Squash: Elshorbagy v Farag - SJP Canary Wharf Classic 2020 Final Roundup

[@TheJohnCooper]

Might be the highest standard of squash I’ve ever seen!! Incredible

[@squashtv]

It was an amazing match!! 🙌

[@rodeolo1]

@@squashtv London & Canary Wharf deserve it before the Coronavirus curfew...

[@써비TV]

Both players sportsmanship is best I've ever seen !!! quite moving!

[@antoinemarrat6576]

Mohamed ElShorbagy is the quintessence of sportsmanship. He is combative and never gives up. He can accept defeat and come back from lows. He is always respectful of his opponent and acknowledges them even when in difficulty. He is one of the few with the mind of a great champion.

[@TheWkingston]

Alex Magnier well said

[@billionrichard5135]

Growth. The matches shorbagy played before weren’t that gentle, but respect him anyway

[@antoinemarrat6576]

@@hamacWay Very true!

[@thatellipsisguy8984]

True, he saves his disrespect for the umpires...

[@hamzaliaqatmehmood]

The bit about being combative and aggressive, rebounding from failure cannot be said of Farag yet. He has to prove some things at this stage of his career I feel. He is however brilliant ofc

[@samfoster656]

Unbelievable Squash, Both fantastic players. Doing the sport proud.

[@dalstonjazz]

I watched it last night on Eurosport. These two were playing at a level that I don't think we're seen sustained for so long in a match.

[@christovanderberg3649]

Thought the same mate... the level of squash from both players were just phenomenal!

[@eoindolan2011]

Ali Farag is a true role model. The way he plays the game is inspiring. His values and calibre as a person come through so clearly from the way he carries himself on the court. Since he came on tour he has impacted the entire culture. Others are trying to carry themselves with similar respect and appreciation for their competition now - its phenomenal to see

[@777greglee]

i agree totally. One small area that i have seen this in acknowledging a great shot from your opponent. Gaultier and Ramy aside, not many players acknowledged fantastic shots. Ali does it regularly and i noticed MES do it more in this game than i have seen before.

[@jakobdonskov]

I'm sitting here alone in my room shouting and cheering for Farag, and can't help but smile like an idiot. What an awesome game, truly great performances! And such great attitudes from both of them. They are pushing the boundaries of the game. Wauw. Just incredible.

[@123Jacktu]

Shorbagy clearly isn't the crowd favourite. However he hits outright winners like Dessouky and has the best mental strength of the top players. This is on the back of Farag looking unstoppable and Shorbagy playing off form. Great stuff.

[@MattMarshallUK]

Incredible tournament, incredible final! I'm in awe of the level of squash between these two. Particularly impressed with how Mo's nerve holds up on the big points... still hitting winner after winner. A proper champion! Massive respect also to Ali. It's great to see top players enjoying themselves even in the most crucial moments.

[@christovanderberg3649]

Watched the final now... never seen squash on this level! Absolutely phenomenal squash from both players... Some of those gets and kills... Wow! And even better sportsmanship.

[@kubasniak]

What an amazing performance... and they make it look so easy and smooth it's unreal.

[@reberstein]

What a match. Unbelievable level of Squash !!! Thanks to both sportsmen.

[@thamightybountykilla]

I haven't seen this level of quality in years, they took the game to the next level. The respect they have for each other truly showed throughout the match.

[@PrashanthRaoNDZ]

True World number one like quality, performance and elegance! Else can be said, take a bow everyone Mohamad El-shorbagy!!

[@lordjimbo2]

ElShorbagy finally found the solution to Farag - just YOLO thirty semi-impossible kill shots for every error.

[@mellownuance]

lordjimbo2 I was hoping if someone saw that ... people probably dont realize the height of quality these guys are touching ...as a squasher Im flabbergasted 😮

[@squashtv]

No doubting that these two 100% bring the best out of one another on court!!

[@theexperience5549]

Kill shots win points, rally in practise, kill in competition

[@lordjimbo2]

@@theexperience5549 Yes, I know that. I meant more that to pull off the number of razor-thin kills he did with as few errors as he did was flabbergasting.

[@hrorq]

This might be the most amazing ElShorbagy-Farag take ever. 💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼

[@remcovandijk279]

The number of direct kills that Elshorbagy produced is unreal. They're such high-risk shots, and you have to keep the amount of errors very low against Farag if you want to win. Extraordinary performance, of both players.

[@JeReL19]

Grateful this wasnt cancelled. I have a renewed appreciation for these athletes.

[@TheHilarious91]

Haven't seen MES played so sharp and accurately in a long time!

[@Mohammered]

Loved the match. But honestly, could that trophy be any uglier!? Like put some effort into making the strings straight at least. I feel that these guys deserve better

[@benschroeder9940]

The trophy is cool as fuck, i like it.

