Latest in Tag: squash Highlight
Latest in Tag: squash
Squash round-up: Montreal and Chicago
Highs and lows for Egyptian Squash players
Proud Matthew makes world No1 ranking his own
Ashour summed up his feelings later to his Twitter followers: “Not happy to lose, but happy to come out of the court in one piece ‘injury free’, and Nick was the better player today.”
Returning Ramy excels in Swedish debut
England’s Nick Matthew and Frenchman Gregory Gaultier – the two players who have replaced Ashour as the sport’s first ever joint world number ones – were also in action in Linköping.
Qualifiers El Tayeb and Au claim Cleveland upsets
Egyptian El Tayeb, the former world junior champion making her debut in Cleveland, brushed aside sixth-seeded New Zealander Joelle King 11-6, 11-6, 11-5.
Mohamed marks Motor City double
Elshorbagy won $11,000 in prize money and a $9,000 Rolex Oyster Perpetual watch
Shabana continues winning ways in Motor City
Title-holder Shabana, the 34-year-old fourth seed, needed 61 minutes to see off 25-year-old qualifier Meguid 11-5, 18-16, 11-2.
Shabana wins 2014 Tournament of Champions
Shabana’s victory, his first PSA World Series event title since 2011, also prevents Gaultier from becoming World No.1 outright in February as the Aix En Provance man now goes level with England’s Nick Matthew atop the rankings.
Sublime Shabana stuns Matthew at TOC
Shabana was at his sublime best to get past Matthew, who has been in arguably the best form of his career in recent months since winning the 2013 World Squash Championship in Manchester in November.
Egypt scores five titles in British Junior Open Squash
Girls U19, boys and girls U17, boys U15 and boys U13 brackets are dominated by Egyptians
Injury prevents Ramy Ashour from competing in Tournament of Champions
Ashour was injured in the quarterfinals of Hong Kong Open in December 2013 after having recurring problems with his hamstring
Ramy makes Swedish open debut
The top-seeded 26-year-old from Cairo will make his Swedish debut against top-ranked German Simon Rosner in the 11th staging of the biggest PSA World Tour event in continental Europe at Linköping Sporthall.
Egyptian Squash hopes for another victory in Hong Kong Open championship
Ashour, Al-Shorbagy brothers, Al-Weleily, Abdel Kawy and Al-Tayeb make it to the round of 16
Shabana marks ten years in world top 10
Elsewhere in the December Rankings, Shabana’s compatriot Ramy Ashour maintained his place at World No.1, completing a 12-month spell at the top of the table.
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.
Top seeds make Sky Open Summit
For the second time in three days, world No 5 Darwish had to fight back from two games down to survive an onslaught from an up-and-coming fellow countryman.
Elshorbagy wins First World Series Crown at Qatar Classic
The match had all the makings of a great climax to the seventh PSA World Series event staged before a packed crowd at the Khalifa International Tennis & Squash Complex.
Sky opens for international squash in Egypt
Former world number one Darwish, 32, will now face compatriot Mohamed Abul-Ghar in one of four all-Egyptian last 16 round clashes.
Egypt secures spot in Qatar Classic Squash semifinals
Two Egyptian quarterfinalists face each other on Wednesday
Injury halts Ramy’s Qatar Classic campaign
Ashour’s withdrawal means Gaultier will look to regain the Qatar Classic title he won in 2011
England’s Nick Matthew wins World Championship Hat-Trick
Gaultier, the world number two from Aix-en-Provence, also becomes a member of a notable trio of fellow former world number ones – including Pakistan’s Qamar Zaman and Australian Chris Dittmar – who have been finalists four times but have never won the title.
Elshorbagy upsets Willstrop to set up Gaultier in World semifinal
Elshorbagy, the world No6 from Alexandria, was meeting England’s James Willstrop in a repeat of last year’s semi-final which went the full distance – with the Egyptian underdog prevailing in 112 minutes to reach the final as the No8 seed.
Ramy Ashour and Nick Matthew set up sizzling World semifinal
Egypt’s world number one Ramy Ashour and England’s world No4 Nick Matthew will meet in an eagerly-anticipated AJ Bell PSA World Squash Championship semifinal in Manchester on Saturday
Ramy Ashour secures quarter-final match in PSA World Squash Championship
Egypt’s defending champion secured his expected place in the last eight for the third year in a row in the third round of the AJ Bell PSA World Squash Championship in Manchester when he beat Australian Cameron Pilley
Egypt continues to perform at PSA World Squash Championships, while India’s Ghosal upsets Walker in win ‘for India’
The top four seeds each progressed to the third round after straight games wins.
Mosaad marks Egyptian hat-trick in Macau
The competition was staged on an all-glass court at the Complex Desportivo International do Cotai in Taipa, Macau.
Rampant Ramy makes it nine at NetSuite Open
The NetSuite Open enjoyed a sold out crowd, beautiful California night and exquisite competition from Ashour and Gaultier.
Seventh heaven for Meguid in Yokohama
Meguid, the world No43 from Giza, reached the final without dropping a game.
Egypt claim record fourth successive World Junior title in Poland
It was only six days earlier that El-Sherbini,17, the world No11 from Alexandria, made history for herself in Wroclaw by becoming the first ever player to win a world junior individual title for a third time.
El-Sherbini world hat-trick makes squash history in Poland
It took just 34 minutes for the 17-year-old to fulfil her dream, beating Metwally 11-7, 16-14, 11-8 to take the title.