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1 Professional competitions  



1.1  PSA World Tour  







2 Top players  



2.1  World number ones  





2.2  Highest ranked players  







3 National teams  





4 Governance  





5 See also  





6 References  





7 External links  














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Squash in Egypt
CountryEgypt
Governing bodyEgyptian Squash Association
National team(s)Egypt men's national squash team
Egypt women's national squash team
Former world number one Amr Shabana
Former world number one Karim Darwish
Former world number one Ramy Ashour
Former world number one Mohamed El Shorbagy
Former world number one Karim Abdel Gawad
Former world number one Nour El Sherbini

Squash is a popular sport in Egypt.

As of 2018, Egypt was a squash superpower.[1] It has been producing top players since the 1930s, and it is believed that former president Hosni Mubarak, a keen player himself, gave it a major boost in the 1990s.[2] It has also been said that the current success is the result of an investment in the sport of Egyptian society as a whole.[3]

Professional competitions[edit]

Many professional squash competitions take place in Egypt each year.

PSA World Tour[edit]

Egyptian events in the PSA World Tour calendar include the El Gouna International (PSA150)[4] and the Alexandria International tournaments.

Top players[edit]

As of April 2018, Egypt boasted 5 out of the top 10 male players in the world and 5 out of the top 10 female players in the world. The El Shorbagy brothers had been particularly successful, with Mohamed and Marwan being the world numbers 2 and 6 respectively.

World number ones[edit]

Egypt has produced the following world number ones:

Highest ranked players[edit]

As of August 2022, the highest ranked Egyptian squash players were:

National teams[edit]

Egypt has national men's and women's teams, that represent the country in international competitions.

Governance[edit]

Squash in Egypt is governed by the Egyptian Squash Association.[7]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ LoRé, Michael. "Why Egyptians Are so Dominant at Squash". Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  • ^ "World Squash Championships: How Egypt became a superpower". 27 October 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2018 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  • ^ AfricaNews. "Egyptian squash players dominating the world - Africanews". Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  • ^ "El Gouna International Open Squash - Official Site". www.elgounasquashopen.com. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
  • ^ "Squash Info - Men's PSA World Squash Rankings (August 2022) - Squash". www.squashinfo.com. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  • ^ "Squash Info - Women's PSA World Squash Rankings (August 2022) - Squash". www.squashinfo.com. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  • ^ "Egyptian Squash Association - About Us". www.squashegypt.com. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
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