But Egyptian Karim Darwish moves up seventh place, overtaking Nick Matthew, the Englishman who makes his 2008 Tour debut at this week's Forexx Dutch Open following shoulder surgery at the beginning of the year.

Malaysian Mohd Azlan Iskandar has cause for celebration after marking a career-high No11 ranking in the new list.  The London-based 26-year-old from Sarawak has enjoyed good form this year, reaching the finals of the CIMB KL Open, Cannon Kirk Homes Irish Open and CIMB Malaysian Open against the seeding - and last month making it to the semi-finals of the Petrosport International Championship in Egypt as eighth seed.

Wael El Hindi, winner of the Super Series Platinum event in his hometown of Cairo, rises three places to a career-high-equalling No9.

But the biggest riser in the top twenty is Miguel Angel Rodriguez:  The 22-year-old from Bogotá becomes the first Colombian to earn a place in the elite list, marking his debut at No20.  Miguel Angel Rodriguez has rapidly established a strong reputation in the Pan American region - his victory in last month's XI Abierto Colombian Open bringing his Tour title tally for the year to three and his career total to nine.