About US

I am a table tennis player in Saudi Arabia, and I play for Al-Ettifaq. I was born and raised in Saudi Arabia, but I am Egyptian. Growing up, people always criticized my sport and said that table tennis is not a real sport, which inspired me to start Sand Smash to advocate for table tennis in the Middle East, particularly in Saudi Arabia. I want to create a thriving table tennis community in the region. 

I started playing table tennis when I was 9. In the summer, my sister used to train privately, and I used to go with her.  This continued for a few summers until I decided I wanted to play the entire year in Saudi Arabia, too. I quit football (soccer) to play table tennis. At the age of 13, I committed to the Al Nahda club.  At the age of 15, I transferred to Al-Ettifaq club after Al Nahda club shut down the game due to insufficient prizes, mainly because of the lack of popularity of table tennis in the region.  

Even though I started playing the sport late, I enjoy it tremendously. The feeling of adrenaline rushing through my body as I play fast-spinny rallies is incomparable to any other sport. This feeling is the reason I started playing table tennis.