Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Squash Open 2007

The Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Squash Open 2007 took place from November 7th to 11th, 2007 in Hong Kong . The men's squash tournament was part of the PSA World Tour 2007/08 and was part of the Super Series category . It was endowed with US $ 120,000. The women's tournament was part of the WSA World Tour 2007/08 and belonged to the WSA Platinum category . The prize money was $ 89,000.

Defending champion of the men was Amr Shabana , who won the tournament for the second time this year. With 11:13, 11: 3, 11: 6 and 13:11 he defeated Grégory Gaultier in the final . Last year's winner Nicol David successfully defended her title in the women's competition. In the final, she defeated Natalie Grinham 9: 3, 9: 5 and 10: 8 and won her 24th career title.

The fields of participation in the men's and women's competition consisted of 32 players each, eight of which were reserved for qualifiers. The best 16 players were each seeded. Per Wildcard received Max Lee and Elise Ng a starting place in the respective main field.

Men's

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Amr Shabana victory 02.  Grégory Gaultier final 03.  David Palmer Semifinals 04th  Thierry Lincou Semifinals 05.  Karim Darwish Quarter finals 06th  Nick Matthew Quarter finals 07th  Lee Beachill Quarter finals 08th.  Wael El Hindi Quarter finals

No. player Round reached 09.  Stewart Boswell Round of 16 10.  Peter Barker Round of 16 11.  Mohd Azlan Iskandar Round of 16 12.  Ong Beng Hee Round of 16 13.  Borja Golan Round of 16 14th  Adrian Grant Round of 16 15th  Cameron Pilley 1 round 16.  Hisham Ashour 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	A. Shabana	11	11	11
	A. Walker	9	6th	4th					1	A. Shabana	11	11	11
Q	D. Bennett	7th	11	9	3				12	O. Beng Hee	5	6th	8th
12	O. Beng Hee	11	8th	11	11													1	A. Shabana	7th	11	11	11
15th	C. Pilley	11	4th	6th	8th													8th	W. El Hindi	11	7th	8th	7th
	J. Barrington	6th	11	11	11					J. Barrington	8th	7th	16	9
	R. Lavigne	11	4th	8th	6th				8th	W. El Hindi	11	11	14th	11
8th	W. El Hindi	7th	11	11	11																						1	A. Shabana	11	11	10	13
5	K. Darwish	w.	O.																								3	D. Palmer	5	5	12	11
	J. Kemp								5	K. Darwish	11	11	11
Q	A. Frankcomb	3	8th	4th					10	P. Barker	9	6th	4th
10	P. Barker	11	11	11														5	K. Darwish	4th	7th	6th
13	B. Golan	11	11	11														3	D. Palmer	11	11	11
	S. Ross	5	8th	1					13	B. Golan	8th	5	2
Q	S. Ghosal	4th	3	4th					3	D. Palmer	11	11	11
3	D. Palmer	11	11	11																																1	A. Shabana	11	11	11	13
4th	T. Lincou	11	11	11																																2	G. Gaultier	13	3	6th	11
	B. Ball	5	8th	3					4th	T. Lincou	11	11	11
Q	OA Aziz	5	6th	5					11	MA Iskandar	7th	4th	5
11	MA Iskandar	11	11	11														4th	T. Lincou	11	11	11
16	H. Ashour	11	7th	11	11													7th	L. Beachill	8th	9	4th
Q	M. Krajcsák	9	11	6th	2				16	H. Ashour	5	6th	2
WC	M. Lee	2	11	7th					7th	L. Beachill	11	11	11
7th	L. Beachill	11	13	11																							4th	T. Lincou	11	7th	11	9
6th	N. Matthew	11	11	11																							2	G. Gaultier	9	11	13	11
Q	D. Lau	5	7th	3					6th	N. Matthew	11	11	13
Q	R. Bhattacharya	6th	11	11	8th	5			14th	A. Grant	8th	9	11
14th	A. Grant	11	6th	9	11	11												6th	N. Matthew	11	4th	11	2	10
9	S. Boswell	11	11	11														2	G. Gaultier	8th	11	8th	11	12
	K. Shuja	8th	7th	8th					9	S. Boswell	12	4th	4th	14th	5
Q	C. Ryder	7th	8th	8th					2	G. Gaultier	10	11	11	12	11
2	G. Gaultier	11	11	11

