Egypt’s dominance in squash is in a league of its own.

A current look at the world rankings perfectly illustrates this point with five male and five female top-10 players currently hailing from the North African nation.

Since 2003, an Egyptian has won the men’s world championship an astonishing 14 times, with current men’s world No. 1 Ali Farag responsible for four of those crowns.

The Egyptian women have been arguably even more impressive. Despite only picking up the game in the mainstream since the turn of the century, the last nine titles have been shared between compatriots Raneem El Weleily, seven-time winner Nour El Sherbini, and current champion Nouran Gohar.

This supremacy is equally reflected in the biannual World Team Championships where Egypt have won the three most recent titles in both the men’s and women’s divisions.

Unfortunately for their rivals, it’s a sporting dynasty that shows no sign of slowing down any time soon. In this year’s British Junior Open – one of the most prestigious tournaments in the world under senior level – every male and female age group from under 11s to under 19s was won by an Egyptian.

Below, we take a closer look at Egypt’s history in squash, its most famous players, and the key reasons behind decades of domination as the sport prepares for its Olympic debut at LA 2028.

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