Allam British Open 2018

The Allam British Open 2018 took place from May 15-20, 2018 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 2017/18 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 2017/18 .

Last year's winner for men was Grégory Gaultier , for women Laura Massaro . Gaultier lost in the semifinals to the top seeded Mohamed Elshorbagy , who met Miguel Ángel Rodríguez in the final . Rodríguez was in the final of a World Series tournament for the first time and defeated Elshorbagy 11: 7, 6:11, 8:11, 11: 2 and 11: 9. He was the first South American and also the first unseeded player to win the tournament. In the women's category, world number leader Nour El Sherbini prevailed, defeating Raneem El Weleily 11: 6, 11: 9 and 14:12 in the final .

The field of participants in the men's competition consisted of 32 players, eight of whom were qualifiers. The eight best players were seeded. In the women's competition there were also 32 players, 16 of whom were seeded. Of the other 16 places, eight were reserved for qualifiers. As in the previous year, Declan James and Fiona Moverley were given a starting place in the respective main field by wildcard .

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 for the men and women was 165,000 US dollars each.

round	Points	Prize money
victory	2625	$ 24,225
final	1725	$ 14,820
Semifinals	1050	$ 9,120
Quarter finals	640	$ 5,415
Round of 16	375	$ 3,206
First round	190	$ 1,888

Men's

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Mohamed Elshorbagy final 02.  Ali Farag Quarter finals 03.  Grégory Gaultier Semifinals 04th  Marwan Elshorbagy Quarter finals

No. player Round reached 05.  Tarek Momen 1 round 06th  Simon Rösner Quarter finals 07th  Karim Abdel Gawad Round of 16 08th.  Ramy Ashour 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	5	6th	11	11	11
	D. Elias	11	11	4th	8th	4th			1	Mo. Elshorbagy	8th	4th	11	11	11
	R. Cuskelly	9	11	11	7th	10			Q	G. Marche	11	11	7th	7th	7th
Q	G. Marche	11	2	8th	11	12												1	Mo. Elshorbagy	11	6th	12	11
	P. Coll	11	11	4th	11														P. Coll	6th	11	10	7th
Q	G. Parker	9	6th	11	8th					P. Coll	3	11	8th	11	11
	D. Selby	11	11	3	2	4th			7th	KA Gawad	11	4th	11	5	5
7th	KA Gawad	9	6th	11	11	11																					1	Mo. Elshorbagy	8th	11	11	3	11
6th	S. Rösner	11	11	11																							3	G. Gaultier	11	6th	6th	11	5
WC	D. James	8th	9	6th					6th	S. Rösner	11	11	11
	S. Ghosal	11	8th	6th	11	11				S. Ghosal	6th	7th	3
Q	G. Lobban	9	11	11	7th	3												6th	S. Rösner	7th	6th	5
	M. Abouelghar	11	12	11														3	G. Gaultier	11	11	11
Q	J. Makin	9	10	9						M. Abouelghar	3	9	3
	C. Pilley	5	7th	4th					3	G. Gaultier	11	11	11
3	G. Gaultier	11	11	11																																1	Mo. Elshorbagy	7th	11	11	2	9
4th	Ma. Elshorbagy	11	11	11																																	M. Á. Rodríguez	11	6th	8th	11	11
	J. Willstrop	8th	9	8th					4th	Ma. Elshorbagy	12	5	11	11
	C. Salazar	11	8th	11	9	13				C. Salazar	10	11	6th	8th
	N. Muller	9	11	5	11	11												4th	Ma. Elshorbagy	7th	13	11	11	6th
OLD	M. Castagnet	7th	7th	9														Q	R. Kandra	11	11	6th	13	11
Q	R. Kandra	11	11	11					Q	R. Kandra	9	11	11	11
	N. Matthew	11	10	11	8th	11				N. Matthew	11	7th	9	8th
5	T. Momen	4th	12	4th	11	2																					Q	R. Kandra	5	11	4th	3
8th	R. Ashour	11	8th	2	4th																							M. Á. Rodríguez	11	5	11	11
	M. Á. Rodríguez	7th	11	11	11					M. Á. Rodríguez	11	7th	12	11
Q	B. Coleman	10	11	6th	5					O. Mosaad	6th	11	10	1
	O. Mosaad	12	5	11	11														M. Á. Rodríguez	11	11	9	11
	M. Lee	11	11	3	11													2	A. Farag	8th	6th	11	6th
Q	A. Waller	4th	7th	11	5					M. Lee	7th	11	5	2
Q	C. Simpson	5	5	6th					2	A. Farag	11	7th	11	11
2	A. Farag	11	11	11

