Round three also drew to a close in the women’s event as World No.2 Nouran Gohar kept up her assault on the title - and the World No.1 spot - with a 12-10, 11-4, 11-8 victory against Wales’ Tesni Evans.
Gohar will be guaranteed to overtake Nour El Sherbini as the women’s World No.1 if she matches or beats El Sherbini’s result at this tournament - or if El Sherbini fails to make the final - and the 23-year-old will play New Zealand’s Joelle King in the next round. Gohar beat the Kiwi en route to winning the CIB PSA World Tour Finals in Cairo last month.
“We don’t always click, you just have to find ways to win and I am glad that I regrouped,” said Gohar.
“Joelle is another top 10 player. I am looking forward to it and we will see how it goes. I won’t say what I am going to do, it’s my secret.”
French World No.4 Camille Serme and Egypt’s World No.9 Salma Hany will also compete in the quarter-finals following respective wins over USA No.2 Olivia Clyne and two-time World Junior Champion Rowan Elaraby.
“I felt Olivia was very solid today, I felt like she played really well, maybe even better than me,” Serme said.
“I need to be more accurate with my length, it is either too long or too short. Salma is coming through strongly and is one of the in-form players, so obviously it will be a battle. As with a lot of the Egyptians, she is very tricky and skilful.”
The quarter-finals of the PSA World Championships presented by the Walter Family begin tomorrow (July 19) and play starts at 17:00 (GMT-5). Action from the glass court inside Cathedral Hall will be broadcast live on SQUASHTV and the official Facebook page of the PSA World Tour (excluding Europe & Japan).
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Results - Third Round (Bottom Half): Men’s 2020-21 PSA World Championships presented by the Walter Family
[4] Paul Coll (NZL) bt [12] Saurav Ghosal (IND) 3-1: 11-3, 7-11, 11-5, 11-5 (59m)
[6] Karim Abdel Gawad (EGY) bt Baptiste Masotti (FRA) 3-1: 8-11, 11-0, 11-7, 11-4 (46m)
[7] Fares Dessouky (EGY) bt [11] Mohamed Abouelghar (EGY) 3-1: 11-6, 11-13, 11-7, 12-10 (58m)
[2] Mohamed ElShorbagy (EGY) bt [9] Joel Makin (WAL) 3-0: 11-4, 11-7, 11-7 (51m)
Draw - Men’s Quarter-Finals (Top Half): To Be Played July 19th
[1] Ali Farag (EGY) v [8] Diego Elias (PER)
[5] Marwan ElShorbagy (EGY) v [3] Tarek Momen (EGY)
Draw - Men’s Quarter-Finals (Bottom Half): To Be Played July 20th
[4] Paul Coll (NZL) v [6] Karim Abdel Gawad (EGY)
[7] Fares Dessouky (EGY) v [2] Mohamed ElShorbagy (EGY)
Results - Third Round (Bottom Half): Women’s 2020-21 PSA World Championships presented by the Walter Family
[3] Camille Serme beats [12] Olivia Clyne (USA) 3-1: 11-8, 11-7, 9-11, 11-8 (45m)
[8] Salma Hany (EGY) bt [11] Rowan Elaraby (EGY) 3-1: 8-11, 11-4, 11-4, 11-6 (40m)
[7] Joelle King (NZL) bt [15] Nadine Shahin (EGY) 3-0: 11-8, 11-3, 11-5 (26m)
[2] Nouran Gohar (EGY) bt [9] Tesni Evans (WAL) 3-0: 12-10, 11-4, 11-8 (40m)
Draw - Women’s Quarter-Finals (Top Half): To Be Played July 19th
[1] Nour El Sherbini (EGY) v [6] Sarah-Jane Perry (ENG)
[6] Amanda Sobhy (USA) v [4] Hania El Hammamy (EGY)
Draw - Women’s Quarter-Finals (Bottom Half): To Be Played July 20th
[3] Camille Serme (FRA) v [8] Salma Hany (EGY)
[7] Joelle King (NZL) v [2] Nouran Gohar (EGY)
