Mohamed El Shorbagy

Mohamed El Shorbagy
El Shorbagy in 2009
Nickname(s)The Beast of Alexandria
Country England[1]
 Egypt
Born (1991-01-12) 12 January 1991 (age 33)
Alexandria, Egypt
ResidenceBristol, England
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb)
Turned pro2006
RetiredActive
PlaysRight-handed
Coached byJonah Barrington, David Palmer, Hadrian Stiff, Graeme Williams, Rodney Martin, Grégory Gaultier
Racquet usedTecnifibre Carboflex 125 X-top V2
WebsiteMohamed El Shorbagy on Facebook
Men's singles
Highest rankingWorld No. 1 (November 2014)
Current rankingWorld No. 2 (May 2023)
Title(s)49
Tour final(s)76
World OpenF (2012, 2014) W (2017)
Medal record
Men's squash
Representing  England
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Manchester Singles
Silver medal – second place 2012 Doha Singles
Silver medal – second place 2014 Doha Singles
Silver medal – second place 2020–21 Chicago Singles
Silver medal – second place 2022 Cairo Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Manchester Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Cairo Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2018–19 Chicago Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2019–20 Doha Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Chicago Singles
World Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Paderborn Team
British Open
Gold medal – first place 2015 Hull Singles
Gold medal – first place 2016 Hull Singles
Gold medal – first place 2019 Hull Singles
Updated on May 2023.
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Mohamed El Shorbagy (Arabic: محمد الشوربجي, born 12 January 1991 in Alexandria) is an Egyptian-English professional squash player. He represented Egypt from a young age until June 2022, when he switched to represent England.[2] He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 1 in November 2014, March 2018, February 2020, and again in July 2021 and was the 2017 World Squash champion.

  1. ^ "Former world no.1 to represent England", psaworldtour
  2. ^ "Mohamed ElShorbagy: Former squash world number one changes allegiance to England". BBC. 6 June 2022.