HI-TEC
SIGNS
WORLD NO1
AMR SHABANA
Egypt's World Number one squash player Amr Shabana has signed a two-year
worldwide
agreement with HI-TEC Sports.
The 28 year old from
Cairo, who this month celebrated one and half uninterrupted years at the top
of the PSA World Rankings, first reached the number one spot in April 2006
and has since maintained his dominance by adding five PSA Super Series
titles to the take his tally to 16.
The
agreement will see the two times world champion
sporting the new 4:SYS Squash World Squash Championship model, launched
especially for next years HI-TEC World Squash Championships. He joins
several top stars including current World Champion David Palmer, James
Willstrop, Nick Matthew and Lee Beachill in wearing the brands revolutionary new 4:SYS
Squash shoes.
HI-TEC's Group Brand
Communication Manager, Jason Larke said: "Amr has consistently demonstrated
his credentials as one of the worlds top players and no-one can argue with
his record. HI-TEC has a long long history of working with the worlds best
players and I am immensely proud that we can welcome Amr and look forward to
working with him in the future."
Shabana, looking to
add to his list of successes at the forthcoming British Open, said of his
signing: "It is great to join such a famous Squash brand, I know of the work
that has gone into their new shoes and it was great to finally get on court
with them. The cushioning and grip is fantastic, they are so comfortable,
light and they really help my game and protect my body. I am looking forward
to competing in them at the British."
Over 2 years in development the revolutionary 4: SYS Squash shoes have been
independently tested by biomechanics experts Quintic Consultancy.
Specifically designed to cater for dynamics of movement in Squash they boast
up to 38% better impact absorption, up to 35% total reduction
in force and up to 6 times better grip than any other brand tested.
More details on the
HI-TEC 4: SYS Squash shoes can be found at
www.changeyourshoes.co.uk
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