Rowan Elaraby	4	11	6	7
14	Sivasangari Subramaniam	11	11	11														2	Hania El Hammamy	11	6	11	11
	Ineta Hopton	6	8	8		14	Sivasangari Subramaniam	11	11	11
	Nicole Bunyan	9	3	11	4	Q	Caroline Fouts	6	7	6
Q	Caroline Fouts	11	11	6	11						14	Sivasangari Subramaniam	13	6	5
	Mélissa Alves	11	9	11	11						2	Hania El Hammamy	15	11	11
	Nour Aboulmakarim	5	11	2	9		Mélissa Alves	3	4	7
	Lucy Turmel	4	6	5		2	Hania El Hammamy	11	11	11
2	Hania El Hammamy	11	11	11

Schedule

Times are Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+03:00). To the best of five games.

Abbreviations:

NMEC - National Museum of Egyptian Civilization
PHC - Palm Hills Club (glass court & courts 1, 2, 3, 4)

Round 1

Thursday, 9 May

Date	Court	Time	Player 1	Player 2	Score
9 May	PHC, Court 1	12:00	Tesni Murphy (WAL)	Énora Villard (FRA)	11–6, 11–4, 11–0
9 May	PHC, Court 2	12:00	Lee Ka Yi (HKG)	Amina Orfi (EGY)	11–7, 11–3, 11–6
9 May	PHC, Court 3	12:00	Amina El Rihany (EGY)	Millie Tomlinson (ENG)	11–13, 11–7, 11–8, 11–7
9 May	PHC, Court 4	12:00	Georgia Adderley (SCO)	Chan Sin Yuk (HKG)	6–11, 9–11, 11–7, 11–7, 11–7
9 May	PHC, Court 1	13:30	Danielle Ray (CAN)	Cindy Merlo (SUI)	4–11, 11–7, 11–9, 12–14, 11–7
9 May	PHC, Court 2	13:30	Hana Ramadan (EGY)	Alex Haydon (AUS)	11–6, 12–10, 11–5
9 May	PHC, Court 3	13:30	Aifa Azman (MYS)	Tinne Gilis (BEL)	11–4, 11–3, 11–2
9 May	PHC, Court 4	13:30	Nada Abbas (EGY)	Fayrouz Aboelkheir (EGY)	11–8, 11–7, 11–9
9 May	PHC, Court 1	16:00	Sarah-Jane Perry (ENG)	Jasmine Hutton (ENG)	13–11, 7–11, 11–8, 11–8
9 May	PHC, Court 3	16:00	Olivia Weaver (USA)	Haya Ali (EGY)	11–4, 11–1, 11–1
9 May	PHC, Court 2	16:45	Hollie Naughton (CAN)	Salma Hany (EGY)	11–5, 11–4, 11–13, 9–11, 11–7
9 May	PHC, Court 4	16:45	Torrie Malik (ENG)	Sana Ibrahim (EGY)	11–5, 5–11, 11–3, 11–5
9 May	PHC, Court 1	17:30	Menna Hamed (EGY)	Nardine Garas (EGY)	5–11, 9–11, 12–10, 11–9, 11–8
9 May	PHC, Court 3	17:30	Marta Domínguez (ESP)	Chan Yiwen (MYS)	11–7, 11–7, 7–11, 11–8
9 May	PHC, Glass Court	19:30	Marina Stefanoni (USA)	Nele Gilis (BEL)	11–7, 9–11, 11–4, 11–6
9 May	PHC, Glass Court	21:00	Nour El Sherbini (EGY)	Jessica Turnbull (AUS)	11–0, 11–4, 11–4

