Mohamed ElShorbagy – 700 Matches: The Breakdown

Mohamed ElShorbagy contested his 700th match on the PSA Tour when squaring off against France’s Gregoire Marche at the Florida Open last week and, in turn, became the youngest player to reach this milestone since records began.

ElShorbagy, who turned 33 on the same day, currently sits fourth on the all-time men’s list for PSA matches played, with only Greg Gaultier, James Willstrop and Nick Matthew sitting above him.

We’ve broken down the stats behind ElShorbagy’s 700 matches and taken a look at some notable fixtures along the way.

Career Stats

Matches: 700
Won: 539 (77%)
Lost: 161 (23%)
Tournaments: 203
Finals: 78 (38.61%)
Titles: 49 (62.82%)

Match Breakdown

Wins

3-0: 265 (49.17%)
3-1: 151 (28.01%)
3-2: 84 (15.58%)

Defeats

2-3: 44 (27.33%)
1-3: 44 (27.33%)
0-3: 56 (34.78%)

Most Frequently Played Opponent
Tarek Momen: 31 matches
Won: 25
Lost: 6

All-Time Men’s PSA Appearances List
1- Gregory Gaultier (FRA): 758
2- James Willstrop (ENG): 734
3- Nick Matthew (ENG): 705
4- Mohamed ElShorbagy (EGY): 701
5- Tarek Momen (EGY): 585
6- Amr Shabana (EGY): 575
7- Borja Golan (ESP): 572
8- Jan Koukal (CZE): 558
9- Miguel Rodriguez (COL): 557
10- Olli Tuominen (FIN): 537

All-Time Men’s PSA Titles List
1- Jansher Khan (PAK): 99
2- Jahangir Khan (PAK): 62
3- Mike Corren (AUS): 52
4= Peter Nicol (SCO): 49
4= Mohamed ElShorbagy (EGY): 49
6- Gregory Gaultier (FRA): 44
7- Ramy Ashour (EGY): 40
8- Jonathon Power (CAN): 37
9- Ali Farag (EGY): 36
10- Nick Matthew (ENG): 35

Notable Moments

First PSA match…

2006 Heliopolis Rotary Open: Qualifying First Round – Amr Mansi (EGY) bt Mohamed ElShorbagy (EGY) 3-1: 11-8, 5-11, 11-6, 11-8 (34m)

First PSA title…

2010 PSA Indian Challenger No.7: Final – [3] Mohamed ElShorbagy (EGY) bt [7] Tarek Momen (EGY) 3-2: 11-7, 3-11, 8-11, 11-8, 11-8 (74m)

First title on STV…

2013 Qatar Classic: Final – [5] Mohamed ElShorbagy (EGY) bt [3] Nick Matthew (ENG) 3-2: 11-5, 5-11, 11-6, 6-11, 11-4 (83m)

First Time in World’s Top 100…

December 2007

First Time in World’s Top 50…

November 2008

First Time in World’s Top 10…

September 2010

First time at WN1…

November 2014 – Replaced Gregory Gaultier
Has since spent 50 months at World No.1

First Platinum/World Series Title…

2013 Qatar Classic: Final – [5] Mohamed ElShorbagy (EGY) bt [3] Nick Matthew (ENG) 3-2: 11-5, 5-11, 11-6, 6-11, 11-4 (83m)

First British Open Title…

2015 Allam British Open: Final – [1] Mohamed ElShorbagy (EGY) bt [2] Gregory Gaultier (FRA) 3-2: 11-9, 6-11, 5-11, 11-8, 11-5 (94m)

First World Championship Title…

2017 AJ Bell PSA World Championships: Final – [3] Mohamed ElShorbagy (EGY) bt [6] Marwan ElShorbagy (EGY) 3-2: 11-5, 9-11, 11-7, 9-11, 11-6 (71m)

Longest Match…

2013 Hong Kong Open: Quarter Finals – [3] James Willstrop (ENG) bt [5] Mohamed ElShorbagy (EGY) 3-2: 9-11, 9-11, 11-9, 11-9, 20-18 (122m)