Kareem El Torkey and Sabrina Sobhy, the men and women’s top seeds respectively at the Starr Bermuda Open, booked their spots in the finals to be played tonight.

El Torkey, from Egypt, showed great resilience to overcome American Nicholas Spizzirri, 3-0 in the semi-finals last night. Spizzirri raced to a 5-0 lead in the first game, before El Torkey fought back to clinch it 14-12 on the tie-break.

From there, the No 1 seed never gave his opponent another opening, as he secured the match by winning the next two games, 11-8, 11-7.

In pursuit of his eighth win on the Professional Squash Association circuit, El Torkey, who last triumphed at the JSW Indian Open in March 2025, will face second seed Miguel Rodriguez (6.45pm).

The Colombian, who was beaten in the final last year by El Torkey’s compatriot, Mohamad Zakaria, defeated Leandro Romiglio, of Argentina, 3-0 (11-8, 11-7, 16-14) in the final match of the night.

“It feels awesome to win, but I just want to focus on the final because it’s definitely going to be a good match and I am really eager to get this title,” El Torkey told The Royal Gazette.

“Even though it was 3-0, it was pretty exhausting. Squash is a very difficult game and it requires high fitness.

“I have not won a title since last year, so this one’s very important to me. I am now in the final and I know I’ve come a long way.”

Speaking on first-game comeback, the world No 21 pointed out that he was not too bogged down by the situation.

“When you’re inside the game, as a squash player, you just don’t think about the points that much,” the 21-year-old said.

“You have to focus on each shot and rally you play because the points are very short and the game is just eleven points. So you can win any time and you can lose any time, that's why I never gave up.”

In the opening contest of the semi-finals, Sobhy put on a dominant display to floor third seed Nadine Shahin, of Egypt, 3-0. The American triumphed 11-5, 11-5, 11-2.

Sobhy, who has won seven titles, will square off against Lucy Turmel, of England, to decide the women’s champion (6pm). Turmel, the No 2 seed, came off a gruelling closely contested five-game battle with Egyptian Haya Ali, which she won 3-2, with scores of 6-11, 11-7, 12-10, 3-11, 11-9.

“It feels really good to be in the final,” Sobhy said.

“I am happy with how my week has gone so far. Getting into the final is always a privilege and a challenge always to get there.

“I feel like I’ve been putting in a lot of work on and off the court to be in these positions. This has prepared me to play good squash when I can navigate the challenges and the waves that come my way.

“Despite the nerves, I enjoyed the match and I feel like it was a good clean match and that’s always enjoyable. I hope the spectators enjoyed it too.”

Turmel is relishing the challenge of playing Sobhy to decide the women’s title.

“I’m very excited to be in the final,” Turmel said.

“I haven’t been in one since last season so it’s great to get this far into the tournament. I look forward to playing a good match.

“I haven’t played against Sabrina in a while but it’s great to face her. She is a class player so I look forward to having a great match against her.

“Calgary Women’s Squash Week was the last tournament I won, hopefully, I win this time around in Bermuda on my first visit to the island.”