Ladies

Seeding list

No. Player Round reached 01.  Nour El Sherbini victory 02.  Raneem El Weleily final 03.  Nour El Tayeb Quarter finals 04th  Joelle King Round of 16 05.  Nouran Gohar Round of 16 06th  Camille Serme Semifinals 07th  Laura Massaro Semifinals 08th.  Sarah-Jane Perry Quarter finals

No. Player Round reached 09.  Alison Waters Quarter finals 10.  Annie Au Round of 16 11.  Tesni Evans Quarter finals 12.  Olivia Blatchford 1 round 13.  Joshna Chinappa 1 round 14th  Victoria Lust Round of 16 15th  Donna Urquhart Round of 16 16.  Salma Hany Round of 16

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	N. El Sherbini	11	11	11
	E. Whitlock	6th	4th	8th					1	N. El Sherbini	8th	11	11	11
Q	N. Gilis	7th	4th	7th					16	S. Hany	11	6th	2	6th
16	S. Hany	11	11	11														1	N. El Sherbini	6th	11	11	11	11
9	A. Waters	11	13	11														9	A. Waters	11	4th	13	7th	5
	J. Chan	5	11	6th					9	A. Waters	11	9	11	11
OLD	J. Duncalf	8th	5	6th					5	N. Gohar	4th	11	2	3
5	N. Gohar	11	11	11																							1	N. El Sherbini	11	11	11	11	11
7th	L. Massaro	21st	11	11																							7th	L. Massaro	13	4th	13	7th	5
Q	M. Hany	19th	6th	6th					7th	L. Massaro	11	15th	11
Q	Y. nobility	11	11	12					Q	Y. nobility	4th	13	3
13	J. Chinappa	7th	3	10														7th	L. Massaro	11	11	11
12	O. Blatchford	3	11	8th	2													3	N. El Tayeb	9	9	6th
OLD	A. Sobhy	11	8th	11	11				OLD	A. Sobhy	9	6th	11	12	5
OLD	R. Grinham	5	5	5					3	N. El Tayeb	11	11	8th	10	11
3	N. El Tayeb	11	11	11																																1	N. El Sherbini	11	11	14th
4th	J. King	11	11	11																																2	R. El Weleily	6th	9	12
Q	A. Landers-Murphy	3	6th	7th					4th	J. King	9	8th	6th
Q	A. Fuller	8th	9	4th					11	T. Evans	11	11	11
11	T. Evans	11	11	11														11	T. Evans	14th	11	11	9	6th
15th	D. Urquhart	11	11	11														6th	C. Serme	16	7th	7th	11	11
	M. Metwally	5	9	9					15th	D. Urquhart	9	4th	7th
Q	M. Tomlinson	1	6th	8th					6th	C. Serme	11	11	11
6th	C. Serme	11	11	11																							6th	C. Serme	7th	11	10	6th
8th	S.-J. Perry	11	6th	11	11																						2	R. El Weleily	11	4th	12	11
	H. El Hammamy	5	11	7th	8th				8th	S.-J. Perry	11	11	11
Q	S. Cornett	15th	5	1					10	A. Au	6th	6th	5
10	A. Au	17th	11	11														8th	S.-J. Perry	7th	11	6th	4th
14th	V. Lust	11	12	9	12													2	R. El Weleily	11	8th	11	11
WC	F. Moverley	8th	10	11	10				14th	V. Lust	11	11	5	10	4th
Q	M. van der Heijden	6th	6th	6th					2	R. El Weleily	9	4th	11	12	11
2	R. El Weleily	11	11	11

Web links

• Tournament site on psaworldtour.com (English)
• Reporting from squashsite.co.uk (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Colombia's Rodriguez and Egypt's El Sherbini Claim 2018 British Open Titles. In: psaworldtour.com. Professional Squash Association , May 20, 2018, accessed May 21, 2018 . 
2. ↑ PSA Tour Rule Book (PDF) Retrieved May 7, 2018.