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Coll Becomes First Male Kiwi Since
1987 to Reach World’s Top Two
New Zealand’s Paul Coll has become the first male Kiwi since Ross Norman
in August, 1987 to reach the top two of the PSA Men’s World Rankings
after the December rankings were released today.
Coll, 29, has been one of the form players of the 2021-22 season so far
and captured his second title of the year when he defeated World No.1
Ali Farag to win the Canary Wharf Classic title in November.
That win has seen Coll - who became the only male Kiwi ever to win the
prestigious Allam British Open back in August - leapfrog former World
No.1 Mohamed ElShorbagy, who falls outside of the world’s top two for
the first time since November, 2017.
Farag stays at No.1, while Egypt’s Tarek Momen (No.4) and Peru’s Diego
Elias (No.5) complete the top five. Mostafa Asal remains at No.6, with
Marwan ElShorbagy and Welshman Joel Makin rising a place to No.7 and
No.8, respectively, which is a career-high ranking for Makin. Fares
Dessouky drops two spots to No.9 as a result, while Karim Abdel Gawad
rounds off the top 10.
A runner-up finish at the Malaysian Open has seen Miguel Rodriguez rise
a place to No.11 and he overtakes Mazen Hesham, who drops to No.12.
Mohamed Abouelghar rises a place to No.13, switching places with
Gregoire Marche, while Malaysian Open victor Saurav Ghosal stays at
No.15.
Youssef Ibrahim (No.16), Youssef Soliman (No.17) and Eain Yow Ng (No.18)
all retain their spots, while Frenchman Baptiste Masotti moves up to a
career-high ranking of No.19. That sees Germany’s Raphael Kandra fall a
place as he completes the top 20.
In terms of the biggest mover, Argentina’s Miguel Pujol has risen 333
places to No.455 after he won the Head Open in Brazil to mark his PSA
Tour debut.
PSA Men’s World Rankings Top 20 – December 2021
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Full Men's Rankings |
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Rank |
Prev |
Player............................ |
Pts |
Ctry |
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1 |
= |
Ali Farag |
1,911 |
EGY |
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2 |
↑1 |
Paul Coll |
1,558 |
NZL |
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3 |
↓1 |
Mohamed ElShorbagy |
1,430 |
EGY |
|
4 |
= |
Tarek Momen |
1,130 |
EGY |
|
5 |
= |
Diego Elias |
1,029 |
PER |
|
6 |
= |
Mostafa Asal |
914 |
EGY |
|
7 |
↑1 |
Marwan ElShorbagy |
800 |
EGY |
|
8 |
↑1 |
Joel Makin |
695 |
WAL |
|
9 |
↓2 |
Fares Dessouky |
662 |
EGY |
|
10 |
= |
Karim Abdel Gawad |
522 |
EGY |
|
11 |
↑1 |
Miguel Rodriguez |
464 |
COL |
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12 |
↓1 |
Mazen Hesham |
429 |
EGY |
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13 |
↑1 |
Mohamed Abouelghar |
404 |
EGY |
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14 |
↓1 |
Gregoire Marche |
398 |
FRA |
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15 |
= |
Saurav Ghosal |
371 |
IND |
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16 |
= |
Youssef Ibrahim |
352 |
EGY |
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17 |
= |
Youssef Soliman |
336 |
EGY |
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18 |
= |
Eain Yow Ng |
322 |
MAS |
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19 |
↑1 |
Baptiste Masotti |
321 |
FRA |
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20 |
↓1 |
Raphael Kandra |
316 |
GER |
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Full Men's Rankings |
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