Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Squash Open 2013

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The Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Squash Open 2013 will take place December 1-8, 2013 in Hong Kong . The men's squash tournament is part of the PSA World Tour 2013/14 and belongs to the World Series Platinum category . The women's squash tournament is part of the WSA World Tour 2013/14 and belongs to the World Series Gold category .

Defending champion for men is Ramy Ashour , for women Nicol David .

The fields of participation in the men's and women's competition consist of 32 players each, eight of which are starting places for qualifiers. Per Wildcard received Leo Au in the men's and Liu Tsz-Ling a spot in the main draw in the women each.

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 pool was $ 150,000 for the men and $ 70,000 for the women.

	Men's		Ladies
round	Points	Prize money	Points	Prize money
victory	2625	$ 23,625	3360	$ 10,200
final	1725	$ 15,525	2310	$ 6,900
Semifinals	1050	$ 9,450	1365	$ 4,050
Quarter finals	640	$ 5,740	735	$ 2,400
Round of 16	375	$ 3,375	365.5	$ 1,350
First round	190	$ 1,690	210	$ 750

Men's

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Ramy Ashour Quarter finals 02.  Grégory Gaultier Semifinals 03.  James Willstrop Semifinals 04th  Nick Matthew victory

No. player Round reached 05.  Mohamed Elshorbagy Quarter finals 06th  Amr Shabana Quarter finals 07th  Borja Golan final 08th.  Tarek Momen Quarter finals

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	R. Ashour	11	11	11
Q	MN Adnan	8th	4th	5					1	R. Ashour	11	11	11
Q	A. Waller	7th	11	11	11				Q	A. Waller	7th	5	7th
	C. Pilley	11	6th	5	5													1	R. Ashour	11	11	1	0	r
	C. Simpson	11	12	11														7th	B. Golan	5	5	11	7th
	S. Coppinger	8th	10	5						C. Simpson	10	8th	4th
	O. Beng Hee	5	6th	5					7th	B. Golan	12	11	11
7th	B. Golan	11	11	11																							7th	B. Golan	11	11	11
5	Mo. Elshorbagy	13	11	11																							3	J. Willstrop	6th	3	9
WC	L. Au	11	1	5					5	Mo. Elshorbagy	11	11	10	11
	Ma. Elshorbagy	11	10	11	11					Ma. Elshorbagy	3	6th	12	7th
OLD	R. Cuskelly	8th	12	7th	8th													5	Mo. Elshorbagy	11	11	9	9	18th
	S. Rösner	11	11	11														3	J. Willstrop	9	9	11	11	20th
	T. Richards	5	8th	8th						S. Rösner	9	9	8th
	A. Grant	1	3	1					3	J. Willstrop	11	11	11
3	J. Willstrop	11	11	11																																7th	B. Golan	1	8th	11	5
4th	N. Matthew	11	11	13																																4th	N. Matthew	11	11	5	11
	D. Selby	5	6th	11					4th	N. Matthew	3	11	11	11
Q	L. Serme	5	4th	9						S. Ghosal	11	5	4th	8th
	S. Ghosal	11	11	11														4th	N. Matthew	9	11	11	11
	N. Muller	11	11	6th	5	15th												6th	A. Shabana	11	4th	8th	8th
Q	G. Marche	8th	7th	11	11	13				N. Muller	10	4th	11	7th
Q	M. Castagnet	11	15th	11					6th	A. Shabana	12	11	8th	11
6th	A. Shabana	6th	13	5																							4th	N. Matthew	11	11	11	8th	11
8th	T. Momen	6th	11	14th	11																						2	G. Gaultier	13	4th	4th	11	3
Q	M. Lee	11	8th	12	4th				8th	T. Momen	13	11	11	16
Q	OA Meguid	8th	9	710					OLD	O. Tuominen	11	13	4th	14th
OLD	O. Tuominen	11	11	11														8th	T. Momen	8th	11	9	13	5
	KA Gawad	12	7th	9	11	11												2	G. Gaultier	11	8th	11	11	11
Q	J. Lee	10	11	11	7th	8th				KA Gawad	7th	9	4th
	LJ Anjema	8th	2	12	7th				2	G. Gaultier	11	11	11
2	G. Gaultier	11	11	10	11

