The great performance that has been shown over the last few months will give great satisfaction Diego Elijah. After a spectacular start to the year, our compatriot will be the world No. 1 squash player in the World Squash Ranking and the first South American athlete to achieve such a feat.
Diego competed in various international tournaments this year including JP Morgan, Motor City and Pittsburgh. By winning the three contests in a row, he managed to place himself in second place in the rankings. Then it would be his turn to make his best presentation at the Black Ball Squash Open; his opponent, however, was the Egyptian-English Mohamed ElShorbagy, who defeated him 3 – 2. But Elías’s future was written in Champion’s ink.
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Squash’s national pride got its first try at number one while competing at the 2023 Optasia Championships London, unfortunately, he sustained an injury that ruled him out of the duel against Egyptian Karim Abdel Gawad.
However, Peruvian history would not end so bleakly. Despite the fact that the squash player failed to advance in the two mentioned competitions, which were essential for him to achieve fame, the PSA World Squash Rankings Forecast portal published an article in which he pointed out, in view of the elimination the Egyptian-English Mohamed Elshorbagy in the second round of the Optasia Championships would give Elías first place Ranking Mundial de Squash.
Diego Elías takes first place in the Professional Squash Association ranking and will dethrone the Egyptian Mostafa Assal first of all. The Peruvian will be in best condition for at least two weeks. The British Open will mark whether things will continue at the top.
Also, Elías becomes the first South American to reach #1 in the PSA and the second Pan-American since the Canadian Jonathon Power, that he achieved it in 1999. No doubt full of pride for a country in need of happiness.
Did you know…
Exit. Diego Elías was a champion at the Pittsburgh Open, Motor City Open and the Squash Champions Tournament in UNITED STATES. “It does not stop. A hat-trick of titles so far in 2023,” wrote the Professional Squash Association.