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The Hindu
18-05-2025
- Sport
- The Hindu
Squash World Championships: El Sherbini wins record-equalling 8th title, Asal clinches maiden crown
Egyptians Nour El Sherbini and Mostafa Asal were crowned the women's and men's champions, respectively at the Squash World Championships in Chicago on Saturday. Playing her 10th straight final at the event, the 29-year-old El Sherbini defeated compatriot and World No. 3 Hania El Hammamy 3-1 (11-5, 11-9, 4-11, 11-7) to clinch her eighth title. World No. 2 El Sherbini matched Nicol David's all-time record of eight World Championship crowns. '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,' El Sherbini told after the win. The record-equalling moment for @noursherbini 🙌 The emotion from the World No.2 as she draws level with @NicolDavid with 8⃣ @PSAWorldChamps titles 🏆# — PSA World Championships (@PSAWorldChamps) May 18, 2025 In the men's final, World No. 1 Asal defeated World No. 2 and compatriot Ali Farag 3-0 (11-7, 11-8, 11-3) to clinch his maiden title. The 24-year-old Asal 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 four-time World Champion Farag had he lost to the 33-year-old in the final. 'I want to thank everyone who has supported me, but the man who has been behind me is my mentor, James Willstrop. My father told me after everything that had happened to come back to Egypt, but Jimbo has been having a lot of discussions and chats with me, and here I am, the World Champion,' said Asal, who did not drop a single game throughout the tournament. India had five participants in this edition of the event. In the men's field, Velavan Senthilkumar was knocked out in the opening round while Abhay Singh, India No. 1 Ramit Tandon and debutant Veer Chotrani were eliminated in the second round. In the women's draw, 17-year-old debutant Anahat Singh exited in the second round. India is yet to win a medal at the World Championships. RESULTS (Finals) Women [2] Nour El Sherbini (EGY) bt [3] Hania El Hammamy (EGY) 3-1: 11-5, 11-9, 4-11, 11-7 (61 minutes) Men [2] Mostafa Asal (EGY) bt [1] Ali Farag (EGY) 3-0: 11-7, 11-8, 11-3 (41 minutes) Related Topics Squash World Championships
Hans India
10-05-2025
- Sport
- Hans India
Squash World C'ship: Veer, Anahat register massive wins to move to second round
Chicago: India's Veer Chotrani is through to the second round of the Squash World Championships for the first time after causing an upset against former World No.15 Declan James. Chotrani, who booked his place at the tournament by winning the Asia qualifying event, won 3-1 (11-9, 9-11, 12-10, 16-14) to progress to the second round at his first appearance at the World Championships. The World No.57 was almost forced into a fifth game with the Englishman when he had four match balls but was unable to convert. However, Chotrani succeeded on the fifth attempt to seal the victory. 'Relief, I'd say! Last week I played (Mohamad) Zakaria in Bermuda and I had four match balls and I bottled it and I lost,' he said. 'That match was actually in my head when I was up match ball and I thought I cannot give it away this time, but I fought hard and stayed extremely focused and I was able to get the win in the end. 'Last week I didn't have the belief that I could beat top 20/25 guys, and today I went into the match with nothing to lose and I told myself that, play without any pressure and enjoy it. 'Those match points were so hard and he showed why he's been a top 15 player. I'm over the moon to get through," Chotrani added. Four-time world champion Ali Farag awaits Chotrani in round two. Fellow Asian qualifying event winner and Chotrani's compatriot Anahat Singh, also featuring at this event for the first time, ended home hopes for Marina Stefanoni in a five-game thriller. 'We had really long rallies and she's a great player. I've seen her play in the last few tournaments, she's been playing really well and she's broken into the top 30 so I knew today it was going to be a battle. 'It was really tiring and I'm exhausted and I'm really happy I was able to get through it. 'It's a bit surreal – I've seen this tournament since I've been playing squash on TV and watching matches, but getting to be here and see all the top players and see how they are during the biggest tournament of the year it's an experience not many people get to have and I'm really grateful I have," she said. The World No.62 Anahat came from 2-1 down to defeat USA's Stefanoni 3-2 (10-12, 11-9, 6-11, 11-6, 11-6) in 52 minutes.
