Amina Orfi, 18, Beats ElSherbini to Become Youngest British Open Women's Champion
Egyptian teenager Amina Orfi defeated Nour ElSherbini 3-1 to become the youngest British Open women's champion in Birmingham on Sunday.
thehindu.comAmina Orfi defeated Nour ElSherbini 3-1 in the British Open women's final at the Rep Theatre in Birmingham on Sunday. The 18-year-old Egyptian won the match 7-11, 11-8, 11-5, 11-8. Orfi became the youngest ever British Open women's champion.
She broke a record that had stood for 94 years, surpassing Susan Noel, who was 19 years and eight months old when she won the title in 1932. Orfi had been crowned the youngest ever women's world champion last month after beating ElSherbini. On Saturday she played a 110-minute semi-final against Hania El Hammamy, the longest women's match in British Open history and the joint fourth longest women's match of all time.
"I feel very happy with these two results back-to-back after the world champs," Orfi said. " In the men's final, Paul Coll defeated Mostafa Asal 3-1 to win his third British Open title. Asal had played a 115-minute semi-final against Diego Elias on Saturday.
"Mostafa had a brutal one yesterday, but I still had to get him today, make him hurt, pick up as much as possible and I'm very happy with that performance," Coll said. He collected his 33rd PSA Tour title. The final PSA Squash Tour event of the season is the PSA Squash Tour Finals in Paris from 17 to 20 June.
