El Gouna International

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El Gouna International
Logo El Gouna International.jpg
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Event nameEl Gouna International Squash Open
Location Flag of Egypt.svg El Gouna Egypt
Venue Abu Tig Marina
Website
www.elgounasquashopen.com
Men's PSA World Tour
Category World Tour Platinum
Prize money$198,000 (2024)
Most recent champion(s) Flag of Egypt.svg Ali Farag
Women's PSA World Tour
Category World Tour Platinum
Prize money$198,000 (2024)
Most recent champion(s) Flag of Egypt.svg Nouran Gohar

The El Gouna International is an annual men's and women's squash tournament held in El Gouna, Egypt in April. It is part of the PSA World Series, the highest level of professional squash competition. The men's event was first held in 2010 while the women's event was first held in 2018. [1]

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Past results

Men's

YearChampionRunner-upScore in final
2024 Flag of Egypt.svg Ali Farag Flag of Egypt.svg Mostafa Asal 11-7, 8-11, 11-4, 11-5
2023 Flag of Egypt.svg Ali Farag Flag of Egypt.svg Mostafa Asal 12-10, 10-12, 11-6, 11-2
2022 Flag of Egypt.svg Mostafa Asal Flag of New Zealand.svg Paul Coll 11-8, 11-9, 11-5
2021 Flag of Egypt.svg Mohamed El Shorbagy Flag placeholder.svg Flag of New Zealand.svg Paul Coll 11-5, 11-2, 11-7
2020Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Egypt
2019 Flag of Egypt.svg Ali Farag Flag of Egypt.svg Karim Abdel Gawad 11–9, 12–10, 11–3
2018 Flag of Egypt.svg Marwan El Shorbagy Flag of Egypt.svg Ali Farag 11–8, 11–5, 11–4
2017 Flag of France.svg Grégory Gaultier Flag of Egypt.svg Karim Abdel Gawad 11–6, 11–8, 11–7
2016 Flag of Egypt.svg Mohamed El Shorbagy Flag of France.svg Grégory Gaultier 7–11, 9–11, 11–3, 11–9, 11–8
2015 Flag of Egypt.svg Ramy Ashour Flag of Egypt.svg Mohamed El Shorbagy 11–9, 11–6, 4–11, 10–12, 12–10
2014 Flag of Egypt.svg Ramy Ashour Flag of Egypt.svg Mohamed El Shorbagy 11–7, 12–10, 8–11, 11–8
2013No competition
2012 Flag of Egypt.svg Ramy Ashour Flag of England.svg James Willstrop 12–10, 11–5, 5–2 rtd
2011No competition
2010 Flag of Egypt.svg Karim Darwish Flag of Egypt.svg Ramy Ashour 16–14, 11–3, 5–1 rtd

Women's

YearChampionRunner-upScore in final
2024 Flag of Egypt.svg Nouran Gohar Flag of Egypt.svg Nour El Sherbini 11-6, 11-13, 11-6, 11-6
2023 Flag of Egypt.svg Nouran Gohar Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Nele Gilis 11-5, 11-7, 11-9
2022 Flag of Egypt.svg Hania El Hammamy Flag of Egypt.svg Nouran Gohar 2-11, 4-11, 11-8, 11-9, 11-4
2021 Flag of Egypt.svg Nour El Sherbini Flag of Egypt.svg Nouran Gohar 11-7, 11-8, 11-5
2020Postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic in Egypt
2019 Flag of Egypt.svg Raneem El Weleily Flag of Egypt.svg Nouran Gohar 11–8, 7–11, 12–10, 11–6
2018 Flag of Egypt.svg Raneem El Weleily Flag of Egypt.svg Nour El Sherbini 3–11, 12–10, 11–7, 11–5

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References

  1. "Home". elgounasquashopen.com.