Ladies

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Nicol David victory 02.  Laura Massaro Quarter finals 03.  Raneem El Weleily final 04th  Alison Waters Semifinals 05.  Jenny Duncalf Quarter finals 06th  Low Wee Wern 1 round 07th  Natalie Grinham 1 round 08th.  Madeline Perry Round of 16

No. player Round reached 09.  Camille Serme Round of 16 10.  Kasey Brown 1 round 11.  Omneya Abdel Kawy Quarter finals 12.  Annie Au Semifinals 13.  Rachael Grinham Round of 16 14th  Dipika Pallikal 1 round 15th  Line Hansen Round of 16 16.  Nicolette Fernandes 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
Q	S. Cornett	5	7th	4th					1	N. David	7th	11	11	11
	E. Whitlock	6th	4th	11	7th				9	C. Serme	11	4th	6th	5
9	C. Serme	11	11	9	11													1	N. David	11	11	11
5	J. Duncalf	11	12	6th	11													5	J. Duncalf	4th	3	3
	J. Chan	9	10	11	8th				5	J. Duncalf	12	9	11	6th	11
	D. Urquhart	7th	9	10					16	N. Fernandes	10	11	6th	11	9
16	N. Fernandes	11	11	12																							1	N. David	9	13	11	11
4th	A. Waters	11	11	11																							4th	A. Waters	11	11	7th	7th
Q	M. Kobayashi	3	5	5					4th	A. Waters	11	11	11
Q	T. Evans	10	11	7th	11	11			Q	T. Evans	2	4th	5
10	K. Brown	12	8th	11	4th	8th												4th	A. Waters	12	11	11	11
7th	N. Grinham	8th	8th	4th															J. Chinappa	14th	7th	3	6th
	J. Chinappa	11	11	11						J. Chinappa	12	11	9	11
	S. Kippax	6th	10	9					15th	L. Hansen	10	8th	11	5
15th	L. Hansen	11	12	11																																1	N. David	11	11	12
11	O. Abdel Kawy	14th	11	11	11																															3	R. El Weleily	7th	7th	10
OLD	S. Waters	16	4th	6th	6th				11	O. Abdel Kawy	12	11	11
Q	M. Metwally	6th	11	3	6th				8th	M. Perry	10	3	5
8th	M. Perry	11	7th	11	11													11	O. Abdel Kawy	8th	9	4th
14th	D. Pallikal	13	6th	2														3	R. El Weleily	11	11	11
OLD	N. El Tayeb	15th	11	11					OLD	N. El Tayeb	9	11	2	8th
WC	T.-L. Liu	7th	6th	8th					3	R. El Weleily	11	8th	11	11
3	R. El Weleily	11	11	11																							3	R. El Weleily	11	11	11
12	A. Au	11	7th	11	4th	11																					12	A. Au	6th	5	5
Q	Y. nobility	9	11	8th	11	2			12	A. Au	11	11	11
Q	E. Beddoes	8th	12	11	11	11			Q	E. Beddoes	3	4th	6th
6th	L. Wee Wern	11	14th	3	8th	5												12	A. Au	11	11	9	11
13	R. Grinham	11	13	11														2	L. Massaro	6th	5	11	9
Q	S. Hany	9	11	5					13	R. Grinham	8th	7th	5
Q	C. Aumard	2	8th	9					2	L. Massaro	11	11	11
2	L. Massaro	11	11	11

Web links

• Official site (English)
• Reporting on squashsite.co.uk (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ World series Prize Money (PDF; 605 kB) Archived from the original on July 17, 2012. Retrieved on November 1, 2013.