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30/12/2016
WOMEN'S JANUARY RANKINGS
Evans Breaks Top 20 As Gohar Starts 2017 At No.2
In January Rankings
Tesni Evans has become only the second Welsh female player ever to
break into the World's Top 20 following the publication of the first
PSA Women's World Rankings of 2017, released today (Jan 1), that
sees her occupy the No.20 position as part of an elite group that
also seeds teenage Egyptian sensation Nouran Gohar start the new
year as World No.2.
Evans, the 24-year-old from Cardiff, enjoyed the best performance of
her professional career to date during November's Wadi Degla Women's
Open when she reached the semi-finals in Cairo and her performances
see her become the first Welsh player since Tegwen Malik in 2007 to
rank inside the Top 20. Gohar meanwhile, who ended the Welsh
player's run in Cairo, overtakes compatriot Raneem El Welily to
begin the year at a career high No.2 while another Egyptian, Nour El
Sherbini, maintains her place atop the rankings for a 9th
consecutive month.
One year on from topping the World Rankings for the first time in
her career England's Laura Massaro, the 32 year old from Preston,
falls down to No.5 - her lowest ranking since 2015 - while her long
time rival and former World No.1 Nicol David falls to her lowest
position since November 2004 as she drops below American Amanda
Sobhy to occupy the No.7 spot.
Elsewhere inside the top ten there's upwards movement for England's
Alison Waters as the former World No.3 moves up one place to No.8
while Australian Donna Urquhart is the only other upwards mover
inside the Top 20 as she climbs one place to No.19.
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