Al-Ahram International

The Al-Ahram International is a men's squash tournament held in the Giza Plateau just in front of the pyramids in Cairo, Egypt. It is part of the PSA Super Series, the highest level of men's professional squash competition. The event was founded in 1996.[1]

Al-Ahram International
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Event nameAl-Ahram International
LocationEgypt Cairo Egypt
VenueGiza Plateau
Heliopolis Sporting Club
Men's PSA World Tour
CategoryInternational 100
Most recent champion(s)Egypt Karim Abdel Gawad
CurrentMen's Al-Ahram International 2016
Women's PSA World Tour
CategoryInternational 100
Most recent champion(s)Egypt Raneem El Weleily
CurrentWomen's Al-Ahram International 2016

Past results

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Men's

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Year Champion Runner-up Score in final
1996   Jansher Khan   Ahmed Barada 15–4, 15–11, 15–8
1997   Peter Nicol   Jansher Khan 12–15, 15–14, 15–12, 15–11
1998   Ahmed Barada   Martin Heath 15–5, 15–17, 15–13, 13–15, 15–1
1999 not held due to the 1999 World Open
2000   Peter Nicol   Ahmed Barada 15–14, 9–15, 15–3, 15–12
2001   Peter Nicol   Jonathon Power 15–8, 17–15, 15–12
2002–2005 No competition
2006 not held due to the 2006 World Open
2007–2015 No competition
2016   Karim Abdel Gawad   Ali Farag 11–4, 11–7, 11–5

Women's

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Year Champion Runner-up Score in final
1997   Sarah Fitz-Gerald   Michelle Martin 9–3, 9–3, 9–0
1998   Michelle Martin   Cassie Jackman 9–5, 9–3, 9–2
1999 not held due to the 1999 World Open
2000   Leilani Joyce   Carol Owens 8–10, 9–7, 9–5, 3–9, 9–5
2001   Sarah Fitz-Gerald   Cassie Campion 9–3, 9–1, 9–1
2002–2015 No competition
2016   Raneem El Weleily   Nour El Sherbini 11–5, 11–9, 9–11, 9–11, 11–7

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References

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  1. ^ "Al Ahram International 2001 on Squashtalk". squashtalk.com. Archived from the original on 2006-02-05. Retrieved 2014-08-04.
  2. ^ "Al Ahram International 2001 on Squashtalk". squashtalk.com. Archived from the original on 2013-07-31. Retrieved 2014-08-04.
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