File photo of Ali Farag.
Tickets sale is under way for the PSA Men’s World Championship 2019-2020, with the best squash players in the world set to appear at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex in Doha from November 8 to 15.
This will be the 41st edition of the Men’s World Championship, and the fifth time that the tournament will be held in Qatar, after the 1998, 2004, 2012 and 2014 events were also held in Doha.
The Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex will be the host venue, with this event replacing the annual PSA Platinum Qatar Classic tournament.
The last three winners of the Men’s World Championship will all feature in Qatar, with reigning World Champion and World No.1, Ali Farag leading the way, alongside 2017 World Champion Mohamed ElShorbagy - who was a runner-up in Doha in 2012 and 2014 - and 2016 champion Karim Abdel Gawad.
Farag will face Germany’s Raphael Kandra in one of the toughest first round matches on day one, while former World No.1 ElShorbagy will face compatriot Karim El Hammamy.
Gawad, another former World No.1, will be up against Frenchman Auguste Dussourd in the first round.
The likes of Tarek Momen, Paul Coll, Simon Rösner, Mohamed Abouelghar, Diego Elias, Miguel Rodriguez and Marwan ElShorbagy will all be aiming to win a first World Championship title next month in a multi-national draw.
Tickets are available for purchase through the Qatar Squash Federation website. Squash fans can also follow the tournament on Twitter and Facebook.
