Joshna Chinappa’s hopes of winning the title went up in smoke after she lost in the final of the $25,000 HKFC International squash to Egyptian Nour El Tayeb here on Saturday.
El Tayeb raced to an 11-4, 11-4, 11-4 victory in the final of the tournament, a major PSA World tour event.
The former Egyptian national champion, currently ranked 14, two rungs below Joshna, defeated the third seeded Indian to win only her fourth PSA title, the last coming more than a year ago.
The Indian had on Friday shocked top seed Annie Au of Hong Kong to storm into the final.