Momen Makes It Six Egyptians In World Top 20

Tarek Momen leaps three places to make his top 20 debut in the Dunlop PSA Men's World Squash Rankings, bringing to six the number of Egyptians in the August list.

Momen, at 20 in the latest list, reached the finals against expectations in his last two PSA appearances. The 22-year-old from Cairo upset higher-ranked Cameron Pilley and Azlan Iskandar to reach the climax of the Indian Challenger No7 in May, then this month made it through to the biggest final of his career at the 5-star CIMB Malaysian Open, after overcoming Australia's Stewart Boswell and top-seeded compatriot Mohamed El Shorbagy.

It was Iskandar who went on to win the Malaysian Open - his third title triumph in the event since 2004. The success sees the 28-year-old from Kuala Lumpur jump four places to 14 in the new rankings, while Mohamed El Shorbagy moves up a single place to No13.

England's Nick Matthew extends his reign as world number one in the unchanged top ten, ahead of Egyptians Ramy Ashour, Amr Shabana and Karim Darwish, at two, three and four.

A Decade for Palmer

For Australian David Palmer, this month's list marks ten unbroken years in the top ten, since he entered for the second time at number eight in September 2000.

During that period he's captured 26 PSA titles including four British Open and two World Open crowns, and in October he heads for his fourth Commonwealth Games, aiming to add to his tally of one silver and four bronze medals in the previous three editions.

Congratulations David !!!