 Nicol reached number one in 1998 |
Peter Nicol has celebrated his 60th month as number one in the Professional Squash Association's world rankings. The 31-year-old first topped the list in February 1998 and has not been out of the top-three since that date.
He maintains his lead over fellow Briton Lee Beachill - who won August's English Open - France's Thierry Lincou and Australian David Palmer.
Nicol, who has won 48 titles in total, this week began his bid to win a fourth Hong Kong Open title in five years.
PSA world ranking (September):
1. Peter Nicol (Eng)
2. Lee Beachill (Eng)
3. Thierry Lincou (Fra)
4. David Palmer (Aus)
5. Amr Shabana (Egy)
6. Jonathon Power (Can)
7. John White (Sco)
8. Nick Matthew (Eng)
9. Karim Darwish (Egy)
10. Joseph Kneipp (Aus)