CIB Black Ball Women's Squash Open 2020

The CIB Black Ball Women's Squash Open 2020 took place from March 8th to 14th, 2020 in the Egyptian capital Cairo . The women's squash tournament was part of the 2019/20 women's PSA World Tour and belonged to the PSA World Tour Platinum category .

Hania El Hammamy , who started the tournament in ninth place, secured the title. The then 19-year-old reigning junior world champion defeated the current world champion Nour El Sherbini in the final in a playing time of 71 minutes with 11: 6, 9:11, 12:10, 8:11 and 13:11 and won her fifth Title on the World Tour. El Hammamy, who had won her four tournaments so far on the Challenger Tour, also won her first title in a tournament in the highest category of the World Tour.

The field of participants in the women's competition consisted of 48 players. The 16 best players were seeded. Per Wildcard received Salma Youssef and Nour Aboulmakarim a spot in the main draw.

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. The amounts are not to be understood as cumulative. The total prize pool was $ 180,500.

round	Points	Prize money
victory	2750	$ 27,436
final	1810	$ 17,148
Semifinals	1100	$ 10,289
Quarter finals	675	$ 6,002
Round of 16	410	$ 3,601
Second round	250	$ 2,058
First round	152.5	$ 1,286

Results

Seeding list

No. Player Round reached 01.  Raneem El Weleily Quarter finals 02.  Nouran Gohar Round of 16 03.  Camille Serme Round of 16 04th  Nour El Sherbini final 05.  Nour El Tayeb Semifinals 06th  Joelle King 2nd round 07th  Sarah-Jane Perry Semifinals 08th.  Amanda Sobhy Quarter finals

No. Player Round reached 09.  Hania El Hammamy victory 10.  Joshna Chinappa 2nd round 11.  Salma Hany 2nd round 12.  Yathreb nobility Round of 16 13.  Olivia Blatchford Clyne Round of 16 14th  Nele Gilis Round of 16 15th  Nadine Shahin Round of 16 16.  Rowan Elaraby 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

Semi-finals, finals

	Semifinals									final
	5	Nour El Tayeb	11	7th	9	6th
	4th	Nour El Sherbini	9	11	11	11
										4th	Nour El Sherbini	6th	11	10	11	11
										9	Hania El Hammamy	11	9	12	8th	13
	9	Hania El Hammamy	11	6th	11	7th	11
	7th	Sarah-Jane Perry	3	11	9	11	6th

Upper half

Upper half 1

First round									Second round									Round of 16									Quarter finals
									1	R. El Weleily	11	7th	11	11
	M. Nasser	8th	7th	8th						A. Fuller	8th	11	2	4th
	A. Fuller	11	11	11														1	R. El Weleily	w.	O.
	J. Chan	11	6th	9	11	11												12	Y. nobility
	I. Mackeviča	4th	11	11	8th	8th				J. Chan	11	7th	5	4th
									12	Y. nobility	7th	11	11	11
																											1	R. El Weleily	9	11	11	10	9
																											5	N. El Tayeb	11	9	9	12	11
									16	R. Elaraby	11	11	11
	T.-L. Ho	3	9	8th						D. Lobban	7th	8th	7th
	D. Lobban	11	11	11														16	R. Elaraby	6th	9	6th
	T. Gilis	11	11	11														5	N. El Tayeb	11	11	11
	T.-L. Liu	4th	7th	2						T. Gilis	7th	2	6th
									5	N. El Tayeb	11	11	11

Upper half 2

First round									Second round									Round of 16									Quarter finals
									6th	J. King	11	11	7th	6th	9
	F. Mohamed	9	11	9	12	11				F. Mohamed	5	7th	11	11	11
	L. Aitken	11	7th	11	10	3													F. Mohamed	5	11	7th
	C. Aumard	11	11	11															C. Aumard	11	13	11
	T.-W. Tong	6th	5	9						C. Aumard	3	12	11	9	11
									11	S. Hany	11	10	4th	11	2
																												C. Aumard	8th	5	9
																											4th	N. El Sherbini	11	11	11
									15th	N. Shahin	11	11	6th	8th	12
OLD	H. Ramadan	11	6th	5	11	11			OLD	H. Ramadan	7th	9	11	11	10
	M. Metwally	8th	11	11	7th	5												15th	N. Shahin	2	6th	5
	M. Tomlinson	11	11	4th	11													4th	N. El Sherbini	11	11	11
	R. Chadwick	7th	7th	11	4th					M. Tomlinson	5	7th	6th
									4th	N. El Sherbini	11	11	11

Bottom half

Lower half 1

First round									Second round									Round of 16									Quarter finals
									3	C. Serme	11	11	11
	É. Villard	4th	3	1						M. Alvès	3	4th	2
	M. Alvès	11	11	11														3	C. Serme	11	8th	11	11
	M. Hany	11	6th	11	11													9	H. El Hammamy	9	11	13	13
OLD	N. Pfister	5	11	8th	5					M. Hany	4th	7th	4th
									9	H. El Hammamy	11	11	11
																											9	H. El Hammamy	11	6th	11	11
																											8th	A. Sobhy	6th	11	5	8th
									13	O. Blatchford Clyne	10	6th	11	11	11
WC	S. Youssef	2	5	2						S. Sobhy	12	11	7th	4th	8th
	S. Sobhy	11	11	11														13	O. Blatchford Clyne	9	2	5
	Z. Mickawy	8th	4th	11	11	11												8th	A. Sobhy	11	11	11
	R. Arnold	11	11	5	8th	2				Z. Mickawy	7th	6th	2
									8th	A. Sobhy	11	11	11

Lower half 2

First round									Second round									Round of 16									Quarter finals
									7th	S.-J. Perry	11	11	11
	J. Hutton	6th	11	11	10					E. Whitlock	3	7th	6th
	E. Whitlock	11	9	13	12													7th	S.-J. Perry	11	11	12
	R. Grinham	9	7th	12	11	11												14th	N. Gilis	7th	5	10
WC	N. Aboulmakarim	11	11	10	7th	8th				R. Grinham	7th	5	4th
									14th	N. Gilis	11	11	11
																											7th	S.-J. Perry	12	11	11
																												N. Abbas	10	7th	3
									10	J. Chinappa	4th	9	13	8th
	L. Turmel	11	10	4th	8th					N. Abbas	11	11	11	11
	N. Abbas	9	12	11	11														N. Abbas	w.	O.
	H. Naughton	13	16	11														2	N. Gohar
	T. ter Sluis	11	14th	6th						H. Naughton	7th	9	11	4th
									2	N. Gohar	11	11	6th	11

Web links

• Tournament site on psaworldtour.com (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ El Hammamy Beats El Sherbini to be Crowned Black Ball Open Champion. In: psaworldtour.com. Professional Squash Association , March 14, 2020, accessed March 15, 2020 . 
2. ↑ Main Draw Released for Black Ball Open. In: psaworldtour.com. Professional Squash Association , March 4, 2020, accessed March 6, 2020 . 
3. ↑ PSA Tour Rule Book. (PDF; 1.4 MB) In: psaworldtour.com. Professional Squash Association , accessed March 6, 2020 .