Amr Shabana Celebrates 28th Month As World Number One
The run confirms the Egyptian's status as the fifth longest-standing world number one of all-time - behind Pakistanis Jansher Khan and Jahangir Khan, Englishman Peter Nicol and Australian Geoff Hunt.
Frenchman Gregory Gaultier remains in second place, ahead of England's James Willstrop at three; Shabana's fellow countryman Ramy Ashour at No4, and Australia's recently-crowned British Open champion David Palmer at five.
Pakistan's Aamir Atlas Khan consolidates his status as the highest-ranked teenager by rising to a career-high 23. The 17-year-old from Peshawar justified his top seeding in last month's CAS International by winning the $30,000 PSA title in Islamabad to bring his Tour title triumphs on home soil to three.
Egyptian Omar Mosaad also celebrates a best-ever ranking. The 20-year-old from Cairo won the Scott Wealth Management Open in June in California, USA, against expectation - and now rises to 24.
A notable absentee from the July list is Welshman Alex Gough. The former world No5, who has appeared in the rankings without a break from September 1993 - and maintained a presence in the world top 30 from May 1997 until June 2008 - has retired from the Tour to take up the new PSA position as Chief Operating Officer.
1 [1] Amr Shabana EGY
2 [2] Gregory Gaultier FRA
3 [3] James Willstrop ENG
4 [4] Ramy Ashour EGY
5 [5] David Palmer AUS
6 [6] Thierry Lincou FRA
7 [7] Nick Matthew ENG
8 [8] Karim Darwish EGY
9 [9] Wael El Hindi EGY
10 [10] Peter Barker ENG
11 [11] Ong Beng Hee MAS
12 [12] Lee Beachill ENG
13 [13] Mohd Azlan Iskandar MAS
14 [14] Stewart Boswell AUS
15 [15] Adrian Grant ENG
16 [16] Laurens Jan Anjema NED
17 [17] Olli Tuominen FIN
18 [18] Cameron Pilley AUS
19 [19] John White SCO
20 [20] Shahier Razik CAN
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