Egypt’s Nour El Sherbini became the youngest woman to win the Women’s World Championship, receiving her fourth World Championship trophy in squash on Friday at the Great Pyramids of Giza after defeating Raneem El Welily in the 2019-20 CIB PSA Women’s World Championship. El Sherbini clobbered her compatriot El Welily, who currently holds the ‘World No.1’ title, 3-1 by scoring 11-4, 9-11, 11-5 in 41 minutes, 11-6. According to PSA World Tour press release, this win is considered “all the more incredible” as she is suffering from a knee injury. “The last couple of months for me have been really hard,” El Sherbini said after winning the 20th PSA title of her career. “I didn’t know what I was going to do… but I took the risk and took the decision that I wanted to play this tournament badly, and I wanted to come and try and see how it goes. I was getting better every match and I’m very grateful and happy to be standing here right now.” El Sherbini’s knee injury has lead to a drop in her ranking, as she currently stands at ‘World No.4’ in this month’s…
Nour El Sherbini Wins Her Fourth World Championship Trophy Despite Knee Injury
November 2, 2019
