2020–21 PSA Women's World Squash Championship

2020–21 Women's World Championship
2020–21 Women's World Championship
36th PSA Women's World Squash Championship
Location	Chicago, United States
Venue	University Club of Chicago
Date(s)	14–22 July 2021
	Website; https://worldsquashchamps.com/
Category	PSA World Championships
Prize money	$500,000
Results
Champion	Nour El Sherbini
Runner-up	Nouran Gohar
Semi-finalists	Camille Serme; Amanda Sobhy
← 2019–20	→

The 2020–21 PSA Women's World Squash Championship was the 2020–21 women's edition of the World Squash Championships, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players. The event took place in Chicago, United States from 14 to 22 July 2021. It's the second time that Chicago hosted the PSA World Championships after 2018–19 edition.^[1]

World Ranking Points/Prize money[]

PSA also awards points towards World Ranking. Points are awarded as follows:

PSA World Squash Championships		Ranking Points
Rank	Prize Money US$	Winner	Runner up	3/4	5/8	9/16	17/32	33/64
World Squash Championships	$500,000	3175	2090	1270	780	475	290	177.5

Prize money breakdown[]

Total prize money for the tournament is $1,000,000, $500,000 per gender. This is a 7,65% prize fund increase from previous World Championships (2019–20, $335,000 Men's/$430,000 Women's) that were held separately.

Position (num. of players)		% breakdown	Prize Money (Total: $500,000)
Winner	(1)	16%	$80,000
Runner-up	(1)	10%	$50,000
3/4	(2)	6%	$30,000
5/8	(4)	3.50%	$17,500
9/16	(8)	2%	$10,000
17/32	(16)	1%	$5,000
33/64	(32)	0.50%	$2,500

Seeds[]

Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.

01.

Nour El Sherbini (Champion)

02.

Nouran Gohar (Runner-up)

03.

Camille Serme (Semifinals)

04.

Hania El Hammamy (Quarterfinals)

05.

Amanda Sobhy (Semifinals)

06.

Sarah-Jane Perry (Quarterfinals)

07.

Joelle King (Quarterfinals)

08.

Salma Hany (Quarterfinals)

09.

Tesni Evans (Third round)

10.

Joshna Chinappa (Third round)

11.

Rowan Elaraby (Third round)

12.

Olivia Clyne (Third round)

13.

Nele Gilis (Third round)

14.

Tinne Gilis (Second round)

15.

Nadine Shahin (Third round)

16.

Hollie Naughton (Third round)

Draw and results[]

Finals[]

Semi finals					Final

1	Nour El Sherbini	11	11	11

5	Amanda Sobhy	3	5	5
					1	Nour El Sherbini	11	11	8	11

					2	Nouran Gohar	5	8	11	9
3	Camille Serme	8	4	3

2	Nouran Gohar	11	11	11

2020–21 Men's PSA World Squash Championship winner
Nour El Sherbini Fifth title

Top half[]

Section 1[]

First round						Second round						Third Round						Quarter finals

1	Nour El Sherbini	11	11	11
	Haley Mendez	3	7	8		1	Nour El Sherbini	11	11	11
	Emilia Soini	11	11	11	11		Emilia Soini	3	5	8
	Mayar Hany	13	6	6	7							1	Nour El Sherbini	11	14	11
	Olivia Fiechter	11	11	11									Olivia Fiechter	4	12	7
	Énora Villard	6	1	2			Olivia Fiechter	9	11	11	13
	Menna Hamed	10	12	3	7	14	Tinne Gilis	11	8	9	11
14	Tinne Gilis	12	10	11	11													1	Nour El Sherbini	11	12	11
10	Joshna Chinappa	11	11	11														6	Sarah-Jane Perry	6	10	2
	Tessa ter Sluis	6	4	6		10	Joshna Chinappa	11	11	16
		1	3	2			Mélissa Alvès	5	5	14
	Mélissa Alvès	11	11	11								10	Joshna Chinappa	11	6	7	7
	Coline Aumard	11	11	11								6	Sarah-Jane Perry	9	11	11	11
	Liu Tsz Ling	7	6	5			Coline Aumard	6	3	7
	Vanessa Chu	11	4	9	5	6	Sarah-Jane Perry	11	11	11
6	Sarah-Jane Perry	7	11	11	11

Section 2[]