The Hindu
10-05-2025
- Sport
- The Hindu
Indian sports wrap, May 10: Anahat, Veer, Abhay advance to the second round of Squash World Championships
SQUASH Squash World Championships: Anahat, Veer, Abhay advance to the second round Anahat Singh, Veer Chotrani, Abhay Singh and Ramit Tandon made it to the second round of Squash World Championships while Velavan Senthilkumar was knocked out in Chicago on Friday. Results - Anahat Singh (IND) bt. [32] Marina Stefanoni (USA)3-2: 10-12, 11-9, 6-11, 11-6, 11-6 (51m) Veer Chotrani (IND) bt. [23] Declan James (ENG)3-1: 11-9, 9-11, 12-10, 16-14 (62m) [3] Diego Elias (PER) bt. Velavan Senthilkumar (IND)3-1: 7-11, 11-7, 11-5, 11-3 (40m) [30] Ramit Tandon (IND) bt. Ryunosuke Tsukue (JPN)3-1: 10-12, 11-7, 13-11, 11-7 (53m) Abhay Singh (IND) bt. [22] Nicolas Mueller (SUI)3-1: 11-7, 2-11, 11-7, 11-6 (41m) - Team Sportstar GOLF Veer Ahlawat misses cut in Turkey Veer Ahlawat followed up his first round 75 with a 73 and missed the cut at the Turkish Airlines Open here. The only Indian in the field this week, Ahlawat was coming back after a gap of almost six weeks. He had two birdies, two bogeys and a double bogey in his two-over 73 and was six-over as the cut fell at one-under. Ahlawat's next event is likely to be the Soudal Open, where he is on the waiting list. Shubhankar Sharma will return to action at the Belgium event. - PTI India's Saptak Talwar on tied 11th in Spain India's Saptak Talwar produced a bogey-free second round of five-under 66 to knock on the doors of top 10 at the Challenge de Espana at Fontanals Golf Club on the Hotel Planner Tour here. Talwar, whose first round was two-under 69, is now seven-under 135 and tied-11th. He is four shots behind the leaders Oliver Gillberg (65-66) and Luis Masaveu (64-67) at 11-under. The 26-year-old Talwar, who had his breakthrough win on the Indian Tour last month, was also the runner-up in another event on his home Tour. On the Hotel Planner, the second level Tour to DP World Tour, Talwar has four cuts in five starts and he had also made the cut in the Hero Indian Open. Talwar had two sets of back-to-back birdies on the third and the fourth and again on the eighth and the ninth. A fifth birdie on the tenth brought him to five-under but he then ran out of birdies but did not drop any shots either. - PTI Diksha, Pranavi Tied-32nd in Aramco Korea Championship Indian golfers Diksha Dagar and Pranavi Urs faced contrasting fortunes, but both ended at Tied-32nd after two rounds at the Aramco Korea Championship in Seoul on Saturday. While Diksha rallied from a disappointing front nine of three-over, Pranavi dropped three shots on her second nine, which was the front side of the course. Diksha carded two-over 74 and Pranavi was three-over 75 and both are now three-over 147 for two rounds at the New Korea Country Club. Meanwhile, Avani Prashanth (79-73) despite a good second round failed to make the cut and also missing out was Tvesa Malik (79-76). In the team event, Team Diksha was seventh and Team Pranavi, which included Avani, was T-11. Tvesa Malik, part of Team Pia Babnik, was T-24. Diksha had three bogeys on the front nine, but she recovered well on the back nine with one eight pars and one birdie for a two-over card. Pranavi was even par for the back nine after starting from the 10th, but she gave away three bogeys on her second nine, which was the front side of the course. - PTI
