It's been 4 years and I still haven't seen Squash at this level, the pace is insane and there aren't any players left who can match that skill level. Squash never got better beyond that day and I hope we will see a new generation of players who can offer something as exciting.
well theres asal. but i get u, we had matthew gregory and a few others that could play at this pace and now many of the ones that still can are close to retirement too 😆
incredible game and clutch refereering decisions. Though I can't shake the feeling that ramy makes an actual effort to play through interference, while shorbagy runs into his opponent very convincingly
Shorbagy is often not given credit for his retrieving skills which always looks fairly effortless but when watched in slow motion, I think he’s right up there with gaultier, the cannon ball or jansher. He’s got a very strong core. Ramy is still my favourite but he can struggle with the deep front lunges as the game progresses.
Shorbagy has been so dominant this year it is mind boggling. Only 1 loss in the US Open final and that's it. And now he wins the World Championship beating Ashour, Gaultier, and Matthew in a row. This is Jahangir/Jansher like dominance. His mental and physical strength are just incredible.
Thanks so much to the guys on PSA SquashTV for uploading a amazing squash match I love watching these two play makes me learn more about the game and played in such a good controlled manor my favourite one by far
These two strike the ball at a higher pace than any of the other players on the tour! Great to watch. It is a shame though to see Ramy physically weaker in recent years, as he is clearly the most talented. He still doesn't look completely comfortable lunging into the front backhand corner. Now that Gaultier and Matthew are older, Ramy and perhaps Gawad are the only two players I can see beating Shorbagy over the coming seasons.
Shorbagy is the best all round player eventhough Ramy's touch and speed was better in this game, in the end he didnt have the endurance to maintain it but Shorbagy did maintain the same pace to the end
Great squash. Thank goodness they changed the turning rule because there were far too many lets given off the back wall off wide balls when they should have been strokes, especially against Shorbagy.
Magnifique match. Avantage énorme à celui qui va chercher les "strokes", et non à celui qui provoque les décalages...je trouve ça dommage pour votre sport. La prise de risque devrait être plus valorisée. A ce niveau de performance le défenseur aura toujours l'avantage
Marco Bevilacqua Think he asks somebody to make a space so that guy could sit down, either because he was standing around and distracting him or because he knows him and was hooking him up.
Great game. But the not the best play from Shorbagy. He conveniently keeps running into his opponents and luckily kept getting strokes. There were 4 occasions when Ramy turned around and could have hit the ball and hit Shorbagy and would've gotten a 'dirty' stroke but he opted to stop and hence got a let. Don't think Shorbagy wouldve done the same.
Love squash, but one big problem I have with it, as it is refereed, is this: if a player hits his shot from the front so wide that it pops up in the middle of the back wall after it hits the side wall, and the other player can't hit it from the back because of "safety", why is it a let? EXAMPLE: 9:33 in this video. You have to offer the WHOLE wall for your opponent to hit his shot. It's not your opponent's fault you hit such a wide shot. Sorry, but that's just stupid.... STROKE all the way in my book.
Tubulousity the reason is that Ashour 'turned'. In this case Shobagy could not be expected to react fast enough. If Ashour had taken the shot before he turned then Shobahy's positioning was correct and the ball could have been played safely. Before they implemented this rule Ashour could have called 'turning' and played the shot. Unfortunately, this lead to too many injuries. I got hit in the eye (lucky I was okay just a contusion) this way.
If you turn like what ramy did, it’s a safety let. If ramy didn’t turn, it then can be a let or stroke depending on whether shorbagy allows ramy the full wall. Believe me, you wouldn’t want your opponent turning around like that and actually hitting it as it gives you no place to run for cover. The decision was good and consistent in this scenario.
I am not saying hit the ball, as that's dangerous, but award the stroke as ElShorbagy is just lingering around the middle. I know that the turning rule is necessary, but I just don't agree with it in a case like this. Shorbagy has time to get out of the way. In my view, if you hit the ball that wide, you should pay the price when it comes back in the middle and still have to allow the full front wall. Turning, while the ball hits 2 walls - side and back - is hardly unexpected. I've seen so many rallies ruined like this, due to automatic lets.
It's not a stroke because the opponent is exactly where they should be and can't be expected to get out of the way in time. Had Ashour taken the shot and hit Shobagy, Shobagy would have been awarded a stroke. It's the turning rule. If you turn, call a let.
Excellent discussion guys! I was looking for clarity on this. Ok so what I gather here is that if Ramy had stayed on his backhand, then it would have been a stroke unless ELshor got out of the way in time. Right?
I feel that Elshorbagy plays his squash with the mindset of a soccer player with all of his acting and pretending! Ashour puts a lot of effort into moving around his opponent creating a fair game - how it is meant to be
Wts? One could argue Elshorbagy had the right of way to the drop shot on the 11-11 ball but Ashour also had right of way to tee especially after a tight drop along the wall. Ashour should have went forward and circled around but no1 has that much time to think on sequences like these in the game of squash thus a clear let especially when Ashour is not the type of player that blocks. Crucial point that was a clear let and probably cost him the World title. That ref should no longer be refereeing and I don't care if he's a former #1
Maybe in the rule book but it's the most important part of the game. He had no time to make a decision after making a great shot on the move. A CLEAR LET BALL . Typical standard let ball if i ever seen one. Thks
Steve Brake it may have been a tight drop shot, however ashore didnt clear in time , and shorbagy was right behind him . At a pro level it would have been a stroke . Ur comment about " typical standard let ball if i've seen one " clearly shows that u have only ref for typical standard club players , which i agree would most definatly be a let.
