Fares Dessouky
Appearance
Full name | Fares Mohamed Dessouky |
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Nickname(s) | Fearless Fares |
Country | Egypt |
Born | Alexandria, Egypt | September 29, 1994
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) |
Weight | 80 kg (180 lb) |
Turned pro | 2011 |
Retired | Active |
Coached by |
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Racquet used | tecnifibre carboflex 125 |
Men's singles | |
Highest ranking | No. 8 (November 2017) |
Current ranking | No. 9 (December 2021) |
Title(s) | 3 |
Tour final(s) | 9 |
Updated on December 2021. |
Fares Mohamed Dessouky (born September 29, 1994 in Alexandria) is an Egyptian professional squash player who represented Egypt. He reached a career-high ranking of World No. 11 in March 2017.[1][2]
He made his first splash on the PSA World Series during the 2014 British Open where he reached the quarter-finals. He beat Karim Abdel Gawad 3-2 in the first round, Karim Darwish 3-2 in the second round and lost out to Nick Matthew 0-3 in the quarter-final match.
He won his biggest PSA title in December 2020 at the CIB Black Ball Open in Egypt, defeating Ali Farag in five games.
Titles and Finals
[edit]Major Finals (1)
[edit]Major tournaments include:
- PSA World Championships
- PSA World Tour Finals
- Top-tier PSA World Tour tournaments (Platinum/World Series/Super Series)
Year/Season | Tournament | Opponent | Result | Score |
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2021 | Black Ball Open | Marwan El Shorbagy | Loss (1) | 7-11 9-11 11-7 12-14 |
References
[edit]- ^ PSA Player Profile
- ^ Fares Dessouky at Squash Info
External links
[edit]- Fares Mohamed Dessouki – PSA World Tour profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 2013-10-29)
- Fares Dessouky at the Professional Squash Association (archived)
- Fares Dessouky at Squash Info