Country: EGY
Date of Birth: 29/07/1979
Place of Birth: Cairo, Egypt
Place of Residence: Giza, Egypt
WSQ-M08 Seeding:
Highest World Ranking: 1
World Tour Titles: 20
World Tour Finals: 27
Squash Achievements: Triple World Champion and World Number One
Ambitions: To win a fourth World Championship and retain the Number One sport for as long as possible
The current World Number, Amr Shabana is also a three time
and reigning World Champion. Having claimed his first
title in Pakistan in 2003, Shabana reclaimed his crown two
years later in Hong Kong and again in 2007 in Bermuda.
A left hander, Shabana showed immense promise as a youngster
reaching the British Under 14 and British Under 19 Open finals.
However it was as a senior in 2003 that he really stamped his
authority on the game, enjoying a fantastic year which culminated
in success at the World Championships.
The following year proved disappointing by Shabana’s own high
standards but he was back with a bang in 2005 winning four PSA
events before rounding the year off in style when claiming his
second World Championship. The success led to the Giza based player
rising to a career-high No.1 in the World Rankings, becoming the
first ever Egyptian to hold the position.
Shabana was in unstoppable form at the end of last year winning
his last four events in a row, including the World Open title in
Bermuda when he beat Frenchman Gregory Gaultier 3-0.