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Finals
[2] Ali Farag 3-1
[4] Tarek Momen 11-5,
11-13, 13-11, 11-3 (79m)
[2] Nour El Sherbini
3-1 [3] Nour El Tayeb
11-6, 11-5, 10-12, 15-13 (57m)
“I think I’m out of words.
The last two games were really close and she was coming back. I
think she likes it like that – she was a little bit tense in the
first two games and then she started to relax. I was trying to
focus point after point and I’m really happy of course.
I always try to be calm, relaxed and not put too much pressure
on myself. Whenever it gets too close or tense, I just tell
myself to focus on the next point and win point after point and
that’s what I was trying to do.
It was really tough tournament for me, and a lot of things
happened before I came here and behind the scenes. But I’m
really glad that I came because one of the options was that I
wouldn’t be able to come.
I was improving match after match and I had a lot of tough
matches in the earlier rounds but I’m really glad that I managed
to get everything together this week.”
“As I stand here today, I can’t
help but think about the road I’ve taken to be here. If five
years back you had have told me that I would be standing here
holding the World Championship trophy then no chance would I
have believed you.
As a senior at college I never thought about going pro and to be
here today and the main driving force behind it is Nour. It
sounds like a cliché but find someone who lifts you up day in
and day out, I’m deeply blessed to have her in my life, and she
is the one who pushed me to go pro.
Winning the World Championships is one thing, but winning it in
front of this crowd is something else. Thanks to the Walter
Family, it’s the biggest prize purse that’s ever been on offer
in squash and it’s a huge honour.
Me and Tarek have been practising together for the last ten
years and I hardly ever beat him. It’s always tough against him,
I see how hard he works every day and I was a bit lucky today in
the third and I think that made the difference.”
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Semis
[4] Tarek Momen 3-2 [1] Mohamed
ElShorbagy 8-11, 11-6, 8-11, 11-4, 11-8 (97m)
[2] Ali Farag 3-0 [3] Simon
Rösner (Ger) 11-2, 11-9, 11-4 (46m)
[3] Nour El Tayeb 3-2
[1] Raneem El Welily 6-11, 11-6,
11-8, 7-11, 12-10 (64m)
[2] Nour El Sherbini 3-2 [5]
Camille Serme (Fra) 11-8, 11-6, 6-11, 5-11, 11-6 (59m)
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Quarters
[3] Nour
El Tayeb 3-0 [12] Annie Au (HKG) 11-5, 11-7, 11-6
(25m)
[1] Raneem El Welily 3-1
[8] Nouran Gohar (Egy) 11-4, 6-11, 11-4, 11-2 (37m)
[2] Nour El Sherbini 3-0
[10] Tesni Evans (Wal) 11-7, 11-5, 11-7 (31m)
[4] Tarek Momen 3-0 [8]
Marwan ElShorbagy 11-5, 11-4, 11-6 (33m)
[1]
Mohamed ElShorbagy
3-1 [6] Miguel Rodriguez (Col) 5-11, 11-7, 11-6,
11-6 (61m)
[2] Ali Farag 3-1 [7] Paul
Coll (Nzl)
11-8, 11-7, 4-11, 11-1 (57m) |
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Round 3
[1]
Mohamed Elshorbagy 3-0 Leo Au (Hkg)
11-7, 11-3, 11-6 (31m)
[8] Marwan Elshorbagy 3-1
[14] Ryan Cuskelly (Aus)11-4, 11-7, 9-11, 11-7 (58m)
[4] Tarek Momen 3-2
[9] Mohamed Abouelghar
5-11, 11-4, 8-11, 13-11, 11-3 (67m)
[7] Paul Coll (Nzl) 3-1 [13] Fares
Dessouky 11-5, 11-6, 6-11, 11-8 (71m)
[2] Ali Farag 3-0
Mazen Hesham
11-4, 11-4, 11-9 (36m)
[1] Raneem El Welily 3-0 [9]
Alison Waters (Eng) 11-8, 11-6, 11-7 (29m)
[8] Nouran Gohar 3-0 [15]
Victoria Lust (Eng) 11-8, 11-8, 11-9 (36m)
[3] Nour El Tayeb 3-0
Melissa Alves (Fra) 11-7, 11-3, 11-6 (23m)
[2] Nour El Sherbini 3-2
[11] Amanda Sobhy (Usa)
10-12, 11-3, 4-11, 11-8, 11-7 (52m) |
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Round 2
[1]
Raneem El Welily 3-0 [17] Hania
El Hammamy 11-5, 11-7, 11-9
(35m)
[9] Alison Waters (Eng) 3-0 [26]
Nadine Shahin
11-4, 11-2, 11-9 (20m)
[8] Nouran Gohar 3-0
[25] Fiona Moverley (Eng)
12-10, 11-4, 11-4 (27m)
[12] Annie Au (Hkg) 3-2 [30] Rowan
Elaraby 7-11, 11-5, 4-11, 11-1, 11-1 (42m)
Melissa Alves (Fra) 3-1 [16] Salma
Hany
11-7, 9-11, 11-6, 11-7 (38m)
[3] Nour El Tayeb 3-0
[31] Zeina Mickawy
11-2, 11-6, 11-4 (23m)
[4] Joelle King (Nzl) 3-2 [23]
