Cathay Pacific Airway & Sun Hung Kai Financial Hong Kong Open 2017

The Cathay Pacific Airway & Sun Hung Kai Financial Hong Kong Open in 2017 were from 14 to 19 November 2017 in Hong Kong instead. The men's squash tournament was part of the PSA World Tour 2017/18 and belonged to the PSA World Series category . The women's squash tournament was part of the women's PSA World Tour 2017/18 and also belonged to the PSA World Series category .

The defending champions were Ramy Ashour for the men, who defeated Karim Abdel Gawad 3-2 last year , and Nouran Gohar for the women, who defeated Amanda Sobhy in four sets. The men's competition was won by Mohamed Elshorbagy , who was victorious in the final with 11: 6, 5:11, 11: 4, 7:11 and 11: 3 against Ali Farag . It was his third title win at this tournament. In the women’s final , Nour El Sherbini prevailed against Raneem El Weleily 11: 5, 11: 8 and 11: 5.

The fields of participants in the men's and women's competitions each consisted of 32 players, eight of which were starting places for qualifiers. The eight best players were seeded for the men and the 16 best women for the women. Per Wildcard received Liu Tsz-Ling and Leo Au 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 for the men was 165,000 US dollars and for the women 140,000 US dollars.

		Prize money
round	Points	Men's	Ladies
victory	2625	$ 24,225	$ 20,188
final	1725	$ 14,820	$ 12,350
Semifinals	1050	$ 9,120	$ 7,600
Quarter finals	640	$ 5,415	$ 4,512
Round of 16	375	$ 3,206	$ 2,672
First round	375	$ 3,206	$ 1,573

Men's

Seeding list

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

No. player Round reached 05.  Marwan Elshorbagy Semifinals 06th  James Willstrop 1 round 07th  Tarek Momen Quarter finals 08th.  Fares Dessouki 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	G. Gaultier	11	11	11
	G. Marche	3	3	9					1	G. Gaultier	2	11	8th	11	11
	P. Coll	9	11	11	11					P. Coll	11	7th	11	9	6th
Q	H. Pal Sandhu	11	3	5	1													1	G. Gaultier	8th	8th	11	6th
	Z. Mohamed	5	8th	11	9													5	Ma. Elshorbagy	11	11	7th	11
Q	G. Lobban	11	11	8th	11				Q	G. Lobban	8th	11	8th	8th
	OA Meguid	11	7th	4th	7th				5	Ma. Elshorbagy	11	6th	11	11
5	Ma. Elshorbagy	8th	11	11	11																						5	Ma. Elshorbagy	11	5	10
6th	J. Willstrop	2	9	9																							3	Mo. Elshorbagy	13	11	12
	M. Abouelghar	11	11	11						M. Abouelghar	11	15th	11
	S. Rösner	11	11	6th	11					S. Rösner	9	13	7th
	M. Castagnet	4th	7th	11	8th														M. Abouelghar	7th	7th	11	9
	O. Mosaad	8th	11	9	12	5												3	Mo. Elshorbagy	11	11	5	11
Q	L. Serme	11	6th	11	10	11			Q	L. Serme	11	7th	6th	8th
	M. Lee	7th	11	10	12	4th			3	Mo. Elshorbagy	8th	11	11	11
3	Mo. Elshorbagy	11	2	12	10	11																														3	Mo. Elshorbagy	11	5	11	7th	11
4th	A. Farag	11	7th	12	11																															4th	A. Farag	6th	11	4th	11	3
Q	T. Richards	2	11	10	7th				4th	A. Farag	11	6th
WC	L. Au	6th	11	11	10	11			WC	L. Au	5	2	r
	R. Ashour	11	7th	7th	12	4th												4th	A. Farag	11	6th	11	11
Q	D. James	11	11	11														Q	D. James	7th	11	6th	6th
	S. Ghosal	9	6th	9					Q	D. James	8th	4th	2
Q	MN Adnan	7th	5	2					8th	F. Dessouki	11	11	3	r
8th	F. Dessouki	11	11	11																							4th	A. Farag	11	11	6th	11
7th	T. Momen	11	9	11	11																						2	KA Gawad	8th	9	11	7th
	A. Clyne	2	11	7th	3				7th	T. Momen	14th	11	12
Q	A. Waller	6th	9	6th						R. Cuskelly	12	6th	10
	R. Cuskelly	11	11	11														7th	T. Momen	10	7th	14th	7th
Q	R. Kandra	8th	6th	4th														2	KA Gawad	12	11	12	11
	C. Pilley	11	11	11						C. Pilley	8th	12	7th	7th
	C. Salazar	7th	9	11	5				2	KA Gawad	11	10	11	11
2	KA Gawad	11	11	9	11

