The 2026 Optasia Championships continued today at The Wimbledon Club with eight Round Two matches – top half of the women’s draw and bottom half of the men’s.
Three previous winners – Hania El Hammamy, Karim Abdel Gawad and Satomi Watanabe advanced to the quarter-finals, all in straight games, while Malaysia’s Rachel Arnold and Pakistan’s Noor Zaman both upset seeds on a day when all three home hopefuls lost out.
Check out the match reprrts and reactions below the results …
Women’s Round Two (top) :
[1] Hania El Hammamy (Egy) 3-0 Torrie Malik (Eng) 12-10, 11-2, 11-5 (35m)
[9/16] Rachel Arnold (Mas) 3-0 [7] Jasmine Hutton (Eng) 11-9, 11-8, 12-10 (35m)
[5] Amanda Sobhy (Usa) 3-1 [9/16] Kenzy Ayman (Egy) 11-7, 3-11, 11-4, 11-3 (31m)
[3] Satomi Watanabe (Jpn) 3-0 [9/16] Melissa Alves (Fra) 11-8, 11-3, 11-8 (33m)
Men’s Round Two (bottom) :
[3] Diego Elias (Per) 3-0 [9/16] Jonah Bryant (Eng) 13-11, 2-0 rtd (30m)
[9/16] Noor Zaman (Pak) 3-0 [8] Leonel Cardenas (Mex) 11-7, 11-5, 11-7 (32m)
[5] Youssef Ibrahim (Egy) 3-2 [9/16] Mohamed Abouelghar (Egy) 7-11, 18-16, 11-4, 7-11, 4-2 rtd (70m)
[2] Karim Abdel Gawad (Egy) 3-0 [9/16] Gregoire Marche (Fra) 12-10, 11-9, 11-8 (38m)
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