Summary
- The match began in favour of Nour El Sherbini but Amina Orfi made a strong comeback and secured the victory.
- The match initially went in favour of Nour El Sherbini but Amina Orfi staged a strong comeback winning the next three games.
- Amina Orfi had also won the Women’s World Championship last month where she defeated Nour El Sherbini to become the youngest world champion.
The match began in favour of Nour El Sherbini but Amina Orfi made a strong comeback and secured the victory. Egypt’s young squash star Amina Orfi delivered a brilliant performance to win the British Open Women’s title breaking a 94-year-old record in the process.
In the final played in Birmingham, the 18-year-old Orfi defeated her compatriot and experienced player Nour El Sherbini 3–1. The match initially went in favour of Nour El Sherbini but Amina Orfi staged a strong comeback winning the next three games.
With this achievement, she became the youngest player ever to win the British Open Women’s Championship. Previously, this record was held by Susan Noel who won the title in 1932 at the age of 19 years and 8 months.
Amina Orfi had also won the Women’s World Championship last month where she defeated Nour El Sherbini to become the youngest world champion. In the British Open semifinals, she defeated world number one Hania El Hammamy after a 110-minute marathon match.
In the men’s final, New Zealand’s Paul Coll defeated Egypt’s world number one Mostafa Asal 3–1 to win his third British Open title.
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