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French
Double At 2016/17 PSA Awards
 There
was double delight for France at the 2016/17 PSA Awards as Men's
World No.1 Gregory Gaultier and Women's World No.3 Camille Serme
collected the Player of Year Awards during a gala dinner at the Vida
Hotel, Dubai.
On the eve of the PSA Dubai World Series Finals, Gaultier, who
begins the defence of his title today (June 6) against Ali Farag,
was presented with the Men's trophy following a run of form that has
seen him collect six consecutive titles and go 27 matches unbeaten
so far in 2017.
Gaultier narrowly edged Karim Abdel Gawad - the World Champion and
former World No.1 - to the award which was chosen by the PSA Awards
Committee, a group consisting of selected influential former
players, members of the media, tournament promoters and PSA Board
representatives and a social media vote.
Serme was honoured with the Women’s Award after a breakthrough
season saw her become the first Frenchwoman to win the U.S. Open and
Tournament of Champions - making her the only Women's player to win
two World Series titles this season.
Gaultier also collected the Men's Shot of the Season and Men's Match
of the Season awards while his opponent this evening, Farag,
collected the Male Spirit of Squash Award. Chosen by his fellow
players, the prize goes to the player who best demonstrated
sportsmanship throughout the season both on and off court.
Compatriot Raneem El Welily collected the Women’s award.
El Welily also picked up the Women’s Shot of the Season Award and
was one half of the Women’s Match of the Season combination with
England’s Sarah-Jane Perry while another Egyptian, Nouran Gohar,
collected the Women's Young Player of the Year Award for the second
year running. Peruvian Diego Elias, the former World Junior
Champion, was named Men's Young Player of the Year.
 The
final prize of the evening went to England's Nick Matthew who was
presented with the PSA Services To Squash Award in recognition of
his contribution to the sport during the past twelve months. The
year saw the Yorkshireman, amongst other community initiatives,
donate his prize money from the Canary Wharf Classic to aid young
squash player Sumner Malik in his battle with cancer.
PSA Men’s Player of the Year
Winner: Gregory Gaultier (FRA)
Runner-up: Karim Abdel Gawad (EGY)
PSA Women’s Player of the Year
Winner: Camille Serme (FRA)
Runner-up: Nour El Sherbini (EGY)
PSA Men’s Young Player of the Year
Winner: Diego Elias (PER)
Runner-up: Fares Dessouky (EGY)
PSA Women’s Young Player of the Year
Winner: Nouran Gohar (EGY)
Runner-up: Zenia Mi
Spirit Of Squash – Men’s
Winner: Ali Farag (EGY)
Spirit Of Squash – Women’s
Winner: Raneem El Welily (EGY)
Services To Squash
Awarded to: Nick Matthew (ENG)
Shot of the Year – Men
Winner: Gregory Gaultier (FRA)
Shot of the Season – Women
Winner: Raneem El Welily (EGY)
Match of the Season – Men
Winner: Gregory Gaultier (FRA) 3-2 Mohamed ElShorbagy (EGY) -
2017 Tournament of Champions, Semi-final
Match of the Year – Women
Winner: Sarah-Jane Perry (ENG) 3-2 Raneem El Welily (EGY) - 2017
Tournament of Champions, Quarter-finals
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