Squash rankings: Mostafa Asal takes first place, Zakaria achieves progress, and Abou El Ainain enters the top ten.
The Professional Squash Association announced the new world rankings for September, with rising Egyptian star Amina Arafa officially taking the top spot in the women's ranking, marking a historic achievement for Egyptian squash. Meanwhile, Egyptian champion Mostafa Asal retained his position at the top of the men's ranking.
Egyptian Progress in Men's Rankings
Emerging Egyptian champion Mohamed Zakaria, the World Junior Champion, climbed to sixth place, while Ali Abou El Ainain entered the top ten, ensuring Egypt has five spots in this list.
Men's Squash Rankings
1. Mostafa Asal
2. New Zealander Paul Coll
3. Peruvian Diego Elias
4. Karim Abdel Gawad
5. Frenchman Victor Crouin
6. Mohamed Zakaria
7. Youssef Ibrahim
8. Welsh Joel Makin
9. Englishman Marwan El Shorbagy
10. Ali Abou El Ainain
Amina Arafa Becomes the Youngest Player Ever to Top the Rankings
In the women's rankings, Amina Arafa has officially become the world number one in the Women's Professional Squash Association rankings at just 19 years and 2 months old, making her the youngest woman in history to achieve this title, surpassing the record set by New Zealander Susan Devoy in 1984.
