Weaver & ElSherbini Set Up Texas Title Showdown

World No.3 Olivia Weaver and world No.5 Nour ElSherbini set up a title-deciding showdown at the 2026 Texas Open, joining world No.4 Diego Elias and world No.7 Victor Crouin in the finals of the PSA Squash Tour Gold event in Houston.

Weaver and ElSherbini, who contested the Platinum-level Hong Kong Open final in December, will once again go head-to-head for PSA Squash Tour silverware after claiming respective three-game victories over Georgina Kennedy and Marina Stefanoni, respectively.

The women's final will see Weaver attempt to overturn a 0-16 head-to-head record against the eight-time World Champion, with the US No.1 admitting after her semi-final win, "I can't wait. This is why you put in the work, to play on occasions like this against the best players in the world. I'm really hungry to take home the title."

Weaver's semi-final victory over No.3 seed Kennedy was a calculated performance in which she rarely put a foot wrong.

Notable was the 30-year-old's smart use of height, which prevented Kennedy from playing at her renowned high-tempo and helped her move through to secure a comprehensive 11-5, 11-3, 11-4 win after just 30 minutes of play.

Meanwhile, top seed ElSherbini continued her quest for a second Texas Open title after holding off an impressive showing from USA's world No.21 Marina Stefanoni on the all-glass court in Houston Squash Club.

ElSherbini, who won the Texas Open as a qualifier back in 2014, ultimately proved too strong for Stefanoni in the latter stages of all three games to move through to her 77th final on the PSA Tour by an 11-9, 11-8, 11-9 scoreline.

In the men's event, No.4 seed Crouin advanced to his second Gold-level final of the season following a clinical three-game victory over fellow Frenchman and tournament surprise package Melvil Scianimanico.

After previous round wins over world No.9 Mohamed ElShorbagy and world No.3 Karim Gawad, the match against close friend Crouin ultimately proved one step too far for Scianimanico, with Crouin powering through to a dominant 11-6, 11-5, 11-5 win.

After the match, Crouin said: "Melvil beat two former world No.1s in the previous rounds, so it's great to see he's been playing so well this week. I have been trying to help him throughout the tournament and give him my experience whenever possible.

"It's great to see him playing so well, but it was probably one too many for him today. I'm really happy with my performance."

Top seed Elias was the last player to book his spot on finals day, after the Peruvian avenged his recent defeat to Marwan ElShorbagy at the Motor City Open with a four-game victory over the Englishman.

Despite a strong second-game push from ElShorbagy, the No.3 seed struggled to match the consistent class and accuracy of Elias, registering just one point on the scoreboard in each of the first, third and fourth games.