The Professional Squash Association announces the schedule of the Champions League competitions
The Professional Squash Players Association announced the schedule for the Champions Squash Championship, which is considered one of the largest tournaments in the game, with prizes estimated at $200,000, which will be hosted by New York in the United States of America during the period from 22 to 29 January next.
The Egyptian duo, Mostafa Assal, ranked first in the world for men, and Hania El Hamami, topped the list. The first seed for women, the draw for one of the most major events in the ATP Championships.
The tournament will be held again at Grand Central Station in New York City from January 22 to 29, 2026, on the glass court, held in Vanderbilt Hall, one of the most prominent landmarks in the sport of squash since the tournament moved to Grand Central in 1995, and the tournament is still popular. Very popular with players and fans all over the world.
Mustafa Assal, ranked first in the world, has 14 major championship titles, but the Champions League is not among them, and the current world champion has not reached the final in New York yet, and Assal faces his compatriot Fares Desouki in the first round, before a possible confrontation in the second round with the world junior champion and the eleventh ranked in the world Mohamed Zakaria.
World number one Hania Al-Hamami leads the women’s competition, seeking to defend the title she won in 2025 and continue her dominance in the women’s classification.
Al-Hamami pointed to her victory in the Champions League last season as a decisive turning point in her career, and a moment that enabled her to reach the top of the world rankings, and she will be determined to Maintaining her position in the new year, starting with another victory in New York.
Amina Arfi, the world junior champion, has emerged as a main rival to “Hania El Hamami” This season, she reached two major finals and won three titles in the gold and silver categories.
Nour El-Sherbiny, the five-time champion, is participating in this year’s competitions with her third ranking, her lowest ranking since 2016, as the Egyptian player fell to fourth place in the world after a modest start to the season, but the eight-time world champion cannot be underestimated, especially in a field where she has always achieved remarkable success throughout. With her distinguished sporting career, El-Sherbini is in the same half of the draw with the first seed, Hania Hammami, and the two players are expected to meet in the semi-finals if they avoid losing in the first rounds.
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