World No. 1’s Mostafa Asal and Nouran Gohar will lead the 2025 Comcast Business U.S. Open Squash Championships draws with the world’s best players in pursuit–including Team USA’s top four women–October 19-25, at the Arlen Specter US Squash Center in Philadelphia.
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The 52nd edition of this historic event will be the first major Platinum-level championship of the season in the United States on the PSA Squash Tour.
Sixty-four of the world’s leading male and female squash players will go head-to-head for one of the most coveted trophies on the tour, with a tournament record total of $453,000 in player compensation up for grabs. For the first time ever, the semifinals and finals (Oct. 24-25) of this year’s tournament will be streamed live on Peacock in the United States. In addition, SQUASHTV will expand its broadcast production coverage, with more camera angles and new technology elevating the overall presentation.
Gohar has the opportunity to become the first five-time champion in U.S. Open history as the tournament’s top seed should she successfully defend her title. ‘The Terminator’ was a dominant force on the PSA Squash Tour last season, capturing five major titles and defeating compatriot and eight-time world champion Nour El Sherbini in last year’s U.S. Open title decider.
Team USA’s Olivia Weaver opposes Gohar in the top half of the draw as the four seed. The world No. 4 is the only American to have reached three U.S. Open semifinals in the Platinum era and will be targeting a fourth appearance against the world No. 1.
World No. 2 Nour El Sherbini and Team USA’s Amanda Sobhy are set for a blockbuster first-round match on U.S. Open Family Day, Sunday, October 19. Family Day features free GA tickets and Sobhy will hope to harness the home crowd support against the 2024 champion.
After ascending the world rankings to a career high of No. 25 in her first season as a full-time professional, Marina Stefanoni will aim for her first U.S. Open win since 2023 against Scotland’s world No. 22 Georgia Adderley.
Sabrina Sobhy is set for her first U.S. Open appearance in two years after missing out on the 2024 U.S. Open–and majority of the 2024-2025 PSA season–due to injury. Sobhy, a wildcard, will hope to give her ranking an early season boost with a first round win against Hong Kong’s world No. 33 Ka Yi Lee. Harvard sophomore Lucie Stefanoni is set for her third career U.S. Open wildcard appearance and will hope for her first win against England’s Jasmine Hutton.
In men’s draw, World No.1 Mostafa Asal tops the draw as he targets a second U.S. Open title of his career. In 2021, Asal became the event’s youngest-ever male champion in what was his first Platinum title on the PSA Squash Tour. This time around, Asal is seeded to face three-time winner Mohamed ElShorbagy in the quarterfinals, and potentially renewing his rivalry with No. 4 seed Joel Makin in the semifinals.
Meanwhile, World No. 2 Diego Elias and World No. 4 Paul Coll have been named in the bottom half of the draw as they both go in search of their second U.S. Open titles. 2024 World Champion Elias could face world No. 5 seed Marwan ElShorbagy or World No. 9 Aly Abou Eleinen in a difficult quarterfinal draw.
An American is guaranteed in the men’s round of sixteen with world No. 36 Timmy Brownell set to take on wild card and U.S. junior champion Alexander Dartnell. The winner of which will likely face Asal.
Salim Khan will make his second straight appearance as a U.S. Open wild card against Colombia’s Juan Vargas.