Nickname(s) | Baby-Faced Assassin |
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Country | Egypt |
Residence | Cairo, Egypt |
Born |
Alexandria, Egypt |
July 30, 1991
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) |
Turned Pro | 2008 |
Retired | Active |
Plays | Right Handed |
Coached by | Hisham El Attar |
Racquet used | Harrow |
Highest ranking | No. 1 (May, 2017) |
Current ranking | No. 1 (May, 2017) |
Title(s) | 13 |
Tour final(s) | 18 |
World Open | W (2016) |
Last updated on: December, 2016. |
Karim Abdel Gawad, (born July 30, 1991 in Alexandria) is a professional squash player who represented Egypt. He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 2 in December 2016.
In November 2016, he won the 2016 World Open Squash Championship in Cairo in Egypt against Ramy Ashour. He became the third Egyptian to win the World Championship after Amr Shabana and Ramy Ashour.