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‘Speechless’: Egyptian teen Orfi is squash’s youngest female world champion

Al Jazeera · · 546 words · By Anushe Engineer
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19 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Amina Orfi beats compatriot Nour El-Sherbini in a five-set thriller to win the PSA World Championship title in Giza.”
CORROBORATED
Multiple web search results, including Al Jazeera and a specific news snippet, confirm Amina Orfi defeated Nour El-Sherbini in a five-set match to win the PSA World Championship in Giza.
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web search NEUTRAL — Amina Orfi is an Egyptian professional squash player.Orfi won the World Junior Championships 2022 (under 19), held in Nancy, France, and has won four British Junior Open championship age titles betwee…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amina_Orfi
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web search NEUTRAL — Orfi, 18, beats compatriot Nour El-Sherbini in a five-set thriller to win the PSA World Championship title in Giza.
https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/5/17/egyptian-teen-ami…
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web search NEUTRAL — Tagged with amina orfi, Nour El Sherbini.The PSA World Championship trophies in front of Nouran Gohar. Chicago’s Lakeshore Sport & Fitness to host 2024-25 PSA World Championships in May.
https://worldsquashchamps.com/7525-2/
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“Amina Orfi... winning run at the Professional Squash Association (PSA) World Championships 2026”
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A web search result specifically titled 'World Squash Championships 2026' confirms Amina Orfi became the youngest woman to lift the trophy in that year.
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web search NEUTRAL — The discovery of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) is beset with controversy; as PSA is present in prostatic tissue and semen, it was independently discovered and given different names, thus adding to t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostate-specific_antigen
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web search NEUTRAL — PSA is the industry leader in sports and hobby card grading as well as autograph and memorabilia authentication. Submit your collectibles for grading today!
https://www.psacard.com/
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https://www.cancer.gov/types/prostate/psa-fact-sheet
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“beating world number two Nour El-Sherbini in a thrilling five-game final to become the youngest women’s world champion.”
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While the match is corroborated, the specific ranking of Nour El-Sherbini as 'world number two' at the exact time of this final is not explicitly confirmed by the provided evidence, though she is a top-tier player.
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web search NEUTRAL — Nour Atef Ahmed Zaki El Sherbini is an Egyptian professional squash player.El Sherbini won her first world title at the 2015 Women's World Open Squash Championship in Kuala Lumpur, defeating English p…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nour_El_Sherbini
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web search NEUTRAL — Throughout 2024, one rivalry on the PSA Squash Tour reached legendary status. Nouran Gohar and Nour El Sherbini clashed in every single Platinum and Diamond ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bied5BNtGd4
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web search NEUTRAL — But El Sherbini, ranked 11 in the world, could not be stopped: It took just 34 minutes for the 17-year-old to fulfil her dream, beating Metwally 11-7, 16-14, 11-8 to take the title. The men’s final br…
https://worldsquashjuniors.sport/2013-el-sherbini-and-el-ham…
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“become the youngest women’s world champion.”
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Both the Al Jazeera snippet and the 'World Squash Championships 2026' search result explicitly state that at 18 years and 10 months, Orfi is the youngest women's world champion.
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https://www.tubepornstars.com/pornstar/yumi-kazama
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“Eighteen-year-old Orfi defeated compatriot El-Sherbini 6-11, 11-6, 11-9, 7-11, 14-12 in Saturday’s final in Giza, Egypt.”
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There are conflicting reports on the score. Al Jazeera reports 6-11, 11-6, 11-9, 7-11, 14-12. However, another source mentions a different score (11-9, 8-11, 11-7, 11-6) and a third mentions she won in three sets. The evidence is contradictory.
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web search NEUTRAL — Title. 11. PSA Profile.As the 11th seed, she reached the third round at the 2024 PSA Women's World Squash Championship in May, losing out to Nour El Sherbini.[3] In 2024, Orfi won her 6th PSA title af…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amina_Orfi
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web search NEUTRAL — Eighteen-year-old Orfi defeated compatriot El-Sherbini 6-11, 11-6, 11-9, 7-11, 14-12 in Saturday’s final in Giza, Egypt.The teenage squash sensation lost the opening set 10-12 but went on to win the n…
https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/5/17/egyptian-teen-ami…
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web search NEUTRAL — The scores were: 11-9, 8-11, 11-7, 11-6, with Orfi’s precise shots and consistent pressure proving decisive in the crucial moments of the match. A Rising Star in Egyptian Squash.
https://top50women.com/amina-orfi-triumphs-over-world-no-2-n…
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“At 18 years and 10 months, Orfi is... the first player to hold both world junior and senior PSA championship titles at the same time.”
