Karim Ali Fathy (born May 30, 1993) is a professional
squash
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Sports
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* Squash (professional wrestling), an extremely one-sided match in professional wrestling
* Squash tennis, a game similar to squash but pla ...
player who represents
Egypt
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.
Career
Fathy won the prestigious
British Junior Open Under-13 category in 2007 and one year later he won the Under-15 category by defeating
Nasir Iqbal
Nasir Iqbal ( ur, ناصر اقبال; born April 1, 1994, in Bannu) is a squash player who represents Pakistan
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. He stood at World No. 340 in March 2009.
As of October 2013, Fathy reached a world ranking of World No. 39 after taking the Madison Open of the US state of
Wisconsin
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, beating Englishman
Joel Hinds 3–2.
References
External links
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archive 3
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1993 births
Living people
Egyptian male squash players
21st-century Egyptian people
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