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<\/a> Egyptian squash players opened up 2017 at the top of the world rankings for men and women. Nour El Sherbini is still the women\u2019s number one player<\/a> for the ninth straight month, followed by Nouran Gohar, and Raneem El Welily in second and third places, respectively. Omneya Abdel Kawy is also in the top ten, coming in ninth, while Egyptian-American Amanda Sobhy moved up to sixth. Only three non-Egyptians made the men\u2019s top ten list<\/a>. Mohamed El Shorbagy still tops the rankings, followed by Karim Abdel Gawad, and Gregory Gaultier of France.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Egyptian squash players opened up 2017 at the top of the world rankings for men and women. Nour El Sherbini is still the women\u2019s number one player for the ninth straight month, followed by Nouran Gohar, and Raneem El Welily in second and third places, respectively. 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