Ladies

Seeding list

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

No. Player Round reached 09.  Annie Au Round of 16 10.  Joelle King Quarter finals 11.  Joshna Chinappa Round of 16 12.  Emily Whitlock 1 round 13.  Nour El Tayeb Round of 16 14th  Tesni Evans Quarter finals 15th  Victoria Lust 1 round 16.  Olivia Blatchford 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
Q	N. Abbas	5	3	1					1	N. El Sherbini	11	10	11	11
	D. Urquhart	11	11	11						D. Urquhart	6th	12	3	5
15th	V. Lust	1	5	9														1	N. El Sherbini	11	11	11
11	J. Chinappa	11	8th	11	8th	11												7th	N. Gohar	7th	5	6th
Q	H. Naughton	5	11	5	11	6th			11	J. Chinappa	8th	11	8th	11	1
WC	T.-L. Liu	2	8th	6th					7th	N. Gohar	11	7th	11	9	11
7th	N. Gohar	11	11	11																							1	N. El Sherbini	11	5	5	11	11
8th	A. Waters	11	11	11																							4th	L. Massaro	7th	11	11	8th	3
	H. El Torky	6th	9	6th					8th	A. Waters	10	10	9
Q	M. van der Heijden	9	9	4th					14th	T. Evans	12	12	11
14th	T. Evans	11	11	11														14th	T. Evans	11	8th	11	6th
16	O. Blatchford	11	11	11														4th	L. Massaro	4th	11	13	11
	M. Tomlinson	3	9	5					16	O. Blatchford	8th	11	10	5
Q	H. El Hammamy	6th	7th	9					4th	L. Massaro	11	8th	12	11
4th	L. Massaro	11	11	11																																1	N. El Sherbini	11	11	11
3	C. Serme	11	11	11																																2	R. El Weleily	5	8th	5
Q	R. Arnold	1	0	3					3	C. Serme	11	7th	11	11
	J. Chan	11	11	11						J. Chan	6th	11	6th	8th
12	E. Whitlock	9	2	9														3	C. Serme	11	8th	11	11
9	A. Au	13	11	11														5	N. David	9	11	9	6th
Q	T.-W. Tong	11	9	3					9	A. Au	9	11	11	9	7th
Q	D. Letourneau	2	6th	11	3				5	N. David	11	9	7th	11	11
5	N. David	11	11	9	11																						3	C. Serme	11	7th	6th	11	6th
6th	S.-J. Perry	8th	11	11	12																						2	R. El Weleily	5	11	11	6th	11
OLD	C. Aumard	11	8th	5	10				6th	S.-J. Perry	9	11	10	7th
Q	N. Shahin	11	1	12	9	4th			10	J. King	11	8th	12	11
10	J. King	7th	11	10	11	11												10	J. King	8th	15th	11	11	12
13	N. El Tayeb	11	11	11														2	R. El Weleily	11	17th	7th	8th	14th
	D. Pallikal	4th	4th	8th					13	N. El Tayeb	8th	13	7th	11	9
	F. Moverley	9	12	12					2	R. El Weleily	11	11	11	9	11
2	R. El Weleily	11	14th	14th

Web links

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

Individual evidence

1. ↑ PSA Tour Rule Book (PDF) Retrieved November 4, 2017.