Elshorbagy Stays On Top In April World Rankings, Matthew Jumps to No 2 by Nathan Clarke 1ST APR 2015
- England’s Nick Matthew, the 34-year-old who won three back-to-back
PSA World Tour events throughout February and March, has moved up one
place in the April PSA Rankings to occupy the World No.2 slot,
overtaking long-time adversary Gregory Gaultier in the process.
Matthew’s rise comes courtesy of a trio of triumphs that saw him record
impressive wins over Gaultier in the final of February’s CASE Swedish
Open, following that up with a dominant performance over World No.1
Mohamed Elshorbagy in the final of the Windy City Open presented by
Guggenheim Partners and EquiTrust Life Insurance Company, before
winning a third straight title with a comprehensive victory against
World No.10 Simon Rösner in last week’s Canary Wharf Classic.
Elsewhere inside the top ten Colombian Miguel Angel Rodriguez continues
his recent impressive rise through the rankings, moving up one place to
become the first South American player ever to break into the top five,
overtaking world champion Ramy Ashour to occupy the World No.5 ranking.
Marwan Elshorbagy, younger brother of World No.1 Mohamed, continues his
push for a top ten place, moving up two positions to World No.12
courtesy of a semi-final finish at the Windy City Open while the man he
beat in the quarter-finals of that event, Karim Abdel Gawad, also moves
up two places to World No.18.
A disappointing quarter-final finish at the Canary Wharf Classic, which
followed a second round exit at the Windy City Open, sees former World
No.1 James Willstrop fall three places to World No.16, his lowest
ranking since 2003.
PSA World Rankings – Top 20 – April 2015:
RANK NAME
1 Mohamed Elshorbagy EGY
2 Nick Matthew ENG
3 Gregory Gaultier FRA
4 Amr Shabana EGY
5 Miguel Angel Rodriguez COL
6 Ramy Ashour EGY
7 Tarek Momen EGY
8 Peter Barker ENG
9 Omar Mosaad EGY
10 Simon Rösner GER
11 Borja Golan ESP
12 Marwan Elshorbagy EGY
13 Mathieu Castagnet FRA
14 Stephen Coppinger RSA
15 Daryl Selby ENG
16 James Willstrop ENG
17 Max Lee HKG
18 Karim Abdel Gawad EGY
19 Cameron Pilley AUS
20 Nicolas Mueller SUI