It's been 4 years and I still haven't seen Squash at this level, the pace is insane and there aren't any players left who can match that skill level. Squash never got better beyond that day and I hope we will see a new generation of players who can offer something as exciting.
This is the worst generation since I can recall...
well theres asal. but i get u, we had matthew gregory and a few others that could play at this pace and now many of the ones that still can are close to retirement too 😆
Omg. . . .i think this is one of the best, most intense games i have ever seen!. . . Stunning
Yeah this
I watch this game every few days, just can't get over it, absolutely amazing! The crowd is extremely thankless though.
One of the best game of squash I have seen in my 40+ years of being interested in the sport!
Thank you guys for this outstanding game
You're the best
Thank you, what a treat
incredible game and clutch refereering decisions. Though I can't shake the feeling that ramy makes an actual effort to play through interference, while shorbagy runs into his opponent very convincingly
I was there from Monday to Thursday and this was the highlight for me. Great choice for a FGF!!!
One of the best games ever
Just can't get over the quality of squash in this game. I think i've watched it more than a dozen times in a few months!
This is no doubt the best squash i've ever seen in the history of squash!! Each hit each move every little detail was professionally done.
Shorbagy is often not given credit for his retrieving skills which always looks fairly effortless but when watched in slow motion, I think he’s right up there with gaultier, the cannon ball or jansher. He’s got a very strong core. Ramy is still my favourite but he can struggle with the deep front lunges as the game progresses.
14:53 Rolling back to the first set tie-breaker of the epic final between the two in 2014. Same opponent; Same tournament; Same shot.
One of the most entertaining games of squash I’ve watched. Brilliant.
Christmas miracle. Uploading THIS game is really kind of you PSAthank you!!!!!!
Just wait and see what we have planned for the 25th 😎
It involves squash...
A compilation of the funniest moments PJ & Joey had???(explaining a scoop, etc)
오랜만에 보았음에도 샷 하나하나에 긴장감이.. 요즘 선수들이 과도를 들고 싸운다면 마치 큰 장검을 들고 매 순간 급소를 노리는 듯한 게임이네요. Ashour is GOAT to me from the past to the present, to the future.
Shorbagy has been so dominant this year it is mind boggling. Only 1 loss in the US Open final and that's it. And now he wins the World Championship beating Ashour, Gaultier, and Matthew in a row. This is Jahangir/Jansher like dominance. His mental and physical strength are just incredible.
Jonathan 916 Two years ago it was Gawad, last year it was Gaultier and this year it's Mohammad. Seems to be a trend
Shorbagy and jansher? Are you kidding? Shorbagy is the most cheating player i have ever seen.
Thank you for this Squash TV
Thanks so much to the guys on PSA SquashTV for uploading a amazing squash match I love watching these two play makes me learn more about the game and played in such a good controlled manor my favourite one by far
Thank you PSA for sharing the game. Treat to watch Ramy!!! There will be only one ARTIST !!!
the stamina on Ramy is incredible
These two strike the ball at a higher pace than any of the other players on the tour! Great to watch. It is a shame though to see Ramy physically weaker in recent years, as he is clearly the most talented. He still doesn't look completely comfortable lunging into the front backhand corner.
Now that Gaultier and Matthew are older, Ramy and perhaps Gawad are the only two players I can see beating Shorbagy over the coming seasons.
123Jacktu I love how that's what we all thought. and then came Cuskelly.
The intensity of this game is mesmerizing!
What a game of squash 😛😛
Incredible first game. It will give Rami great confidence in his hamstring.
Merry Christmas @PSA SQUASHTV
Great game, but I can't help feeling a little nervous watching Ashour moving around the court so dynamically
What a classic game.
grande livello .....
Congratulations for shorbagy but Ramy still the best even he lose million match❤
Shorbagy is the best all round player eventhough Ramy's touch and speed was better in this game, in the end he didnt have the endurance to maintain it but Shorbagy did maintain the same pace to the end
triancirc true but Ramy hasn't played a lot of squash recently. That was why he was a little out of shape.
Banota msrya you're objectively incorrect 😂
I agree
insane game!
There is nothing in this world quite like elshorbagy-ashour games
Thanks for the up day. .... good ..... game ....
yes
Super game! Thanks for posting it. But my 3-year-old daughter was like, "Pressurizing?" Ha.
best squash
Great squash. Thank goodness they changed the turning rule because there were far too many lets given off the back wall off wide balls when they should have been strokes, especially against Shorbagy.
Best 2 players in the post Khan era
I normally warm the ball up by holding it under the dressing room hairdryer..... save my energy for the game. 🥵
how can the 12-12 point be a stroke when the ball ramy played was right up against the wall... you can't get it any further away
I thought it was just a let.
