15-year-old Amina Orfi’s dream run at the PSA World Tour Bronze level Squash On Fire Open continued on Friday evening, as the tournament wildcard defeated compatriot Nada Abbas to move through to a first semi-final on the PSA World Tour.
Having already beaten England’s Lucy Beecroft and the returning Sivasangari Subramaniam, Orfi took on compatriot Nada Abbas in the quarter finals. She fell behind after losing the first game, but battled back to win in four to keep her incredible unbeaten run going, with the 15-year-old now having won 16 matches in a row.
“I am really happy that I won. It is the first time playing her and in the beginning, I was bit.. Not so confident, and my shots weren’t going that well. It is my first day on the glass court as well so it was a bit different,” Orfi said after the win.
Elsewhere, Egypt's Mohamed ElSherbini got the better of compatriot and No.4 seed Omar Mosaad in a tense clash to reach his first PSA World Tour semi-final in over three years, since making the final of the Motor City Open in 2020.
The Squash On Fire Open continues on Saturday, February 25 with the semi-finals of the PSA World Tour Bronze level event. Play starts at 13:00 (GMT -5), with all the action being streamed live on SQUASHTV.
Men’s Quarter Final Results: Squash On Fire Open
[1] Victor Crouin (FRA) bt [6] Moustafa El Sirty (EGY) 3-0: 11-7, 11-9, 11-9 (52m)
[8] Iker Pajares Bernabeu (ESP) bt Tsz Kwan Lau (HKG) 3-2: 11-4, 11-9, 4-11, 9-11, 11-5 (69m)
Mohamed ElSherbini (EGY) bt [4] Omar Mosaad (EGY) 3-1: 8-11, 11-5, 11-6, 16-14 (63m)
[2] Saurav Ghosal (IND) bt Karim El Hammamy (EGY) 3-1: 11-5, 11-5, 11-13, 11-9 (80m)
Men’s Semi-Final Draw: To Be Played Saturday, February 25
[1] Victor Crouin (FRA) v [8] Iker Pajares Bernabeu (ESP)
Mohamed ElSherbini (EGY) v [2] Saurav Ghosal (IND)
Women’s Quarter Final Results: Squash On Fire Open
[1] Tinne Gilis (BEL) bt Katie Malliff (ENG) 3-0: 11-3, 11-9, 11-9 (36m)
[3] Farida Mohamed (EGY) bt Sana Ibrahim (EGY) 3-1: 7-11, 11-7, 12-10, 11-7 (43m)
[WC] Amina Orfi (EGY) bt [5] Nada Abbas (EGY) 3-1: 7-11, 11-6, 12-10, 11-7 (53m)
[2] Sabrina Sobhy (USA) bt [6] Nadine Shahin (EGY) 3-0: 11-8, 11-7, 11-7 (29m)
Women’s Semi-Final Draw: To Be Played Saturday, February 25
[1] Tinne Gilis (BEL) v [3] Farida Mohamed (EGY)
[WC] Amina Orfi (EGY) v [2] Sabrina Sobhy (USA)
