Amr Shabana Wins 2014 Squash Tournament of Champions
In good news for Egypt, Egyptian squash star Amr Shabana beat out Gregory Gaultier in Today’s J.P Morgan Squash Champions Tournament 2014 in New York.
The Egyptian pro beat the Frenchman 3/0 to seal the win, putting him on track to possibly regain the No. 1 title that he once owned between 2006 and 2008. Meanwhile, this victory prevents Gaultier from becoming the world No. 1 in February.
“Greg wasn’t maybe at his 100 per cent best tonight but I took full advantage of that.”
“I can remember so many times when he has beat me 3/0 when I had been playing my best so I’m happy to win today especially as it has been eight years since I last won the title here and playing a final here is such an amazing experience.
“Everything came together for me this week. You can do all the training you want but you still need things to go your way and that’s what happened for me this week so I’m going to remember it for a long time.
“I had a tough few years with injury and every time you get injured you don’t know if you’ll be back again. I’ve had moments when I’ve thought that would be it for me but luckily I’ve kept my head down and I’m OK for now.”
WE SAID THIS: Mabrook, Amr! Keep making the Egyptians proud!
