World No8 and 10th in the World Series Standings Mohamed El Shorbagy took Ramy Ashous place to make his debut in London A recurring hamstring injury has caused Egypt’s Ramy Ashour to withdraw from next week’s ATCO PSA World Series Finals in London which features the 8 players who earned the most points from the 9 PSA World Series championships in 2011. The $110,000 event will take place for the 3rd time at The Queen’s Club, from 4-8 January 2012.
The 24-year-old from Cairo has been plagued with hamstring and adductor injuries – and will now undergo specialist treatment in a clinic in Cologne in Germany in January.
Ashour’s place in the Finals line-up will be taken by fellow countryman Mohamed El Shorbagy (pic), the 20-year-old world No8 from Alexandria who will be making his debut in the championship.
Renewed groups and time schedule:
Group 1: James Willstrop (England), Mohamed El Shorbagy (Egypt), Karim Darwish (Egypt), Mohd Azlan Iskandar (Malaysia)
Group 2: Nick Matthew (England), Gregory Gaultier (France), Amr Shabana (Egypt), Peter Barker (England)
Wednesday 4th January 2012 draw:
Group 1 – Mohamed El Shorbagy v Mohd Azlan Iskandar
Group 1 – James Willstrop v Karim Darwish
Group 2 – Nick Matthew v Gregory Gaultier
Group 2 – Amr Shabana v Peter Barker
Thursday 5th January 2012 draw:
Group 1 – Karim Darwish v Mohd Azlan Iskandar
Group 1 – James Willstrop v Mohamed El Shorbagy
Group 2 – Nick Matthew v Amr Shabana
Group 2 – Gregory Gaultier v Peter Barker
Friday 6th January 2012 draw:
Group 1 – James Willstrop v Mohd Azlan Iskandar
Group 1 – Mohamed El Shorbagy v Karim Darwish
Group 2 – Nick Matthew v Peter Barker
Group 2 – Gregory Gaultier v Amr Shabana
Saturday 7th January 2012 draw:
Semi Finals:
Group 1 Winner v Group 2 Runner Up
Group 1 Runner up v Group 2 Winner
Sunday 8th January 2012 draw:
Final
