Egypt's Habiba Mohamed and Diego Elias of Peru pose with their trophy after winning the world junior title in the girls' and boy's category respectively.
PETALING JAYA: Habiba Mohamed became Egypt’s new squash darling after completing a hat-trick of upsets to win her first World Junior Championship title.
The 15-year-old Habiba who had defeated compatriots - joint third-fourth seed Salma Hany in the quarter-finals, and three-time champion Nour El Sherbini in the semi-finals - was imperious as she fought back to stun second seed Nouran Gouhar in the final.
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