Category: 2020

1st Oct 202nd Oct 20 stevecubbins

Joel Makin dominates Paul Coll to claim the last semi-final place …

Day FOUR : Semi-Finals Decided

The semi-finalists are decided on the final day of pool play in Cairo …

R3: “Thanks Amanda” says Nour as Sobhy denies Serme

Amanda Sobhy – already out – beats Camille Serme to hand a semi-final place to Nour El Tayeb …

R3: Tarek “sauve l’honneur” against Marwan

1st Oct 202nd Oct 20 stevecubbins

A quick “dead rubber” as already-out Tarek beats already-qualified Marwan …

PSA Day Four Roundup

New Zealand’s Joelle King sent World #1 Nouran Gohar out of the tournament to book her place in the semi-finals …

R3: Hania in, Nour waiting…

Hania El Hammamy takes the first game to qualify for the semis, Nour El Tayeb takes the next two to keep her hopes alive…

R3: Karim needs to lose to win….

Defending Champion Karim Abdel Gawad beats Simon Rosner in two close games to reach the semis …

R3: A game of two halves between Joelle and Nouran…

First half, Nouran, calm, relaxed, playing her powerful and accurate game, but Joelle fought back to reach the semis …

R3: Marwan makes the semis

Marwan ElShorbagy beats Joel Makin to clinch a semi-final spot …

R3: Nour takes revenge for last year…

30th Sep 202nd Oct 20 stevecubbins

Nour El Sherbini makes it three out of three as she beats Sarah-Jane Perry to avenge last year’s defeat …

Day THREE : Semi-Finals shaping up

The third day of Group matches at the Mall of Arabia saw Ali Farag and Marwan ElShorbagy clinch semi-final places as Nour El Sherbini wins three out of three …

PSA Day Three Roundup

30th Sep 202nd Oct 20 stevecubbins

Egyptian duo Ali Farag and Marwan ElShorbagy have become the first men to book their spots in the semi-finals …

R3: Ali weathers the Diego Storm…

Ali Farag comes from a game down to deny Diego Elias …

R2: Hania confirms against Amanda

Hania El Hammamy make it two wins out of two as she beats Amanda Sobhy in a close two games …

R2: Paul much more relaxed, Tarek, not that much…

Paul Coll keeps his hopes of progress alive with a two game win over Tarek Momen …

R2: Camille expeditive, Nour not there…

The French Panthère will be delighted with that victory as she hadn’t beaten CatWoman Nour El Tayeb since 2017!

R2: Simon keeps his head a bit better at the end…

29th Sep 202nd Oct 20 stevecubbins

Another game that was more of a mental one than a physical one…

Day TWO : Night of upsets in Cairo

Day Two of the 2020 CIB PSA World Tour Finals saw Nour El Sherbini qualify for the semis on a night of seeding upsets …

R2: Joelle – didn’t want to win, I just wanted to play well…

29th Sep 202nd Oct 20 stevecubbins

“That’s the beauty of this format, you can forget about a loss and get a do-over …”

PSA Day Two Roundup

Reigning World Champion Nour El Sherbini has become the first player to qualify for the semi-finals of the CIB PSA World Tour Finals …

R2: Gawad keeps his hopes alive

Strange match. One thing is sure. If some players like to run the race in front, Karim doesn’t …

R2: Nour El Sherbini Imperial

Nour Sherbini on fire, stringing nicks and volley nicks from all over the court as she beats World #1 Nouran …

R1: Paul never showed up, Marwan clinical

A bit of a strange match, with Paul not attacking at all but the “New Marwan” was on fire …

R1: Hania Camille, for the nth time ….

What a match, again… I cannot believe the quality of the squash those two keep producing …

Before the storm – Fram and the new setup