Egypt’s Mohamad Zakaria has become the second youngest player to reach the top 20 of the PSA Men’s World Rankings after his run to the quarter-finals of last week’s El Gouna International saw him reach the milestone at just 17 years and six months of age.
Zakaria is bettered by only the legendary Jahangir Khan – a six-time World Champion – who reached the top 20 at 17 years old, while he beats eight-time World Champion Jansher Khan by a month.
Zakaria has enjoyed a breakthrough season on the PSA Squash Tour, winning his first World Event title at the Nash Cup in September of last year, before reaching his first Platinum quarter-final in El Gouna last week, becoming the youngest player in the modern era to do so.
Meanwhile Eain Yow Ng has become the first Malaysian man since Ong Beng Hee in January 2009 to reach the top 20. Ng didn’t line up in El Gouna, but did win on home soil at the ACE Malaysia Squash Cup earlier in the season.
Youssef Ibrahim has matched his career-high ranking of #11, his best ranking since August 2022, after he also reached the last eight in El Gouna.
Mostafa Asal stays at #1 for a fourth week after coming back from two games down to beat Ali Farag in the El Gouna final.
Nouran Gohar, now three-time El Gouna Champion, retains the top spot in the Women’s Rankings for the 20th straight week.
The only movement in the women’s top 20 saw Sana Ibrahim rise two places at the expense of Jasmine Hutton and Farida Mohamed after reaching the last 16 in El Gouna.