Karim Darwish (squash)
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Nickname(s) | The Dark Prince | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Residence | Cairo, Egypt | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Cairo, Egypt | 29 August 1981|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Turned Pro | 1999 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Retired | 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Plays | Right Handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coached by | Hesham El Attar Amir Wagih | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Racquet used | Head | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Highest ranking | No. 1 (January, 2009) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Title(s) | 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tour final(s) | 41 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
World Open | F (2008) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Last updated: June 2014. |
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Karim Darwish (Arabic: كريم درويش; born 29 August 1981) is an Egyptian squash player.
Career overview[]
As a junior player, he won the World Junior Championship title in 2000, and the British Junior Open title in 1999.[1]
Earlier in 2008, Darwish finished runner-up at the World Open, losing in the final to fellow Egyptian player Ramy Ashour (11–5, 8–11, 4–11, 5–11). Darwish displaced Amr Shabana to claim the world number 1 position after winning the prestigious 2008 Saudi International and 3 major titles (including the Qatar Classic) in 2008.
Darwish competed in the J.P. Morgan T.O.C, only to lose to Daryl Selby in round 1. In the Case Swedish Open in 2012, Darwish placed 2nd after losing to Grégory Gaultier in the final. Darwish managed to beat Mohamed El Shorbagy in five games at the Macau Open 2012.
Personal life[]
Darwish is married to fellow squash player Engy Kheirallah.
World Open final appearances[]
0 title & 1 runner-up[]
Outcome | Year | Location | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
Runner-up | 2008 | Manchester, England | ![]() |
5–11, 11–8, 11–4, 11–5 |
Major World Series final appearances[]
Hong Kong Open: 1 final (0 title, 1 runner-up)[]
Outcome | Year | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
Runner-up | 2011 | ![]() |
11-9, 11-5, 11-4 |
Qatar Classic: 3 finals (2 titles, 1 runner-up)[]
Outcome | Year | Opponent in the final | Score in the final |
Winner | 2008 | ![]() |
11-4, 11-5, 11-3 |
Runner-up | 2009 | ![]() |
11-5, 12-10, 11-6 |
Winner | 2010 | ![]() |
8-11, 11-2, 11-7, 11-6 |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Egypt dominates almost all divisions". Retrieved 2009-12-24.
External links[]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Karim Darwish. |
- Karim Darwish – PSA player profile at the Wayback Machine (archived August 20, 2011)
- Karim Darwish – PSA World Tour profile at the Wayback Machine (archived August 20, 2013)
- Karim Darwish at Squash Info
- Page at Squashpics.com
- "Karim Darwish Retires"
- Egyptian male squash players
- 1981 births
- Living people
- African Games gold medalists for Egypt
- African Games medalists in squash
- Competitors at the 2003 All-Africa Games
- Competitors at the 2005 World Games
- Egyptian squash biography stubs