Final – It’s Yahya!
Egypt’s Yahya Elnawasany claimed his biggest title to date at the McMillan Goodfellow Classic 2026 as he defeated compatriot Mohamed ElSherbini in four games to win the Copper level event.
The 24-year-old has downed top seed Greg Lobban in the semi-finals to reach the title decider, looking strong and full of confidence as he eyed a first title since 2021. ElSherbini’s court craft saw him get over the line in his semi-final match with Miguel Rodriguez and the same skills saw him take a 1-0 lead in the final, winning 11-6.
Elnawasany responded in style as he stormed through the second game, barely putting a foot wrong to take the game emphatically 11-1 and equalise. The third game was the closest of the four, with the younger player eventually taking it in a tiebreak 12-10. The result of the third game seemed to take the wind out of ElSherbini’s sails as Elnawasany motored on. He ran through to win the fourth game 11-3, making no errors and making himself extremely hard to beat.
A worthy winner of the event and a result that is sure to stand the Egyptian in good stead for the rest of the season.
Semis – Top seeds beaten as all-Egyptian final looms in Toronto
The finalists of the McMillan Goodfellow Classic 2026 were decided at the Toronto Athletic Club in Canada as both top seeds were beaten by Egyptian duo Yahya Elnawasany and Mohamed ElSherbini.
Top seed Greg Lobban was up first on the night as he faced an in-form Elnawasany, looking to reach only his second final since 2021. Lobban had already played two long matches to reach the final four and as the opening game began, it looked as though the crowd would be treated to another lengthy affair.
But he Egyptian produced three top-quality games to win 11-6, 11-5, 11-6, downing the top seed and moving on to a second final of the season in Toronto.
His opponent in the final will be fourth seed ElSherbini, after he also needed four games to defeat second seed Miguel Rodriguez. After the first two games were shared, ElSherbini peaked for the big points to close out the next two games 11-7, 11-9, advancing to his first final since October 2023.
Quarters: Semis now decided
The semi-finalists of the McMillian Goodfellow Classic 2026 have been confirmed after all four top seeds comfortably made their way through to the final four at the Copper level event in Toronto.
Surprise quarter finalist Sam Osborne-Wylde was looking to continue his run in the event as he featured in the first match of the day, taking on No.3 seed Yahya Elnawasany. The Egyptian took the opening game 11-7, looking strong and composed in all areas of the court. Osborne-Wylde responded in great style in the second game to equalise at 1-1. From there, the No.3 seed moved through the gears to win the next two games 11-5, 11-7 and end the run of the Englishman and reach the semis.
His opponent in the semi-finals will be top seed Greg Lobban, after he needed nearly 70 minutes to move past France’s Toufik Mekhalfi. Lobban took an important 2-0 lead, winning 11-7, 11-9 but Mekhalfi wasn’t out of the contest. The Frenchman battled back to score the third game and breathe more life in the match. Lobban continued to play smart, accurate squash and completed the victory by winning the fourth game 11-7.
The bottom half semi-final will be played between Egypt’s Mohamed ElSherbini and No.2 seed Miguel Rodriguez. ElSherbini defeated USA’s Shahjahan Khan to advance. Despiet the No.4 seed dropping the third game, he always looked in control of the match and the games that he won, he won comfortably. Rodriguez was the only top seed to record a straight games win, as he beat Switzerland’s David Bernet in just under an hour. The 38-year-old won the first two games 11-9, 14-12 before cruising through the third game, winning 11-3.
Round Two : Trio of seeds fall
The second round of the McMillian Goodfellow Classic 2026 concluded with three upsets as the quarter finalists were decided at the Copper level event.
The opening match of the day provided the first upset as England’s Sam Osborne-Wylde defeated Scotland’s seventh seed Rory Stewart to reach the last eight. Two more upsets followed as Shahjahan Khan and David Bernet also gatecrashed the quarter finals, with wins over sixth seed Adrian Waller and fifth seed Balazs Farkas.
Top seed Greg Lobban was severely tested in clash with Spain’s Ivan Perez, while second seed Miguel Rodriguez, eighth seed Toufik Mekhalfi and Egyptian duo Yahya Elnawasany and Mohamed ElSherbini all avoided upsets as they reached the final eight.
Round One : Perry Malik scores only upset on entertaining opening day
On a busy and exciting opening day at the McMillan Goodfellow Classic 2026, England’s Perry Malik scored the only seeding upset to advance to round two of the Copper level event, beating compatriot Tom Walsh in five games at the Toronto Athletic Club.
In a first meeting between Malik and Walsh, it was Malik who drew first blood in the tie as he took the opening game 11-9. Walsh then found his best form and stormed through the next two games, hitting crisp, accurate lines to win 11-6, 11-7 and take a 2-1 lead, needing only one more game to advance. The unseeded Malik reversed the momentum in the fourth game and managed to take it comfortably 11-4 before continuing his form to win 11-7 in the last game.
Malik’s five-set win was one of four matches to go the distance on day one. In another all-British battle, Simon Herbert overcame Wales’ Emyr Evans in just short of an hour’s play. Evans took the lead at 2-1 but was at the mercy of two strong final games from Herbert as he won 11-4, 11-6.
The longest match of the day was played out between Sam Osborne-Wylde and Jeremias Azaña. The pair battled it out for 77 minutes with the Englishman overturning a 2-1 deficit to book his spot in the second round. The other match to go all the way to five games was a clash between Colombia’s Ronald Palomino and Portugal’s Rui Soares. Palomino trailed 2-1 in the tie but managed to turn the tide of the match to win the next two games 11-5, 11-4.
The other victories on day one went to Ivan Perez, Leandro Romiglio, Shahjahan Khan and David Bernet, who all claimed straight-game wins to move into round two, where the top eight seeds await.
