Ramy Ashour Profile
Full Name: Ramy Mohamed AshourNick Name: Cairo King
Country: Egypt
Residence: Cairo, Egypt
Born: September 30, 1987 (age 23) Cairo, Egypt
Height: 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight: 78 kilograms (170 lb)
Turned Pro: 2004
Plays: Right handed
Coached by: Ashraf Hanafi, Anthony Hill, Ahmed Matan
Racquet used: Dunlop Biomimetic Max
Biography:
Ashour won his first major international title in 2004, when he became the youngest player ever to win the Men's World Junior Squash Championship at just 16 years old. He also led Egypt to a second-place finish in the team event in 2004, losing to Pakistan in the final. In July 2006, he became the first player in history to win the World Junior Championships twice. He defeated his junior compatriot Egyptian Omar Mosaad. He also led Egypt to 2–1 victory over Pakistan in the final of the team event. By his victories, Egypt captured the first three positions in the individual players event and the team event title which was a feat no team has ever accomplished in the history of the tournament.
Ashour reached his first major final at the Cathay Pacific Swiss Privilege Hong Kong Squash Open in 2006 where he lost to the eventual world number one fellow Egyptian Amr Shabana. En route to the final, he beat World number 10 John White, world number 3 Thierry Lincou and World No.2 David Palmer.
The season ending 2009 Saudi International Open saw Ashour beat Nick Matthew in a final where the winner would become the next world No. 1. Ashour won the 110 minute battle (his longest ever on the PSA tour) in a grueling 5 game match.[1]
Ashour's older brother, Hisham Mohd Ashour, also plays on the PSA tour and has a career high ranking of No. 13 in the world; achieved in April 2011.
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