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El Sherbini Lifts Hong Kong Open Title

In the women’s final, World Champion Nour El Sherbini ended a 20-month wait for a World Series title after she claimed a comfortable victory over World No.2 Raneem El Welily.


22-year-old El Sherbini’s last World Series crown came back in March 2016 when she felled World No.5 Nouran Gohar to win the prestigious British Open, and she overcame Egyptian opposition once again in Hong Kong to win this tournament for the first time.
The match was a repeat of April’s PSA Women’s World Championship final, in which El Sherbini prevailed, and the 22-year-old from Alexandria rediscovered that form against a tired El Welily, who had come through five-game encounters against Nour El Tayeb, Joelle King and Camille Serme in the build-up to the final, with an 11-5, 11-8, 11-5 victory seeing her capture the 13th title of her career.
“It’s my first World Series title in almost two years, so it’s special,” said El Sherbini.
“This title was really important for me so I could get my confidence back and to feel that I’m playing well before the World Championships. This tournament has given me a huge push and I’m really happy to win the Hong Kong Open.
“It’s my second time here and I played well, so I can’t wait to come back next year.”
Points are on offer at all eight World Series tournaments throughout the 2017/18 season and, after adding the Hong Kong Open title to his Qatar Classic crown from earlier this month, the Bristol-based Egyptian is odds on to qualify for a top-eight berth, which would guarantee him a place in June’s season-ending PSA World Series Finals.
El Welily overtakes Nour El Tayeb to lead the way on the women’s standings after also reaching the U.S. Open final, but holds just a slender five-point advantage over El Sherbini.
 
Result - Final: 2017 Women’s Cathay Pacific Sun Hung Kai Financial Hong Kong Open
[1] Nour El Sherbini (EGY) bt [2] Raneem El Welily (EGY) 3-0: 11-5, 11-8, 11-5 (29m)
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