Egyptian teen Amina Orfi beats El-Sherbini to win PSA world squash title
Summary
Eighteen-year-old Egyptian Amina Orfi won the 2026 PSA World Squash Championship, becoming the youngest women’s world champion and the first to hold junior and senior world titles simultaneously. In the men’s event, Mostafa Asal kept his title by defeating Youssef Ibrahim in the final match held in Giza, Egypt.Key Facts
- Amina Orfi beat Nour El-Sherbini 3-2 (6-11, 11-6, 11-9, 7-11, 14-12) in the women’s final.
- Orfi is 18 years and 10 months old, making her the youngest women’s world champion in squash.
- She is the first player to hold both the junior and senior PSA world titles at the same time.
- The final was one of the longest women’s squash matches ever played.
- Orfi defeated world number one Hania El-Hammamy in the semifinals.
- Mostafa Asal won the men’s championship by beating Youssef Ibrahim 3-0 (11-4, 11-1, 12-10).
- The event took place in Giza, Egypt, with both champions being Egyptian players.
- This was Asal’s second world championship title, and Ibrahim reached the final for the first time.
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