First round						Second round							Third Round						Quarter finals

5	Amanda Sobhy	11	11	11
	Jasmine Hutton	8	3	1		5	Amanda Sobhy	11	11	11
	Tong Tsz Wing	5	7	6			Nada Abbas	9	5	5
	Nada Abbas	11	11	11									5	Amanda Sobhy	11	11	8	11
	Danielle Letourneau	11	12	11									16	Hollie Naughton	5	8	11	5
	Marina Stefanoni	4	10	5			Danielle Letourneau	11	4	11	3	4
	Cristina Gómez	10	9	8		16	Hollie Naughton	7	11	8	11	11
16	Hollie Naughton	12	11	11															5	Amanda Sobhy	11	11	11
13	Nele Gilis	11	11	11															4	Hania El Hammamy	3	8	9
	Nicole Bunyan	3	2	4		13	Nele Gilis	11	12	3	13
	Sana Ibrahim	9	2	8			Sivasangari Subramaniam	6	10	11	11
	Sivasangari Subramaniam	11	11	11									13	Nele Gilis	9	12	9
	Milou van der Heijden	11	6	4	8								4	Hania El Hammamy	11	14	11
	Ho Tze-Lok	9	11	11	11		Ho Tze-Lok	5	2	6
		3	1	3		4	Hania El Hammamy	11	11	11
4	Hania El Hammamy	11	11	11

Bottom half[]

Section 3[]

First round						Second round						Third Round						Quarter finals

3	Camille Serme	11	11	11
	Lee Ka Yi	7	1	4		3	Camille Serme	11	11	11
	Lily Taylor	11	6	4	6		Donna Lobban	9	3	3
	Donna Lobban	9	11	11	11							3	Camille Serme	11	11	9	11
	Low Wee Wern	11	11	11								12	Olivia Clyne	8	7	11	8
	Nadia Pfister	2	4	2			Low Wee Wern	9	11	9	8
	Cindy Merlo	3	6	5		12	Olivia Clyne	11	4	11	11
12	Olivia Clyne	11	11	11														3	Camille Serme	11	11	11
11	Rowan Elaraby	11	11	11														8	Salma Hany	8	7	7
	Georgia Adderley	4	5	6		11	Rowan Elaraby	10	11	11	11
	Ali Loke	5	3	2			Sabrina Sobhy	12	8	8	7
	Sabrina Sobhy	11	11	11								11	Rowan Elaraby	11	4	4	6
	Zeina Mickawy	11	11	5	11							8	Salma Hany	8	11	11	11
	Marie Stephan	3	6	11	3		Zeina Mickawy	8	6	13	5
	Ineta Mackeviča	3	3	9		8	Salma Hany	11	11	11	11
8	Salma Hany	11	11	11

Section 4[]

First round						Second round							Third Round					Quarter finals

7	Joelle King	11	11	11
	Karina Tyma	3	2	2		7	Joelle King	11	11	8	11
		2	1	6			Emily Whitlock	7	7	11	9
	Emily Whitlock	11	11	11									7	Joelle King	11	11	11
	Farida Mohamed	8	8	13	9								15	Nadine Shahin	8	3	5
	Rachel Arnold	11	11	11	11		Rachel Arnold	14	11	7	4
	Menna Nasser	4	7	6		15	Nadine Shahin	12	13	11	11
15	Nadine Shahin	11	11	11														7	Joelle King	5	7	11	7
9	Tesni Evans	11	11	11														2	Nouran Gohar	11	11	8	11
	Nikki Todd	3	8	3		9	Tesni Evans	9	11	11	3	11
	Anna Serme	4	6	4			Lucy Turmel	11	8	3	11	7
	Lucy Turmel	11	11	11									9	Tesni Evans	10	4	8
	Lisa Aitken	11	7	11	11								2	Nouran Gohar	12	11	11
	Hana Moataz	8	11	9	5		Lisa Aitken	3	4	5
	Lucy Beecroft	6	1	5		2	Nouran Gohar	11	11	11
2	Nouran Gohar	11	11	11

Schedule[]

Times are Central Daylight Time (UTC−05:00). To the best of five games.

Round 1[]

