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Ibrahim Tops World's No. 2-Ranked Player at Qatar Classic
November 05, 2020 | Men's Squash
Princeton junior Youssef Ibrahim pulled off a big win far from Old Nassau when he beat fellow Egyptian and the world's No. 2- ranked player, Mohamed ElShorbagy, in five games in the tournament's round of 16.
Ibrahim entered the tournament ranked 41st in the world and had his second first-team All-America and All-Ivy honor last year.
In the match against ElShorbagy, Ibrahim won the first game 11-9 but saw the next two go to ElShorbagy 11-6 and 11-3. Ibrahim then gutted out a 15-13 game-four win before sealing it 11-6 in the final frame.
Thursday saw Ibrahim's run come to an end with a five-game loss to another fellow Egyptian, Fares Dessouky.
The tournament was Ibrahim's second since the resumption of the PSA World Tour. He made it to the round of 16 in the CIB Egyptian Open in mid-October, defeating two top-40 players along the way before a loss to the world's then-No. 5 player, Paul Coll of New Zealand, in the round of 16. In Qatar, the win over ElShorbagy was Ibrahim's third top-35 win of the tournament before Dessouky, No. 12 in the world, ended Ibrahim's run.
Ibrahim entered the tournament ranked 41st in the world and had his second first-team All-America and All-Ivy honor last year.
In the match against ElShorbagy, Ibrahim won the first game 11-9 but saw the next two go to ElShorbagy 11-6 and 11-3. Ibrahim then gutted out a 15-13 game-four win before sealing it 11-6 in the final frame.
Thursday saw Ibrahim's run come to an end with a five-game loss to another fellow Egyptian, Fares Dessouky.
The tournament was Ibrahim's second since the resumption of the PSA World Tour. He made it to the round of 16 in the CIB Egyptian Open in mid-October, defeating two top-40 players along the way before a loss to the world's then-No. 5 player, Paul Coll of New Zealand, in the round of 16. In Qatar, the win over ElShorbagy was Ibrahim's third top-35 win of the tournament before Dessouky, No. 12 in the world, ended Ibrahim's run.
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