The round of 16 in the Women's Open Canada Squash Championship has begun.

The Round of 16 at the Canadian Open for Women's Squash kicks off early this morning, Tuesday, in Toronto, Canada, running from October 25 to 31, with a total prize pool of $85,000.

Nine Egyptian Players Compete in the Tournament

The tournament features nine Egyptian players: Hana Moustafa, Nour Heikal, Nour Abou El-Makarim, Haya Ali, Rokaya Salem, Zeina Mikawy, Firoz Abou El-Khair, Nada Abbas, and Farida Mohamed.

In other news, the Professional Squash Association announced the new world rankings for October, with rising Egyptian star Amina El-Rifai from Al-Jazeera Club maintaining her position at the top of the women's rankings, while Egyptian champion Mostafa Asal held on to the top spot in the men's rankings.

Women's Squash Rankings

1. Amina El-Rifai
2. Hania El Hammamy
3. Nour El Sherbini
4. American Olivia Weaver
5. Malaysian Siva Singari Subramaniam
6. Japanese Satomi Watanabe
7. Firoz Abou El-Khair
8. English Georgina Kennedy
9. Belgian Tinne Gilis
10. American Amanda Sobhy

Mens' Squash Rankings

1. Mostafa Asal
2. New Zealander Paul Coll
3. Peruvian Diego Elias
4. Karim Abdel Gawad
5. Mohamed Zakaria
6. French Victor Crouin
7. Youssef Ibrahim
8. Welsh Joel Makin
9. English Marwan El Shorbagy
10. Ali Abou El-Ainain