For the first time in history, PSA’s World Squash Rankings for the month of October has placed seven Egyptian players among the top 10 male players worldwide, with an Egyptian also topping off the list as the world’s best player. Mohamed El Shorbagy currently sits at the top of the men’s rankings, while fellow Egyptians Omar Mosaad, Karim Abdel Gawad, Ali Farag, Marwan El Shorbagy, Ramy Ashour and Tarek Momen are ranked 3rd, 4th, 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th, respectively. Meanwhile, Egypt’s Nour El Sherbini has also maintained her position as the world number one woman squash player. Another four women, Nouran Gohar, Raneem El Welily, Omneya Abdel Kawy and Nour El Tayeb are also ranked within the top 10 women players, landing the 4th, 5th, 8th and 10th positions worldwide, respectively. Egypt is known for its high-ranking squash players, many of whom have broken world records and secured various championship titles. Abdel Gawad, currently ranked 4th worldwide and El Welily, currently ranked 5th worldwide, recently clinched the top titles at the Ahram Open, held in Egypt. Ashour, 29, previously held the number one world ranking for several months in…
Egyptians Dominate 7 Out of 10 Top Squash Rankings Worldwide for First Time in History
October 3, 2016
