the St Louis Open crown in the United States. The next event saw the in-form Egyptian brush aside all opposition in the Hungarian Open in Budapest, winning his third title in as many weeks after beating Grégory Gaultier in the final. But the World Open in Hong Kong confirmed his renaissance beyond doubt. Seeded five, Amr crushed fourth seed Lee Beachill in the quarters, Peter Nicol in the semis, and, in his third successive straight games victory, powered past David Palmer 11–6 11–7 11–8 in the final to become the first player since the heyday of the Khans to win the World Open title for the second time. The new year brought continuing rewards for Shabana with victories in the Canadian Classic in January, followed by the Tournament of Champions in New York in March, and the Bermuda PSA Masters in April – bringing his PSA Tour title tally to 12, and then in April 2006, Shabana became the first Egyptian player to reach the world number 1 ranking. In 2007, Shabana was crowned world champion for the third time in five years at the World Open in Bermuda and later in January 2009, Shabana's 33-month reign as World No. 1 was ended by his countryman Karim Darwish. In 2014, Shabana became the oldest professional to win a World Series title by defeating Grégory Gaultier in the finals of Tournament of Champions. On the 27th of August 2015, Shabana announced his retirement from competitive professional squash. World Open final appearances 4 titles & 0 runner-up Major World Series final appearances British Open: 1 final (0 title, 1 runner-up) Hong Kong Open: 4 finals (4 titles, 0 runner-up) Qatar Classic: 3 final (1 title, 2 runner-up) US Open: 4 finals (2 titles, 2 runner-up) Career statistics Listed below. PSA Titles (30) All Results for Amr Shabana in PSA World's Tour tournament Note: (ret) = retired, min = minutes, h = hours PSA Tour Finals (runner-up) (11) Singles performance timeline To prevent confusion and double counting, information in this table is updated only once a tournament or the player's participation in the tournament has concluded. Note: NA = Not Available See also Official Men's Squash World Ranking References External links 20 Questions With Amr Shabana at Squashsite.co.uk All About Amr Shabana at Squashsite.co.uk Kaleidoscope Almost Famous by Amr Shabana at Squashsite.co.uk Amr's Profile at El Ahram Weekly Egyptian male squash players 1979