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03-Apr-17:
Sherbini relishing prospect of
World title defence on home soil
 Reigning
World Champion Nour El Sherbini is looking to become the
first female Egyptian player ever to win the prestigious Orascom
Development PSA Women’s World Championship crown on home soil
when the tournament takes place next week in El Gouna.
El Sherbini overtook the iconic Susan Devoy to become the
youngest ever female World Champion 12 months ago when she
recovered from two games down to defeat England’s Laura
Massaro in a climactic final in Malaysia - a win which also
saw her overtake Massaro at the summit of the World Rankings the
following month.
And the Alexandrian will be roared on by a partisan Egyptian
crowd in El Gouna as she aims to lift her first major PSA title
since last year’s triumph in Kuala Lumpur.
"I’m super excited to be playing in Egypt, I can't explain
how exciting it is," said the 21-year-old.
"I always love playing in Egypt in front of my family and
friends. The last Women's World Championship in Egypt in Wadi
Degla in 2014 didn't go my way and I lost first round, so I will
give it everything this time to go as far as I can."
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Sherbini has lifted just one PSA title since her World
Championship victory and, as such, her World #1 ranking has come
under threat from the likes of Massaro, World #3 Camille
Serme and compatriot Raneem El Welily.
However, El Sherbini is looking forward to the impending battle
for her crown as she bids to recapture her best form.
"It’s very tough on the Tour right now," El Sherbini
admitted.
"Everyone is playing well and anyone can win any event. It's
tough and challenging, but that's the game and I love it like
this.
"Being the World Champion and the World #1 was really huge for
me and the final match against Laura is one of my best ever
memories. Being 2-0 down and coming back, I can remember every
point in the match. To able to say you are the World Champion is
just amazing.
"But being the defending champion won't change the way I
approach the tournament. It’s the last tournament of the season,
so it's just a case of giving it one more push and giving it
everything."
Qualification takes place on 5th and 6th April, with the main
draw beginning on April 7th and lasting up until the final on
April 14th.
El Sherbini begins her title defence against a qualifier in
round one and is seeded to meet World #5 Nouran Gohar [who won
their first round encounter in 2014 in Wadi Degla] in the last
four.
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