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Gregory Gaultier leads World Championship line-up in Qatar

French ace favourite to win first world titleĀ 
By Squash Mad Reporter

Gregory Gaultier is top seed for the World Championship

The entry list for the 2014 Qatar PSA World Squash Championship has been finalised, with current French World No.1 Gregory Gaultier topping the field for what promises to be one of the most fiercely contested World Championship tournaments in recent years when the sportā€™s elite descend on Doha, Qatar to compete for the most prestigious title in squash.

chigregwinGaultier, who has fallen at the final hurdle in four previous World Championship finals, will occupy the number one seeding in the 64-man event.

 

During the most successful spell of his career, in the past 12 months he has won the US Open, Windy City Open, British Open, European Open and the NetSuite Open in San Francisco.

The World No.2 Mohamed Elshorbagy, the dynamic 23-year-old Egyptian who beat him to the title during the recent Hong Kong Squash Open, takes the number two seed slot ahead of the tournament which takes place at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex from November 14-21.

Defending world champion Nick Matthew, the three-time winner who beat Gaultier in a thrilling 3-2 finale in 2013, will be seeded three as he guns for his fourth title but his long-time domestic rival James Willstrop, the man he beat to Gold during the 2014 Commonwealth Games, is a notable absentee from competition.

Willstrop, who lost the 2010 World Championship final to Matthew, underwent hip surgery in September and has been ruled out of competition until January 2015 while Ramy Ashour, the two-time Egyptian World Champion, looks to have ended a nightmare injury-run to take up his place in the draw.

The Cairo-based superstar has been plagued by recurring issues since his 15 month, 49-match unbeaten run ended in injury against Nick Matthew in the semi-finals of the 2013 PSA World Championship but heā€™ll be hoping to put that behind him with a stellar performance in Qatar.

The full draw for the 2014 Qatar PSA World Squash Championship will be released on Monday October 20.

2014 Qatar PSA World Squash Championship – Main Draw Entry List:


Name Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā Ā Country Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā Ā World Ranking
Gregory Gaultier Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā Ā FRA Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā Ā 1
Mohamed Elshorbagy Ā  Ā  Ā  EGY Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā 2
Nick Matthew Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā ENG Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā 3
Ramy Ashour Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā EGY Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā 4
Amr Shabana Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā EGY Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā 5
Borja Golan Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā Ā ESP Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā 7
Peter Barker Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā ENG Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā Ā 8
Daryl Selby Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā ENG Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā Ā 9
Karim Darwish Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā Ā EGY Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā Ā 10
Omar Mossad Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā EGY Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā Ā 11
Tarek Momen Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā Ā EGY Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā Ā 12
Simon Rƶsner Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā GER Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā Ā 13
Miguel Angel Rodriguez Ā  Ā Ā COL Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  14
Marwan Elshorbagy Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā Ā EGY Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā Ā 15
Laurens Jan Anjema Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā NED Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā Ā 16
Saurav Ghosal Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā IND Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā 17
Karim Abdel Gawad Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  EGY Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā Ā 18
Mathieu Castagnet Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā Ā FRA Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā 19
Max Lee Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  HKG Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā 20
Nicolas Mueller Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā SUI Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā 21
Cameron Pilley Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā AUS Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā Ā 22
Adrian Grant Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā ENG Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā Ā 23
Stephen Coppinger Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā RSA Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā Ā 24
Alister Walker Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā Ā BOT Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā Ā 25
Chris Simpson Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā ENG Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā 26
Adrian Waller Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā ENG Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā 27
Gregoire Marche Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā FRA Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā Ā 29
Fares Dessouki Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā EGY Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā 30
Olli Tuominen Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā Ā FIN Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā 31
Ong Beng Hee Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā Ā MYS Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā 32
Tom Richards Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā Ā ENG Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā 33
Joe Lee Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā ENG Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā 34
Henrik Mustonen Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā Ā Ā FIN Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā 35
Mohamed Abouelghar Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā EGY Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā 36
Mohd Nafiizwan Adnan Ā  Ā  Ā MYS Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā 37
Alan Clyne Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā SCO Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā 38
Mazen Hesham Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā EGY Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā 39
Leo Au Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā HKG Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā 41
Shaun Le Roux Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  RSA Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā 42
Ryan Cuskelly Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā Ā AUS Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā 43
Nasir Iqbal Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā Ā PAK Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā 44
Zahed Mohamed Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā Ā EGY Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā 45
Campbell Grayson Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā NZL Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  46
Karim Ali Fathi Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā EGY Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  Ā  48

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