KUALA LUMPUR: World No.2 Nouran Gohar bagged her first-ever World Championships title after defeating defending champion Nour El Sherbini 11-8, 9-11, 11-7, 11-5 in the women's final in Cairo, Egypt, on Saturday.
Gohar's maiden success denied El Sherbini the chance to equal Nicol David's record of eight world crowns, and the World No. 2 ended a run of three successive defeats to the world No.1 in the World Championships final.
"I don't think I've ever been emotional like this before," she told PSA World Tour.
"Usually I show very little emotion but this means so much. I kept on saying that I don't want stop until I'm world champion, and I can't really believe it. El Sherbini reached the final 10 times and that's an unbelievable achievement for her. Beating her in the final of the World Championships is an amazing thing.
"I'm so speechless right now. All respect to her but I can't really believe it.
"People around me, I've given them a hard time because I always want everything to be perfect. Two people that I miss the most today are my husband and my mum, two important people besides my father, and it's because of him I'm playing this game and thank you for everything!"
Meanwhile, Peru's Diego Elias, the world No.4, became the first South American in the history of the sport to win squash's most prestigious trophy after he overcame world No. 3 Mostafa Asal in front of his home fans, winning 11-6, 11-5, 12-10 after 61 minutes.
The 27-year-old is the first non-Egyptian since Frenchman Gregory Gaultier in 2015 to win the world title.
"I just can't believe it, it's been a dream week since the start and I'm super happy to have my whole team here and for all the people who are supporting me back home," Elias said after winning his 18th PSA title.
"It's going to be huge (in South America), it's going to be massive in Peru for all the people who have supported me throughout all these years.
"To be honest, I don't know how I feel right now, I haven't processed it yet, but I'm just very happy."