Historic win! India's Anahat stuns 8-time World Champion Nour ElSherbini
Eighteen-year-old Indian squash player Anahat Singh defeated eight-time world champion Nour ElSherbini at the Silicon Valley Open. This historic victory marks a major career milestone for Singh as she prepares for the sport's Olympic debut in 2028.
Why it matters
The win signals a shift in the global squash hierarchy and highlights the rise of a new generation of talent ahead of the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics.
NEW DELHI: Eighteen-year-old Anahat Singh of India produced one of the standout results of the 2026 PSA Squash Tour when she defeated eight-time world champion Nour ElSherbini 11-8, 11-8, 11-7 in just 30 minutes at the Silicon Valley Open in Redwood City on Wednesday.The straight-games victory over the top-seeded Egyptian, a World No. 3 and equal of Nicol David’s record for most world titles, propelled the Indian into the quarter-finals of the USD143,500 PSA Gold event and marked the biggest win of her professional career.Singh, born in New Delhi on 13 March 2008 and currently ranked around the world top 15-17, has risen rapidly.She became India’s first World Junior champion earlier in 2026, the first non-Egyptian winner since 2010, and claimed a historic women’s singles silver at the 2026 Asian Games in Japan.Coached by former world No.
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