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31/01/2017
MEN'S FEBRUARY RANKINGS
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England's Willstrop Returns To Top 10
For First Time Since 2014
After reaching the semi-finals of the J.P. Morgan Tournament of
Champions in January, his second PSA World Series semi-final finish
of the 2016/17 season so far, England's James Willstrop has moved up
two places in the PSA Men's World Rankings to secure a place in the
top ten for the first time since 2014.
33-year-old Willstrop sits at No.9 on the standings courtesy of a
run of form that saw him end a 19-match losing streak to compatriot,
and World No.5, Nick Matthew in New York to secure his first top ten
position since December 2014, when a potentially career ending hip
injury struck.
Tournament of Champions winner Karim Abdel Gawad meanwhile narrowed
the gap on World No.1 Mohamed ElShorbagy, who maintains his place
atop the standings for a 14th consecutive month, to sit just 200
points behind his fellow Egyptian as part of an unchanged top eight
that contains six Egyptian players in total.
After winning the recent Motor City Open in Detroit, Australian Ryan
Cuskelly moves up four positions to No.15 on the standings just
ahead of New Zealand's Paul Coll who also rises four places to No.16
this month after impressing with a run to the quarter-finals in New
York.
South Africa's Stephen Coppinger climbs back into the top twenty for
the first time in over a year courtesy of a semi-final finish at the
Motor City Open while Cameron Pilley, Miguel Angel Rodriguez and
Daryl Selby also move up inside the top twenty.
PSA Men’s World Rankings - Top 20: February 2017
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Rank |
Prev |
Player............................ |
Pts |
Ctry |
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1 |
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Mohamed ElShorbagy |
2,213 |
EGY |
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2 |
= |
Karim Abdel Gawad |
1,604 |
EGY |
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3 |
= |
Gregory Gaultier |
1,049 |
FRA |
|
4 |
= |
Nick Matthew |
742 |
ENG |
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5 |
= |
Ramy Ashour |
687 |
EGY |
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6 |
= |
Marwan ElShorbagy |
681 |
EGY |
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7 |
= |
Ali Farag |
643 |
EGY |
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8 |
= |
Tarek Momen |
624 |
EGY |
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9 |
+2 |
James Willstrop |
604 |
ENG |
|
10 |
= |
Simon Rösner |
568 |
GER |
|
11 |
-2 |
Omar Mosaad |
537 |
EGY |
|
12 |
= |
Fares Dessouky |
519 |
EGY |
|
13 |
+1 |
Miguel Angel Rodriguez |
500 |
COL |
|
14 |
+1 |
Daryl Selby |
483 |
ENG |
|
15 |
+4 |
Ryan Cuskelly |
463 |
AUS |
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16 |
+4 |
Paul Coll |
410 |
NZL |
|
17 |
+1 |
Cameron Pilley |
397 |
AUS |
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18 |
-1 |
Max Lee |
387 |
HKG |
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19 |
+2 |
Stephen Coppinger |
384 |
RSA |
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20 |
-7 |
Mathieu Castagnet |
380 |
FRA |
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