Egypt’s world No. 2 Hania El Hammamy and world No. 1 Mostafa Asal both completed a perfect tournament, capturing the 2025 Comcast Business U.S. Open Squash Championship titles without dropping a game Saturday, October 25, at the Arlen Specter US Squash Center in Philadelphia.
A new women’s champion was guaranteed between world No. 2 El Hammamy and eighteen-year-old Amina Orfi. El Hammamy, entered her third U.S. Open final having fallen short twice, while Orfi was competing in her maiden U.S. Open final after dispatching world champion Nour El Sherbini in the semifinals.
El Hammamy entered the U.S. Open as the world’s most in form player, and extended her impressive unbeaten streak to fifteen games and three major titles this week. The twenty-five-year-old held off her talented compatriot in a close final 11-9, 12-10, 12-10 in fifty-seven minutes. With the victory, the U.S. Open two seed moves within touching distance of world No. 1 Nouran Gohar at the top of the PSA rankings.
“I am out of words for so many reasons, but being a U.S. Open champion is amazing,” El Hammamy said. “I have reached the final twice before and I couldn’t make it, and I guess it’s third time lucky. It’s such a prestigious event; it is one of the biggest titles on the PSA Tour, so finally getting my first U.S. Open title means a lot. I am really proud of everything. I am really proud of the way I managed to get myself up from where I was a year ago, and it just means a lot to be here and lift this trophy.”
The ensuing men’s final pitted two former champions against one another in 2021 champion Asal and 2023 champion Paul Coll. It was the Egyptian world No. 1 who dominated from start to finish, keeping “Superman” Paul Coll at a distance throughout the match to claim his second title 11-9, 11-3, 11-3 in fifty-eight minutes. Asal’s first U.S. Open title in 2021 was his first PSA Platinum title, and the twenty-four-year-old has now won his thirteenth PSA Platinum title.
“It is amazing to bounce back, they always say that ‘once a beast always a beast,” Asal said. “I didn’t drop a game throughout and it is an amazing feeling to bounce back. I am really really proud of myself and my team. It was a tough few weeks, but to be mentally tough and mentally strong is the most important thing in life. I just want to say to all the juniors out there struggling and having a lot on their minds while playing the tournament, you have to believe in yourself and your abilities. Once you are a champion, you are always a champion. I am really happy that I was able to carry on as myself after two losses, and I wasn’t looking good in the last tournament.”
The 2025 U.S. Open marked the second year of title support from Comcast Business, the fourth edition hosted at the Specter Center and fourteenth hosted in partnership with Drexel University.