Windy City Open 2024 Finals: The Stats & How To Watch Live

It’s finals day of the Windy City Open 2024 presented by The Walter Family, with two blockbuster matches to come from the University Club of Chicago.

The evening starts with the women’s final between Nour El Sherbini and Nouran Gohar before Ali Farag and Paul Coll square off against one another in the men’s title decider.

Play gets underway at 18:00 (GMT-6), with every second of action available to watch live on SQUASHTV.

Order of Play

Nouran Gohar v Nour El Sherbini

In a repeat of the J.P. Morgan Tournament of Champions final, World No.1 Nour El Sherbini and World No.3 Nouran Gohar will battle it out for the Platinum-level title. 

On that occasion, it was El Sherbini who produced an impressive comeback from 2-0 down to claim the spoils, capturing her 5th title of the season. 

Both players were made to fight hard in their respective semi-finals, with Gohar battling past compatriot Hania El Hammamy in four games and 70 minutes of action, and El Sherbini seeing off the threat of England’s Georgina Kennedy in four games. 

Gohar will look to improve her head-to-head record against the ‘Warrior Princess’, which has seen her win just 8 of their 29 meetings, and lose the pair’s two matches so far this season.

However, on a court where she has enjoyed prior success – winning the title in Chicago in 2022 – and on the back of a superb victory against El Hammamy, Gohar will be confident that she can overturn the form books and clinch her first title of the season.

Paul Coll v Ali Farag

World No.1 Ali Farag and World No.3 Paul Coll will meet in a Platinum final for the third time this season when they take to the all-glass court in the University Club of Chicago today. 

If their previous two meetings at the U.S. Open and the Hong Kong Squash Open are anything to go by, we will be in for a thriller, with both matches going all the way to five games, and beyond the 80-minute minute mark.

On both occasions, it was New Zealand’s Coll who emerged triumphant, with the 31-year-old still the only man to get the better of Farag so far this season. 

The taxing nature of Farag’s semi-final victory over Mazen Hesham is also likely to play a significant role in the eventual result, with the Egyptian spending 65 minutes on court during his five-game bout, compared to Coll’s 30, which he needed to overcome Mostafa Asal. The defending champion was in irresistible form as he overcame ‘The Raging Bull’ by an 11-6, 11-3, 11-3 scoreline, and if he produces those levels again, he is going to be a hard man to beat. 

However Farag, who has already captured five titles so far this season, will be up for revenge and draw confidence from his stellar head-to-head record against Coll, which has seen him win 19 of their 27 meetings.