Egypt set for Dubai World Finals
dubai — Egypt’s dominance of world squash continues with a seven-member team heading to Dubai next month for the PSA Dubai World Series Finals which will be played at the Dubai Opera from June 6-10, a press release said.
Only the top eight ranked male and female players in the PSA Road to Dubai rankings have qualified to contest in the prestigious season-ending PSA Dubai World Series Finals, after the men completed six qualifying events, and the women took part in five in the 2016-2017 season. Led by men’s world champion and world number one Karim Abdel Gawad, and women’s world champion and world number one Nour EL Sherbini, Egypt will field four players in the men’s competition and three in the women’s event.
The remaining players are from England (two men and three women), France (one man and one woman), Germany (one man), and Malaysia (one woman).
Gawad, who recently became the fifth Egyptian male to reach world number one position, began the 2016-2017 season ranked No.8 but his stunning form over the past eight months has seen him claim five PSA World Tour titles, including the PSA Men’s World Championship, and two of the World Series Finals qualifying events, the JP Morgan Tournament of Champions and Qatar Classic.
The 25-year-old from Giza claimed top spot by reaching the final of last month’s El Gouna International Squash Open.
“It means a lot to me, I’ve always had two dreams in my squash career, to be World No.1 and to win the World Championship, so to achieve both dreams in the same season is a dream come true,” said Gawad.
“I still have lots of goals. I really want to win more World Championships. I also want to the British Open, the World Series Finals in Dubai. Also I want to stay at World No.1 for as long as possible.”