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Farag Starts New Season as Men’s World No.1
Egypt’s Ali Farag will start the 2021-22 season as the men’s World No.1
after he overtook compatriot Mohamed ElShorbagy to claim top spot
following the release of the men’s PSA World Rankings today (September
1).
Farag saw his nine-month reign at World No.1 come to an end last month
when ElShorbagy retook the World No.1 spot, but ElShorbagy’s semi-final
exit at the Allam British Open - combined with Farag’s run to the final
in Hull - has seen the ranking change hands once again, with Farag set
to enjoy a 21st month atop the rankings.
British Open champion Paul Coll has followed his first major title win
with a rise into the top three for the first time in his career -
meaning he is the highest ranked male Kiwi since Ross Norman, who
reached No.2 in March, 1987. Coll beat Farag in August’s British Open
men’s final to become the first male Kiwi to lift the prestigious
trophy.
Coll’s rise to No.3 sees Tarek Momen drop to No.4, while Marwan
ElShorbagy completes the top five. The rest of the top 10 is unchanged,
with Karim Abdel Gawad (No.6), Fares Dessouky (No.7), Diego Elias
(No.8), Mostafa Asal (No.9) and Joel Makin (No.10) all holding onto
their positions.
Colombia’s Miguel Rodriguez stays at No.11 ahead of Frenchman Gregoire
Marche in No.12, who rises one place to a career-high ranking. India’s
Saurav Ghosal moves up two spots to No.13 ahead of Mazen Hesham in No.14
and Zahed Salem in No.15.
Mohamed Abouelghar falls four places to No.16, while Youssef Ibrahim
moves up to a career-high No.17 ranking. Malaysia’s Eain Yow Ng has also
achieved his career-high ranking to date after a four-place rise to
No.18 made him the first Malaysian man since Ong Beng Hee in January
2013 to rank inside the top 20.
Omar Mosaad drops two places to No.19, while his fellow Egyptian Youssef
Soliman breaks into the top 20 for the first time after a 10-place
increase.
India’s Kanhav Nanavati is the biggest mover on the men’s tour, rising
212 places to No.483 after reaching the quarter-finals of the HCL SRFI
Indian Tour - Chennai 3. Egypt’s Mohamed Sharaf, meanwhile, has risen
208 spots to No.487.
PSA Men’s World Rankings Top 20 – September 2021
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Full Men's Rankings |
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Rank |
Prev |
Player............................ |
Pts |
Ctry |
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1 |
↑1 |
Ali Farag |
2,053 |
EGY |
|
2 |
↓1 |
Mohamed ElShorbagy |
1,897 |
EGY |
|
3 |
↑1 |
Paul Coll |
1,418 |
NZL |
|
4 |
↓1 |
Tarek Momen |
1,326 |
EGY |
|
5 |
= |
Marwan ElShorbagy |
1,066 |
EGY |
|
6 |
= |
Karim Abdel Gawad |
850 |
EGY |
|
7 |
= |
Fares Dessouky |
839 |
EGY |
|
8 |
= |
Diego Elias |
810 |
PER |
|
9 |
= |
Mostafa Asal |
659 |
EGY |
|
10 |
= |
Joel Makin |
650 |
WAL |
|
11 |
= |
Miguel Rodriguez |
500 |
COL |
|
12 |
↑1 |
Gregoire Marche |
460 |
FRA |
|
13 |
↑2 |
Saurav Ghosal |
434 |
IND |
|
14 |
= |
Mazen Hesham |
418 |
EGY |
|
15 |
↑1 |
Zahed Salem |
379 |
EGY |
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16 |
↓4 |
Mohamed Abouelghar |
373 |
EGY |
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17 |
↑1 |
Youssef Ibrahim |
366 |
EGY |
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18 |
↑4 |
Eain Yow Ng |
339 |
MAS |
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19 |
↑2 |
Omar Mosaad |
337 |
EGY |
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20 |
↑10 |
Youssef Soliman |
330 |
EGY |
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Full Men's Rankings |
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