Ladies

Seeding list

No. Player Round reached 01.  Nicol David victory 02.  Natalie Grinham final 03.  Rachael Grinham Quarter finals 04th  Tania Bailey 1 round 05.  Natalie Grainger Semifinals 06th  Vicky Botwright Semifinals 07th  Omneya Abdel Kawy Quarter finals 08th.  Vanessa Atkinson Round of 16

No. Player Round reached 09.  Laura Massaro Round of 16 10.  Shelley Kitchen Round of 16 11.  Jenny Duncalf Quarter finals 12.  Rebecca Chiu Round of 16 13.  Alison Waters Quarter finals 14th  Engy Kheirallah Round of 16 15th  Kasey Brown Round of 16 16.  Annelize Naudé 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. David	9	9	9
	T. Chuah	4th	0	0					1	N. David	9	9	9
Q	C. Mak	9	0	9	5				16	A. Naude	5	2	4th
16	A. Naude	4th	9	10	9													1	N. David	9	9	9
11	J. Duncalf	9	9	9														11	J. Duncalf	3	2	2
Q	L. Crome	0	5	0					11	J. Duncalf	8th	9	9	9
WC	E. Ng	3	5	1					8th	V. Atkinson	10	4th	0	1
8th	V. Atkinson	9	9	9																							1	N. David	3	9	9	9
6th	V. Botwright	9	9	5	9																						6th	V. Botwright	9	3	5	0
Q	P. Hughes	2	7th	9	1				6th	V. Botwright	9	9	9
	A. Au	2	10	8th	4th				12	R. Chiu	5	4th	3
12	R. Chiu	9	9	10	9													6th	V. Botwright	5	9	9	9
9	L. Massaro	9	9	9														3	R. Grinham	9	6th	9	4th
	R. El Weleily	4th	4th	5					9	L. Massaro	5	4th	8th
	L. Briggs	4th	2	1					3	R. Grinham	9	9	10
3	R. Grinham	9	9	9																																1	N. David	9	9	10
4th	T. Bailey																																			2	N. Grinham	3	5	8th
Q	T. Swartz	w.	O.						Q	T. Swartz	1	2	2
	S. Wee	2	1	2					13	A. Waters	9	9	9
13	A. Waters	9	9	9														13	A. Waters	5	6th	5
10	S. Kitchen	9	9	9														5	N. Grainger	9	9	9
	D. Lloyd-Walter	3	3	0					10	S. Kitchen	9	2	9	2	2
	J. Hawkes	5	1	5					5	N. Grainger	3	9	2	9	9
5	N. Grainger	9	9	9																							5	N. Grainger	5	3	0
7th	OA Kawy	9	9	9																							2	N. Grinham	9	9	9
Q	S. Kippax	7th	3	3					7th	OA Kawy	10	9	9	3	9
Q	A. Pittock	5	2	1					15th	K. Brown	8th	10	0	9	4th
15th	K. Brown	9	9	9														7th	OA Kawy	0	3	2
14th	E. Kheirallah	9	9	9	9													2	N. Grinham	9	9	9
Q	M. Manetta	2	10	3	0				14th	E. Kheirallah	5	7th	5
Q	S. Pierrepont	2	3	2					2	N. Grinham	9	9	9
2	N. Grinham	9	9	9

Web links

• Results of the men on squashinfo.com (English)
• Results of the women on squashinfo.com (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Hong Kong Hat-Tricks For Shabana & David. In: squashinfo.com. November 11, 2007, accessed December 11, 2019 .