El Gouna International
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Event nameEl Gouna International Squash Open
Location
El Gouna, Egypt
El Gouna, EgyptVenueAbu Tig Marina
CategoryWorld Tour Platinum
| El Gouna International | |
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| 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 | $217,500 (2025) ("El Gouna International Squash Open 2025". PSA Squash Tour.) |
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.
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 two players Grégory Gaultier of France and Diego Elias of Peru outside of Egypt winning the event in 2017 and 2026.
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 |
| 2026 |  Diego Elias | Mohamad Zakaria | 11–1, 11–7, 11–1 |
Men's champions by country
| Champions | Runner-up | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 12 | Egypt | 10 |
| France | 1 | New Zealand | 2 |
| Peru | 1 | England | 1 |
| England | 0 | France | 1 |
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 |
| 2026 | Hania El Hammamy | Nour El Sherbini | 11–7, 9–11, 8–11, 11–4, 11-9 |
Men's champions by country
| Champions | Runner-up | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 8 | Egypt | 7 |
| France | 0 | Belgium | 1 |