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Friday, 10 May

Date	Court	Time	Player 1	Player 2	Score
10 May	PHC, Court 1	12:00	Kenzy Ayman (EGY)	Salma El Tayeb (EGY)	12–10, 6–11, 11–8, 2–11, 11–8
10 May	PHC, Court 2	12:00	Alicia Mead (ENG)	Sabrina Sobhy (USA)	11–7, 11–4, 11–6
10 May	PHC, Court 3	12:00	Mariam Metwally (EGY)	Zeina Mickawy (EGY)	11–5, 5–11, 11–8, 11–7
10 May	PHC, Court 4	12:00	Ainaa Amani (EGY)	Marie Stephan (FRA)	10–12, 11–7, 12–10, 11–7
10 May	PHC, Court 1	13:30	Sivasangari Subramaniam (MYS)	Ineta Hopton (LAT)	11–6, 11–8, 11–8
10 May	PHC, Court 2	13:30	Malak Khafagy (EGY)	Grace Gear (ENG)	11–6, 11–4, 11–5
10 May	PHC, Court 3	13:30	Tomato Ho (HKG)	Nour El Tayeb (EGY)	11–3, 11–4, 11–2
10 May	PHC, Court 4	13:30	Satomi Watanabe (JPN)	Emily Whitlock (WAL)	14–12, 13–11, 11–8
10 May	PHC, Court 1	16:00	Nicole Bunyan (CAN)	Caroline Fouts (USA)	11–9, 11–3, 6–11, 11–4
10 May	PHC, Court 3	16:00	Georgina Kennedy (ENG)	Rachel Arnold (MYS)	11–3, 11–5, 10–12, 11–5
10 May	PHC, Court 2	16:45	Tong Tsz Wing (HKG)	Rowan Elaraby (EGY)	11–9, 11–5, 11–7
10 May	PHC, Court 4	16:45	Hana Moataz (EGY)	Nadine Shahin (EGY)	11–4, 11–9, 10–12, 11–9
10 May	PHC, Court 1	17:30	Mélissa Alves (FRA)	Nour Aboulmakarim (EGY)	11–5, 9–11, 11–2, 11–9
10 May	PHC, Court 3	17:30	Aira Azman (MYS)	Lowri Roberts (WAL)	11–8, 11–8, 10–12, 14–12
10 May	PHC, Glass Court	19:30	Nouran Gohar (EGY)	Emilia Soini (FIN)	11–2, 11–2, 11–1
10 May	PHC, Glass Court	21:00	Lucy Turmel (ENG)	Hania El Hammamy (EGY)	11–4, 11–6, 11–5

Round 2

Saturday, 11 May

Date	Court	Time	Player 1	Player 2	Score
11 May	PHC, Court 2	12:00	Tesni Murphy (WAL)	Amina Orfi (EGY)	11–6, 11–4, 11–9
11 May	PHC, Court 3	12:00	Sarah-Jane Perry (ENG)	Cindy Merlo (SUI)	6–11, 11–7, 11–4, 11–8
11 May	PHC, Court 2	13:30	Fayrouz Aboelkheir (EGY)	Chan Sin Yuk (HKG)	11–7, 9–11, 11–7, 11–9
11 May	PHC, Court 3	13:30	Amina El Rihany (EGY)	Tinne Gilis (BEL)	11–6, 11–6, 11–3
11 May	PHC, Court 2	16:00	Hana Ramadan (EGY)	Salma Hany (EGY)	11–5, 11–5, 3–11, 11–5
11 May	PHC, Court 3	16:00	Olivia Weaver (USA)	Marta Domínguez (ESP)	11–2, 11–3, 11–2
11 May	PHC, Glass Court	19:30	Torrie Malik (ENG)	Nele Gilis (BEL)	11–3, 11–7, 3–11, 11–7
11 May	PHC, Glass Court	21:00	Nour El Sherbini (EGY)	Menna Hamed (EGY)	11–5, 11–3, 11–1

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Sunday, 12 May

Date	Court	Time	Player 1	Player 2	Score
12 May	PHC, Court 2	12:00	Kenzy Ayman (EGY)	Sabrina Sobhy (USA)	11–4, 11–6, 11–1
12 May	PHC, Court 3	12:00	Satomi Watanabe (JPN)	Marie Stephan (FRA)	11–3, 11–2, 11–3
12 May	PHC, Court 2	13:30	Sivasangari Subramaniam (MYS)	Caroline Fouts (USA)	11–6, 11–7, 11–6
12 May	PHC, Court 3	13:00	Mariam Metwally (EGY)	Nour El Tayeb (EGY)	13–11, 11–4, 11–2
12 May	PHC, Court 2	16:00	Malak Khafagy (EGY)	Rowan Elaraby (EGY)	11–5, 11–4, 11–5
12 May	PHC, Court 3	16:00	Georgina Kennedy (ENG)	Aira Azman (MYS)	11–6, 11–3, 11–6
12 May	PHC, Glass Court	19:30	Nouran Gohar (EGY)	Hana Moataz (EGY)	11–4, 9–11, 11–6, 11–2
12 May	PHC, Glass Court	21:00	Mélissa Alves (FRA)	Hania El Hammamy (EGY)	11–3, 11–4, 11–7

