Vote for the PSA Women’s Young Player of the Year

As the 2023-24 season draws to a close, the nominees for the PSA Women’s Young Player of the Year have been confirmed with four players in the running to claim the coveted award.

The 2023-24 season has so far seen seven Platinum level events, eight Gold level events, seven Silver level events and ten Bronze level events with the British Open, Manchester Open and QSF 3 still to play. All of these events has seen the world’s top players battling for prestigious titles all over the world with many outstanding performances along the way.

Voting will close at 23:59 (GMT+1) on Monday May 27, with the winner announced at the PSA Awards dinner held at The Book Rotunda in Birmingham on Saturday June 8 following the semi-finals of the British Open.

Below is the shortlist for PSA Women’s Young Player of the Year award. Cast your vote below.

Voting comprises a two-part process, combining the votes made by squash fans on social media with the votes made by the PSA Awards Committee – a group consisting of selected influential former players, members of the media, tournament promoters and PSA Board representatives.

This then determines the winners of the four biggest annual awards; Female Player of the Year, Male Player of the Year, Young Female Player of the Year and Young Male Player of the Year

The players with the most cumulative points are the winners.

Amina Orfi

Egypt’s Amina Orfi was set for big things this season as she entered her first full season on the PSA World Tour, and she delivered. The 16-year-old has climbed 32 places in the rankings this season so far, reaching two Platinum quarter finals as well as three World Tour finals. She was successful in one of those finals as she claimed her first World Tour victory at the Squash on Fire Open in February.

Orfi is currently ranked No.12 in the world and is knocking on the door of the top 10. She told PSA that becoming a top 10 player is her immediate target but the top 5 is also in her sights.

Fayrouz Aboelkheir

18-year-old Fayrouz Aboelkheir has taken the World Tour by storm this season, announcing herself as a big threat to the world’s top players in emphatic fashion. After a difficult start to the season, the Egyptian showed her top form in the second half of the campaign as she reached her first Platinum event quarter final in New York and followed that up with a first World Tour final at the Carol Weymuller Open. She also battled her way through to her first World Championships quarter finals recently, beating No.4 seed Nele Gilis in round three.

The sky is the limit for Aboelkheir and I think we can expect a big rivalry between herself and Orfi in years to come as they both eye routes to the top.

Malak Khafagy

World No.32 Malak Khafagy has been in great form this season and has now fully asserted herself on the PSA World Tour. The 19-year-old reached her first World Tour event semi-final at the Ace Malaysia Cup in the first half of the season and has shown promising signs throughout the remainder of the campaign, testing top players everytime she has faced them. Another young Egyptian player to look out for in the future.

Torrie Malik

England’s Torrie Malik has been prolific in winning titles over the past few years on the PSA Challenger Tour and all those wins have pushed her ranking to No.60 in the latest standings. Her attention has now been shifting towards the World Tour and showing what she can do in the world’s biggest events.

Malik earned her first World Tour win on home soil in the Optasia Championships and has been thirsty for more. Another win came in the next event in Germany which was followed by a first ever win at a World Championships in Cairo last week to take her into the second round. She fell in four games to World No.5 Nele Gilis, a strong effort with more to come.