Boston’s Amanda Sobhy has become the first US-born player in history to reach the semi-finals of the PSA World Championships presented by the Walter Family following her 3-0 victory over World No.5 Hania El Hammamy under the chandeliers of the University Club of Chicago’s Cathedral Hall earlier today. The last time the semi-finals of squash’s […]
Earlier this week, we caught up with World No.7 Amanda Sobhy, who is preparing to play in the 2020-21 PSA World Championships presented by the Walter Family on home soil. This is what she had to say. Firstly, what does the World Championships mean to you? “The World Champs is something that everyone dreams about […]
Amanda Sobhy says that the confirmation that this year’s U.S. Open will be held in October has provided her with the opportunity to win a major home title and provide a potentially career-defining moment. The PSA World Tour Platinum tournament – the highest level on the PSA Tour outside of the PSA World Championships and […]
Due to an error which incorrectly calculated the April PSA Women’s World Rankings earlier today, the Professional Squash Association (PSA) has issued the following update following a further recalculation. ——— Philadelphia-based Amanda Sobhy has become the first US-born player in history to reach the top five of the PSA World Rankings after the women’s rankings […]
Amanda Sobhy has admitted her delight that the PSA World Tour has confirmed the resumption of the second-half of the season with the announcement that the CIB Black Ball Squash Open will be held in March. The US No.1 produced her best form of the first-half with a hugely impressive run to the semi-finals of […]
Sobhy: Reaching The Top 6 Again Would Be An “Unbelievable Feeling” March 10, 2017. That was the day that US No.1 Amanda Sobhy ruptured her Achilles tendon during her semi-final clash with compatriot Olivia Blatchford Clyne at the Ciudad de Floridablanca. After spending almost an entire year away from the game, and falling away from […]
United States No.2 Amanda Sobhy completed an astonishing comeback from two games down to eliminate defending FS Investments U.S. Open champion Nour El Tayeb in round three of the PSA World Tour Platinum tournament held at Philadelphia’s Drexel University. Sobhy, a former World No.6, had spent 10 months on the sidelines due to an achilles […]
Team USA’s Amanda Sobhy and Sabrina Sobhy earned women’s doubles gold medals Wednesday afternoon, before Amanda defeated Sabrina in the women’s individual final Wednesday night to earn Team USA two gold medals at the 2018 Pan American Championships in the Cayman Islands. Wednesday saw the culmination of both the men’s and women’s individual draws and […]
After the region’s leading players competed for seven titles over seven days at the Pan American Squash Championships in the Cayman Islands, it was USA’s Amanda Sobhy who emerged as the most decorated athlete with three gold medals at the South Sound Squash Club in Georgetown. The 25-year-old world No.18 from New York kicked off […]
Amanda Sobhy continued her strong return from injury with victory in the final of the Novum Energy Texas Open Women’s Squash Championship. The World No.18, who suffered an Achilles injury a year ago which saw her ranking fall out of the top ten, defeated fellow American Reeham Sedky 11-8 10-12 11-8 11-9 in the first […]
