El Shorbagy, 18, was schooled in Somerset before enlisting on a mechanical engineering degree at the university in Bristol and will bid to claim the British junior crown in Sheffield again next month before enjoying trips to Qatar, India and Saudi Arabia alongside his studies.
The Egyptian also currently holds the junior world title after winning it for a second time by beating Ivan Yuen of Malaysia in straight games in Chennai, India, in August.
That saw the Egyptian player become only the second in history to retain the title, having won it in Zurich 12 months earlier.
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