Mayar Hany 12-14, 11-2, 15-13, 12-14, 11-3 (65m)
[6] Sarah-Jane
Perry (Eng) 3-1 [20] Yathreb Adel
12-14, 12-10, 11-6, 12-10 (49m)
[2] Nour El Sherbini 3-0 Christine
Nunn (Aus)
11-2, 11-4, 11-6 (24m)
[1] Mohamed ElShorbagy 3-1 Cesar
Salazar (Mex) 10-12, 11-4, 11-8, 11-8 (55m)
[8] Marwan ElShorbagy 3-1 Gregoire
Marche (Fra) 4-11, 11-8, 11-8, 11-6 (56m)
[14] Ryan Cuskelly (Aus) 3-2 [L]
Youssef Ibrahim 13-15, 11-9,
11-6, 8-11, 11-9 (84m)
[9] Mohamed Abouelghar 3-2
Chris Simpson (Eng) 11-13, 13-11, 11-8, 8-11, 11-5 (71m)
[4] Tarek Momen 3-1 Tom
Richards (Eng) 8-11, 11-2, 11-4, 11-9 (42m)
Joel Makin (Wal) 3-2 Youssef Soliman
11-6, 7-11, 11-8, 9-11, 11-7 (82m)
[13] Fares Dessouky 3-1
Mohamed Reda
10-12, 11-4, 11-3, 11-7 (44m)
Mazen Hesham 3-1 Adrian
Waller (Eng) 7-11, 11-6, 11-7, 11-4 (49m)
[2] Ali Farag 3-0
Mostafa Asal
11-1, 11-4, 11-2 (26m)
“I felt good. I like the court. I
feel like it hits the ball well – it’s not too bouncy or too
dead and obviously I had a bit of an advantage because I played
here yesterday, Zeina didn’t. So, obviously that plays a bit
part, but I thought I played well and I felt sharp throughout
the whole match.
Starting tomorrow all of the players have glass court experience
and I don’t think in the later stages, I don’t care about that.
I’m in the third round, I’m playing well and I’m very happy.”
“That’s the first time I have played Hania. We play together a
lot back home because we train together with the same coach,
Haitham Effat, so we play a lot, but never on Tour and how
different being at a tournament. She’s a fantastic player, she’s
got a great future ahead of her and I’m just happy to be through
in three today.
“I was trying to move her around, but she was reading everything
so well, so I had to stick to the back a bit more before finding
my shots at the front again, but all credit to her for playing
so well.”
“It was a mixture of him playing
really well at the beginning and I was a bit flat I think. I hit
eight or nine tins which is unbelievable, he had me work for
most of them but there were a few easy ones and I had to regroup
in the second.
I had a discussion with my coach, and we felt like I needed to
up the pace a bit and my ‘T’ position, so I could control the
middle of the court and I felt like I did that pretty well in
the second and third. In the fourth I started to feel it a bit
and I was very happy to push through with the last few points
and squeeze a few errors and get the win in the end.
I’m very happy with the way I have been performing so far this
season. I have had consistent results and a few tournament wins,
which has been missing for a few years, and I am at my highest
ranking – No.3 so I have a lot to be proud of. I’m always
looking to win one big title, so when I am in big tournaments,
like this, that is my aim now.”
“He has beaten me once before. So, he’s obviously someone who
knows how to beat me and I knew it was going to be tough from
the first point. He had a very good start in the first game and
I played catch up and I thought we played a high-quality four
games. It could have gone either way, but luckily it went my way
and I’m really happy to be through.
Yesterday I was following some of the scores and seeing the
seeded players go out and it just makes all of the higher seeded
players more nervous the day after. Anything can happen and I
knew with Cesar today that since he beat me before that my turn
could have been today. I felt sharper than yesterday and
sometimes when you get harder matches at the start of the
tournament then it can make you sharper.”
“He’s the World Junior Champion for a reason. He’s playing with
a lot of confidence coming off the back of the British Junior
Open and I had to be on my metal from the first point.
We played in Cairo and it was not easy at all, especially in the
second game – he had multiple game balls, so I knew what to
expect and I had to be solid from the very beginning. I’m very
happy with my performance and the result.”
“I haven’t been there yet, but watching it on TV, it looks
amazing, so I hope to go there quickly and to play my best.
