Nickname(s) The Dark Prince Weight 76 kg Turned pro 1999 Racquet used Head Height 1.79 m Retired 2014 | Plays Right Handed Name Karim Darwish Residence Cairo, Egypt Country Egypt Title(s) 23 Coached by Amir Wagih | |
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Born August 29, 1981 (age 43) Cairo, Egypt ( 1981-08-29 ) | ||
Highest ranking No. 1 (January, 2009) | ||
Squash megarallies karim darwish v mohamed el shorbagy ep1
Karim Darwish (Arabic: كريم درويش) (born 29 August 1981, in Cairo, Egypt) is a squash player from Egypt.
Contents
- Squash megarallies karim darwish v mohamed el shorbagy ep1
- Squash karim darwish vs nick matthew saudi international 2008 part 1
- Career overview
- Personal life
- References
Squash karim darwish vs nick matthew saudi international 2008 part 1
Career overview
As a junior player, he won the World Junior Championship title in 2000, and the British Junior Open title in 1999.
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.