[@XChazzyMX]

They literally just prayed painted it silver and call it "The Championship Trophy" ahah

[@Mohammered]

@@XChazzyMX haha right?! I couldn't believe it when I saw it at first...

[@Mohammered]

@@hamacWay lolol

[@omadaw]

What on earth was that idea conceived?

[@michaelmcarthur7134]

Top class from both players tonight. I see talent and mutual respect to spare.

[@MrRyanboo1]

Shorbagy has really adapted his game to deal with farag after losing to him a few times - like all great champions he’s learnt and come back even better

[@gamolly]

The last two tournaments showed us some tremendous squash! I love it!

[@aqilhirji]

Please please please please please make this a full match release! 🙏We need something to get us through the season suspension!

[@anandswaroop4061]

Old shorbagy like he was in 2014-15 with Ramy ashour elgouna & qatar monster matches 💥

[@MickeSandlund]

Thank you for a great roundup (as always) of this top-quality match! They really bring out the best of each other.

[@bmw-e30]

Faraq is a real spiderman and don't know how ELShorbaggy manages to beat him but glad that he does.

[@dboko]

When Shorbagy is at his best he is unbeatable, even against Farag who looks better and better each season.

[@watching99134]

@@dboko Shorbagy also upgraded to the new Tecnifibre line.

[@rodeolo1]

Mo El Shorbagy got the massive R-type of ACTN3

[@rodeolo1]

Massive...massive WOW...Squash at another level....another galaxy...

[@GermanCHiiiLLeR]

8:26 True sportsmenship... they both had fun you can see that..

[@stevehughes1510]

After a hard match these two are smiling and talking calmly at the end...........so many shots and extremely hard rallies. Loved the commentators comment half way through the match 'she's not impressed but we are.'

[@stevesewall]

8:26 Who else shows such joy in the game for the game's sake as these guys?

[@uetel1120]

Nice game. These two palyers always have close-match. I respect them.

[@enricetv]

What a great match!! incredible quality of squash~~!

[@Shereefe]

Amazing respect between them. Well done fellas

[@kaustubhtanksale6248]

5:47 She wasn't impressed but the rest of us were. Spot on commentary 😂😂

[@MrTc1004]

True

[@MrTc1004]

Facts

[@rushil24awasthi]

What amazing quality!

[@seahmedosman]

Competition between Shorbagay and Farag same like Mercedes and BMW ... great Egyptian champions

[@benschroeder9940]

Farag and Elshorbagy aren't rank 1 and 2. They are rank 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6. Just watching the game and their previous opponents, they are miles ahead of everyone else in the top 10.

[@abdiver12]

I'd say Paul Coll is breathing down their necks. Don't forget, he beat Shorbagy in Chicago (followed by Gawad) and was 2-0 up on Farag in the final.

[@MrRyanboo1]

Jonathan 916 no good being 2-0 gotta win 3 pal 😂 agree though Coll will have his moment

[@quail6129]

Jonathan 916 ngl shorbagy played like trash in Chicago, but Paul also played the best I’ve ever seen from him. We will see if he can keep that up

[@sportseditzzz4529]

Also Rosner, Elias , and Coll are very tough competition for Farag and Elshorbagy.

[@ahmedyoussef4147]

Bec shorbagy said that he has a personal problems so he will not play elgouna and and asked them to not take his points but they refused air he could sleep or play he said that after match go to instgram see it and gawad lose from coll by a stroke game which was no let in 10 _9 to paul gawad make get the point to be 10_10 but the refree said strike but it was easy no let the refree was supporting coll aganist gawad see gawad what he say after match he say that lose because of referee wrong decision and he said even if it in purpose ir not gawad say that after match

[@bbgm808]

I have never in my life seen elshorbagy play as well as he plays here

[@velohana3781]

Incredible match. Thank you for the highlights - well done!

[@glebkachur8033]

What I find so special about squash is that it isn't about not getting tired. everyone will be fatigued by the 4th or 5th game. What separates the elites is what they can do in that fatigued state

[@Cocorilla2.0]

Looked like Farag was set to be the new top dog. But it seems the old dog still has some fight left in him. Awesome match. Thanks guys

[@farhanshah1427]

What a game. 2 best of the world, It’s never easy to win from Ali Farag

[@shahg25]

Haven’t seen such a level in a long time

[@B1J0D]

That might he the best I've ever seen Elshorbagy play!

[@robeybryant]

Incredible squash!! Any way we could get a full match out of this? :)

[@stuckupcurlyguy]

Mohammed ES demonstrated how to beat Ali Farag. Play without fear, take every opportunity and play fast, sharp volleys to keep the rangy fellow off balance. You can't give Farag any chance to breathe or he'll run all over you.