I was a bit nervous today, but actually he played really well.
It was a tough match but I am really happy that I won in the
end. I started enjoying my squash more on court.”
I'm happy that I have got the chance to play at the world
championship at this age, and I'm even happier that I have won
my first match, but unfortunately after the match I felt heavy
pain in my stomach and I didn't really get the chance to recover
well before playing my second match against Ali Farag because
the pain didn't go away even after finishing the match.
I am really disappointed for what happened because I wanted to
give Ali a tough match and I wanted to show my game to all the
fans and I wanted to show what I am capable of but it is
something that I just can't control...
Huge credit to Ali of course for sticking to his game and giving
me a tough match, I hope he continues to play his game
throughout the tournament and play well in his upcoming matches.
It's the second time now to play with him after CIB Black Ball
championship, but I am happy that I played against Ali
yesterday.
I am very thankful for my fans who supported me. I want to thank
my coach Amir Wagih for being such a great coach and passing me
his huge experience in the sport. I also want to thank my head
coach Nasser Zahran and @mah.kader123 and @islamadel10 I also
want to thank @dr.mohamed_el_dafrawy for everything he is doing
with me. I am also very thankful for @ahmedefffat for being by
my side at this tournament.
And of course I want to thank my friends and family for sticking
by my side and supporting me. Also thanks to the Egyptian Squash
Federation. For now I will rest a few days in Chicago to enjoy
the city and to watch this amazing tournament to get more
experience. I will rest in March and I will come back stronger
for the championships in April. Finally I want to thank the
@psaworldtour for organizing such a big prestigious tournament
like this and thanks to my sponsors Ezz Steel , Al Ahly Sporting
Club , Eye Rackets , Head, I-Mask
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Round 1
[1]
Raneem El Welily 3-0 Alexandra Fuller (Rsa)
11-6, 11-7, 11-3 (23m)
[17] Hania El Hammamy 3-0
Lee Ka Yi (Hkg) 11-4, 11-5, 11-4 (20m)
[26] Nadine Shahin 3-0 Low
Wee Wern (Mas) 11-7, 11-4, 11-8 (25m)
[8] Nouran Gohar 3-0
Menna Hamed
11-6, 11-4, 11-1 (20m)
[30] Rowan Elaraby 3-0
Nicole Bunyan (Can) 11-2, 11-3, 11-4 (19m)
[16] Salma Hany 3-0 Tsz-Wing
Tong (Hkg) 12-10, 11-9, 11-6 (29m)
[31] Zeina Mickawy 3-1 Haley
Mendez (Usa) 11-6, 9-11, 11-6, 11-9 (40m)
[3] Nour El Tayeb 3-0 Rachel
Arnold (Mas) 11-2, 11-6, 11-6
(21m)
[4] Joelle King (Nzl) 3-0 Heba El
Torky
11-6, 11-9, 11-6 (24m)
[23] Mayar Hany v Ho Tze-Lok
(Hkg) 11-6, 12-14, 11-7, 11-7 (38m)
[13] Nicol David (Mas) 3-0 Menna
Nasser 11-3,
11-6, 11-3 (21m)
[20] Yathreb Adel 3-0 Enora
Villard (Fra) 11-6,
11-8, 11-5 (22m)
Liu Tsz-Ling (Hkg) 3-1 [32] Nada
Abbas 11-3, 7-11, 12-10, 11-8 (43m)
Christine Nunn (Aus) 3-0 [22]
Mariam Metwally 11-9, 11-8, 13-11 (37m)
[2] Nour El Sherbini 3-0
Lily Taylor (Eng)
11-8, 11-5, 11-9 (24m)
[1]
Mohamed Elshorbagy 3-1 Joshua Masters (Eng)
11-7, 8-11, 11-8, 11-5 (45m)
[8] Marwan Elshorbagy 3-0
Mathieu Castagnet (Fra)
11-9, 15-13, 11-3 (44m)
Youssef Ibrahim 3-1 Nicolas
Müller (Sui)
12-14, 12-10, 12-10, 11-5 (48m)
[9] Mohamed Abouelghar 3-2
Declan James (Eng) 7-11, 12-10, 3-11, 11-7, 11-5
(58m)
[4] Tarek Momen 3-1 Todd
Harrity (Usa)
11-5, 9-11, 11-4, 11-6 (34m)
[3] Simon Rösner (Ger) 3-0 Omar
Mosaad
11-8, 11-2, 11-7 (41m)
Lucas Serme (Fra) 3-0 Karim El
Hammamy
11-8, 11-1, 11-5 (41m)
Youssef Soliman 3-2
[5] Karim Abdel Gawad
9-11, 6-11, 11-8, 11-8, 11-9 (87m)
[7] Paul Coll (Nzl) 3-1 Karim Ali
Fathi
11-6, 9-11, 11-3, 11-3 (44m)
Mohamed Reda 3-1 Nafiizwan
Adnan (Mas)
9-11, 11-4, 13-11, 11-6 (66m)
[13] Fares Dessouky 3-0 Eain
Yow Ng (Mas)
11-5, 11-5, 12-10 (38m)
Mazen Hesham 3-2
Zahed Salem
11-8, 7-11, 9-11, 11-9, 11-6 (78m)
Mostafa Asal 3-2
Peter Creed (Wal)
11-6, 7-11, 11-6, 9-11, 11-7 (80m)
[2] Ali Farag 3-0 Daryl
Selby (Eng)
11-2, 11-5, 11-4 (30m)
“We played two or three weeks ago,
so I knew that she was going to know my game from the
beginning,” said the 25-year-old.
