The PSA World Championships 2025-26 will be held from May 8 to 16 at the Palm Hills Club and PGC Golf Central Mall. Organised by the Professional Squash Association, the tournament will feature several of the world’s top-ranked players, including men’s world No. 1 Mostafa Asal and women’s world No. 1 Hania El Hammamy.
Asian Games medallist Abhay Singh, India’s highest-ranked men’s singles player at world No. 22, will face fellow Indian Veer Chotrani, ranked world No. 43, in a first-round clash. The winner of the all-Indian encounter will meet either defending champion Mostafa Asal or Germany’s Raphael Kandra in the next round.
Velavan Senthilkumar faces a formidable opening-round challenge against France’s sixth seed and current world No. 5 Victor Crouin. Ramit Tandon, ranked world No. 40, will open his campaign against Egypt’s Kareem El Torkey, who is placed 19 spots higher in the world rankings.
India endured another difficult outing at last year’s edition in Chicago, where the campaign concluded in the second round. Anahat Singh, Veer Chotrani, Abhay Singh and Ramit Tandon exited after competitive defeats, while Velavan Senthilkumar suffered a first-round loss against Diego Elias.
Indian women’s squash players, including Anahat Singh, are not competing this year. India also remains in pursuit of its first-ever medal in singles events at the World Squash Championships, adding further significance to the challenge awaiting the contingent in Egypt.
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