The official account of the Egyptian Squash Federation sent a congratulatory message to the Egyptian star Mostafa AsalAl-Ahly club player and ranked second in the world for squash men, after qualifying for the final of the Houston Squash Championship, which will be hosted by the US state of Texas from January 11 to 16, with a value of cash prizes amounting to 110 thousand dollars.
After Mustafa Asal qualified for the final match in the Houston Championship, the Al-Ahly player will lead the world rankings directly as a result of increasing his score, as it is scheduled to be officially announced next Monday.
And the official account of the squash federation wrote: Mustafa Asal will become the world number one, starting next Monday. Congratulations to Mustafa Assal, the youngest number one in the world since Jansher Khan.
Mostafa Asal won the semi-final match against his compatriot Marwan Al-Shorbagy, with a score of 3-1 in a match that lasted 98 minutes. .
Ali Farag, the Wadi Degla player and the world’s first squash player, will be absent from that tournament, due to a knee injury that affected his participation in recent tournaments and caused his numbers to stop at the top.
Mostafa Assal won the quarter-final match against his French opponent, Victor Corinne, 3-0 in a match that lasted 57 minutes. The results of the matches were as follows: 11-5, 11-7, 11-8.
Marwan El-Shorbagy also defeated his French opponent, George Marsh, 3-0 in a match that lasted 41 minutes. The results of the matches were as follows: 11-8, 11-8, 11-9.
The promising Egyptian star, Mostafa Assal, player of Al-Ahly club, joined the list of the seven pharaohs who assumed the throne of world squash, after qualifying for the final of the Houston Squash Championship.
Mustafa became the seventh Egyptian to reach the top of the world rankings, as the list of the seven pharaohs who topped the rankings came as follows:
Amr Shabana
– Ramy Ashour
Karim Darwish
– Karim Abdel Gawad
– Muhammad Al-Shorbaji
Ali Farag
Mustafa Asal
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