Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Squash Open 2014

The Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Squash Open 2014 took place from 24 to 31 August 2014 in Hong Kong instead. The men's squash tournament was part of the PSA World Tour 2014/15 and belonged to the World Series Platinum category . The women's squash tournament was part of the WSA World Tour 2014/15 and belonged to the World Series Gold category .

Defending champion for men was Nick Matthew , for women Nicol David . However, Matthew decided not to participate as he was still recovering from knee surgery. In the final, the two top seeded players, Grégory Gaultier and Mohamed Elshorbagy, faced each other. Elshorbagy won the game with 11: 9, 11: 2, 4:11, 8:11 and 11: 4, which meant that Gaultier was left behind for the fifth time in the final of this tournament. Between 2007 and 2010 he had already reached the finals four times in a row. Nicol David prevailed again in the women’s category, defeating Nour El Tayeb 11: 4, 12:10 and 11: 8 in the final . It was David's ninth straight title in Hong Kong.

The field of participants in the men's and women's competition consisted of 32 players each, eight of which were starting places for qualifiers. Per Wildcard received Yip Tsz-Fung in the men's and Tong Tsz-Wing with ladies each 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. 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.  Grégory Gaultier final 02.  Mohamed Elshorbagy victory 03.  James Willstrop 1 round 04th  Borja Golan Semifinals

No. player Round reached 05.  Peter Barker Quarter finals 06th  Karim Darwish 1 round 07th  Daryl Selby Quarter finals 08th.  Simon Rösner 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	G. Gaultier	11	11	13
Q	MN Adnan	4th	4th	11					1	G. Gaultier	11	11	11
	M. Castagnet	12	8th	8th	9				Q	F. Dessouki	4th	3	7th
Q	F. Dessouki	10	11	11	11													1	G. Gaultier	11	11	11
Q	Z. Mohamed	9	11	11	7th	11												7th	D. Selby	2	3	8th
	OA Meguid	11	5	5	11	9			Q	Z. Mohamed	8th	11	7th	5
	M. Lee	9	9	6th					7th	D. Selby	11	6th	11	11
7th	D. Selby	11	11	11																							1	G. Gaultier	11	11	11
8th	S. Rösner	11	11	11																								T. Momen	7th	2	3
Q	R. Hedrick	5	6th	7th					8th	S. Rösner	11	11	11
Q	A. Avila	6th	11	11	9	11			Q	A. Avila	2	3	6th
	Ma. Elshorbagy	11	8th	9	11	8th												8th	S. Rösner	11	4th	11	7th	8th
OLD	O. Tuominen	11	6th	11	10														T. Momen	7th	11	7th	11	11
Q	S. Le Roux	8th	11	13	12				Q	S. Le Roux	10	11	11	6th
	T. Momen	11	12	11						T. Momen	12	7th	13	11
3	J. Willstrop	9	10	8th																																1	G. Gaultier	9	2	11	11	4th
4th	B. Golan	w.	O.																																	2	Mo. Elshorbagy	11	11	4th	8th	11
	LJ Anjema								4th	B. Golan	11	6th	11	3	11
OLD	J. Lee	7th	11	11	5	4th			Q	M. Abouelghar	7th	11	7th	11	4th
Q	M. Abouelghar	11	2	9	11	11												4th	B. Golan	11	11	11
	N. Muller	11	11	11															N. Muller	7th	9	7th
	C. Pilley	8th	4th	5						N. Muller	8th	8th	12	11	11
	G. Marche	11	11	7th	11					G. Marche	11	11	10	4th	8th
6th	K. Darwish	5	8th	11	7th																						4th	B. Golan	7th	5	11	7th
5	P. Barker	11	11	11																							2	Mo. Elshorbagy	11	11	7th	11
	A. Waller	7th	4th	5					5	P. Barker	11	11	2
	S. Ghosal	11	11	11						S. Ghosal	6th	5	1	r
Q	H. Mustonen	4th	6th	3														5	P. Barker	11	7th	9	3
	C. Simpson	11	11	11														2	Mo. Elshorbagy	9	11	11	11
WC	T.-F. Yip	3	4th	7th						C. Simpson	3	1	7th
	KA Gawad	5	6th	11	10				2	Mo. Elshorbagy	11	11	11
2	Mo. Elshorbagy	11	11	7th	12

Ladies

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Nicol David victory 02.  Laura Massaro Semifinals 03.  Camille Serme Quarter finals 04th  Alison Waters Quarter finals

No. player Round reached 05.  Low Wee Wern Round of 16 06th  Annie Au Round of 16 07th  Omneya Abdel Kawy Round of 16 08th.  Amanda Sobhy Semifinals

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	D. Arnold	6th	5	5					1	N. David	11	11	8th	11
	E. Beddoes	12	11	11						E. Beddoes	4th	6th	11	7th
OLD	S. Waters	10	5	6th														1	N. David	11	11	11
	J. Chan	11	11	11															J. Chan	8th	4th	3
Q	M. van der Heijden	3	6th	4th						J. Chan	11	13	11
	T. Evans	2	5	11	6th				7th	OA Kawy	8th	11	7th
7th	OA Kawy	11	11	6th	11																						1	N. David	11	11	11
8th	A. Sobhy	11	13	11																							8th	A. Sobhy	8th	4th	2
Q	S. Hany	6th	11	5					8th	A. Sobhy	11	11	11
	N. Fernandes	8th	9	10					OLD	V. Lust	6th	8th	6th
OLD	V. Lust	11	11	12														8th	A. Sobhy	11	1	11	11
	J. Duncalf	11	11	11														3	C. Serme	5	11	7th	3
Q	L. Khan	4th	5	2						J. Duncalf	13	11	4th	3	10
Q	L. Pomportes	8th	6th	11	5				3	C. Serme	11	6th	11	11	12
3	C. Serme	11	11	8th	11																															1	N. David	11	12	11
4th	A. Waters	11	11	11																																	N. El Tayeb	4th	10	8th
OLD	M. Kobayashi	4th	8th	7th					4th	A. Waters	11	11	11
	S.-J. Perry	11	5	8th	11	11				S.-J. Perry	7th	9	9
	L. Hansen	3	11	11	9	8th												4th	A. Waters	4th	11	4th	8th
	N. El Tayeb	13	12	11															N. El Tayeb	11	9	11	11
Q	M. Metwally	11	10	8th						N. El Tayeb	11	7th	11	7th	11
WC	T.-W. Tong	11	4th	2	8th				5	L. Wee Wern	8th	11	3	11	5
5	L. Wee Wern	7th	11	11	11																							N. El Tayeb	11	10	11	12
6th	A. Au	11	11	11																							2	L. Massaro	9	12	2	10
	H. El Torky	6th	4th	4th					6th	A. Au	11	4th	5	9
	R. Grinham	11	11	12						R. Grinham	9	11	11	11
Q	S. Teran	4th	7th	10															R. Grinham	8th	11	9	11	10
OLD	N. Gohar	11	11	11														2	L. Massaro	11	7th	11	5	12
	J. Chinappa	8th	7th	4th					OLD	N. Gohar	5	8th	11	9
Q	K. El Defrawy	6th	4th	3					2	L. Massaro	11	11	8th	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 August 26, 2014.