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Karim Abdel Gawad

Karim Abdel Gawad

Egyptian squash player

Karim Abdel Gawad (born July 30, 1991, in Alexandria) is a professional squash player who has represented Egypt. He is a former world champion and world number 1.

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Career

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. He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 1 in May 2017.[1][2]

In 2020, he suffered a major injury during the final of the 2020 Manchester Open. He damaged his heel, which eventually led to ten months out of squash and his world ranking plummeted as a result.[3]

In May 2023, he reached the final of the 2023 PSA Men's World Squash Championship, after defeating second seed Diego Elías in the quarter final and third seed Mohamed El Shorbagy in the semi final.[4] In the final he lost to Ali Farag but Gawad became the first unseeded player since Rodney Martin in 1991 to reach the world final.[5] It completed a remarkable comeback from the injury he suffered the previous year.

Titles and Finals

Major Finals (11)

Major tournaments include:

  • PSA World Championships
  • PSA World Tour Finals
  • Top-tier PSA World Tour tournaments (Platinum/World Series/Super Series)
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World Open final appearances

Outcome Year Location Opponent in the final Score in the final
Winner2016Cairo, EgyptEgypt Ramy Ashour5–11, 11–6, 11–7, 2-1 (retired)
Runner-up2023Chicago, USAEgypt Ali Farag10–12, 6–11, 6–11

Major World Series final appearances

Qatar Classic

Outcome Year Opponent in the final Score in the final
Winner2016Egypt Mohamed El Shorbagy12–10, 13–15, 11-7

Hong Kong Open

Outcome Year Opponent in the final Score in the final
Runner-up2016Egypt Ramy Ashour11–9, 8–11, 11–6, 5–11, 11-6

Al-Ahram International

Outcome Year Opponent in the final Score in the final
Winner2016Egypt Ali Farag11–4, 11–7, 11-5[6]

References

  1. [1]
    "PSA Player Profile". Archived from the original on 2015-01-01. Retrieved 2012-10-23.
  2. [2]
    "SquashInfo Player Profile". Retrieved 2009-01-07.
  3. [3]
    ""Four Months in a Wheelchair" – Gawad Discusses Return From Injury Hell". PSA World Tour. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  4. [4]
    "2023 World Championship draws". PSA. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  5. [5]
    "FINALS : Sherbini and Farag retain titles". World Squash. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  6. [6]
    "PSA World Tour, Al-Ahram: Gawad and El Welily crowned champions". Archived from the original on 2018-08-17. Retrieved 2019-12-16.
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