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Hong Kong Squash Open

Defending champion Hania El Hammamy (left) and world No 1 Nour El Sherbini contesting the 2022 final in Hong Kong. Both are expected to be back this year. Photo: Elson Li

El Sherbini, Elias lead stellar field for Hong Kong Squash Open in December

Hong Kong’s top players will get rare chance to play against the world’s best, with World Team Championships also being held that fortnight.

Top Hong Kong squash player Alex Lau has learned a lot but is still evolving

Hong Kong hosting Squash World Team Championships realisation of ‘long-term goal’

Coll stuns Farag in epic Hong Kong Squash Open final after disaster strikes Sobhy

American Sobhy in tears after being forced to retire injured during women’s final, handing defending champion Hania El Hammamy another title.

Amanda Sobhy is distraught after having to retire injured at the Hong Kong Open on Sunday. Photo: Mike Chan

Sobhy stuns women’s world No 1 El Sherbini to set up Hong Kong Open title shot

Amanda Sobhy downs Egyptian Nour El Sherbini in straight games, will face defending champion Hania El Hammamy in final. Ali Farag and Paul Coll to contest men’s final.

Egyptians set up titanic semi at Hong Kong Squash Open as Farag meets champ Asal

Ali Farag ‘so relieved to see that going my way’ after he scrapes past compatriot Mazen Hesham, while Mostafa Asal is left short of court time as Tarek Momen retires ill.

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Tomato Ho says mental struggles behind crushing Hong Kong Squash Open loss

The top Hong Kong women’s player says she feels ‘confused and clueless’ after a lacklustre performance that brought a repeat of her Asian Games semi-final reverse to compatriot Simmi Chan.

Tomato Ho (right) said she felt mentally at sea for her match against Simmi Chan at Hong Kong Squash Centre on Monday. Photo: Jonathan Wong

West Kowloon Cultural District to host Hong Kong Squash Open in outdoor court

Hong Kong is set to host 96 of the world’s top-ranked squash players, competing for a winning purse of HK$2.96 million (US$380,000).

Hong Kong’s Simmi Chan claims women’s title at Asian Squash Championships

Chan becomes third women from city to claim title after Annie Au Wing-chi in 2013 and Tong Tsz-wing in 2021. Top seed Ng Eain Yow defends crown in men’s final.

Subramanian upsets top seed Watanabe to reach Asian Squash Championships final

Malaysian almost back to her best after car accident with straight games victory over world No 18, will now face Hong Kong’s Simmi Chan in final.

Sivasangari Subramaniam showed she was almost back to her best. Photo: Hong Kong Squash

Rising Hong Kong squash star wins title, makes history in US

Simmi Chan Sin-yuk, 20, wins Columbia University its first ever women’s individual title at the US Collegiate National Championships.

Simmi Chan in action at the CSA National Collegiate Individual Championships in Philadelphia. Photo: Columbia University

Hong Kong squash No 1 Ho cracks world’s top 30 with first semi

‘No one, not even myself, expected this,’ says Ho Tze-lok, who is now among top four Asians in world rankings after surprise run at Cleveland Classic.

Illness robs Hong Kong of podium finish at women’s World Squash Championships

Hong Kong finish fifth at the WSF Women’s World Squash Team Championships in Cairo on Friday, failing to maintain their podium streak after city’s top player Ho Tse-lok fell ill.

Egyptian pair both win 5-game thrillers to claim Hong Kong Squash Open titles

Mostafa Asal saves championship point after going two games down to eventually beat Diego Elias, while Hania El Hammamy overcomes challenge of Nour El Sherbini.

Hania El Hammamy beat Nour El Sherbini in 5 games to win the women’s final match at the Hong Kong Squash Open. Photo: Elson Li

Surprises galore as Hong Kong Squash Open reaches finale

Two defending champions of the Hong Kong Squash Open were dispatched in dramatic fashion on Saturday to set up a tantalising end to the week-long tournament.

Diego Elias celebrates his win over Mohamed ElShorbagy at the Hong Kong Squash Open. Photo: Dickson Lee

‘Terminator’ Gohar into Hong Kong Squash Open semis

Nouran Gohar secures place in last four with clinical straight sets win over Japan’s Satomi Watanabe, although it was not all smooth sailing for world No 1.

King and Perry to resume rivalry as Hong Kong Squash Open reaches quarter-finals

Two veterans have played each other repeatedly over the past 8 years, with Joelle King winning last encounter in final of Manchester Open in April.

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Family ties make Hong Kong ‘very special’ place for squash world No 1 Gohar

Egyptian Nouran Gohar won her first world series title in Hong Kong in 2016, and the city was already special, as it was where her mother was born.

Nouran Gohar is through to the last eight of the Hong Kong Squash Open. Photo: Xinhua

Losing to Gohar at Hong Kong Squash Open a valuable lesson, says Ho

Ho Tsz-lok upbeat despite losing to world No 1 Nouran Gohar, and says experience will serve her well at the Women’s World Team Championship next month.

Playing world No 1 Gohar ‘a dream come true’ for local squash star Ho

Ho Tze-lok reaches second round of Hong Kong Squash Open with comfortable 3-set win over compatriot Fung Ching-hei.

Kiwi King ready to defend Hong Kong Open crown, ‘happy to be back’ after 4 years

Joelle King won the squash tournament the last time it was held in Hong Kong in 2018, and enters the week on the back of winning her 16th PSA title at the Singapore Open

Hong Kong Open defending champion Joelle King of New Zealand described Hong Kong as a “special place”. Photo: Shirley Chui

Hong Kong squash chief confident world No 1’s absence won’t affect ticket sales

More than 80 per cent of final-day seats are sold out before the Hong Kong Squash Open gets under way on Monday, according to Emily Mak.

Defending champion Mohamed Elshorbagy practises ahead of the Hong Kong Squash Open. Photos: Shirley Chui

Hong Kong women go undefeated to reclaim Asian team squash title

Quartet beat defending champions Malaysia in tense final in Korea, where they also won gold 4 years ago.

Return of prestige Hong Kong Squash Open puts city ‘back on the map’

After a three-year hiatus, flagship event will cement Hong Kong’s status on world calendar, says boss Duncan Chiu, with city’s top stars excited to finally put on showcase for home crowd again.

Government grants Squash Open exemption, players free to visit venue

Keeping players in a Covid-19 ‘bubble’ will no longer be required, with world’s top squash players returning to Hong Kong after three-year absence.

Hong Kong Squash Open 2019 champions Mohamed Elshorbagy and Joelle King. Photo: Hong Kong Squash

Hong Kong Squash Open set to return with hotel quarantine scrapped

Government yet to give final approval on tournament safety measures, but organisers confident of attracting star names after three years of cancellations.

Hong Kong’s Au Wing-chi in action against Amanda Sobhy of United States at the 2018 Sun Hung Kai Hong Kong Open at the Squash Centre in Central. The tournament has been cancelled for the last three years but will return in November. Photo: Dickson Lee

‘Time is running very short’ for Hong Kong Squash Open

Government yet to give the green light, with November’s top-tier tournament at risk of being cancelled if quarantine requirements are not confirmed by next week.

Squash prodigy Chan Sin-yuk lifts Challenger trophy in New York

Hong Kong teen breaks into world’s top 50 with triumph at Grand Central Terminal, and earns spot for J.P. Morgan Tournament of Champions main draw.

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Hong Kong Squash Open
The Everbright Securities International Hong Kong Open is a World Series-level annual squash tournament held in Hong Kong with prize money of US$165,000 for the men and US$140,000 for the women. The tournament has both men and women's sections.
last updated:
9 September, 2024
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