Egypt’s Karim Abdel Gawad ranked fifth in PSA men’s world ranking

Egyptian squash champion Karim Abdel Gawad rose to the fifth spot in the Professional Squash Association’s men’s world ranking, after beating compatriot Ali Farag in the final match of the Black Ball Squash Open in Cairo, according to Inside the Games. Abdel Gawad was ranked ninth prior to the championship. Egypt’s Mohamed El Shorbagy remains at the top of the men’s ranking, while the top three positions in the women’s ranking are held by Egypt’s Raneem El Welily, Nour El Sherbini, and Nour El Tayeb, respectively.