| Union: | Egyptian Squash Association |
| Country: | Egypt |
| Sport: | Squash |
| Nationalteam: | Egypt men's national squash team Egypt women's national squash team Egypt men's national junior squash team Egypt women's national junior squash team |
Squash is a popular sport in Egypt.
As of 2018, Egypt was a squash superpower.[1] It has been producing top players since the 1930s, and it is believed that former president Hosni Mubarak, a keen player himself, gave it a major boost in the 1990s.[2] It has also been said that the current success is the result of an investment in the sport of Egyptian society as a whole.[3]
Many professional squash competitions take place in Egypt each year.
Egyptian events in the PSA World Tour calendar include the El Gouna International (PSA150)[4] and the Alexandria International tournaments.
As of April 2018, Egypt boasted 5 out of the top 10 male players in the world and 5 out of the top 10 female players in the world. The El Shorbagy brothers had been particularly successful, with Mohamed and Marwan being the world numbers 2 and 6 respectively.
Egypt has produced the following world number ones:
As of August 2022, the highest ranked Egyptian squash players were:
Egypt has national men's, women's, men's junior, women's junior. teams that represent the country in international competitions.
Squash in Egypt is governed by the Egyptian Squash Association.[7]