World No.2 and top seed Nour ElSherbini has been forced to withdraw from the upcoming Optasia Championships 2025 due to picking up a knee injury.
In the same week that World No.1 Nouran Gohar has withdrawn, ElSherbini has also been forced out of the PSA Squash Tour Gold event with a knee related injury as well.
The top seed spot will now go to World No.3 Hania El Hammamy as she looks to reach a third consecutive final and claim a second title of 2025. England No.1 Georgina Kennedy has moved to the bottom of the draw as the No.2 seed whilst Nada Abbas becomes the No.4 seed and sits in the same half as Kennedy.
France’s Melissa Alves has moved to a top eight seed and switches to the bottom half of the draw where she will now receive a bye and play one of Mariam Metwally or Torrie Malik in round two.
Updated Women’s Draw:
[1] Hania El Hammamy (EGY) bye
[9/16] Salma Eltayeb (EGY) v Kenzy Ayman (EGY)
[9/16] Hana Ramadan (EGY) v Nicole Bunyan (CAN)
[7] Jasmine Hutton (ENG) bye
[6] Amanda Sobhy (USA) bye
[9/16] Grace Gear (ENG) v Joelle King (NZL)
[9/16] Tesni Murphy (WAL) v Alicia Mead (ENG)
[3] Satomi Watanabe (JPN) bye
[4] Nada Abbas (EGY) bye
[9/16] Katie Malliff (ENG) v Cindy Merlo (SUI)
[9/16] Mariam Metwally (EGY) v Torrie Malik (ENG)
[8] Melissa Alves (FRA) bye
[5] Sana Ibrahim (EGY) bye
[9/16] Sarah-Jane Perry (ENG) v [WC] Lisa Aitken (SCO)
[9/16] Nour Aboulmakarim (EGY) v Marie Stephan (FRA)
[2] Georgina Kennedy (ENG) bye
The event starts on the 25th March with the finals taking place on the 30th.
All action will be available watch live on SQUASHTV.
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