Cincinnati Gaynor Cup 2025 : It’s Siva in Five !!

Cincinnati Gaynor Cup 2025 : FINAL
[3] Siva Subramaniam (Mas) 3-2 [2] Amanda Sobhy (Usa)  11-7, 6-11, 7-11, 11-7, 11-4 (48m)

Final : Siva wins five game thriller to claim Cincinnati title

Malaysia’s Sivasangari Subramaniam earned her first title of the season after defeating second seed Amanda Sobhy in a five-game thriller at Cleveland Country Club.

The Malaysian came into the match having taken out top seed and defending champion Olivia Weaver in the semi-finals, while US #2 Sobhy claimed victory over England’s Jasmine Hutton.

The match swung to and fro, but from 4-4 in game five, Siva took control, scoring seven successive point to claim her first Silver-level title.

“I feel great. It’s a first title for this year and then my last title was the London Classic and now to be winning this is a great feeling. I think I had a tough couple of months. Being 2-0 up and losing matches, losing close matches and I think that was all the learning process that I had to go through to win today. It came from the experience that I had over the last couple of months.

“Yesterday was a big win for me. I’d never beaten Olivia and that was my first win. I kind of put that aside. Yesterday I told myself that the job’s still not done, I still have one more match. I don’t put any pressure on myself, I know Amanda is a good player… …I just tried to play point-by-point, focus on what I need to out there and that outcome will come with it and it’s great that it went my way.”

Semis : Siva stops defending champ Weaver

Malaysia’s Sivasangari Subramaniam overcame US #1 and defending champion Olivia Weaver to reach the Cincinnati Gaynor Cup final, where she faces second seed Amanda Sobhy after her victory over England’s Jasmine Hutton.

With a packed Cincinnati Country Club rooting for home favourite Weaver, Sivasangari played solid squash from the first point of the semi-final, quickly claiming a 6-2 lead in the first game, before converting the advantage to take a lead against the top seed.

Sivasangari had previously never won a match against her opponent on the PSA Tour, but after edging the second game 11-9, the upset looked on the cards for the 2024 London Classic champion.
Weaver and Sivasangari traded points to 9-9 in game three, and the American scored two quick-fire points to put herself back into the match.

The Malaysian stormed to a 9-4 lead in the fourth game, with Weaver unable to adjust her game to compete with the No.3 seed. Sivasangari comfortably converted the advantage, taking the fourth game 11-5 with a huge celebration on match ball as she earned her place in the final.

Sivasangari said: “Happy to be winning. Olivia has been playing really really well these last couple of months. She broke into the top four, she’s challenging the top three girls. I’d lost to her five times in a row… “In the fourth I was taking it step-by-step and I’m happy to be just winning.

US No.2 Sobhy overcame an in-form Hutton to take her place in tomorrow’s final. The No.2 seed started strong in the first game narrowly leading the way throughout to win the first game 11-9.
The second game was equally well contested, with the two players inseparable to 8-8, but the 2022 British National champion was composed to clinically finish the game 11-8 and restore parity in the match.

Hutton carried the momentum into the third game, taking an 8-6 lead, but Sobhy rallied, winning the game 11-9, before scoring an emphatic 11-4 win to claim victory.

Quarters :  Hutton Defeats Aboelkheir to join top three seeds in semis

Jasmine Hutton upset in-form Fayrouz Aboelkheir as Siva Subramaniam and  home favourites Olivia Weaver and Amanda Sobhy progressed on  quarter-finals day in Cincinnati.

In the first match of the round, England’s Hutton upset fourth seed Aboelkheir in an exciting four-game battle.

“I definitely feel like I’ve found some good form, which I’m really happy with,” said Hutton. “Obviously credit to Fayrouz, she won last week at the  Weymuller. It’s hard to back up, physically especially after having so many matches on the bounce.”

Hutton now meets second seed Sobhy after she defeated Salma Hany in straight games.

Third seed Subramaniam defeated Torrie Malik in the penultimate match of the night, with the Malaysian commanding proceedings throughout. Top seed and defending champion Weaver also won in straight games, over Rachel Arnold.

Round Two : Torrie does it again to reach the Quarters

Unseeded Torrie Malik claimed the sole upset of the second round while defending champion Olivia Weaver and Amanda Sobhy kept hopes of a home final alive in Cleveland.

In a second consecutive upset for the 20-year-old, Malik defeated former World #5 Sarah-Jane Perry. Malik, off the back of an impressive victory over fellow Englishwoman Lucy Beecroft.  The World #51 found winner after winner as she claimed a straight-game victory in just 22 minutes.

“It feels amazing,” said Malik I’m really really proud of myself. That’s my highest win on the PSA tour for sure. I don’t really get intimidated. It’s nice to be able to play top players. You’re hungry, and you’ve got no pressure on you so you just try and put in 100%.”

Third seed Sivasangari Subramaniam came from a game down against England’s Grace Gear to reach the quarters, setting up a quarter-final against Malik.

Defending champion Olivia Weaver began her tournament run with a dominant win over Egypt’s Menna Hamed, taking the first 25 points in an 11-0, 11-0, 11-5 win. In the quarter-finals she will face Malaysia’s Rachel Arnold.

Straight off of her first World event win at the Carol Weymuller Open, Egypt’s Fayrouz Aboelkheir began her campaign with a confident win over compatriot Salma Eltayeb in a three-game win. She’ll meet England’s Jasmine Hutton for a place in the last four.

Second seed Amanda Sobhy beat Hana Ramadan in straight games ands now faces another Egyptian in Salma Hany, who battled past Marina Strfanoni in four close games.

Round One :  Tong & Malik claim upsets on Opening Day

Torrie Malik and Tong Tsz-Wing, the two lowest ranked players at the tournament outside of the wildcard, scored entertaining wins on the first day of the Cincinnati Gaynor Cup, overcoming England’s Lucy Beecroft and Wales’ Emily Whitlock as the PSA  Silver-level event got underway in Ohio.

Hong Kong’s Tong saw herself 2-0 down in the last match of the day, as she came into the tournament without a win in over three months, but she eventually came out on top, winning the decider 12-10 to claim her place in the second round.

In another of four  upset victories of the night Malik beat England compatriot Lucy Beecroft, ranked 18 places higher, in straight games. France’s Marie Stephan won out in a hard-fought four-game battle with Egypt’s Hana Moataz, while Grace Gear overcame Mariam Metwally in four games.