The Round of 16 of the Qatar Classic Squash Championship kicks off today, Sunday. This is the second tournament of the 2026-2027 season, taking place from September 12 to 18 in the Qatari capital, Doha. The prize pool is set at $220,000, placing it among the platinum category tournaments.
27 Egyptian Players in Qatar Classic Squash
There are 8 players competing in the men's category: Mostafa Asal, Mohamed Abouelghar, Karim Abdel Gawad, Youssef Soliman, Ali Abou El Ainain, Mohamed Zakaria, Faris Dessouki, and Karim Turk.
There are 19 players in the women's category: Hania El Hammamy, Hanaa Moataz, Malak Khafagy, Kenzy Ayman, Nouran Gohar, Mariam Metwally, Farida Mohamed, Salma Hany, Sana Ibrahim, Nour El Sherbini, Nada Abbas, Zeina Mikawy, Nour Abou El Makarem, Fairooz Abou El Kheir, Nadine El Hammamy, Nour Heikal, Nardin Jarrass, Hanaa Ramadan, and Amina Arefi.
The Professional Squash Association announced the new rankings for the current season, which began on September 1 with the London Classic, where the Egyptian duo, Mostafa Asal and Hania El Hammamy, continue to top the list.
Mens Squash Rankings
1. Mostafa Asal
2. New Zealander Paul Coll
3. Peruvian Diego Elias
4. Karim Abdel Gawad
5. Frenchman Victor Crouin
6. Youssef Ibrahim
7. Mohamed Zakaria
8. Welsh Joel Makin
9. Englishman Marwan El Shorbagy
10. Englishman Jonah Bryant
Womens Squash Rankings
1. Hania El Hammamy
2. Amina Arefi
3. Nour El Sherbini
4. American Olivia Fletcher
5. Malaysian Siva Singari Subramaniam
6. Japanese Satomi Watanabe
7. Fairooz Abou El Kheir
8. English Georgina Kennedy
9. Belgian Tinne Gilis
10. American Amanda Sobhi