[@777greglee]

Kudos to ElShorbagy. Great quality and fantastic spirit. I didn't see the whole match but it looked like Ali Farag went a bit passive in decisive points. It seemed like ElShorbagy was the more attacking player at the key moments.

[@gedofgont1006]

Yep, too passive and his short game was way off the mark, too. Still, Elshorbagy was really fired up and so accurate. He deserved to win, no doubt about it.

[@abdiver12]

Both these players have incredible movement but for me, the difference is Shorbagy's accuracy to the front. His drops and boasts are much tighter than Farag's which are often loose and get him into trouble. If Farag can improve the accuracy of his short game, he will become much harder to beat plus he won't have to work so hard to win points.

[@ahmedhafez6876]

See how tight MES hugging his coach you can realise that MES has improved his mental strength rather than just technique to be able to beat Farag...

[@watching99134]

Great quality, I saw Farag smoke Shorbagy in the finals of the U.S. Open in Philly last fall, I thought it was the changing of the guard but Shorbagy and his new Tecnifibre racquet had other ideas.

[@kiddooku3580]

What a match.

[@damon123jones]

the pharaohs are so supirior

[@damon123jones]

the beast is sooo amazing

[@oliverharvey7561]

what a great champion shorbaggy is-

[@doosungv]

another class...

[@kennyg1358]

That was impressive.

[@jacobeliosoff1264]

El Shorbagy looked wiped out. What I admire most here, on top of his usual unbelievable mental intensity, is how calm and measured he played it. Not a lot of beast mode - deliberate, precise shots to the corners. Aside from some sketchy boasts from Farag, looks like they both played an amazing match. But the telling detail here is that even in losing Farag looked like he had the time of his life. El Shorbagy only has the time of his life when he wins :)

[@rodeolo1]

Mo El Shorbagy got the massive R-type of ACTN3

[@jonanderson6642]

Great match

[@tomg2578]

AMAZING

[@duncanidaho9492]

very hught level for the both players

[@sebulban]

So how many cross court nicks on this match 😂? Ziiz they were hitting them like straight drives 😊

[@ArthurFurtadod2r]

Real legends

[@mars3579]

Egyption rules baby

[@nanyahmed9861]

Egyptians make magic ✌️✌️🇪🇬😌😌

[@elenitabua-young2642]

How long was their match? This was not shown.

[@squashtv]

79mins

[@elenitabua-young2642]

@@squashtv wow - so it surpass their average matches of 61 minutes that's incredible! Thanks for the infor.

[@joshwhite3339]

Surprised El Shorbagy listed Farag as tougher to play then Ashour, when Ashour used to beat Shorbagy quite often

[@mujadidarham4844]

May be he wants to play with the mind of Ali or may be indeed he has find his toughest competitor till date in the face of Ali.

[@camerondelisle5768]

Nice trophy

[@Godschild77786]

Farag : Djokovic Mo : Nadal Ramy : Federer

[@johnho6954]

Definitely not. Ramy has nowhere near the career federer had.

[@mujadidarham4844]

@@johnho6954 excuse me? Ramy is the squash GOAT of modern squash. You might have not followed him in his career.

[@Godschild77786]

John Ho None of them have had the careers the other three have had, in terms of style and comparing the top 3

[@johnho6954]

@@mujadidarham4844 I followed Ramy, and I think at his peak, he is top 3 of all time. But he was far too inconsistent to be labeled the goat

[@ahmedyoussef4147]

@@johnho6954 he manage to get many worod series title and 3 times world champion

[@gedofgont1006]

Has the rest of the season been cancelled, because of Corona-virus?😫

[@squashtv]

Until the end of April (at the moment) psaworldtour.com/news/view/7456/psa-tour-suspended-until-end-of-april-due-to-covid-19

[@muhammedmaged8296]

6:38 there is the yalla yalla yalla yalla😂😂

[@ravikotapati9253]

why am i watching this? I have no literal idea of what this sport is. helpmegod.

[@mujadidarham4844]

That's the best sport in the world

[@bharatswarup4461]

What a match , what a crowd .. but that trophy sucks !!!!

[@jj9749]

Everyone there should now be self isolating

[@skyjockbill]

Who'd a thought a major lockdown was about to hit in days?!

[@MJ-og8tm]

Ali farag is clear

[@NotempoT]

The match needed more lobs.

[@sebastianivascu5569]

Am I the only one annoyed by the commentators with the stupid nicknames? The Beast of Alexandria and other idiotic stuff?

[@XMANTER69]

Uhmmmmmm...that's not a trophy it's a racket...awkward lol

[@KingKhan-yp6cq]

Not a trophy 🏆 this is a broken racket 😂 😂 😂 😂

[@hamzahpatel881]

First

[@sunrise1272]

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