Fares Dessouky | |
Full Name: | Fares Mohamed Dessouky |
Nickname: | Fearless Fares |
Birth Date: | 29 September 1994 |
Birth Place: | Alexandria, Egypt |
Height: | 5 ft 10 in |
Weight: | 80kg (180lb) |
Turnedpro: | 2011 |
Retired: | Active |
Racquet: | tecnifibre carboflex 125 |
Event: | Men's singles |
Highest Ranking: | No. 8 |
Date Of Highest Ranking: | November 2017 |
Current Ranking: | No. 9 |
Date Of Current Ranking: | December 2021 |
Titles: | 3 |
Finals: | 9 |
Updated: | 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 world ranking of World No. 11 in March 2017.[1]
He made his first big 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 largest PSA title in December 2020 at the CIB Black Ball Open in Egypt defeating Ali Farag in five games.
Major tournaments include: