Squash player Amr Shabana ties up with Essex-based outdoor firm
22 Oct '07
2 min read
Egypt's World Number one squash player Amr Shabana has signed a two-year worldwide agreement with HI-TEC Sports.
The 28 year old from Cairo, who this month celebrated one and half uninterrupted years at the top of the PSA World Rankings, first reached the number one spot in April 2006 and has since maintained his dominance by adding five PSA Super Series titles to the take his tally to 16.
The agreement will see the two times world champion sporting the new 4:SYS Squash World Squash Championship model, launched especially for next years HI-TEC World Squash Championships. He joins several top stars including current World Champion David Palmer, James Willstrop, Nick Matthew and Lee Beachill in wearing the brands revolutionary new 4:SYS Squash shoes.
HI-TEC's Group Brand Communication Manager, Jason Larke said: "Amr has consistently demonstrated his credentials as one of the worlds top players and no-one can argue with his record. HI-TEC has a long long history of working with the worlds best players and I am immensely proud that we can welcome Amr and look forward to working with him in the future."
Shabana, looking to add to his list of successes at the forthcoming British Open, said of his signing: "It is great to join such a famous Squash brand, I know of the work that has gone into their new shoes and it was great to finally get on court with them. The cushioning and grip is fantastic, they are so comfortable, light and they really help my game and protect my body. I am looking forward to competing in them at the British."
Over 2 years in development the revolutionary 4: SYS Squash shoes have been independently tested by biomechanics experts Quintic Consultancy. Specifically designed to cater for dynamics of movement in Squash they boast up to 38% better impact absorption, up to 35% total reduction in force and up to 6 times better grip than any other brand tested.
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