Fares Dessouky

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Fares Dessouky
Full nameFares Mohamed Dessouky
Nickname(s)Fearless Fares
CountryFlag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Born (1994-09-29) September 29, 1994 (age 30)
Alexandria, Egypt
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight80 kg (180 lb)
Turned pro2011
RetiredActive
Coached by
  • Ahmed Effat
  • Samy Farrag
Racquet usedtecnifibre carboflex 125
Men's singles
Highest rankingNo. 7 (April 2021)
Current rankingNo. 16 (December 2024)
Title(s)3
Tour final(s)9

Fares Mohamed Dessouky (born 29 September 1994) is an Egyptian professional squash player who represented Egypt. He reached a career-high ranking of World No. 7 in April 2021. [1] [2]

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He made his first splash on the PSA World Series during the 2014 British Open where he reached the quarter-finals. He beat Karim Abdel Gawad 3-2 in the first round, Karim Darwish 3-2 in the second round and lost out to Nick Matthew 0-3 in the quarter-final match.

He won his biggest PSA title in December 2020 at the CIB Black Ball Open in Egypt, defeating Ali Farag in five games.

Titles and Finals

Major Finals (1)

Major tournaments include:

Year/SeasonTournamentOpponentResultScore
2021Black Ball OpenMarwan El ShorbagyLoss (1)7-11 9-11 11-7 12-14

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Sporting positions
Preceded by PSA Men's Young Player of the Year
2014
Succeeded by