Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Squash Open 2008

The Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Squash Open 2008 found 17 to 23 November, 2008 Hong Kong instead. The men's squash tournament was part of the PSA World Tour 2008/09 and was part of the Super Series category . It was endowed with $ 145,000. The women's tournament was part of the WSA World Tour 2008/09 and belonged to the WSA Platinum category . The prize money was $ 104,000.

Defending champion in the men's category was Amr Shabana , who also won the tournament for the third time this year. As in the previous year, he met Grégory Gaultier in the final , whom he defeated 11: 7, 13:15, 8:11, 11: 2 and 11: 3. With his third title win, he drew level with the previous record winner Peter Nicol , who won the tournament in 1999, 2000 and 2002. For the third time in a row Nicol David won the women's competition. She defeated Rachael Grinham in the final with 14:12, 11:13, 11: 8 and 11: 8 and won her 34th 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 Dick Lau and Christina Mak 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.  James Willstrop Semifinals 04th  Ramy Ashour Quarter finals 05.  David Palmer Quarter finals 06th  Karim Darwish Quarter finals 07th  Nick Matthew Round of 16 08th.  Thierry Lincou Semifinals

No. player Round reached 09.  Wael El Hindi 1 round 10.  Ong Beng Hee Round of 16 11.  Peter Barker Round of 16 12.  Mohd Azlan Iskandar Round of 16 13.  Adrian Grant Round of 16 14th  Olli Tuominen 1 round 15th  Laurens Jan Anjema 1 round 16.  Stewart Boswell 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	9	11	11	11
	O. Mosaad	11	6th	8th	5				1	A. Shabana	11	7th	11	11
	H. Ashour	9	7th	4th					16	S. Boswell	8th	11	5	6th
16	S. Boswell	11	11	11														1	A. Shabana	11	6th	11	11
11	P. Barker	11	11	12														6th	K. Darwish	9	11	6th	7th
Q	F. Mehboob	3	6th	10					11	P. Barker	4th	3	8th
Q	J. Illingworth	9	9	9					6th	K. Darwish	11	11	11
6th	K. Darwish	11	11	11																							1	A. Shabana	7th	11	11	11
8th	T. Lincou	11	11	11																							8th	T. Lincou	11	3	3	4th
Q	S. Ghosal	7th	8th	3					8th	T. Lincou	11	11	11
	B. Golan	5	11	8th	12	11				B. Golan	7th	2	7th
15th	LJ Anjema	11	5	11	10	7th												8th	T. Lincou	11	8th	11	6th
14th	O. Tuominen	11	11	10	8th													4th	R. Ashour	8th	11	8th	2	r
	A. Walker	6th	13	12	11					A. Walker	11	14th	8th
Q	S. Arnold	4th	8th	7th					4th	R. Ashour	13	16	11
4th	R. Ashour	11	11	11																																1	A. Shabana	11	13	8th	11	11
3	J. Willstrop	10	11	11	11																															2	G. Gaultier	7th	15th	11	2	3
	M. Abbas	12	6th	6th	7th				3	J. Willstrop	11	11	11
WC	D. Lau	8th	8th	11	7th				10	O. Beng Hee	8th	7th	6th
10	O. Beng Hee	11	11	7th	11													3	J. Willstrop	11	11	11
9	W. El Hindi	7th	10	3	r														C. Pilley	5	8th	6th
	C. Pilley	11	12	6th						C. Pilley	11	11	11
Q	A. Frankcomb	9	8th	2					7th	N. Matthew	8th	9	4th
7th	N. Matthew	11	11	11																							3	J. Willstrop	4th	11	7th	2
5	D. Palmer	11	11	11																							2	G. Gaultier	11	8th	11	11
Q	C. Ryder	8th	6th	1					5	D. Palmer	11	11	11
Q	T. Richards	11	5	9	4th				13	A. Grant	5	4th	4th
13	A. Grant	8th	11	11	11													5	D. Palmer	3	7th	3	r
12	MA Iskandar	3	11	11	11													2	G. Gaultier	11	11	6th
Q	AA Khan	11	8th	5	8th				12	MA Iskandar	6th	5	4th
	J. Barrington	4th	4th	8th					2	G. Gaultier	11	11	11
2	G. Gaultier	11	11	11

Ladies

Seeding list

No. Player Round reached 01.  Nicol David victory 02.  Natalie Grinham Semifinals 03.  Rachael Grinham final 04th  Natalie Grainger Semifinals 05.  Jenny Duncalf Quarter finals 06th  Alison Waters Quarter finals 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 1 round 11.  Tania Bailey Round of 16 12.  Kasey Brown Round of 16 13.  Rebecca Chiu Round of 16 14th  Isabelle Stoehr Quarter finals 15th  Madeline Perry Round of 16 16.  Samantha Teran 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	11	11	11
	J. Hawkes	8th	3	6th					1	N. David	11	11	8th	11
	L. Hansen	9	8th	8th					13	R. Chiu	8th	5	11	2
13	R. Chiu	11	11	11														1	N. David	11	11
16	S. Teran	7th	11	11	9	13												7th	OA Kawy	5	3	r
Q	D. Urquhart	11	8th	8th	11	11			16	S. Teran	8th	3	8th
Q	E. Ng	3	4th	6th					7th	OA Kawy	11	11	11
7th	OA Kawy	11	11	11																							1	N. David	11	11	11
6th	A. Waters	11	13	11																							4th	N. Grainger	8th	9	5
Q	L. Camilleri	3	11	5					6th	A. Waters	12	4th	11	9	12
	A. Au	11	5	10	9				9	L. Massaro	10	11	7th	11	10
9	L. Massaro	3	11	12	11													6th	A. Waters	9	7th	5
10	S. Kitchen	6th	9	12	7th													4th	N. Grainger	11	11	11
	R. El Weleily	11	11	10	11					R. El Weleily	11	9	8th
Q	L. Selby	9	4th	8th					4th	N. Grainger	13	11	11
4th	N. Grainger	11	11	11																																1	N. David	14th	11	11	11
3	R. Grinham	11	11	11																																3	R. Grinham	12	13	8th	8th
WC	C. Mak	6th	6th	5					3	R. Grinham	11	11	11
Q	J. Chan	12	5	11	11				12	K. Brown	6th	7th	4th
12	K. Brown	14th	11	9	13													3	R. Grinham	11	12	11
14th	I. Stoehr	11	11	11														14th	I. Stoehr	7th	10	8th
Q	S. Pierrepont	7th	9	6th					14th	I. Stoehr	10	13	11	11
Q	E. Beddoes	5	11	10	4th				8th	V. Atkinson	12	11	1	7th
8th	V. Atkinson	11	6th	12	11																						3	R. Grinham	11	11	11
5	J. Duncalf	4th	11	10	11	12																					2	N. Grinham	1	7th	6th
	E. Kheirallah	11	8th	12	5	10			5	J. Duncalf	8th	11	11	10	11
	L. Briggs	3	6th	11	1				11	T. Bailey	11	3	9	12	5
11	T. Bailey	11	11	9	11													5	J. Duncalf	8th	9	11	14th	10
15th	M. Perry	11	8th	11	11													2	N. Grinham	11	11	4th	12	12
	S. Wee	9	11	5	5				15th	M. Perry	9	14th	7th	11	6th
Q	D. Arnold	5	5	6th					2	N. Grinham	11	12	11	6th	11
2	N. Grinham	11	11	11

Web links

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

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Nicol David & Amr Shabana Retain Hong Kong Crowns. In: squashinfo.com. November 23, 2008, accessed December 11, 2019 .