Egyptian champion Nour El Sherbini, ranked third worldwide in women’s squash, qualified for the semifinals of the Qatar Classic Squash Championship, held from September 28 to October 4 in Doha, Qatar’s capital. The tournament offers prize money of $205,000 for men and the same amount for women, placing it in the platinum category, the second highest tier in squash tournaments.

El Sherbini overcame a 2-0 deficit in the quarterfinals against French player Melissa Alves to win 3-2 in 54 minutes. The game scores were: 10-12, 9-11, 11-6, 11-4, 11-7.

The tournament featured 24 Egyptian players after the withdrawal of world number one Nouran Gohar for personal reasons before the competition began.

Nine men participated: Mostafa Asal, Ali Abu Al-Enein, Youssef Suleiman, Karim Abdel Gawad, Fares Dessouky, Youssef Ibrahim, Mohamed Zakaria, Mohamed Abouelghar, Mazen Hesham.

Fifteen women competed: Hania El Hammamy, Nada Abbas, Nadine Shahin, Zeina Mickawy, Hana Ramadan, Kenzy Ayman, Amina Orfi, Farida Mohamed, Nour Abou El Makarem, Mariam Metwally, Firooz Abou El Kheir, Nour Heikal, Hana Moataz, Sana Ibrahim, Nour El Sherbini.

Nour El Sherbini, ranked third worldwide, holds the title from the last edition of the tournament held in 2024, which included both men and women. Peruvian Diego Elias won the men’s title then.