J.P. Morgan Tournament of Champions 2020 Program

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DIEGO
ELIAS
NO.7
Lima, Peru
11/19/96
Precocious Peruvian Diego Elias is knocking on the door of the top echelons of
the PSA World Tour rankings. He has not yet made the jump to major Champion,
but that accolade may come this season if the past is prologue.
After joining the PSA World Tour in May 2013, Elias won his first title a year later
at the Regatas Resistencia Open-Tour De Las Americas. In doing so, he became
the first Peruvian to win a PSA World Tour title.Three months later he claimed
the distinction of becoming the first Peruvian to become the World Junior
Champion and without the loss of a single game.
More recently, Elias made it into the semis of the Channel VAS Championships
in 2018, before reaching the same stage at the Platinum-level Qatar Classic.He
finished runner-up to Karim Abdel Gawad in the Pakistan Open, before losing to
Mohamed Abouelghar in the final of the Motor City Open at the start of 2019.
Elias highlighted his 2018-2019 season by defeating top seed Paul Coll in an epic
98-minute final of the $75,000 Canada Cup in Toronto.
The tall, charismatic squash star is a favorite among his peers and enjoys the
social life at all Tour stops, making him a fan and promoter favorite.
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10/01/93
MOHAMED
ABOUELGHAR
NO.8
Mohamed Abouelghar joined the PSA World Tour in 2009,
winning his first title at the Royal Jordanian Squash Open in
2010. After a steady rise, the quiet but effective Egyptian
moved up in 2017-2018.Abouelghar made the quarter finals of
the $75,000+ 2018 Motor City Open, Grasshopper Cup and the
Torneo International Sporta. He won a victory at the Gold level
China Open in September, which catapulted him into the top ten
in the world for the first time.
The Egyptian continued to make appearances in the major
quarter finals that fall, reaching the last eight at the U.S. Open,
Hong Kong Open and the Black Ball Open to end 2018.
Abouelghar then won the Motor City Open in January 2019,
before reaching the semi finals of both the Canada Cup and
the Grasshopper Cupover the next two months, as he moved in
the World No.7 spot, his highest ever place in the rankings. He
finished his successful 2018-2019 campaign with a runner-up
finish at the prestigious World Tour Finals in Cairo, where he
lost out in a thrilling final to compatriot Karim Abdel Gawad.