Wednesday, 14 July

Date	Court	Time	Player 1	Player 2	Score
14 July	Glass Court	11:30	(SRB)	Hania El Hammamy (EGY)	3–11, 1–11, 3–11
14 July	Court 1	11:30	Joshna Chinappa (IND)	Tessa ter Sluis (NED)	11–6, 11–4, 11–6
14 July	Court 2	11:30	Coline Aumard (FRA)	Liu Tsz Ling (HKG)	11–7, 11–6, 11–5
14 July	Court 3	11:30	Milou van der Heijden (NED)	Ho Tze-Lok (HKG)	11–9, 6–11, 4–11, 8–11
14 July	Glass Court	13:30	Olivia Fiechter (USA)	Énora Villard (FRA)	11–6, 11–1, 11–2
14 July	Court 1	13:30	(ITA)	Mélissa Alvès (FRA)	1–11, 3–11, 2–11
14 July	Court 2	13:30	Vanessa Chu (HKG)	Sarah-Jane Perry (ENG)	11–7, 4–11, 9–11, 5–11
14 July	Court 3	13:30	Menna Hamed (EGY)	Tinne Gilis (BEL)	10–12, 12–10, 3–11, 7–11
14 July	Court 1	15:30	Danielle Letourneau (CAN)	Marina Stefanoni (USA)	11–4, 12–10, 11–5
14 July	Court 2	15:30	Nele Gilis (BEL)	Nicole Bunyan (CAN)	11–3, 11–2, 11–4
14 July	Court 3	15:30	Emilia Soini (FIN)	Mayar Hany (EGY)	11–13, 11–6, 11–6, 11–7
14 July	Glass Court	17:00	Nour El Sherbini (EGY)	Haley Mendez (USA)	11–3, 11–7, 11–6
14 July	Court 1	17:30	Cristina Gómez (ESP)	Hollie Naughton (CAN)	10–12, 9–11, 8–11
14 July	Court 2	17:30	Sana Ibrahim (EGY)	Sivasangari Subramaniam (MYS)	9–11, 2–11, 8–11
14 July	Court 3	17:30	Tong Tsz Wing (HKG)	Nada Abbas (EGY)	5–11, 7–11, 6–11
14 July	Glass Court	19:00	Amanda Sobhy (USA)	Jasmine Hutton (ENG)	11-8, 11-1, 11-3

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Thursday, 15 July

Date	Court	Time	Player 1	Player 2	Score
15 July	Glass Court	11:30	Camille Serme (FRA)	Lee Ka Yi (HKG)	11–7, 11–1, 11–4
15 July	Court 1	11:30	Zeina Mickawy (EGY)	Marie Stephan (FRA)	11–3, 11–6, 5–11, 11–3
15 July	Court 2	11:30	(USA)	Emily Whitlock (WAL)	2–11, 1–11, 6–11
15 July	Court 3	11:30	Lily Taylor (ENG)	Donna Lobban (AUS)	11–9, 6–11, 4–11, 6–11
15 July	Glass Court	13:30	Cindy Merlo (SUI)	Olivia Clyne (USA)	3–11, 6–11, 5–11
15 July	Court 1	13:30	Ineta Mackeviča (LAT)	Salma Hany (EGY)	3–11, 3–11, 9–11
15 July	Court 2	13:30	Joelle King (NZL)	Karina Tyma (POL)	11–3, 11–2, 11–2
15 July	Court 3	13:30	Low Wee Wern (MYS)	Nadia Pfister (SUI)	11–2, 11–4, 11–2
15 July	Court 1	15:30	Farida Mohamed (EGY)	Rachel Arnold (MYS)	8–11, 8–11, 13–11, 9–11
15 July	Court 2	15:30	Tesni Evans (WAL)	Nikki Todd (CAN)	11–3, 11–8, 11–3
15 July	Court 3	15:30	Lisa Aitken (SCO)	Hana Moataz (EGY)	11–8, 7–11, 11–9, 11–5
15 July	Glass Court	17:00	Lucy Beecroft (ENG)	Nouran Gohar (EGY)	6–11, 1–11, 5–11
15 July	Court 1	17:30	Menna Nasser (EGY)	Nadine Shahin (EGY)	4–11, 7–11, 6–11
15 July	Court 2	17:30	Anna Serme (CZE)	Lucy Turmel (ENG)	4–11, 6–11, 4–11
15 July	Court 3	17:30	Rowan Elaraby (EGY)	Georgia Adderley (SCO)	11–4, 11–5, 11–6
15 July	Glass Court	19:00	Ali Loke (WAL)	Sabrina Sobhy (USA)	5–11, 3–11, 2–11

Round 2[]

Friday, 16 July

Date	Court	Time	Player 1	Player 2	Score
16 July	Glass Court	11:30	Camille Serme (FRA)	Donna Lobban (AUS)	11–9, 11–3, 11–3
16 July	Court 1	11:30	Joshna Chinappa (IND)	Mélissa Alvès (FRA)	11–5, 11–5, 16–14
16 July	Court 2	11:30	Coline Aumard (FRA)	Sarah-Jane Perry (ENG)	6–11, 3–11, 7–11
16 July	Court 3	11:30	Low Wee Wern (MYS)	Olivia Clyne (USA)	9–11, 11–4, 9–11, 8–11
16 July	Glass Court	13:30	Lisa Aitken (SCO)	Nouran Gohar (EGY)	3–11, 4–11, 5–11
16 July	Court 1	13:30	Zeina Mickawy (EGY)	Salma Hany (EGY)	8–11, 6–11, 13–11, 5–11
16 July	Court 2	13:30	Tesni Evans (WAL)	Lucy Turmel (ENG)	9–11, 11–8, 11–3, 3–11, 11–7
16 July	Court 3	13:30	Ho Tze-Lok (HKG)	Hania El Hammamy (EGY)	5–11, 2–11, 6–11
16 July	Court 1	15:30	Rachel Arnold (MYS)	Nadine Shahin (EGY)	14–12, 11–13, 4–11, 7–11
16 July	Court 2	15:30	Nele Gilis (BEL)	Sivasangari Subramaniam (MYS)	11–6, 12–10, 3–11, 13–11
16 July	Court 3	15:30	Olivia Fiechter (USA)	Tinne Gilis (BEL)	9–11, 11–8, 11–9, 13–11
16 July	Glass Court	17:00	Nour El Sherbini (EGY)	Emilia Soini (FIN)	11–3, 11–5, 11–8
16 July	Court 1	17:30	Danielle Letourneau (CAN)	Hollie Naughton (CAN)	11–7, 4–11, 11–8, 3–11, 4–11
16 July	Court 2	17:30	Joelle King (NZL)	Emily Whitlock (WAL)	11–7, 11–7, 8–11, 11–9
16 July	Court 3	17:30	Rowan Elaraby (EGY)	Sabrina Sobhy (USA)	10–12, 11–8, 11–8, 11–7
16 July	Glass Court	19:00	Amanda Sobhy (USA)	Nada Abbas (EGY)	11–9, 11–5, 11–5

