Mohamed El Shorbagy
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| Full name | Mohamed Hossam ElShorbagy |
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| Nickname(s) | The Beast |
| Country |
 Egypt
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| Residence | Bristol, England |
| Born |
January 12, 1991 Alexandria, Egypt |
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) |
| Turned Pro | 2006 |
| Retired | Active |
| Plays | Right Handed |
| Coached by | Jonah Barrington |
| Racquet used | Tecnifibre Carboflex 125 S Basaltex Multiaxial |
| Highest ranking | No. 1 (November, 2014) |
| Current ranking | No. 1 (September, 2016) |
| Title(s) | 21 |
| Tour final(s) | 29 |
| World Open | F (2012, 2014) |
| Last updated on: July, 2016. | |
Mohamed El Shorbagy, (born January 12, 1991 in Alexandria) is a professional squash player who represents Egypt. He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 1 in November 2014.
Elshorbagy enters the record books behind only Pakistani legends Jahangir and Jansher Khan, who both topped the charts aged 18, and compatriot Ramy Ashour who became number one aged 22, courtesy of his victory over Gaultier in the semi-finals of the 2014 Delaware Investments US Open and Nick Matthew's defeat to four-time World Champion Amr Shabana in the other last four encounter. "It feels unbelievable right now," said Elshorbagy. "It's been a dream to get to that spot and I can't believe I'm there right now. I came into this tournament knowing there was a big chance to get that World No.1 ranking for the first time in my life."
Mohamed El Shorbagy was the World junior squash champion in 2008 and 2009 and became only the second man, after Ramy Ashour to win the title twice.
In 2007, he became the first player to win his first PSA World Tour title at a 5-star event, the Indian Challenger No7.
He was a finalist at the 2012 World Championship beating James Willstrop in a five-game semifinal match but lost to fellow countrymen Ramy Ashour in the final in five games. He has also played in the PSA Series Finals twice but losing in round robin stage. His younger brother Marwan is also a talented squash player, featuring in the world top 25. In 2013 he made it to the semifinals at the Kuwait PSA Cup a World Series Platinum event.
In November 2013, he won the Qatar Classic beating Nick Matthew in the final, his first PSA World Series title. He also recently won the 2016 Tournament of Champions.
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