She broke the African record for the event for the third time, topping her previous mark set in the semifinals by 0.25s. Moreover, she won the Women’s World Championship which was held in Elgouna city in Egypt in April 2017. Essam is a striker for the Egyptian National Team and was playing in the Wadi Degla team. Nour El TayebEl Tayeb, the Squash world No. 3, claimed the Windy City Open title in 2017, held in Chicago, beating New Zealand’s world No.

Source: Egypt Independent March 08, 2018 16:18 UTC