KARACHI, Sept 2: Pakistan's top squash player Mansoor Zaman slipped to No 22 from No 19 in the latest Professional Squash Association (PSA) Men's World Squash Ranking issued on Thursday.

According to the PSA Ranking, Mansoor come three places down after having a bad season. Mansoor was ranked No 19 in the last PSA Men's World Ranking issued in the Month of July.

Shahid Zaman also downl from No 36 to 39 in the latest ranking. Farrukh Zaman after suffering series of losses in international Events went much lower as he was placed on No 49 from No 42.

England's Peter Nicol celebrates his 60th month as World No1. The Scottish-born but English registered 31-year-old first topped the world rankings in February 1998 and, following a remarkably consistent PSA Tour run, has not slipped out of the top three over the six-year period.

Since going full-time in 1992, Nicol has reached 66 PSA finals and claimed 48 titles - and this week began his bid to win a fourth title in five years in the Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Open.

The new Scottish No1, Australia born John White, has dropped from fifth to seventh place on the new list. Nicol maintains his lead over compatriot Lee Beachill - winner of last month's Mamut English Open - at two, France's Thierry Lincou at three, and Australian David Palmer at four.

Egypt's world champion Amr Shabana moves to a career-best-equalling fifth place, ahead of Canada's Jonathon Power at six. England's former world junior champion James Willstrop moves up One place to a career-high world No12 after reaching the English Open semifinals.

Fellow Yorkshireman Simon Parke, who reached the final of the English Open as a qualifier, is rewarded for his success by an eleven-place rise to 24 in the new list. Australians Dan Jenson and Paul Price both return to the top Twenty at 20. For Jenson, who has been plagued with injury since reaching a career-high world No5 in January 1999, it marks his return to the top twenty after a four-year absence.

WORLD TOP TWENTY MEN: 1 [1] Peter Nicol ENG 2 [2] Lee Beachill ENG 3 [3] Thierry Lincou FRA 4 [4] David Palmer AUS 5 [7] Amr Shabana EGY 6 [6] Jonathon Power CAN 7 [5] John White SCO 8 [8] Nick Matthew ENG 9 [9] Karim Darwish EGY 10 [11] Joseph Kneipp AUS 11 [10] Gregory Gaultier FRA 12 [13] James Willstrop ENG 13 [12] Anthony Ricketts AUS 14 [14] Omar Elborolossy EGY 15 [15] Mohammed Abbas EGY 16 [16] Adrian Grant ENG 17 [17] Graham Ryding CAN 18 [19] Mark Chaloner ENG 19 [18] Renan Lavigne FRA 20 [21] Paul Price AUS 20 [21] Dan Jenson AUS. -PPI