Round 3[]

Saturday, 17 & Sunday 18 July

Date	Court	Time	Player 1	Player 2	Score
17 July	Glass Court	11:30	Joshna Chinappa (IND)	Sarah-Jane Perry (ENG)	11–9, 6–11, 7–11, 7–11
17 July	Glass Court	13:30	Nele Gilis (BEL)	Hania El Hammamy (EGY)	9–11, 12–14, 9–11
17 July	Glass Court	17:00	Nour El Sherbini (EGY)	Olivia Fiechter (USA)	11–4, 14–12, 11–7
17 July	Glass Court	19:15	Amanda Sobhy (USA)	Hollie Naughton (CAN)	11–5, 11–8, 8–11, 11–5
18 July	Glass Court	11:30	Rowan Elaraby (EGY)	Salma Hany (EGY)	11–8, 4–11, 4–11, 6–11
18 July	Glass Court	13:30	Joelle King (NZL)	Nadine Shahin (EGY)	11–8, 11–3, 11–5
18 July	Glass Court	17:00	Camille Serme (FRA)	Olivia Clyne (USA)	11–8, 11–7, 9–11, 11–8
18 July	Glass Court	19:15	Tesni Evans (WAL)	Nouran Gohar (EGY)	10–12, 4–11, 8–11

Quarter-finals[]

Monday, 19 & Tuesday 20 July

Date	Court	Time	Player 1	Player 2	Score
19 July	Glass Court	17:00	Nour El Sherbini (EGY)	Sarah-Jane Perry (ENG)	11–6, 12–10, 11-2
19 July	Glass Court	19:15	Amanda Sobhy (USA)	Hania El Hammamy (EGY)	11–3, 11–8, 11–9
20 July	Glass Court	17:00	Camille Serme (FRA)	Salma Hany (EGY)	11–8, 11–7, 11–7
20 July	Glass Court	19:15	Joelle King (NZL)	Nouran Gohar (EGY)	5–11, 7–11, 11–8, 7–11

Semi-finals[]

Wednesday, 21 July

Date	Court	Time	Player 1	Player 2	Score
21 July	Glass Court	17:00	Nour El Sherbini (EGY)	Amanda Sobhy (USA)	11–3, 11–5, 11–5
21 July	Glass Court	19:00	Camille Serme (FRA)	Nouran Gohar (EGY)	8–11, 4–11, 3–11

Final[]

Thursday, 22 July

Date	Court	Time	Player 1	Player 2	Score
22 July	Glass Court	18:00	Nour El Sherbini (EGY)	Nouran Gohar (EGY)	11–5, 11–8, 8–11, 11–9

Representation[]

This table shows the number of players by country in the 2020–21 PSA Women's World Championship. A total of 21 nationalities are represented. Egypt is the most numerous nation with 14 players.

	EGY	USA	ENG	FRA	HKG	CAN	MAS	WAL	BEL	NED	SCO	SUI	AUS	CZE	FIN	IND	ITA	NZL	LAT	POL	SRB	ESP	Total
Final	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Semi-final	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4
Quarter-final	4	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	8
Round 3	6	3	1	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	16
Round 2	8	4	2	3	1	2	3	2	2	0	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	32
Total	14	7	5	5	5	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	64

References[]

^ "Chicago to Host PSA Squash World Championships presented by The Walter Family in July". psaworldtour.com. Retrieved 18 October 2019.

Preceded by Doha (Qatar) 2019–20	PSA World Championships Chicago (USA) 2020–21	Succeeded by

[1] "Chicago to Host PSA Squash World Championships presented by The Walter Family in July". psaworldtour.com. Retrieved 18 October 2019.

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