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Both Al Jazeera and the 'World Squash Championships 2026' result confirm she is the first player to hold both world junior and senior PSA championship titles simultaneously.
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web search NEUTRAL — Amina Orfi is an Egyptian professional squash player.Orfi won the World Junior Championships 2022 (under 19), held in Nancy, France, and has won four British Junior Open championship age titles betwee…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amina_Orfi
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web search NEUTRAL — At 18 years and 10 months, Orfi is not only the youngest women’s champion but also the first player to hold both world junior and senior PSA championship titles at the same time. The PSA is the global…
https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/5/17/egyptian-teen-ami…
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web search NEUTRAL — At 18 years and 10 months, Orfi became the youngest woman to lift the world champion’s trophy, defeating Egyptian counterpart Nour El Sherbini in three sets. Reigning champion Mostafa Asal also defend…
https://www.olympics.com/en/news/squash-amina-orfi-mostafa-a…
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“The PSA is the global governing body for men’s and women’s professional squash circuits.”
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Wikipedia and the official PSA LinkedIn profile confirm that the Professional Squash Association (PSA) is the global governing body for professional squash.
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web search NEUTRAL — In 2004, the Professional Squash Association (PSA) decided to switch to PARS 11.The Professional Squash Tour is a tour based in the United States.[26]. Inclusion in multi-sport events.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squash_(sport)
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web search NEUTRAL — Professional Squash Association (PSA).
https://www.psasquashtour.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — The Professional Squash Association (PSA) promotes the global interests of both men’s and women's professional squash. The PSA’s aim is to advance the game by ensuring that the PSA Squash Tour is the …
https://uk.linkedin.com/company/professional-squash-associat…
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“bagging her 12th PSA title.”
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The claim of 12 titles is not explicitly corroborated. Wikipedia mentions she won her 6th title in 2024 and her 9th title (Canadian Open) in October 2025. The jump to 12 is not confirmed by multiple sources.
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web search NEUTRAL — Amina Orfi is an Egyptian professional squash player. In January 2026, she achieved her career-high PSA ranking of World No. 2.In October 2025, she won her ninth title, the Canadian Open, during the 2…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amina_Orfi
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web search NEUTRAL — Amina Orfi reacting. At 18 years and 10 months, Orfi is the first player to hold the world junior and senior championship titles at the same time [Handout/PSA Squash Tour].
https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/5/17/egyptian-teen-ami…
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web search NEUTRAL — The PSA USD 12K Squash tournament spanning five days saw 48 players from 9 countries battle for the title. Amina Orfi from Egypt was the winner in the womens category.Singh had also won the Chennai le…
https://www.mykhel.com/more-sports/hcl-srfi-indian-tour-indi…
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“Orfi denied the 31-year-old El-Sherbini her ninth world title, the first of which she won at the age of 20.”
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No evidence was provided for the specific age of El-Sherbini (31) or the exact number of world titles (9) in the context of this match.
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“The final produced the eighth-longest women’s match of all time”
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No evidence was found regarding the match length ranking in the provided search results.
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“the second-longest women’s PSA World Championships final, behind only Rhonda Thorne and Vicki Hoffman’s 118-minute marathon in 1981.”
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“Orfi, number three in the PSA’s world rankings”
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“she defeated top-ranked Hania El-Hammamy in a four-game match.”
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“Hania being world number one”
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“The teenage squash sensation lost the opening game 10-12 but went on to win the next three games (11-7, 11-8, 11-9) against the 26-year-old El-Hammamy.”
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“reigning champion Mostafa Asal lifted the men’s trophy and claimed the second world championship title of his career after thrashing seventh-seeded Youssef Ibrahim 11-4, 11-1, 12-10.”
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“Youssef Ibrahim... defeating second-seeded Paul Coll and fourth-seeded former world champion Karim Abdel Gawad in the quarterfinals and semifinals.”
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“Asal remained in control of the 57-minute final.”
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“the 25-year-old Egyptian said.”
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