PSA World Championships 2023/24 – Semi-Finals: The Stats & How To Watch Live

The semi-finals of the CIB PSA World Championships 2023/24 get underway today, with four thrilling matches to come from the National Museum of Egyptian Civilisation in Egypt.

Play gets underway at 19:30 (GMT+3) and will be available to watch live on SQUASHTV. You can read all about the four match-ups and the head-to-head stats below.

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Order of Play

Nour ElSherbini v Olivia Weaver

The first match of the evening sees reigning World Champion Nour ElSherbini take on US No.1 Olivia Weaver for a place in the title decider.

The semi-final clash will be a first for Weaver, having previously only reached the third round. The American reached the semi-finals after defeated Egypt’s Fayrouz Aboelkheir in an exciting quarter-final clash.

The World No.1 reached her 11th World Championship semi-final with a third-round win over compatriot Amina Orfi and a quarter-final victory over Belgium’s Tinne Gilis. The World Champion has never lost a World Championship semi-final match to date.

In the six previous encounters between the two players, the ‘Warrior Princess’ has won on all occasions. In that time, Weaver has taken just one game of the top seed, at the 2023 US Open semi-final.

Ali Farag v Diego Elias

In a clash with plenty of recent history, World No.1 Ali Farag faces World No.4 Diego Elias for the fifth time in the 2023/24 season. The encounter is the first time the two have met this season outside of a final.

The ‘Peruvian Puma’ reached the semi-final with strong performances over Qatar’s Abdulla Al-Tamimi, Spain’s Iker Pajares, Egypt’s Youssef Ibrahim and Egypt’s Karim Abdel Gawad. Elias has yet to lose a game so far in his tournament run.

The top seed defeated Scotland’s Greg Lobban, Argentina’s Leandro Romiglio and Egypt’s Tarek Momen on his route to reclaim the World Championships for a fifth consecutive year.

Farag has a convincing head-to-head record over his South American rival, winning 22 of the 25 previous meetings, most recently winning in the final of the Tournament of Championships earlier this year.

Nouran Gohar v Hania El Hammamy

In another classic bout, World No.2 Nouran Gohar faces World No.3 Hania El Hammamy for a place in the final.

Gohar came out victorious in clashes against Finland’s Emilia Soini, Egypt’s Hana Moataz, USA’ Sabrina Sobhy and Egypt’s Nour El Tayeb to reach the semi-final stage.

El Hammamy overcame Malaysia’s Sivasangari Subramaniam in the third round, who she has lost to in April’s London Classic final, before beating compatriot Rowan Elaraby in an exciting quarter-final encounter.

In their 22 previous clashes, Gohar has been the better off, winning 14 matches. Their most recent encounter came in the London Classic semi-final, where El Hammamy won 3-1 in a 62-minute clash.

Mostafa Asal v Paul Coll

In the final match of the evening, former World No.1s Mostafa Asal and Paul Coll face each other for the sixth time this season.

The Egyptian faced a difficult route to the semi-final, defeating Wales’ Joel Makin in the third round and World No.6 Mazen Hesham in the quarter-finals.

The New Zealander reached his fourth World Championships semi-final after a third-round win over Malaysia’s Eain Yow Ng and England’s Mohamed ElShorbagy.

Asal narrowly leads the head-to-head record between the pair, winning on seven of the 13 meetings. Most recently, the two players met in the London Classic final, where Coll won due to a retirement from his opponent.