Squash in Egypt

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Squash in Egypt
CountryEgypt
Governing body Egyptian Squash Association
National team(s) Egypt men's national squash team
Egypt women's national squash team
Former world number one Amr Shabana Amr Shabana.jpg
Former world number one Amr Shabana
Former world number one Karim Darwish Darwish Doha.jpg
Former world number one Karim Darwish
Former world number one Ramy Ashour Ramy Ashour Australian Open 2011 (cropped).jpg
Former world number one Ramy Ashour
Former world number one Mohamed El Shorbagy Mohamed Elshorbagy (2012).jpg
Former world number one Mohamed El Shorbagy
Former world number one Karim Abdel Gawad Karim Abdel Gawad 2017.jpg
Former world number one Karim Abdel Gawad
Former world number one Nour El Sherbini Nour El Sherbini 2012.jpg
Former world number one Nour El Sherbini

Squash is a popular sport in Egypt.

As of 2018, Egypt was a squash superpower. [1] It has been producing top players since the 1930s, and it is believed that former president Hosni Mubarak, a keen player himself, gave it a major boost in the 1990s. [2] It has also been said that the current success is the result of an investment in the sport of Egyptian society as a whole. [3]

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Professional competitions

Many professional squash competitions take place in Egypt each year.

PSA World Tour

Egyptian events in the PSA World Tour calendar include the El Gouna International (PSA150) [4] and the Alexandria International tournaments.

Top players

As of April 2018, Egypt boasted 5 out of the top 10 male players in the world and 5 out of the top 10 female players in the world. The El Shorbagy brothers had been particularly successful, with Mohamed and Marwan being the world numbers 2 and 6 respectively.

World number ones

Egypt has produced the following world number ones:

Highest ranked players

As of August 2022, the highest ranked Egyptian squash players were:

National teams

Egypt has national men's and women's teams, that represent the country in international competitions.

Governance

Squash in Egypt is governed by the Egyptian Squash Association. [7]

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