Mustafa Assal, the world number one in squash, achieved second place in the 2026-2027 Egyptian Open Squash Championship, held in Cairo from October 10 to 16, marking the first time in his career.
Mustafa Assal was defeated in the final match by Peruvian player Diego Elias with a score of 3-2, with the game scores as follows: 11-5, 5-11, 11-6, 7-11, 11-6.
In the women's competition, Amina Arafa managed to defeat second-seeded Hania El Hammamy in the final match with a score of 3-0, with the game scores: 11-4, 11-4, 11-3, to claim the championship.
The tournament witnessed wide participation from Egypt, with a total of 35 male and female players, distributed as follows:
The list of players included: Mustafa Assal, Karim El Hammamy, Karim Abdel Gawad, Mohamed Zakaria, Mohamed Sherif, Ali Abou El Ainain, Yassine Shahdi, Youssef Soliman, Mohamed Nasser, Mohamed Abou El Ghar, Yassine El Shafie, Yahya El Nossani, Faris Desouki, Marwan Assal, Adham Rushdi, Ismail Amr Abdel Latif.
The list of female players included: Hania El Hammamy, Amina Arafa, Nadine Shaheen, Nour El Sherbini, Haya Ali, Jana Swefy, Nouran Jouhar, Firoz Abou El Kheir, Habiba Hani, Farida Walid, Salma Hani, Farida Mohamed, Menna Walid, Rawan Al Arabi, Nada Abbas, Nour Magdy, Nour Khafaji, Nadia Mahmoud, Habiba Rizk.
The tournament is held as part of the diamond category, which is considered the highest ranking in the Professional Squash Association tournaments, with reported prize money totaling $366,000 for men and the same for women.
