Jess Winstanley Nicol Named 2027 Women’s Leadership Honoree

The Tournament of Champions Women’s Leadership Program is proud to recognize Jess Nicol (Winstanley), Co-Founder and CEO of Nicol, as its 2027 honoree, with Amy Rosenfeld, Senior Vice President of Olympic and Paralympic Production at NBC Sports, serving as the keynote speaker. The luncheon will be held on Friday, January 22, 2027, in New York […]

World No. 1’s El Hammamy and Asal Claim Tournament of Champions Titles

Hania El Hammamy defended her title in Grand Central with a historic comeback from 9-3 down in the fifth game, while Mostafa Asal claimed his first title without dropping a game all tournament on finals night of 2026 Sprott Tournament of Champions presented by Crowd Street Thursday, January 29, at Grand Central Terminal in New […]

Reigning Champ El Hamammy Holds Off El Sherbini in Five Game Thriller; World’s Top Two Men to Clash

  World No. 1 and defending champion Hania El Hammamy held off eight-time world champion El Sherbini in an instant classic five-game semifinal, while the top two men in the world are set to clash after the 2026 Sprott Tournament of Champions semifinals Wednesday, January 28, at Grand Central Terminal in New York City. World […]

Abouelkheir Knocks Out World No. 3 Orfi to Reach Maiden Grand Central Semifinal

Egypt’s world No. 8 Fayrouz Abouelkheir defeated world No. 3 Amina Orfi for the first time in her career to reach her maiden Grand Central Terminal semifinal at the Sprott Tournament of Champions presented by Crowd Street Tuesday, January 27, in New York City. The first quarterfinal saw the two teenage, top-ten-ranked Egyptians square off […]

Winstanley Honored With US Squash W. Stewart Brauns, Jr. Award

US Squash presented the W. Stewart Brauns, Jr. Award, one of the organization’s highest honors, to Melissa Winstanley, Director of Operations and Hospitality, in a special ceremony on the glass court in Grand Central Terminal Monday, January 26, during the Sprott Tournament of Champions presented by Crowd Street. James Zug, senior correspondent at US Squash, […]

Gawad Tames Bryant to Keep Hopes of Second ToC Title Alive; El Hammamy and El Sherbini to Clash in Semis

Former world No. 1 Karim Gawad kept his hopes of a second title alive with an impressive four-game quarterfinal win against twenty-year-old English prodigy Jonah Bryant, while world No. 1 Hania El Hammamy and four-time champion Nour El Sherbini set up a tantalizing semifinal at the Sprott Tournament of Champions presented by Crowd Street Monday, […]