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Explore the inspiring journey of Mohamed and Marwan ElShorbagy, from the squash courts of Alexandria to global stardom, their pursuit of aca

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Quarters : ElShorbagy quells Coll

[2] Mohamed ElShorbagy (Egy) 3-0 [6] Paul Coll (Nzl) 12-10, 14-12, 11-5 (60m)

Defending champion Mohamed Elshorbagy advanced to the semi-finals with straight-games win over Kiwi Paul Coll that took an hour to complete.

The Egyptian got the better of two brutal opening games, leading both 10-8 and taking both in extra points after Coll levelled, then powered through a quick third game as Coll’s challenge faded.

“Playing Paul is always going to be tough,” ElShorbagy said. “You have to accept before you go on court with him that you are going to go through a physical war with him before you can try to beat him. I had to have courage and go for more winners.

“I didn’t volley as much as I would have liked in the match and I didn’t go as short but I went for it in the tie-breaks and luckily it paid off."

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British Open Finals

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Mohamed couldn’t relax against dangerous Yip

[1] Mohamed ElShorbagy (Egy) 3-1 Tsz Fung Yip (Hkg) 11-3, 11-9, 6-11, 11-9 (34m)

If it took a game to the world number 27 Yip to get used to Shorbagy’s style and power – 10/2, 11/3 in 6 m – the second was another story.

You see, if the court is cold and rewards accurate deep drives and attacking style of play in the front corners for Bagy, it works for Yip too! And the clever Hong Kong player found numerous winners at the front, surprising the world number 1 again and again! 1/1, 2/2, 3/3, 4/4, 5/5. Mohamed seems to find his rhythm again, 9/5 but a little too much too soon for the World Champ and a very errors creep in: we are at 9/9 and everything is possible, but experience talks 11/9 in 9m, and Mohamed is in control, 2/0. Or is he? Out of the blue, the Egyptian loses a bit of focus and the Hong Kong player is in there like a shot! 3/1, 8/3. Mohamed tries and come back but he is a bit too far in the score, and it’s Yip 11/6 in 7m.

The 4th is beautiful, with some lovely attacks/retrievals/counterdrop/change of side squash and the crowd mainly supporting the Egyptian, is still appreciative of Yip magic hands. Mohamed up 7/4, sounds over but not, the Hong Kong Boy is back 7/7, 8/8. Mohamed doesn’t want a 5th, so a big push, and he takes that 4th in 7m, 11/9. Lovely match to watch, and Mohamed will be relieved to pass the first hurdle where he fall in Channel Vas. But that was a bit of lack of motivation I feel and a question of mental tiredness. Now the World Champ is fresh, refresh, both mentally and physically. And he is still very hungry.

Mohamed

He played really well, it’s the first time we play, so I was not sure what to expect but I know how good he is. He’s shown great potential and I think he will go up the rankings in future for sure. I have to make sure I stay positive for the rest of the season. There are a lot of players out there that play really well at the moment, so I have to stay hungry and motivated and when you have a hard day, you just need to stop and remember why you started in the first place. I just heard that we will play the World Championship next year here, and I want to thank the Qatari Federation for the hard work they are doing to get us here every year, and for supporting squash for as long as they did. I always have great results here, I feel at home on this court, so I am going to try and do my best, enjoy my squash and hopefully win another title.

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Dec World Rankings : Men

ElShorbagy Returns to Top Two

A sparkling run of form which has seen him claim three PSA titles in a row has elevated Egypt’s Mohamed ElShorbagy up to World #2 in the December PSA Men’s World Rankings

The Bristol-based 26-year-old spent 28 months at the top of the World Rankings between 2015-2017, but a run of poor form last season saw him lose the top spot, slipping to #3 last April.

However, ElShorbagy has played some of his best squash to reach six successive finals - winning five of them - to move back inside the world’s top two behind Frenchman Gregory Gaultier, with U.S. Open champion Ali Farag also on the rise to #3, while Karim Abdel Gawad drops to #4 ahead of his World Championship title defence later this month.

A semi-final finish at last month’s Hong Kong Open has seen Marwan, Mohamed’s younger brother, move into the top five for the second time in his career, with England’s three-time World Champion Nick Matthew dropping to #6 - his lowest ranking since 2009.

The rest of the top 10 is made up of Egypt’s Tarek Momen (#7), New Zealand’s Paul Coll (a career-high #8), Germany’s Simon Rösner (#9) and England’s former World #1 James Willstrop at #10.

Another former World #1 - Egyptian Ramy Ashour - has tumbled down the rankings after a shock first round defeat to wildcard Leo Au in Hong Kong, falling eight places to #17, which is his lowest ranking since 2006.

His compatriot Mohamed Abouelghar moves to a career-high #11 spot, with Peruvian Diego Elias achieving a career-best #12 ranking. The injured Fares Dessouky drops five places to#13, while Ryan Cuskelly (#14) and Daryl Selby (#15) complete the top 15.

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