Round 3

Monday, 13 & Tuesday 14 May

Date	Court	Time	Player 1	Player 2	Score
13 May	Court NMEC	19:00	Fayrouz Aboelkheir (EGY)	Nele Gilis (BEL)	11–8, 11–7, 7–11, 11–5
13 May	PHC, Glass Court	19:30	Olivia Weaver (USA)	Salma Hany (EGY)	11–9, 11–5, 11–9
13 May	Court NMEC	20:30	Nour El Sherbini (EGY)	Amina Orfi (EGY)	11–5, 12–10, 11–8
13 May	PHC, Glass Court	21:00	Sarah-Jane Perry (ENG)	Tinne Gilis (BEL)	11–7, 11–7, 11–7
14 May	Court NMEC	19:00	Nouran Gohar (EGY)	Sabrina Sobhy (USA)	11–3, 11–4, 11–1
14 May	PHC, Glass Court	19:30	Satomi Watanabe (JPN)	Nour El Tayeb (EGY)	11–7, 12–10, 11–9
14 May	Court NMEC	20:30	Sivasangari Subramaniam (MYS)	Hania El Hammamy (EGY)	15–13, 11–6, 11–5
14 May	PHC, Glass Court	21:00	Georgina Kennedy (ENG)	Rowan Elaraby (EGY)	7–11, 5–11, 11–4, 11–4, 11–7

Quarter-finals

Thursday 15 & Friday 16 May

Date	Court	Time	Player 1	Player 2	Score
15 May	Court NMEC	19:30	Olivia Weaver (USA)	Fayrouz Aboelkheir (EGY)	11–9, 11–6, 3–11, 11–3
15 May	Court NMEC	21:00	Nour El Sherbini (EGY)	Tinne Gilis (BEL)	11–2, 11–8, 11–5
16 May	Court NMEC	19:30	Nouran Gohar (EGY)	Nour El Tayeb (EGY)	11–3, 7–11, 11–4, 11–9
16 May	Court NMEC	20:15	Rowan Elaraby (EGY)	Hania El Hammamy (EGY)	4–11, 11–6, 6–11, 7–11

Semi-finals

Friday, 17 May

Date	Court	Time	Player 1	Player 2	Score
17 May	Court NMEC	19:30	Nour El Sherbini (EGY)	Olivia Weaver (USA)	7–11, 11–5, 6–11, 11–5, 11–5
17 May	Court NMEC	21:00	Nouran Gohar (EGY)	Hania El Hammamy (EGY)	12–14, 11–2, 11–5, 11–7

Final

Saturday, 18 May

Date	Court	Time	Player 1	Player 2	Score
18 May	Court NMEC	19:30	Nour El Sherbini (EGY)	Nouran Gohar (EGY)	8–11, 11–9, 7–11, 5–11

Representation

This table shows the number of players by country in the 2024 PSA Men's World Championship. A total of 15 nationalities are represented. Egypt is the most represented nation with 23 players.

	EGY	USA	BEL	ENG	MYS	JPN	FRA	HKG	WAL	ESP	CAN	AUS	FIN	LAT	SCO	Total
Final	2	0														2
Semi-final	3	1	0													4
Quarter-final	6	1	1	0												8
Round 3	8	2	2	2	1	1	0									16
Round 2	15	3	2	3	2	1	2	1	1	1	0					32
Total	23	4	2	8	6	1	3	4	3	1	3	2	1	1	1	64

References

^ "PSA World Squash Championships - History: Previous Winners". psaworldtour.com. 8 May 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
^ "$565,000 Women's 2023-2024 CIB PSA World Championship 2024, National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, Cairo, Egypt". Squash Info. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
^ "Semi-Finals : Upsets aplienty as the finalists are decided". World Squash Champs. 17 May 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
^ "How Nouran Gohar overcame great expectations to clinch elusive squash world title". The National News. 22 May 2024. Retrieved 20 December 2024.

[1] "PSA World Squash Championships - History: Previous Winners". psaworldtour.com. 8 May 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2024.

[2] "$565,000 Women's 2023-2024 CIB PSA World Championship 2024, National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, Cairo, Egypt". Squash Info. Retrieved 20 December 2024.

[3] "Semi-Finals : Upsets aplienty as the finalists are decided". World Squash Champs. 17 May 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2024.

[4] "How Nouran Gohar overcame great expectations to clinch elusive squash world title". The National News. 22 May 2024. Retrieved 20 December 2024.

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