31/03/2021
WOMEN'S WORLD RANKINGS - APRIL
Rankings Recalculation Sees Sobhy Become First US-Born
Player to Reach Top Five of PSA World Rankings
Due to an error which incorrectly calculated the April PSA Women’s World
Rankings earlier today, the Professional Squash Association (PSA) has
issued the following update following a further recalculation. Please
disregard the information set out in the previous release distributed at
10:15 (GMT) this morning.
Philadelphia-based Amanda Sobhy has become the first US-born player in
history to reach the top five of the PSA World Rankings after the
women’s rankings for April were released today (April 1).
Sobhy, 27, reached her third major PSA World Tour final when she
finished as runner-up at the CIB PSA Black Ball Squash Open last month
and that run to the title decider has seen her move up two places in the
rankings to reach No.5 and write her name into the history books.
Sobhy becomes the first US player to feature inside the top five since
Natalie Grainger in January 2010. It’s also Sobhy’s highest World
Ranking since a ruptured Achilles sustained in March 2017 saw her spend
almost a year out of the sport, which saw her ranking plummet as she
fell as low as World No.30.
Sobhy switches places with Egypt’s Hania El Hammamy, while Nour El
Sherbini stays at World No.1 for a sixth successive month. She is
followed by Nouran Gohar (No.2), Camille Serme (No.3), Nour El Tayeb
(No.4) and Sarah-Jane Perry (No.6)
New Zealand’s Joelle King stays at No.8 ahead of Salma Hany, who moves
up a place to a career-high No.9 ranking, and Tesni Evans, who completes
the top 10.
India’s Joshna Chinappa stays at No.11, while USA’s Olivia Blatchford
Clyne moves up a place to match her career-best ranking of No.12. Nele
Gilis moves the other way down to No.13, while Rowan Elaraby and Alison
Waters round off the top 15.
Yathreb Adel drops to No.16, while Belgium’s Tinne Gilis rises to a
career-best ranking of No.17. Nadine Shahin drops to No.18, but there is
a rise up the rankings for Canada’s Hollie Naughton, who reaches a
career high of No.19. Sabrina Sobhy is the final member of the world’s
top 20.
In terms of the biggest mover, Hong Kong’s Chan Sin Yuk has risen 159
places to No.215 after reaching the semi-finals of the Chairman Cup in
March. New Zealand’s Kaitlyn Watts has also enjoyed a rapid rise up the
rankings, moving 145 spots to No.229 after claiming her first PSA title
at the Royal Oak Open, which marked her first appearance on the PSA Tour
since 2019.
PSA Women’s World Rankings Top 20 – April 2021
Full Women's Rankings |
Rank |
Prev |
Player............................ |
Pts |
Ctry |
1 |
= |
Nour El Sherbini |
16,815 |
EGY |
2 |
= |
Nouran Gohar |
15,455 |
EGY |
3 |
= |
Camille Serme |
13,925 |
FRA |
4 |
= |
Nour El Tayeb |
14,840 |
EGY |
5 |
↑2 |
Amanda Sobhy |
10,532 |
USA |
6 |
= |
Sarah-Jane Perry |
11,185 |
ENG |
7 |
↓2 |
Hania El Hammamy |
9,255 |
EGY |
8 |
= |
Joelle King |
9,685 |
NZL |
9 |
↑1 |
Salma Hany |
6,212 |
EGY |
10 |
↓1 |
Tesni Evans |
4,995 |
WAL |
11 |
= |
Joshna Chinappa |
5,080 |
IND |
12 |
↑1 |
Olivia Clyne |
5,120 |
USA |
13 |
↓1 |
Nele Gilis |
5,367 |
BEL |
14 |
= |
Rowan Elaraby |
3,917 |
EGY |
15 |
↑1 |
Alison Waters |
4,467 |
ENG |
16 |
↓1 |
Yathreb Adel |
3,755 |
EGY |
17 |
↑1 |
Tinne Gilis |
4,095 |
BEL |
18 |
↓1 |
Nadine Shahin |
4,255 |
EGY |
19 |
↑1 |
Hollie Naughton |
4,095 |
CAN |
20 |
= |
Sabrina Sobhy |
3,115 |
USA |
Full Women's Rankings |
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