We’ve pulled together a shortlist of four matches that graced the SQUASHTV screens during the season which we think stood out from the crowd – tell us which one you think was best !

Play your part in the 2016/17 PSA Awards by telling us which match you think deserves to be crowned Women’s Match of the Season!

Match 1 – 2016 Al Ahram Open: Quarter-finals

[WC] Nour El Tayeb (EGY) bt [8] Alison Waters (ENG) 3-2: 11-6, 11-6, 11-13, 12-14, 11-8 (83m)

Coming into the event as Wildcard following a six month injury absence, Nour El Tayeb had caused a shock by defeating Nouran Gohar in the first round.

And she continued to play with confidence in front of the Great Pyramid of Giza as she took a 2-0 lead over Waters – only for the Englishwoman to take two consecutive tie-breaks to set up a gripping fifth game that saw the pair go point for point towards the climax.

Match 2 – 2016 Hong Kong Open: Quarterfinals

[5] Nouran Gohar (EGY) bt [2] Laura Massaro (ENG) 3-2: 11-8, 11-9, 8-11, 8-11, 14-12 (80m)

With only one point between them at the end of a massive 80 minute battle, this was one of the most intense battles of the year and one that was decided in a tense and tight fifth game tie-break.

It was Gohar who started strong, using her power and pace to good effect, before Massaro mounted a fightback to come back and force the match into a crucial fifth-game that went all the way.

Match 3 – 2017 Tournament of Champions: Quarter-finals

[11] Sarah-Jane Perry (ENG) bt [2] Raneem El Welily (EGY) 3-2: 11-7, 12-10, 10-12, 5-11, 11-5 (56m)

England's Sarah-Jane Perry had halted home favourite Amanda Sobhy to secure an unexpected berth in the last eight of the J.P. Morgan Tournament of Champions – but faced an even tougher task to reach her first ever PSA World Series tournament semi-final in the form of 2015 event winner El Welily.

Perry looked to blow all predictions out of the water as she raced into a 2-0 lead. But the wheels looked to have come off the track as the Egyptian levelled up at 2-2 before taking a 4-1 lead in the decider.

But Perry wasn't finished.

Match 4 – 2017 British Open: Semi-finals

[5] Laura Massaro (ENG) bt [1] Nour El Sherbini (EGY) 3-2: 11-5, 11-7, 5-11, 3-11, 6-11 (63m)

2013 British Open champion Laura Massaro looked to be heading for a swift exit at the 2017 edition of the event after an imperious start from El Sherbini saw the World No.1 go two games ahead inside 20 minutes.

But Massaro, who has forged a career on the back of her mental resilience and determination, dug deep, drawing on the energy of the home crowd to mount a huge come back to take the match to defending champion El Sherbini.

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