El Gouna International
| El Gouna International | |
|---|---|
| Details | |
| Event name | El Gouna International Squash Open |
| Location | El Gouna Egypt |
| Venue | Abu Tig Marina |
| Website www | |
| Men's Winner | |
| Category | World Tour Platinum |
| Prize money | $198,000 (2024) |
The El Gouna International is an annual men's and women's squash tournament held in El Gouna, Egypt during April. It is part of the PSA World Series, the highest level of professional squash competition.
History
The men's event was first held in 2010 while the women's event was first held in 2018.[1]
The event has been dominated by Egyptian players, with only one player Grégory Gaultier of France outside of Egypt winning the event in 2017.
Past winners
Men
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Karim Darwish | Ramy Ashour | 16–14, 11–3, 5–1 rtd |
| 2011 | No competition | ||
| 2012 | Ramy Ashour | James Willstrop | 12–10, 11–5, 5–2 rtd |
| 2013 | No competition | ||
| 2014 | Ramy Ashour | Mohamed El Shorbagy | 11–7, 12–10, 8–11, 11–8 |
| 2015 | Ramy Ashour | Mohamed El Shorbagy | 11–9, 11–6, 4–11, 10–12, 12–10 |
| 2016 | Mohamed El Shorbagy | Grégory Gaultier | 7–11, 9–11, 11–3, 11–9, 11–8 |
| 2017 | Grégory Gaultier | Karim Abdel Gawad | 11–6, 11–8, 11–7 |
| 2018 | Marwan El Shorbagy | Ali Farag | 11–8, 11–5, 11–4 |
| 2019 | Ali Farag | Karim Abdel Gawad | 11–9, 12–10, 11–3 |
| 2020 | Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic in Egypt | ||
| 2021 | Mohamed El Shorbagy | Paul Coll | 11-5, 11-2, 11-7 |
| 2022 | Mostafa Asal | Paul Coll | 11-8, 11-9, 11-5 |
| 2023 | Ali Farag | Mostafa Asal | 12-10, 10-12, 11-6, 11-2 |
| 2024 | Ali Farag | Mostafa Asal | 11-7, 8-11, 11-4, 11-5 |
| 2025 | Mostafa Asal | Ali Farag | 6–11, 7–11, 11–9, 11–9, 11–5 |
Women
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Raneem El Weleily | Nour El Sherbini | 3–11, 12–10, 11–7, 11–5 |
| 2019 | Raneem El Weleily | Nouran Gohar | 11–8, 7–11, 12–10, 11–6 |
| 2020 | Postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic in Egypt | ||
| 2021 | Nour El Sherbini | Nouran Gohar | 11-7, 11-8, 11-5 |
| 2022 | Hania El Hammamy | Nouran Gohar | 2-11, 4-11, 11-8, 11-9, 11-4 |
| 2023 | Nouran Gohar | Nele Gilis | 11-5, 11-7, 11-9 |
| 2024 | Nouran Gohar | Nour El Sherbini | 11-6, 11-13, 11-6, 11-6 |
| 2025 | Nouran Gohar | Amina Orfi | 9–11, 11–7, 11–6, 11–7 |