At the age of just 18 years and 11 months old, Amina Orfi stands on the brink of history with the chance to become the youngest women’s World No.1 in squash history.
World No.2 Orfi could replace current World No.1 Hania El Hammamy at the top of the PSA World Rankings by winning next week’s season-ending PSA Squash Tour Finals.
The teenage sensation has already rewritten the history books twice this season, first by becoming the youngest women’s World Champion in May, before following it up by breaking a 94-year-old record to become the youngest-ever winner of the British Open.
Should Orfi capture the PSA Squash Tour Finals title, she would surpass New Zealand great, Susan Devoy, who reached World No.1 at 20 years and 2 months old, as well as eight-time World Champions Nour ElSherbini (20 years and 6 months) and Nicol David (22 years and four months).
Across both the men’s and women’s games, Orfi would become the third-youngest player to ever achieve this feat, behind only Pakistani legends Jahangir Khan (18 years) and Jansher Khan (18 years and six months).
The Cairo-native has quickly established herself as one of the sport’s formidable young stars. Still only a teenager, Orfi has already claimed 14 PSA Tour titles and arrives in Paris with momentum firmly on her side following an 11-match winning run.
For Orfi to reach World No.1, she must either lift the PSA Squash Tour Finals title or reach the final should El Hammamy exit in the opening round. The four-time World Junior Champion is the top seed of the event and will begin her campaign against British No.1 Georgina Kennedy.
The season-ending PSA Squash Tour Finals features the top eight male and female players who have accumulated the most points in the Race to the Finals standings across the course of the season.
Youngest Women To Reach World No.1
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Susan Devoy – 20 years, 2 months (Apr 1984)
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Nour ElSherbini – 20 years, 6 months (May 2016)
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Nicol David – 22 years, 4 months (Jan 2006)
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Nouran Gohar – 22 years, 9 months (Jul 2020)
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Lisa Opie – 24 years, 6 months (Mar 1988)
Source: SquashInfo
The event will be staged at Centquatre-Paris and takes place between June 17-20. All of the action will be available to watch live on SQUASHTV.
Squash fans can stay up-to-date with news from the tournament by following the PSA Squash Tour on X, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, Threads, WhatsApp and LinkedIn.
