Egyptian Squash players crowned champions at Oracle NetSuite Open
ElShorbagy said on Twitter that he was happy to win his 39th title and the second this season in San Francisco.
Latest in Tag: Mohamed Elshorbagy Highlight
Latest in Tag: Mohamed Elshorbagy
PSA publishes November rankings for male squash players
Seven of the world’s top ranking male squash players are Egyptian
Egyptian squash player wins world title for 3rd time
The world’s number four player, Ashour, beat the world number one, Elshorbagy, in a match that lasted 90 minutes
All-Egyptian finale to World Series Finals
Elshorbagy booked his place in the final with a 3-2 win over World No.1 Nick Matthew, his second consecutive win over the Englishman having beaten him in the 2013 Qatar Classic final, in a tense and hard-fought battle full of sublime squash action.
Mohamed Elshorbagy is Sky Open champion
Elshorbagy went into the final 3-9 down to Darwish on a career head-to-head tally over the past four years – but had only dropped a single game in his three wins over the former world No 1 from Cairo.
Top seeds survive Saskatoon semis
Favourite Ali Fathi will be trying to become the first Egyptian champion of the long-established event after seeing off Canadian hope Dane Sharp, the fourth seed from Toronto, 11-8, 11-9, 11-4 in 37 minutes.