Nour El-Sherbini the Queen of World Squash

Egypt’s Nour El Sherbini posing with the trophy after winning the Women’s World Squash Championship for the second time.

Egypt’s Nour El-Sherbini defeated compatriot Raneem El-Welily in the Gouna Squash Open Final on Friday, retaining her title in the Orascom Development PSA Women’s World Championship.

El-Sherbini, who is the first-ever Egyptian World Champion, successfully secured the title for the second year in row. The 21-Year-Old was at her best during her game against world number three El-Welily as she was able to close the win out by 11-8, 11-9, 11-9 in 40 minutes in an all-Egyptian final.

“I’m really over the moon with this win. Two or three months ago I wouldn’t have imagined myself winning because I haven’t won any major titles all season,” said Nour.

She added: “I’m really happy to win in front of my home crowd and it’s never easy to play Raneem. I’ve grown up learning a lot from her and she’s told me a lot of things off court and on court. She’s the best ‘sister’ I could ever have besides my squash career and I am really thankful for everything she did for me.”