Mohamed El Shorbagy (Arabic: محمد الشوربجي, born 12 January 1991) is an Egyptian-English professional squash player.
[5] The Egyptian came close to winning the senior World Championship in 2012 after beating James Willstrop in a five-game semi-final thriller but lost out to compatriot Ashour in the final.
[4] In 2014, El Shorbagy opened his year by making the semi-finals of Tournament of Champions, where he lost to Grégory Gaultier in four games.
In the 2013 PSA World Series Finals (held in March 2014) El Shorbagy recorded his first win over Ramy Ashour, beating him 11–5, 11–5 in the round-robin stage.
[4] In November 2014, El Shorbagy became the world number 1 for the first time at the age of 23, courtesy of his victory over Grégory Gaultier in the semi-finals of the 2014 Delaware Investments US Open.
[4] However, a significant run of form from December 2015 to April 2016 saw El Shorbagy dominate the PSA World Tour, bringing him up to six successive World Series title wins, including defending his crown at the British Open after ending a four-match winless run against Ramy Ashour.
[13] On 8 June 2022, he won his first game since allegiance change at the Mauritius Open defeating compatriot James Willstrop.
In May 2023, he reached the semi final of the 2023 PSA Men's World Squash Championship before being knocked out by Karim Abdel Gawad.
[15] In December 2023, El Shorbay won a silver medal with England, at the 2023 Men's World Team Squash Championships in New Zealand.