Gohar has captured her third successive Platinum title after a 15-13, 11-9, 11-8 victory over El Hammamy saw her win her first Windy City Open crown. The win also sees her become the first female player since Malaysian legend Nicol David at the 2015 Hong Kong Open to win a Platinum event without dropping a game.
It was a repeat of the 2021 U.S. Open final and Gohar came out on top once again to add the Windy City Open triumph to her collection of major tournament wins this season, which includes September’s CIB Egyptian Open in front of the famous Great Pyramid of Giza.
It’s Gohar’s 15th PSA title and her fifth of the 2021-22 season. Gohar and Coll both win over $35,000 in prize money for their efforts in Chicago this week, while Coll secures automatic qualification for the CIB PSA World Tour Finals in June. All Platinum title winners - as well as the PSA World Champions - qualify for the PSA World Tour Finals, with the remaining spots being allocated to the highest ranked players on the CIB Road to Egypt Standings.
“Wow, that was tough, that was really tough,” said Gohar afterwards.
“I know we’ve been playing for over an hour, Hania was retrieving everything and it was very tough out there. I’m glad I didn’t drop a game in this tournament. I can’t really believe it, the first time I came to Chicago I was 15 and I was in qualification on the traditional courts. I was just dreaming to be on the glass court, not even to win, and now seven or eight years later I’m winning the event, it’s huge for me.”
The next event on the PSA World Tour will be the men’s Optasia Championships between March 6-11, while the next women’s event will be the CIB Black Ball Open between March 12-17. Both tournaments will be shown live on SQUASHTV.
Results - Women’s Final: 2022 Windy City Open Presented by the Walter Family
[2] Nouran Gohar (EGY) bt [3] Hania El Hammamy (EGY) 3-0: 15-13, 11-9, 11-8 (62m)
