Vote for the PSA Women’s Player of the Year

As the 2023-24 season draws to a close, the nominees for the PSA Women’s Player of the Year have been confirmed with five 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 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.

Nour ElSherbini

World No.1 Nour ElSherbini has produced another exceptional season on the PSA World Tour, reaching nine finals and winning six events to take her total tally to 40 PSA titles. ‘The Warrior Princess’ only lost two matches between August and March as she claimed four Platinum titles and two Gold titles extending her lead at the top of the world rankings to over 1000 points.

Recent events have seen a few losses creep in to her 2023/24 record as he has lost out twice to rival Nouran Gohar in the El Gouna International and World Championships and she also lost out to Sivasangari Subramaniam in London but three more finals have been reached. With the British Open and World Tour Finals on the horizon, she might not be on 40 titles for long.

Nouran Gohar

Nouran Gohar has endured a staggered 2023/24 season so far, picking up an injury at the Qatar Classic in September which sidelined ‘The Terminator’ until the Florida Open in January. From there however, it was clear to see that she had not lost any desire or hunger and was chomping at the bit to make up for lost time.

Gohar lost out in the final of the next two Platinum events in New York and Chicago, both to Nour ElSherbini, but hit top form once back on home soil at the Black Ball Open. Gohar claimed that title in emphatic style then headed to El Gouna where she did the same to successfully defend her title from 2023. The big one was still to come. The PSA World Championships. Gohar ended the run of four consecutive runner-up finishes to see off Nour ElSherbini in four games to lift her first World title.

Hania El Hammamy

Hania El Hammamy scored two Platinum event wins in the first half of the season, winning the first women’s Qatar Classic title since 2015 followed by another Hong Kong Open title. Since then, the Egyptian has only managed two runner-up finishes at the Florida Open and London Classic and has bowed out at the semi-final stage of two Platinum events and the World Championships.

El Hammamy has recently started working with former World Champion Laura Massaro. The swing changes are evident already and with more guidance from the England legend, who knows what could still be possible for El Hammamy to achieve this season with the British Open and World Tour Finals around the corner.

Olivia Weaver

What a season it has been for USA’s Olivia Weaver. The now American No.1 is currently siting at her highest World Ranking of World No.4, has claimed two World Tour titles and has scored her best finish at a World Championships, reaching the semi-finals. Weaver looks focused and determined every time she steps onto court and has taken that to new levels in recent months.

Weaver has played the most events of any player inside the top 10 this season with 15 events, and has lost to one of Nour ElSherbini or Nouran Gohar in nine of those events, meaning that Weaver’s consistency has been one of the most impressive factors about her game this season.

Sivasangari Subramaniam

Welcome to the world’s top 10 Sivasangari Subramaniam. The Malaysian has become the first player from her country to reach the top 10 since the legendary Nicol David, a great achievement for Sivasangari. This ranking is thoroughly deserved as this season has been a big step for the 25-year-old and she will be eyeing further success in the coming months.

A first World Tour title came in December as she claimed the Hong Kong FC Open title, beating Amina Orfi in the final before going on to record her best Platinum event finish in the same country. It seemed like only a matter of time before a big breakthrough win came and then she arrived at the London Classic, a tournament that will stay with her forever. Sivasangari played an incredible standard of squash as she beat three of the world’s top four on route to picking up the Gold event title.