The Professional Squash Association (PSA) World Championships concluded at Giza’s Palm Hills Club in Egypt on Saturday, 16 May, with two thrilling all-Egyptian finals that showcased both the depth of Egyptian squash and the intensity of competition at the sport’s highest level. In the women’s final, Amina Orfi overcame eight-time world champion Nour El Sherbini in a marathon 1 hour and 46 minutes of play which was reportedly the longest women’s match in PSA World Championship history. After dropping the opening set 6-11, Orfi won the second 11-6 and took the third 11-9 to shift momentum in a match that carried the weight of a potential record ninth world title for El Sherbini. El Sherbini regrouped in the fourth, winning 7-11, and the match was then pushed into an intensely deciding fifth set which Orfi then won 14-12. Orfi became the youngest player in history to claim the women’s world title and, at just 18 years old, also became the first player to hold both the junior and senior world titles at the same time. In an interview after the match, Orfi described being “speechless” and emphasized the…
