Allam British Open 2016

The Allam British Open 2016 took place from March 20-27, 2016 in Kingston upon Hull , United Kingdom . The venues were the Airco Arena and the University of Hull . The men's squash tournament was part of the PSA World Tour 2015/16 and belonged to the World Series category . The women's squash tournament also belonged to the World Series category and was part of the women's PSA World Tour 2015/16 .

Last year's winner for men was Mohamed Elshorbagy , for women Camille Serme . Elshorbagy defended his title with a three-set win in the final against Ramy Ashour , who celebrated his comeback after an injury. In the women's category, Nour El Sherbini won an all-Egyptian final against Nouran Gohar with 11: 7, 9:11, 7:11, 11: 6 and 11: 8.

The field of participants in the men's competition consisted of 32 players, eight of which were reserved for qualifiers. The eight best players were seeded. In the women's competition there were also 32 players, 16 of whom will be seeded. Of the other 16 places, eight were reserved for qualifiers. Per Wildcard received Tom Richards and Fiona Moverley a starting place in the respective main field.

Prize money and world ranking points

At the tournament, the following prize money and world ranking points were paid out or credited for reaching the respective round. Players who entered the main field from qualification received the specified qualification points in addition to those for reaching the respective round. Otherwise the amounts are not to be understood as cumulative. The total prize money was $ 150,000 for the men and $ 130,000 for the women.

	Men's		Ladies
round	Points	Prize money	Points	Prize money
victory	2625	$ 23,625	4800	$ 20,995
final	1725	$ 15,525	3300	$ 12,844
Semifinals	1050	$ 9,450	1950	$ 7,904
Quarter finals	640	$ 5,740	1050	$ 4,693
Round of 16	375	$ 3,375	525	$ 2,779
First round	190	$ 1,690	300	$ 1,636

Men's

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Mohamed Elshorbagy victory 02.  Grégory Gaultier Semifinals 03.  Nick Matthew Round of 16 04th  Omar Mosaad 1 round

No. player Round reached 05.  Ramy Ashour final 06th  Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Quarter finals 07th  Simon Rösner Quarter finals 08th.  Mathieu Castagnet 1 round

Explanation of symbols

Q = qualifier WC = wildcard LL = Lucky Loser ITF = qualified via ITF ranking

ALT = replacement (alternate) PR = Protected Ranking SE = Special Exempt

r = retired d = disqualification where = walkover

Results

First round									Round of 16									Quarter finals									Semifinals									final
1	Mo. Elshorbagy	11	12	11
Q	N. Muller	7th	10	4th					1	Mo. Elshorbagy	11	11	8th	11
	T. Momen	11	4th	6th	7th					J. Willstrop	6th	6th	11	5
	J. Willstrop	5	11	11	11													1	Mo. Elshorbagy	11	11	11
	D. Selby	5	7th	5														6th	M. Á. Rodríguez	8th	8th	9
Q	M. Abouelghar	11	11	11					Q	M. Abouelghar	3	8th	8th
Q	R. Kandra	8th	4th	6th					6th	M. Á. Rodríguez	11	11	11
6th	M. Á. Rodríguez	11	11	11																							1	Mo. Elshorbagy	11	11	11
8th	M. Castagnet	6th	11	10	6th																							KA Gawad	8th	7th	7th
	S. Ghosal	11	8th	12	11					S. Ghosal	6th	6th	r
	Ma. Elshorbagy	11	6th	6th	11	11				Ma. Elshorbagy	11	11
	B. Golan	3	11	11	5	4th													Ma. Elshorbagy	9	7th	11	10
	M. Hesham	2	4th	11	9														KA Gawad	11	11	4th	12
	F. Dessouki	11	11	6th	11					F. Dessouki	14th	3	10	9
	KA Gawad	11	11	14th	11					KA Gawad	12	11	11	11
4th	O. Mosaad	13	7th	12	4th																															1	Mo. Elshorbagy	11	11	11
3	N. Matthew	11	11	11																																5	R. Ashour	2	5	9
Q	A. Waller	7th	4th	8th					3	N. Matthew	11	11	12	7th	4th
WC	T. Richards	6th	6th	5						A. Farag	4th	13	10	11	11
	A. Farag	11	11	11															A. Farag	8th	8th	11	6th
	R. Cuskelly	12	13	9	12													5	R. Ashour	11	11	9	11
Q	P. Coll	10	11	11	10					R. Cuskelly	5	9	11	11	11
Q	C. Salazar	11	11	8th	8th	3			5	R. Ashour	11	11	6th	9	13
5	R. Ashour	1	6th	11	11	11																					5	R. Ashour	11	12	8th	9	11
7th	S. Rösner	10	11	11	11																						2	G. Gaultier	6th	10	11	11	7th
	M. Lee	12	8th	9	8th				7th	S. Rösner	11	10	10	11	11
Q	Z. Mohamed	5	14th	9	11	7th				C. Simpson	8th	12	12	7th	4th
	C. Simpson	11	12	11	9	11												7th	S. Rösner	6th	6th	8th
	S. Coppinger	11	11	11	11													2	G. Gaultier	11	11	11
Q	MN Adnan	3	13	3	5					S. Coppinger	5	1	9
	C. Pilley	11	6th	11	2	7th			2	G. Gaultier	11	11	11
2	G. Gaultier	8th	11	7th	11	11

