(Sports Correspondent: Imran Sohail)
Egyptian Stars Dominate ESF Tournament #1 2025 and HCL Squash Indian Tour, While Romero Shines in Tasmania
It was a golden week for Egyptian squash as Nadien Elhammamy and Salman Khalil claimed titles at the ESF Tournament #1 2025 in Giza, while Yassin Shohdy and Nour Khafagy completed another Egyptian double at the HCL Squash Indian Tour 1 in Jaipur. Meanwhile, Spain’s Noa Romero celebrated her fourth title of the year in Australia at the City of Devonport Tasmanian Open 2025.
ESF Tournament #1 2025 – Giza, Egypt
The women’s final was an all-Egyptian affair between World Junior silver medalist Nadien Elhammamy and No.5 seed Jana Swaify. After a thrilling four-game battle, Elhammamy secured victory 3-1, claiming her fourth PSA Tour title. Her only loss since May remains to World No.5 Amina Orfi in the World Junior final.
In the men’s event, Salman Khalil, the reigning US college squash champion, continued his stunning run of form by winning his fourth PSA Tour title, defeating teammate Omar Said in straight games. Khalil has now maintained a perfect record in PSA finals.
HCL Squash Indian Tour 1 – Jaipur, India
Top seed Yassin Shohdy overcame a slow start to cruise through the tournament, defeating Mohamed Gohar 3-0 in the men’s final. Gohar, fresh from his first career title last week, couldn’t match Shohdy’s dominance.
In the women’s draw, Nour Khafagy battled past Indian No.1 Tanvi Khanna in four games to capture her third PSA Tour title. Khafagy held her nerve in a tense tiebreak to close the match 12-10 in the fourth game.
City of Devonport Tasmanian Open 2025 – Tasmania, Australia
Spain’s Noa Romero continued her dream run in Australia, winning her fourth title of the season by defeating Ella Lash in the final. The win pushes Romero to a new career-high world ranking of No.103.
In the men’s final, Hong Kong’s Matthew Lai captured his first PSA title outside home soil, defeating Dylan Molinaro of Australia 3-0 in under 30 minutes.
With victories across three continents, the 2025 squash season is proving to be one of the most exciting in recent years — and Egyptian dominance shows no signs of slowing down.
