Orfi Reaches Career-High No.11 Ranking

Egyptian 16-year-old sensation Amina Orfi has risen two places in this week’s PSA Women’s World Rankings to reach a career-high ranking of No.11.

Here’s our look at the most notable movers of the week, as of Monday April 29.

Amina Orfi

Previous Ranking: No.13

New Ranking: No.11

Orfi is on the cusp of a place inside the world’s top 10 after reaching the last 16 at last week’s El Gouna International Squash Open.

She battled past fellow Egyptian Hana Moataz in a gruelling 87-minute battle and performed well to trouble eventual winner Nouran Gohar in round three, eventually falling to a 3-1 defeat.

Satomi Watanabe

Previous Ranking: No.19

New Ranking: No.14

Japan’s Satomi Watanabe returned to a career-high ranking of No.14 after she too reached round three in El Gouna.

Watanabe beat Hong Kong’s Tomato Ho in a comfortable second round victory before a narrow 3-2 defeat against Belgium’s Tinne Gilis in the last 16.

Tesni Murphy

Previous Ranking: No.21

New Ranking: No.20

Wales’ Tesni Murphy returns to the top 20 for the first time since November 2023 courtesy of a last 32 finish in El Gouna.

A hard-fought first round win over Canada’s Nicole Bunyan saw her through to play Nele Gilis in round two, with the Belgian taking the win in straight games.

Rachel Arnold

Previous Ranking: No.28

New Ranking: No.26

Malaysia’s Rachel Arnold moves up two places to No.26, which is her highest ranking since February of this year.

The 28-year-old won her opening round match with England’s Alicia Mead in El Gouna before falling to World No.1 Nour El Sherbini in the last 32.

Other Notable Top 100 Movers

Zeina Mickawy: No.30 > No.27

Aifa Azman: No.36 > No.32

Georgia Adderley: No.34 > No.33

Malak Khafagy: No.37 > No.36

Aira Azman: No.44 > No.39

Biggest Mover

Margaret Gerety: No.439 > No.365