Karim Darwish (squash)

Karim Darwish
Nickname(s)	The Dark Prince
Country	Egypt
Residence	Cairo, Egypt
Born	29 August 1981; Cairo, Egypt
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	76 kg (168 lb)
Turned Pro	1999
Retired	2014
Plays	Right Handed
Coached by	Hesham El Attar; Amir Wagih
Racquet used	Head
Men's singles
Highest ranking	No. 1 (January, 2009)
Title(s)	23
Tour final(s)	41
World Open	F (2008)
Men's squash
Representing Egypt
World Championships
World Team Championships
	Last updated on: June 2014.

Karim Darwish (Arabic: كريم درويش‎; born 29 August 1981) is an Egyptian squash player.

Darwish after winning the 2009 Motor City Open

Career overview

As a junior player, he won the World Junior Championship title in 2000, and the British Junior Open title in 1999.[1]

Earlier in 2008, Darwish finished runner-up at the World Open, losing in the final to fellow Egyptian player Ramy Ashour (11–5, 8–11, 4–11, 5–11). Darwish displaced Amr Shabana to claim the world number 1 position after winning the prestigious 2008 Saudi International and 3 major titles (including the Qatar Classic) in 2008.

Darwish competed in the J.P. Morgan T.O.C, only to lose to Daryl Selby in round 1. In the Case Swedish Open in 2012, Darwish placed 2nd after losing to Grégory Gaultier in the final. Darwish managed to beat Mohamed El Shorbagy in five games at the Macau Open 2012.

Personal life

Darwish is married to fellow squash player Engy Kheirallah.

World Open final appearances

0 title & 1 runner-up

Outcome	Year	Location	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
Runner-up	2008	Manchester, England	Ramy Ashour	5–11, 11–8, 11–4, 11–5

Major World Series final appearances

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

Outcome	Year	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
Runner-up	2011	James Willstrop	11-9, 11-5, 11-4

Qatar Classic: 3 finals (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

Outcome	Year	Opponent in the final	Score in the final
Winner	2008	Amr Shabana	11-4, 11-5, 11-3
Runner-up	2009	Nick Matthew	11-5, 12-10, 11-6
Winner	2010	Amr Shabana	8-11, 11-2, 11-7, 11-6

References

"Egypt dominates almost all divisions". Retrieved 2009-12-24.

External links

Karim Darwish – PSA player profile at the Wayback Machine (archived August 20, 2011)
Karim Darwish – PSA World Tour profile at the Wayback Machine (archived August 20, 2013)
Karim Darwish at Squash Info
Page at Squashpics.com
"Karim Darwish Retires"

Sporting positions
Preceded by Amr Shabana Grégory Gaultier	World No. 1 January 2009 - October 2009 December 2009	Succeeded by Grégory Gaultier Ramy Ashour

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[1] "Egypt dominates almost all divisions". Retrieved 2009-12-24.