Ladies

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Laura Massaro Quarter finals 02.  Nicol David Semifinals 03.  Raneem El Weleily Quarter finals 04th  Nour El Sherbini victory 05.  Camille Serme Semifinals 06th  Omneya Abdel Kawy Quarter finals 07th  Amanda Sobhy Quarter finals 08th.  Nouran Gohar final

No. player Round reached 09.  Annie Au Round of 16 10.  Sarah-Jane Perry Round of 16 11.  Alison Waters Round of 16 12.  Low Wee Wern 1 round 13.  Joshana Chinappa 1 round 14th  Delia Arnold 1 round 15th  Jenny Duncalf 1 round 16.  Emily Whitlock 1 round

Explanation of symbols

Q = qualifier WC = wildcard LL = Lucky Loser ITF = qualified via ITF ranking

ALT = replacement (alternate) PR = Protected Ranking SE = Special Exempt

r = retired d = disqualification where = walkover

Results

First round									Round of 16									Quarter finals									Semifinals									final
1	L. Massaro	11	11	11
Q	O. Blatchford	2	5	6th					1	L. Massaro	11	12	11
	L. Hansen	9	8th	11	11	11				L. Hansen	9	10	5
14th	D. Arnold	11	11	8th	5	9												1	L. Massaro	8th	5	7th
16	E. Whitlock	5	7th	5														5	C. Serme	11	11	11
	V. Lust	11	11	11						V. Lust	5	8th	3
WC	F. Moverley	7th	6th	3					5	C. Serme	11	11	11
5	C. Serme	11	11	11																							5	C. Serme	10	9	11	11	9
8th	N. Gohar	11	11	11																							8th	N. Gohar	12	11	9	9	11
	H. El Torky	2	1	3					8th	N. Gohar	11	11	11
Q	S. Campion	5	6th	5					9	A. Au	7th	3	8th
9	A. Au	11	11	11														8th	N. Gohar	11	11	9	11
10	S.-J. Perry	11	11	7th														3	R. El Weleily	9	6th	11	9
Q	M. Metwally	8th	3	4th	r				10	S.-J. Perry	9	12	6th
Q	N. Gilis	5	3	3					3	R. El Weleily	11	14th	11
3	R. El Weleily	11	11	11																																8th	N. Gohar	7th	11	11	6th	8th
4th	N. El Sherbini	11	11	11																																4th	N. El Sherbini	11	9	7th	11	11
	N. Fernandes	3	7th	6th					4th	N. El Sherbini	11	11	6th	11
Q	T.-L. Liu	13	11	4th	11				Q	T.-L. Liu	3	7th	11	1
15th	J. Duncalf	11	8th	11	7th													4th	N. El Sherbini	11	11	14th
11	A. Waters	11	11	11														7th	A. Sobhy	4th	7th	12
	R. Grinham	4th	5	6th					11	A. Waters	8th	2	3
Q	C. Aumard	7th	7th	4th					7th	A. Sobhy	11	11	11
7th	A. Sobhy	11	11	11																							4th	N. El Sherbini	11	2	11	11
6th	OA Kawy	9	7th	11	11	15th																					2	N. David	6th	11	9	6th
Q	T. Evans	11	11	8th	7th	13			6th	OA Kawy	11	11	11
	J. Chan	11	11	10	10					J. Chan	5	5	9
12 PR	L. Wee Wern	5	9	12	8th	r												6th	OA Kawy	4th	14th	10	2
13	J. Chinappa	10	11	9	5													2	N. David	11	12	12	11
	D. Urquhart	12	7th	11	11					D. Urquhart	4th	7th	6th
Q	M. Hany	8th	9	0					2	N. David	11	11	11
2	N. David	11	11	11

Web links

• Official tournament website (English)
• Tournament site on psaworldtour.com (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ PSA Tour Rule Book (PDF) Retrieved March 14, 2016.