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Fares Dessouky

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Fares Dessouky
Full nameFares Mohamed Dessouky
Nickname(s)Fearless Fares
Country Egypt
Born (1994-09-29) September 29, 1994 (age 30)
Alexandria, Egypt
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Weight80 kg (180 lb)
Turned pro2011
RetiredActive
Coached by
  • Ahmed Effat
  • Samy Farrag
Racquet usedtecnifibre carboflex 125
Men's singles
Highest rankingNo. 8 (November 2017)
Current rankingNo. 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

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Major Finals (1)

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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
2021 Black Ball Open Marwan El Shorbagy Loss (1) 7-11 9-11 11-7 12-14

References

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Sporting positions
Preceded by PSA Men's Young Player of the Year
2014
Succeeded by