Karim Abdel Gawad

Gawad and young Elshorbagy surprising in Chicago!

23-year-old Karim Abdel Gawad and fellow Egyptian Marwan Elshorbagy headlined the two major upsets during the two days of second round action at the 2015 Windy City Open in Chicago in contrasting styles.

Al Muzayen wins biggest final in Kuwait!

As Kuwait’s Abdullah Al Muzayen (ri) beats Egyptian Karim Abdel Gawad (le) in straight games (11-8, 12-10, 11-4) in the final of the Jena International in Kuwait City ...

Top four in Zurich semis!

All 4 seeds scored straightforward straight games wins in the Grasshopper Cup in Switzerland to set up the predicted semi-finals in Zurich. Egypt's Karim Abdel Gawad, at 20 the youngest of the 4, swiftly despatched newly-crowned Danish champion ...

Rosner makes maiden World Series quarters in Richmond!

Rising German star Simon Rosner (pic le) celebrated his 1st appearance in the quarter-finals of a PSA World Series event after beating world No16 Alister Walker (pic ri) 11-6, 11-6, 11-6 in the 2nd round of the North American Open ...

Tuominen takes title No4 in Finland!

Local hero Olli Tuominen (pic le) claimed his 4th Savcor Finnish Open title in 5 years when he defeated 3rd seed Karim Abdel Gawad (pic ri) in the final at Shopping Center Stella in Mikkeli. Top seed Tuominen reached the final - the 17th Tour final ...

Gawad downs Khan in World Open 1st round!

It was Egyptian youngster Karim Abdel Gawad (pic ri) who produced a major upset in the 1st round action of day 2 when he beat Aamir Atlas Khan (pic le, PAK) 12-10, 11-9, 11-5. Martin Knight (NZL) and Jan Koukal (CZE) played the longest match (94m) ...

Seeds suffer as Egyptians thrive in El Gouna!

All but two of the 2nd round matches in El Gouna International Open will feature Egyptian interest after local players led a flurry of upsets in the 1st round. Now from the 2nd round onwards, the events leaves Alexandria and will move to El Gouna. In 1...