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Simon Rösner
Simon Rösner (born 5 November 1987) is a German former professional squash (sport), squash player. He broke into the Top 10 Official Men's Squash World Ranking, PSA World Rankings for the first time in November 2014, going on to become the highest-ranked male German squash player of all time. Rösner subsequently reached a world ranking of No. 6 matching Germany's Sabine Schone's career-high world ranking of No. 6 in June 2015. Rösner broke into the world Top 5 in June 2018 and Top 3 in December 2018 making him the highest-ever-ranked German player. Career overview In October 2012, Rösner won the Santiago Squash Open against Cameron Pilley in the final. In 2013, in what was referred to as the battle of the giants, he beat Omar Mosaad in 5 games in the North American Open 2013, North American Open to reach the quarter-finals of a World Series tournament for the second time. In the same year, he became a silver medalist at the Squash at the World Games 2013 – men's singles, W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paderborn
Paderborn (; Westphalian language, Westphalian: ''Patterbuorn'', also ''Paterboärn'') is a city in eastern North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, capital of the Paderborn (district), Paderborn district. The name of the city derives from the river Pader (river), Pader and ''Born'', an old German term for the source of a river. The river Pader originates in more than 200 springs near Paderborn Cathedral, where St. Liborius is buried. History Paderborn was founded as a bishopric by Charlemagne in 795, although its official history began in 777 when Charlemagne built a castle near the Paderborn springs.Ed. Heribert Zelder, Tourist Information Services, ''Welcome to Paderborn'', Stadt Paderborn: Paderborn, Germany, 2009. In 799 Pope Leo III fled his enemies in Rome and reached Paderborn, where he met Charlemagne, and stayed there for three months. It was during this time that it was decided that Charlemagne would be crowned emperor. Charlemagne reinstated Leo in Rome in 800 and was crow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