I started sharply and I think I played well throughout the whole
match, but she started to get into it the more the match went
on. She seemed to figure out what I was going to play next, but
I’m very happy with my performance against a tough opponent.
It feels very exciting and obviously I have very good memories
from Chicago from last year, so I’m hoping for another nice
memory. I’m very happy to play in this incredible venue and
hopefully I can keep going. We all know that this is the World
Championships and you can’t hide from it. In any squash
tournament I want to relax and enjoy it and so far, so good.”
“I think this might be the first time that I have seen her play
and actually play her. I’ve seen her results though, so I know
how dangerous she can be and I was definitely trying out some
new things today – it’s a new court and atmosphere. Great venue
and I’m so happy to be back here in Chicago.
It’s a new opponent as well, so it’s always tough mentally to
adjust to all of these new conditions. At the end I maybe found
my spots on court a bit better and I’m happy to be through.
Being the defending World Champion doesn’t mean that you are
going to come back and win. Everyone is here to win, it’s still
the first match and I’m just happy to be through today and
looking forward to tomorrow’s match.”
“I’ve never played Lily before and never seen her play. It’s
hard to play someone you have never seen play before. I was
getting into the game a bit slowly but I’m just glad that I was
getting better game after game and managed to take the last one.
The venue is one of the most beautiful that we have played in
and it’s good to have a change. Every tournament we play in the
same place, so it’s good to have a new venue and a new
atmosphere. It’s good for the players and the people to come and
watch squash in this place.”
“To come back against Karim is
really tough because you always fear that he will be the one to
come back when you play him. To be the one that was 2-0 down and
to come back, I had to push really hard and it was an
unbelievable match for me.
I worked him really well in the first game, but he obviously won
that one and then the second. If I played fast and hit the ball
hard, he was so good at taking the pace off the ball and making
me run around. That’s why it was so tough at the beginning, so I
had to try to make it tight against him and go for it when I had
the chance. This is definitely the biggest win of my career, I
just beat the No.5 in the world.
But I won’t think about it because sometimes when you have a
huge win, it takes it out of you a lot, I won’t enjoy it that
much, I will just focus on my next round.”
“It’s really sad to see that, especially at the biggest event of
the year, Daryl is such a great player, we just played a
marathon of a match at the last tournament, it was 3-0 but 60
minutes and all the games went to tie-breaks and I had to save
multiple game balls in each game.
I knew I was up for a big one and I started off well in the
first and then at the beginning of the second when he was
twisting, he slipped and felt something in his back, which is
really sad to see.
You treat every tournament the same way. Rankings are just
rankings, whoever is better in the week is who wins the
tournament. I’m just going to take it one step at a time and
hopefully I can go all the way.”
“I’ve been celebrating my birthday in Chicago for the last five
or six years now. I have to keep focusing on the task in hand, I
need to play well and the birthday celebrations can be
postponed.
Todd played really well and I thought that we both played a
quality match. It was a good performance overall. Playing your
first match is always tough because the conditions are new and
we have never played in this venue before – which is amazing by
the way. But there are many things to adjust to and gradually I
think I got into the match game after game.
I’m happy with the way I played and this is going to give me the
confidence to do better in the next rounds.”
“We aren’t just training partners, we actually lived together
for three years as well, so he knows me very well,” said the
current World No.1. We’re very good friends and training
partners. When you play against someone, who you have trained
with for so many years, then it’s tougher to be aggressive with
each other on court sometimes and that brings a little bit of a
softer side for both of us when we play each other.
He put me under a lot of pressure today and played so well and
I’m just really happy to get through. First rounds are always
tough and to get into the tournament mentally is always very
important.
“Every day you learn something new and even with my experience
on Tour now being a defending World Champion is not something
that I have experienced before. It’s probably the only thing I
have never faced before in my career and it’s going to be a new
experience for me. But I like challenges. It’s what brings the
best out in any athlete and I hope I can be at my best form this
week.”
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