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Published: 02 Apr 2008 - 10:07 by rippa rit

Updated: 02 Apr 2008 - 10:07

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Pilley up to world number 18

New South Wales player Cameron Pilley has moved to number 18 in the world in the latest rankings issued by the men’s Professional Squash Association (PSA).

The 25-year-old from Yamba in northern New South Wales reached the final of the top class Canary Wharf Classic during March, where he went down to world number four James Willstrop in a classic five-game final.

Lithgow’s David Palmer was the highest ranked Australian at number five, while Canberra’s Stewart Boswell, who is currently out of action with a back injury, slipped two places to 16.

Amr Shabana from Egypt stayed at number one ahead of compatriot Ramy Ashour.

Bradley Hindle, from Mackay in Queensland, rose two places to a career-high 69 on the strength of his maiden PSA title in Slovenia, while West Australian Wade Johnstone jumped four spots to 75 in the world.

The biggest Australian movers were young guns Matthew Karwalski from Raymond Terrace in NSW and Brisbane’s Zac Alexander.

Karwalski leaped 19 places to number 90 in the world, while Alexander, who won his first ever PSA tournament on Monday, soared 39 positions to be world number 145.

Rankings (last month in brackets)

1 (1) Amr Shabana (EGY)

2 (2) Ramy Ashour (EGY)

3 (3) Gregory Gaultier (FRA)

4 (4) James Willstrop (ENG))

5 (5) David Palmer (AUS

6 (6) Nick Matthew (ENG)

7 (7) Thierry Lincou (FRA)

8 (8) Karim Darwish (FRA)

9 (9) Wael El Hindi (EGY)

10 (11) Peter Barker (ENG)

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