Explosive
Magnifique match. Avantage énorme à celui qui va chercher les "strokes", et non à celui qui provoque les décalages...je trouve ça dommage pour votre sport. La prise de risque devrait être plus valorisée. A ce niveau de performance le défenseur aura toujours l'avantage
Why was penultimate point a stroke?
ElShobagy got 13th point. Was that a stroke?
@27:40 the commentator says thats a carry. What does that mean?
HE WAS PRESSURIZING
13:42 Ramy has Ultra Instinct; his body moves on it's without him having to think about it. DragonBall Super reference. ;)
I miss the artist 😢
Uh i dont understand how u play this can someone explain
22:54Why did Ramy hit so easy ball?
Can anyone tell me what Ramy says at 18:31? "Guys can someone...?"
Marco Bevilacqua Think he asks somebody to make a space so that guy could sit down, either because he was standing around and distracting him or because he knows him and was hooking him up.
thank you
Who won this match in the end
Max Wedekind shorbagy won idk in how many
Great game. But the not the best play from Shorbagy. He conveniently keeps running into his opponents and luckily kept getting strokes. There were 4 occasions when Ramy turned around and could have hit the ball and hit Shorbagy and would've gotten a 'dirty' stroke but he opted to stop and hence got a let. Don't think Shorbagy wouldve done the same.
Take a shot every time the ref says yes let
Who win this much?
I slould like to see the full much
What was wrong with the shot at 8:00?
ESBs shot hit the nick and skidded.
Startrek squeish
Love squash, but one big problem I have with it, as it is refereed, is this: if a player hits his shot from the front so wide that it pops up in the middle of the back wall after it hits the side wall, and the other player can't hit it from the back because of "safety", why is it a let? EXAMPLE: 9:33 in this video. You have to offer the WHOLE wall for your opponent to hit his shot. It's not your opponent's fault you hit such a wide shot. Sorry, but that's just stupid.... STROKE all the way in my book.
Tubulousity the reason is that Ashour 'turned'. In this case Shobagy could not be expected to react fast enough. If Ashour had taken the shot before he turned then Shobahy's positioning was correct and the ball could have been played safely. Before they implemented this rule Ashour could have called 'turning' and played the shot. Unfortunately, this lead to too many injuries. I got hit in the eye (lucky I was okay just a contusion) this way.
If you turn like what ramy did, it’s a safety let. If ramy didn’t turn, it then can be a let or stroke depending on whether shorbagy allows ramy the full wall. Believe me, you wouldn’t want your opponent turning around like that and actually hitting it as it gives you no place to run for cover. The decision was good and consistent in this scenario.
I am not saying hit the ball, as that's dangerous, but award the stroke as ElShorbagy is just lingering around the middle. I know that the turning rule is necessary, but I just don't agree with it in a case like this. Shorbagy has time to get out of the way. In my view, if you hit the ball that wide, you should pay the price when it comes back in the middle and still have to allow the full front wall. Turning, while the ball hits 2 walls - side and back - is hardly unexpected. I've seen so many rallies ruined like this, due to automatic lets.
It's not a stroke because the opponent is exactly where they should be and can't be expected to get out of the way in time. Had Ashour taken the shot and hit Shobagy, Shobagy would have been awarded a stroke. It's the turning rule. If you turn, call a let.
Excellent discussion guys! I was looking for clarity on this. Ok so what I gather here is that if Ramy had stayed on his backhand, then it would have been a stroke unless ELshor got out of the way in time. Right?
I feel that Elshorbagy plays his squash with the mindset of a soccer player with all of his acting and pretending! Ashour puts a lot of effort into moving around his opponent creating a fair game - how it is meant to be
What an incredible shame Ramy couldn't stay healthy. He and Shorbagy would have had one of the greatest rivalries in the history of the game.
ridiculous game lol
I thought RUclips didn't allow this kind of utter filth onto its servers. I'm very glad the rules have changed
Josh O'Donovan I'm very confused. Why wouldn't RUclips allow squash....?
Shor-ba-gy and not Sho-ba-gy!!!
Ref ruined that game clearly
Steve Brake wts ? No?
Wts? One could argue Elshorbagy had the right of way to the drop shot on the 11-11 ball but Ashour also had right of way to tee especially after a tight drop along the wall. Ashour should have went forward and circled around but no1 has that much time to think on sequences like these in the game of squash thus a clear let especially when Ashour is not the type of player that blocks. Crucial point that was a clear let and probably cost him the World title. That ref should no longer be refereeing and I don't care if he's a former #1
There is no such thing as a "right of way to the tee".
Maybe in the rule book but it's the most important part of the game. He had no time to make a decision after making a great shot on the move. A CLEAR LET BALL . Typical standard let ball if i ever seen one. Thks
Steve Brake it may have been a tight drop shot, however ashore didnt clear in time , and shorbagy was right behind him . At a pro level it would have been a stroke . Ur comment about " typical standard let ball if i've seen one " clearly shows that u have only ref for typical standard club players , which i agree would most definatly be a let.