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And that's a wrap for the 2024 Manchester Open ... congratulations to the champions, see you all next year !!

King and Queen Bee !!

The old "just look at each other" trick still works ...

Congratulations to the 2024 Manchester Open CHAMPIONS !!!

It's a second Manchester Open title for @JoelMakin !! F : [2] Joel Makin (Wal) 3-0 [7] Greg Lobban (Sco)  11-5, 13-11, 12-10 (56m)

And our women's champion is @ginakennedyy !!! F : [2] Gina Kennedy (Eng) 3-1 [1] Nour El Tayeb (Egy) 11-9, 5-11, 11-7, 11-1 (48m)

It's a big crowd for the finals ...

Congratulations to all the NWCSL Playoffs competitors and winners ... more photos in the Finals Gallery manchesteropensquash.com/gallery

The 2024 Manchester Open Trophies ... and a few variations

It's FINALS Day at the National Squash Centre !! Watch and follow it all : manchesteropensquash.com/2024-finals

It's an all-British men's final as @JoelMakin completes the semi-finals ... SF : [2] Joel Makin (Wal) 3-0 [4] Youssef Ibrahim (Egy) 11-6, 12-10, 12-10 (59m)

It's a packed house for the final semi-final ...

It's a first Manchester final for @ginakennedyy !! SF : [2] Gina Kennedy (Eng) 3-1 [4] Salma Hany (Egy) 11-7, 9-11, 12-10, 11-7 (68m)

It's the biggest final yet for @LobSquash as he beats Dessouky in five !! SF : [7] Greg Lobban (Sco) 3-2 [5] Fares Dessouky (Egy) 11-6, 11-9, 7-11, 8-11, 11-8 (87m)

Defending Champion @NourElTayeb is back in the final ! SF : [1] Nour El Tayeb (Egy) 3-0 [3] Rowan Elaraby (Egy) 11-7, 11-1, 11-1 (26m)

Half an hour until it's SEMI-FINAL time at the National Squash Centre ... watch and follow it all : manchesteropensquash.com/2024-semis

The semi-finalists are decided - Five Egyptians and Three Brits set to contest the semis ... Find out how they all got there : manchesteropensquash.com/2024-day-three

The final semi-final spot goes to Youssef Ibrahim with an entertaining quickfire win ... QF : [4] Youssef Ibrahim (Egy) 3-0 [8] Nathan Lake (Eng) 13-11, 11-8, 11-9 (32m)

Three close games for @ginakennedyy as she advances to the last four ... QF : [2] Gina Kennedy (Eng) 3-0 [5] Satomi Watanabe (Jpn) 11-8, 11-8, 11-9 (38m)