Egyptian duo Mostafa Asal and Nouran Gohar are the 2020-21 CIB PSA World Tour Finals champions after they defeated compatriots Mohamed ElShorbagy and Hania El Hammamy at Cairo’s Mall of Arabia earlier today.
Meanwhile, Gohar has also won her first CIB PSA World Tour Finals - becoming the sixth woman to triumph at the event - after ending El Hammamy’s title defence courtesy of an 11-9, 11-6, 8-11, 11-8 victory.
Gohar and El Hammamy were the only undefeated players left in the event across both the men’s and women’s draws coming into the final and it was 23-year-old Gohar who held her nerve to complete an unbeaten run, meaning she claims the maximum 1,600 bonus ranking points on offer at the World Tour Finals.
It’s Gohar’s 10th PSA title and her first major trophy since the 2019 U.S. Open.
“If you want to beat Hania then you have to play over your best and be consistent,” said Gohar afterwards.
“She is the hungriest player right now on tour. I know how it feels to be her age and beating the top players, so I knew she would be confident on court and I couldn’t take it for granted being 2-0 up. I really enjoyed my time on court this week and super happy.
“The ranking is huge and I’ve been there, so there is no more pressure to get on top and I definitely want to get back [to World No.1]. You have to think about the performance first to be able to win the titles and be able to reach the top again. The main point now is to have these performances consistently and then win titles and then get back to the ranking.”
Both Asal and Gohar take home over $25,000 in prize money and they will next be in action at the PSA World Championships presented by the Walter Family between July 14-22 in Chicago.
Results - Women’s Final: 2020-21 CIB PSA World Tour Finals
[3] Nouran Gohar (EGY) bt [2] Hania El Hammamy (EGY) 3-1: 11-9, 11-6, 8-11, 11-8 (77m)
