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Gohar Overtakes El Sherbini to Become
Women’s World No.1
Egypt’s Nouran Gohar has ended compatriot Nour El Sherbini’s 17-month
reign as the World No.1 after the PSA Women’s World Rankings for April
were released today (April 1).
Gohar has been in sensational form throughout the 2021-22 season and has
won the last four PSA World Tour Platinum events in a row, including the
Windy City Open presented by the Walter Family and the CIB Black Ball
Open last month.
Those wins have seen her leapfrog El Sherbini to claim the World No.1
spot for the second time in her career and for the first time since
October 2020.
Hania El Hammamy and Amanda Sobhy stay at No.3 and No.4, respectively,
while New Zealand’s Joelle King returns to the top five for the first
time since May 2019 after reaching the semifinals of both the Windy City
Open and Black Ball Open in March.
England’s Sarah-Jane Perry moves down to No.6 ahead of Salma Hany at
No.7, while Rowan Elaraby reaches a career-high ranking of No.8 after
reaching her first Platinum semi at the Black Ball Open.
Meanwhile, Georgina Kennedy rises to her career-high ranking of No.9
after achieving back-to-back quarter finals at the Windy City Open and
Black Ball Open, the former seeing her reach the last eight of a
Platinum event for the first time. France’s Camille Serme - who has been
sidelined since September, 2021 due to a leg injury - completes the top
10.
USA’s Olivia Fiechter drops out of the top 10, while Belgium’s Nele
Gilis rises a spot to a joint career-best No.12 ranking. India’s Joshna
Chinappa is also on the move as she moves up to No.13, ahead of Tesni
Evans at No.14 and Nadine Shahin who remains at No.15.
Nada Abbas rises five places to reach No.16, while Hollie Naughton drops
down a spot to joint No.17 with Olivia Clyne. Emily Whitlock stays at
No.19, while England’s Lucy Turmel moves up six spots to break into the
top 20 for the first time. It’s the first time in over two years that
there have been three Englishwoman have been ranked inside the top 20 at
the same time.
Egypt’s Nour El-Sharkawy is the biggest mover on the women’s tour this
month. The 18-year-old appeared at the Black Ball Open in March and
enjoys a 186-place rise to a career-high No.147 ranking.
PSA Women’s World Rankings Top 20 – April 2022
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