28^th Anniversary at Grand Central

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, […]

Options Group Squash & Learn Community Event Returns to Tournament of Champions at Grand Central Terminal

Innovative Collaboration Between Executive Search Firm and Nonprofit to Empower Future Leaders enters its third year The prestigious Sprott Tournament of Champions Presented by Crowd Street (ToC) is proud to host the third annual Options Group (OG) Squash & Learn program on Wednesday, Jan. 29 from 1–3 pm. Held at the iconic Squash Engine Court in Grand Central […]

Subramaniam Avenges 2025 Loss to Reach First ToC Quarterfinal

Malaysia’s Sivasangari Subramaniam avenged her 2025 five-game, first round loss against Team USA’s Amanda Sobhy with a five-game comeback win to reach her maiden quarterfinal at the Sprott Tournament of Champions presented by Crowd Street second round Sunday, January 25, in New York City’s Grand Central Terminal. Sobhy, world No. 11, charged into a 2-0 […]

Watanabe Overcomes Wonderkind Singh to Reach Maiden ToC Quarterfinal

Japan’s Satomi Watanabe came back from 2-0 down against Indian starlet Anahat Singh to reach her first career quarterfinal at the Sprott Tournament of Champions presented by Crowd Street while veterans Karim Gawad and Gregoire Marche put on a spectacle for the second year running Saturday, January 24, at Grand Central Terminal in New York […]