Ali Farag, left, and Nouran Gohar claimed titles at the Tournament of Champions ©PSA World Tour

Women’s world number one Nouran Gohar and men’s world number two Ali Farag ensured double success for Egypt at the Tournament of Champions in New York City.

The women’s final at Grand Central Station pitted the top two seeds against each other with Gohar facing Amanda Sobhy of the United States.

Gohar ran out a convincing winner with a straight-games victory by a scoreline of 11-7, 11-7, 11-3 in 34 minutes.

Gohar produced some of the best squash of the tournament in the third game, on her way to winning a seventh title of the season, and a first Tournament of Champions crown.

In the men’s final, the top two seeds also went head-to-head, with Farag taking on Peru’s Diego Elías.

Women's world number one Nouran Gohar defeated Amanda Sobhy in straight games to win the women's crown in New York ©PSA World Tour
Women's world number one Nouran Gohar defeated Amanda Sobhy in straight games to win the women's crown in New York ©PSA World Tour

Farag triumphed in four games during a thrilling encounter, with the first lasting 27 minutes and seeing both players saving game balls.

Farag took game one 16-14, on his fifth game ball, with Elías bouncing back to take the second 11-9.

A tight third went Farag’s way by the same score, 11-9, before the Egyptian’s class told in the fourth as he won it 11-5, on the way to securing victory in 76 minutes.

The next big event on the squash calendar is the Professional Squash Association World Championships, scheduled to be held in Egyptian capital Cairo from May 13 to 22.