ElShorbagy Brothers Marwan & Mohamed Headline Sportwerk Hamburg Open 2026

The draws for the Sportwerk Hamburg Open 2026 have been released, with the ElShorbagy brothers, Marwan and Mohamed, topping the men’s draw and Salma Hany leading the women’s field at the Bronze level event.

The event will take place at Sportwerk Club in Hamburg, the third consecutive year that the club has hosted a Bronze-level event. Action will be live on SQUASHTV between 15-19 April. Tickets are available to purchase here.

World No.8 Marwan ElShorbagy is the No.1 seed for the men’s event, looking to claim a second title in 2026 and third in 12 months. The former World No.3 is returning to Germany for the second time in his PSA career, determined to avenge a controversial loss two years ago. ElShorbagy will be looking to head back in the right direction in the rankings after a recent slip from No.5 to No.8.

Marwan’s brother and legend of the modern game Mohamed ElShorbagy, is the No.2 seed for this year’s event, a first competitive appearance in Germany for the former World No.1 and World Champion. Mohamed will be looking for title No.52 in Hamburg, a title that would draw him level with Peter Nicol in third place for the most PSA titles won. ‘The Beast’ still has incredible performances in him, and the adoring Hamburg crowd will be hoping to see the full Mohamed ElShorbagy experience in the final Bronze event of the season.

Egyptian duo Youssef Soliman and Aly Abou Eleinen occupy the No.3 and No.4 seeding positions, both looking to cause upsets and reach the final. Soliman has been plagued by injuries this season but will be hoping to end the season in good form with something to build on for the next campaign. Abou Eleinen reached his first Gold event final in January this year at the Karachi Open but the former World No.8 knows that winning titles is the way forward and with no title to his name since November 2023, he’ll be hoping to break that drought in Hamburg next month.

The women’s draw is topped by Egypt’s Salma Hany, the World No.12. Hany’s flair and attacking style is sure to excite the Sportwerk crowd as she looks to claim a first title in nearly a year. Hany’s injury troubles have held her back this season but the former World No.7 will be hoping that those issues are behind her as she eyes a return to the top 10.

Hany was beaten by Nele Gilis in the 2024 semi-finals. Gilis returns this year as the No.2 seed, looking to win a first title since November 2023. Gilis started the season in great style by reaching the final of the London Classic. The Belgian No.2 followed that up with a quarter final finish at the Egyptian Open Diamond event but has struggled to make progress in her events since. With plenty of familiarity at the German Open for Gilis, a big performance would go down very well with the local crowd.