It appears to me that the top 3 Egyptians, Ashour, Darwish and Shabana read (guess, intercept) their opponents shots better and faster than any other player on the tour. Is this maybe the result of the way the Egyptian juniors are trained from the earliest age-groups onward? Instead of doing exclusively the endless (academic, abstract) rhythm based drills they are pushed to train relentless attacking (drops and nick kills from all around the court), and obviously those attacks often end up being not perfect, so that they are obliged to deal with a counter-attack from the front of the court. I personally think that vision (speed of perception of the ball) is the main key to squash; the greatest advantage you can have on your opponent is to see early where he/she sends the ball.
