The Egyptian won both the Windy City Open in Chicago and the British Open in March and now has a points average of 2,150.000, nearly 300 more than the mark of 1,872.500 set by team-mate and three-time world champion Remy Ashour in April 2013.

Frenchman Mathieu Castagnet also enjoyed a successful month as he clinched the Canary Wharf Classic title to help him to a career-high ranking of number seven in the world.

Egyptian Ali Farag is also in unchartered territory as he occupies 11th place, the highest he has ever achieved.

Elshorbagy has a commanding 500 point lead over nearest challenger Gregory Castagnet of France, while England’s Nick Matthew is currently third.

“It has been a crazy month for me," said Elshorbagy.

"Winning the Windy City Open in Chicago for the first time and then defending the British Open title is amazing.

“It has been a crazy season.

"When I won four World Series titles last year I didn't know if I was going to be able to keep it up but to win five World Series tournaments in a row is a dream and I will keep working as hard as I can to keep it going.”

Elshorbagy’s team-mate Nour El Sherbini has moved to number two in the women’s rankings as her victory at the British Open in Hull, as well as a second-place finish at the Windy City Open, saw her climb three places.

The 20-year-old, one of the standout performers on the women’s tour in 2016, sits 200 points adrift of Britain’s Laura Massaro, who has managed to retain her status as the world’s top-ranked player, on a total of 2,908.824.

Malaysia’s Nicol David, an eight-time world champion, has fallen to her lowest-ever ranking in fifth, behind Frenchwoman Camille Serme and Raneem El Welily of Egypt.