Karim Abdel Gawad

Karim Abdel Gawad (born July 30, 1991 in Alexandria) is a professional squash player who has represented Egypt. He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 1 in May 2017.[1][2]

Karim Abdel Gawad
Nickname(s)The Baby Faced Assassin
Country Egypt
ResidenceCairo, Egypt
Born (1991-07-30) July 30, 1991
Alexandria, Egypt
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Turned Pro2008
RetiredActive
PlaysRight Handed
Coached byHisham El Attar
Racquet usedHarrow
Men's singles
Highest rankingNo. 1 (May, 2017)
Current rankingNo. 3 (July 2020)
Title(s)13
Tour final(s)18
World OpenW (2016)
Last updated on: July 2020.

In November 2016, he won the 2016 World Open Squash Championship in Cairo in Egypt against Ramy Ashour. He became the third Egyptian to win the World Championship after Amr Shabana and Ramy Ashour.

World Open final appearances

1 title & 0 runner-up

Outcome Year Location Opponent in the final Score in the final
Winner2016Cairo, Egypt Ramy Ashour5-11, 11-6, 11-7, 2-1 (retired)

Major World Series final appearances

Qatar Classic: 1 finals (1 title, 0 runner-up)

Outcome Year Opponent in the final Score in the final
Winner2016 Mohamed El Shorbagy12-10, 13-15, 11-7

Hong Kong Open: 1 finals (0 title, 1 runner-up)

Outcome Year Opponent in the final Score in the final
Runner-up2016 Ramy Ashour11-9, 8-11, 11-6, 5-11, 11-6

Al-Ahram International: 1 final (1 title, 0 runner-up)

Outcome Year Opponent in the final Score in the final
Winner2016 Ali Farag11-4, 11-7, 11-5[3]

References

  1. "PSA Player Profile". Archived from the original on 2015-01-01. Retrieved 2012-10-23.
  2. "SquashInfo Player Profile". Archived from the original on 2009-09-13. Retrieved 2009-01-07.
  3. "PSA World Tour, Al-Ahram: Gawad and El Welily crowned champions". Archived from the original on 2018-08-17. Retrieved 2019-12-16.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Marwan El Shorbagy
PSA Young Player of the Year
2013
Succeeded by
Fares Dessouky


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