Mohamed Elshorbagy Tops November World Rankings

23-year-old Egyptian Mohamed Elshorbagy has officially topped the PSA World Rankings for the first time in his career, heading the November list and knocking Frenchman Gregory Gaultier off the No1 spot he has held since April.

Elshorbagy becomes one of the youngest players ever to hold the world No1 position, joining an illustrious list of stars that includes Pakistani legends Jahangir Khan and Jansher Khan and fellow Egyptian maverick Ramy Ashour.

The Bristol-based powerhouse, who moved to England to work under the guidance of legendary squash star Jonah Barrington, aged just 15, sealed his rise to the top after winning the Delaware Investments US Open, beating Gaultier in the semi-final en-route to title glory.

"It is unbelievable to be the world number one," said Elshorbagy. "It has been a dream to get to that spot and I can't believe I am there now."

Elsewhere in the rankings, German Simon Rösner celebrates his highest ever ranking, breaking into the elite top ten for the first time in his career to occupy the world No10 slot.

The powerful man from Paderborn has been in fine form so far in 2014, reaching at least the quarter-finals in his last four events including the Hong Kong Open and US Open PSA World Series events.

"Becoming No10 means everything to me," said Rösner.

"This has been a dream and a goal of mine since I was a junior and it is very special and something I have been looking forward to for quite a while.

"The journey is not over yet though, I will be working hard to keep on improving my ranking for sure."

Rösner is joined in the top 10 by Tarek Momen, who moves back to the No9 position he occupied in September, while four-time world champion Amr Shabana, who lost the US Open final to Elshorbagy, moves above Ramy Ashour to hold the No4 ranking - his highest position since 2011.

Elsewhere inside the top 20, Swiss star Nicolas Mueller celebrates breaking back into the top 20 for the first time since May 2013 to his best ever ranking of No19 - while Marwan Elshorbagy and Mathieu Castagnet claim their best ever rankings of 14 and 15, respectively.