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Gawad Returns to Top Three in PSA Men’s World
Rankings
Egypt’s Karim Abdel Gawad has overtaken Tarek Momen to return to the
top three of the PSA Men’s World Rankings for the first time since
November 2017.
Gawad, a former World No.1, won two titles during November as he
continued his 100 per cent record in front of the iconic Great
Pyramid of Giza, beating current World No.1 Ali Farag to lift the
inaugural CIB Egyptian Squash Open trophy on November 1.
Despite a disappointing defeat to England’s James Willstrop in the
PSA Men’s World Championship two weeks later in Qatar, Gawad bounced
back to take the honours at the Channel VAS Championships at St
George’s Hill in Weybridge, downing World No.2 Mohamed ElShorbagy to
ensure he rises above compatriot Momen.
Momen captured the first major title of his career in Qatar as he
won the World Championship, but still falls a spot to No.4, where he
sits a place ahead of the man he beat in the final, Paul Coll.
Germany’s Simon Rösner (No.6), Peru’s Diego Elias (No.7) and Mohamed
Abouelghar (No.8) retain their places, while Marwan ElShorbagy rises
to No.9, switching places with Miguel Rodriguez, who drops to No.10.
Egypt’s Fares Dessouky rises two places to No.11, which is his
highest ranking since November 2017. Welshman Joel Makin stays at
No.12, while Saurav Ghosal falls two places to No.13.
Zahed Salem rises two spots to return to a joint career-high of
No.14, while Frenchman Gregoire Marche drops to No.15. Omar Mosaad
falls to No.16 ahead of Willstrop at No.17, while Mazen Hesham,
Adrian Waller and Mostafa Asal make up the rest of the top 20. For
Asal, it’s the first time he has ever featured inside the top 20.
England’s Joe Lee is the biggest mover on the men’s tour, moving up
361 places to World No.249 after he appeared at the Channel VAS
Championships last week.
PSA Men’s World Rankings Top 20 – December 2019
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Full Men's Rankings |
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Rank |
Prev |
Player............................ |
Pts |
Ctry |
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1 |
= |
Ali Farag |
2,048 |
EGY |
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2 |
= |
Mohamed ElShorbagy |
1,662 |
EGY |
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3 |
↑1 |
Karim Abdel Gawad |
1,551 |
EGY |
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4 |
↓1 |
Tarek Momen |
1,484 |
EGY |
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5 |
= |
Paul Coll |
1,132 |
NZL |
|
6 |
= |
Simon Rösner |
734 |
GER |
|
7 |
= |
Diego Elias |
712 |
PER |
|
8 |
= |
Mohamed Abouelghar |
677 |
EGY |
|
9 |
↑1 |
Marwan ElShorbagy |
660 |
EGY |
|
10 |
↓1 |
Miguel Rodriguez |
575 |
COL |
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11 |
↑2 |
Fares Dessouky |
533 |
EGY |
|
12 |
= |
Joel Makin |
522 |
WAL |
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13 |
↓2 |
Saurav Ghosal |
502 |
IND |
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14 |
↑2 |
Zahed Salem |
432 |
EGY |
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15 |
↓1 |
Gregoire Marche |
430 |
FRA |
|
16 |
↓1 |
Omar Mosaad |
397 |
EGY |
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17 |
↑1 |
James Willstrop |
386 |
ENG |
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18 |
↑1 |
Mazen Hesham |
381 |
EGY |
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19 |
↓2 |
Adrian Waller |
351 |
ENG |
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20 |
↑3 |
Mostafa Asal |
329 |
EGY |
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Full Men's Rankings |
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