Egypt’s Essam, Hammamy win first-day matches in PSA tournament

Egyptian squash players Shehab Essam and Karim El Hammamy each won a match on the opening day of the CIB Black Ball Squash Open, leading them to enter the second round of a PSA Platinum event for the first time in their careers, according to PSA World Tour. Essam beat Scotland’s Greg Lobban, while El Hammamy won his first-round match against fellow Egyptian Mazen Hesham.