CIB Black Ball Open: How To Watch Quarter Finals Live
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The fifth day’s play of the women s CIB PSA Black Ball Squash Open takes place today, as the last eight battle it out for places in the semi-finals of the Platinum event at the Black Ball Sporting Club in Cairo.
All of the top seeds are through to the last four stage, with the exception of World No.2 Nouran Gohar, who was withdrawn from the tournament yesterday due to breaking COVID-19 protcols put in place at the event. Her withdrawal meant that USA No.2 Olivia Clyne moves into the quarter finals.
CIB Black Ball Open: Day One - Morning Side Court Player Reaction
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The opening day of the 2021 CIB PSA Black Ball Squash Open saw action take place on the side courts. Here is the best of the reaction from the players that featured on the traditional plaster courts on day one.
Side Court Schedule: Day 1
11:00 – Cindy Merlo (SUI) v Emily Whitlock (WAL)
11:45 – Jasmine Hutton (ENG) v Danielle Letourneau (CAN)
13:15 – Mariam Metwally (EGY) v Ineta Mackevica (LAT)
14:00 – Alexandra Fuller (RSA) v Sivasangari Subramanium (MAS)
17:30 – Hollie Naughton (CAN) v Tessa ter Sluis (NED)
18:15 – Millie Tomlinson (ENG) v Anna Serme (CZE)
19:15 – Enora Villard (FRA) v Farida Mohamed (EGY)
CIB Black Ball Open Day 3 Roundup: Plain Sailing for Gohar, Serme, Sobhy & Hany
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All four of the top eight seeds in action on day three of the CIB PSA Black Ball Squash Open booked their spots in the last 16 of the PSA World Tour Platinum event, with Nouran Gohar, Camille Serme, Amanda Sobhy and Salma Hany all prevailing at Cairo’s Black Ball Sporting Club earlier today.
Gohar, the World No.2, began her tournament with a comfortable 3-0 victory over experienced Englishwoman Alison Waters, winning 11-8, 11-3, 11-4 in 32 minutes.
The pair met in December’s Black Ball Open when Gohar snuck a captivating five-game contest 14-12 in the decider. This time around, the No.2 seed was firing on all cylinders and she moves on to face USA’s Olivia Clyne in the next round.
CIB Black Ball Open Day 2 Roundup: El Hammamy Survives Aitken Test
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Egypt’s Hania El Hammamy avoided a shock exit on day two of the CIB PSA Black Ball Squash Open, PSA World Tour Platinum as she overcame Scotland’s Lisa Aitken in a nail-biting five-game battle at Cairo’s Black Ball Sporting Club.
World No.5 El Hammamy, 20, was a runner-up at this tournament back in December, while she claimed her maiden Platinum title by winning the CIB Black Ball Open in March, 2020. However, her strong run of form at this venue was under threat as she struggled to see off a tenacious Aitken, who battled away and made a series of impressive retrievals to send the match to a fifth game.
CIB Black Ball Open: Day One Morning Glass Court - Player Reaction
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Stay tuned as we bring you reaction from the players from the glass court on day one of the CIB Black Ball Open PSA Women s Platinum event.
Today s Order of Play (Glass court):
11:00 Emilia Soini (FIN) v Melissa Alves (FRA)
11:45 Olivia Fiechter (USA) v Menna Nasser (EGY)
13:15 Lucy Turmel (ENG) v Lisa Aitken (SCO)
14:00 Hana Ramadan (EGY) v Nada Abbas (EGY)
17:30 Donna Lobban (AUS) v Sana Ibrahim (EGY)
18:15 Julianne Courtice (ENG) v [WC] Nadeen Kotb (EGY)
19:15 Jana Shiha (EGY) v Mayar Hany (EGY)
20:00 [WC] Malak Fathy (EGY) v Sabrina Sobhy (USA)