The women’s final will also be a repeat of the 2021 final in Chicago between World No.1 Nouran Gohar and World No.2 Nour El Sherbini after they defeated the USA’s Amanda Sobhy and Egypt’s Nour El Tayeb, respectively.
El Sherbini will be competing in her eighth World Championship final, matching the record of Malaysian icon Nicol David, where victory over Gohar tomorrow would see her clinch a sixth crown.
“Seeing Nour play yesterday, it was unbelievable squash,” said five-time World Champion El Sherbini. “She showed everyone what a fighter she is. I’ve known her for a long time and I knew how her life had changed and what a struggle and challenge it is. Seeing her play like this is unbelievable. Every time I see her on court, I’m really proud to see her playing like this.
“I know what this tournament means to each of us. It means a lot to me and it definitely means a lot to her [Gohar], so I’m sure it’s definitely going to get the best out of us tomorrow.”
Gohar, the World No.1, booked her place in a second consecutive final after a high-quality match with World No.4 Sobhy as she aims to get her hands on the World Championship trophy for the first time in her career.
The American had failed to take a game off Gohar in their last six matches, but she started with aplomb today as she stormed out of the blocks to catch the Egyptian by surprise to take the first. Gohar worked her way back into the match, however, to close out the next three, including a tight decider to win 5-11, 11-3, 11-6, 15-13.
“It wasn’t easy for sure. I’ve played Amanda at every tournament, it has been a habit,” said Gohar. “I think she kept her best to the last and most important tournament. It was a very tough match, but it’s good to have a match like this, just before tomorrow, to get some nerves out.
“It’s the biggest occasion you can play in, it comes with a bit of pressure, but I’m just glad about the way I dealt with it.”
The finals of the CIB PSA World Championships Cairo take place tomorrow (May 22) and play from the Egyptian National Museum of Civilization will start at 20:00 (GMT+2) and will be broadcast live on SQUASHTV and multiple broadcasters around the world.
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Results: Men’s CIB PSA World Championships Cairo Semi-Finals
[3] Mohamed ElShorbagy (EGY) bt [1] Paul Coll (NZL) 3-2: 11-4, 8-11, 10-12, 11-8, 11-7 (109m)
[2] Ali Farag (EGY) bt [4] Mostafa Asal (EGY) 3-2: 8-11, 11-8, 11-8, 6-11, 11-9 (97m)
Results: Women’s CIB PSA World Championships Cairo Semi-Finals
[1] Nouran Gohar (EGY) bt [4] Amanda Sobhy (USA) 3-1: 5-11, 11-3, 11-6, 15-13 (49m)
[2] Nour El Sherbini (EGY) bt Nour El Tayeb (EGY) 3-1: 11-6, 11-8, 9-11, 11-3 (51m)
Draw: Men’s CIB PSA World Championships Cairo Final – To be played May 22
[3] Mohamed ElShorbagy (EGY) v [2] Ali Farag (EGY)
Draw: Women’s CIB PSA World Championships Final – To be played May 22
[1] Nouran Gohar (EGY) v [2] Nour El Sherbini (EGY)
