Egyptian defending champion Ramy Ashour won the title of Australian Open Squash in Canberra on Sunday as he downed his fellow Egyptian Omar Mosaad in three straight games. Ashour took 53 minutes to see off the tall and powerful Mosaad 11-9, 11-9 and 11-6. He qualified for the final match after overcoming Australian Cameron Pilley 3 games to 1. The Women’s title was also defended by Nicol David of Malaysia who won her second consecutive title beating the UK’s Laura Massaro 17-15, 11-2 and 11-6.