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31/07/2016
MEN'S AUGUST RANKINGS
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ElShorbagy Equals Ashour in Unchanged Men’s Top 20
Rankings
Egypt’s Mohamed ElShorbagy has retained his place at the summit of
the PSA Men’s World Rankings for an eighth successive month and a
21st month overall - equalling the amount of time that long-term
rival Ramy Ashour topped the rankings between 2010-2013.
The rivalry between ElShorbagy and Ashour has lit up the PSA World
Tour in recent years, with their 2014 World Championship final clash
being dubbed as one of the greatest matches of all time.
ElShorbagy, whose victory over Ashour in May’s British Open final
ended a four-match winless streak against his enigmatic compatriot,
broke Ashour’s record for the highest ever points average in April
and will look to surpass the three-time World Champion once more
next month.
An unchanged top 10 features five other Egyptians, with Omar Mosaad
at No.3, ElShorbagy’s brother, Marwan, at No.6 and Karim Abdel Gawad,
Ali Farag and Tarek Momen at No.8, No.9 and No.10, respectively.
World Champion Gregory Gaultier stays at No.2, while England’s Nick
Matthew remains at No.4. Colombia’s Miguel Angel Rodriguez and
Frenchman Mathieu Castagnet are the other non-Egyptians in the top
10 and have respective rankings of No.5 and No.7.
Elsewhere, Ashour maintains his No.12 ranking, while compatriot
Fares Dessouky sits at No.15. English duo James Willstrop and Daryl
Selby cap off the top 20 at No.19 and No.20, respectively.
Lower down the rankings, Mexico’s Fernando Magdaleno is the biggest
riser, with his surprise semi-final finish at the BTMI Barbados Open
seeing him move up 98 places to No.336.
England’s Laurence Green and American Spencer Lovejoy have also
rocketed up the World Rankings. Green enjoys a 94-place rise to
No.360, while Lovejoy has moved from No.401 to No.318.
PSA Men’s World Rankings Top 20 - August 2016
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Full Men's Rankings
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Rank |
Prev |
Player |
Pts |
Ctry |
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1 |
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Mohamed Elshorbagy |
2,018 |
EGY |
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2 |
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Gregory Gaultier |
1,496 |
FRA |
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3 |
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Omar Mosaad |
1,003 |
EGY |
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4 |
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Nick Matthew |
938 |
ENG |
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5 |
= |
Miguel Angel Rodriguez |
650 |
COL |
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6 |
= |
Marwan ElShorbagy |
648 |
EGY |
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7 |
= |
Mathieu Castagnet |
615 |
FRA |
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8 |
= |
Karim Abdel Gawad |
599 |
EGY |
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9 |
= |
Ali Farag |
563 |
EGY |
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10 |
= |
Tarek Momen |
548 |
EGY |
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11 |
= |
Simon Rösner |
539 |
GER |
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12 |
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Ramy Ashour |
474 |
EGY |
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13 |
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Borja Golan |
455 |
ESP |
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14 |
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Cameron Pilley |
425 |
AUS |
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15 |
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Fares Dessouky |
408 |
EGY |
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16 |
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Ryan Cuskelly |
399 |
AUS |
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17 |
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Saurav Ghosal |
379 |
IND |
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18 |
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Max Lee |
377 |
HKG |
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19 |
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James Willstrop |
369 |
ENG |
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20 |
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Daryl Selby |
360 |
ENG |
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Full Men's Rankings |
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