A B O U T M O H A M E D E L S H O R B A G YC R E A T E D B Y K U S H M A YA N

• Mohamed Elshorbagy currently ranks #1 squash player in the world.

• Elshorbagy, originally from Alexandria, Egypt, joined the PSA in 2006 at only 15-years old.

• Only one year later, he became the first player to ever secure a maiden PSA World Tour title at a five star event.

• Since the beginning of his squash career, Elshorbagy has broken world records and continues to lead one of the most impressive athletic records in history.

• In 2008 and 2009, Elshorbagy became the second man after Ramy Ashour to place first in the World Junior Squash Championships twice in a row.

• In 2013, he won the Qatar Classic World Series and continued his stellar record in the 2014 campaign, where he won five events.

• Of these events, Elshorbagy won the World Series tournaments at the US Open and Hong Kong.

• 2014 marked an incredibly significant year for Elshorbagy.

• After beating Gregory Gaultier in the US Open’s semi-final, Elshorbagy was officially ranked #1 in the world for Squash and became the fourth youngest player to do so.

• In the PSA World Series Finals, he beat Ramy Ashour for the first time in the round robin stage, winning 11-5 twice in a row.

• Elshorbagy also beat James Willstrop 11-9 and 11-7, which qualified him for the semifinals.

• He won against Nick Mathew in five separate games to reach the PSA World Series final, but ended up losing to Ashour overall.

• In 2014, Elshorbagy made it to the semifinals of the Metro Squash Windy City Open.

• He unfortunately lost to Gaultier in four games, but continued his good form and made the final of El Gouna International’s final, beating GAultier in four games.

• Elshorbagy also has a talented younger brother, Marwan, who ranks in the world’s top 25 for squash.

• Marwan made it to the Kuwait PSA Cup World Series Platinum event semi-finals.

• Elshorbagy deserves to be recognized for his admirable athleticism and natural talent for the game of squash.

• At just 24 years old, he has made history more than once and will continue to be the player to watch for the next few years.

• For more information about Mohamed Elshorbagy, check out his page on PSA World Tour’s website here .