Marwan El Shorbagy

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Marwan El Shorbagy
Marwan El Shorbagy 2017.jpg
Full nameMarwan Hossam Elshorbagy
Nickname(s)The Jackal
CountryFlag of England.svg  England [1]
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Residence Bristol, England
Born (1993-07-30) July 30, 1993 (age 30)
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Turned Pro2010
RetiredActive
PlaysRight Handed
Coached byHadrian Stiff, Haitham Effat, Ian Thomas
Racquet used Tecnifibre Carboflex X-Speed 130
Men's singles
Highest rankingNo. 3 (May, 2018)
Current rankingNo. 7 (July, 2020)
Title(s)10
Tour final(s)20
Medal record
Men's squash
Representing Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Manchester Singles
World Team Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Marseille Team
Last updated: July 2020.

Marwan El Shorbagy (born July 30, 1993, in Alexandria) is an Egyptian-English professional squash player. He reached his best career-high world ranking reaching World No. 3 in May 2018, while playing for his native Egypt. [2] He won the World Juniors in 2011 & 2012 and became the third player in history to win the World Junior twice.

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Career overview

He was born and raised in the Egyptian city of Alexandria and started playing squash at the age of eight. In 2010, he joined the PSA as a 17-year-old and became a student at Millfield School in England (where he was coached by Jonah Barrington and Ian Thomas). He is the younger brother of Mohamed El Shorbagy who also plays on the PSA tour and is a former World No. 1.

Despite now combining his squash career with that of a student at a University in the UK, 19-year-old El Shorbagy celebrated his world top thirty debuts in July. In July 2012 he won his second successive World Junior Open title – to become only the third man in history to win the world junior title for a second time, also he is the first player in history to win two individual and two teams world titles.

"I had never thought growing up that I would win a U19 British Open Junior title, or a World Junior title. And here I am. With two of each. And I feel so honored that I can add my name to the two prestigious ones that have 2 world junior titles, Ramy and my brother. It’s such an honour." [3]

But it was in July 2011 that the youngster made his first major impact on the senior stage. After winning his first ever World Junior title in Herentals the 17-year-old After qualifying he beat World Number 28 Aamir Atlas Khan in the quarter-finals of an international 25 event in Cairo, he then went to beat World Number 14 Omar Mosaad in the semis after a marathon match and then finally being stopped by another Egyptian Mohd Ali Anwar Reda losing 17–15 in the 5th.

It was in November 2011 that the 17-year-old made his first-ever appearance in the World Open, after qualifying the 17-year-old beat Pakistani Farhan Mehboob before upsetting 11th seed and former English national champion Daryl Selby 11-8, 11-7, 5-11, 4-11, 13–11 in 85 minutes and then finally being stopped in the last 16 round by the number three seed and current World number one James Willstrop.

He reached his first PSA Tour final at the Crocodile Cup in Hong Kong in October 2010 only his second appearance in a PSA tournament – then in April 2011 netted his first Tour title at the Aramex Open in Jordan.

After winning his 2nd British Open Junior title, El Shorbagy began his 2012 campaign in January in the US, after qualifying in his first ever appearance in the Tournament of Champions. The 18-year-old beat experienced Frenchman Thierry Lincou World Number ten in four games before upsetting World Number 18 Tom Richards 9-11 11-5 6-11 11-6 12–10 in 85 minutes to reach the quarter finals of a Super Series tournament for the first time and to become the first qualifier to reach the quarter finals of the ToC in 10 years.

"I am so happy with my performance in this tournament, I never expected to beat the top players at such a young age but now I have the confidence that I can, and I am hungry to go on court with the top player." [4]

On 30 July 2023, ElShorbagy decided to change allegiance to represent England. [5]

Titles and Finals

Major Finals (7)

Major tournaments include:

Year/SeasonTournamentOpponentResultScore
2017 Windy City Open Grégory Gaultier Loss (1)11-5 8-11 2-11 4-11
2017 PSA World Championships Mohamed El Shorbagy Loss (2)5-11 11-9 7-11 11-9 6-11
2018 Windy City Open Mohamed El Shorbagy Loss (3)8-11 8-11 6-11
2018 El Gouna International Ali Farag Win (1)11-8 11-5 11-4
2019-20 PSA World Tour Finals Karim Abdel Gawad Win (2)11-6 11-5 11-3
2021Black Ball Open Fares Dessouky Win (3)11-7 11-9 7-11 14-12
2023 Tournament of Champions Diego ElíasLoss (4)2-11 6-11 4-11

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References

  1. "World No.6 Marwan ElShorbagy to represent England", psaworldtour
  2. "PSA men's world rankings". Archived from the original on 2019-03-30. Retrieved 2019-12-16.
  3. "2012 Finals: Sherbini and Shorbagy share World Junior Double in Doha". Home of WSF World Junior Squash Championships. 2012-07-12. Retrieved 2023-01-12.
  4. Shorbagy, Manar (November 2009). "Egyptian Views on the Politics of Egypt Today". International Political Science Review. 30 (5): 519–534. doi:10.1177/0192512109352458. ISSN   0192-5121.
  5. "World No.6 Marwan ElShorbagy to represent England". England Squash. 30 July 2023.
Sporting positions
Preceded by PSA Young Player of the Year
2012
Succeeded by