Cathay Pacific Sun Hung Kai Financial Hong Kong Open 2015

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The Cathay Pacific Sun Hung Kai Financial Hong Kong Open in 2015 found from November 29 to December 6, 2015 in Hong Kong instead. The men's squash tournament was part of the PSA World Tour 2015/16 and belonged to the PSA World Series category . The women's squash tournament was part of the WSA World Tour 2015/16 and also belonged to the women's PSA World Series category .

The defending champions were Mohamed Elshorbagy , who defeated Grégory Gaultier 3-2 in the final, and Nicol David , who beat Nour El Tayeb in three sets in the final last year and won the tournament for the ninth time in a row. Peter Barker announced in advance that he would end his career after the tournament. He was eliminated in the first round against Mohamed Elshorbagy. Elshorbagy and David each won the tournament again. In the men's final Elshorbagy beat Cameron Pilley with 11: 8, 11: 6 and 11: 8, while Nicol David won against Laura Massaro with 15:13, 11: 9 and 11: 3.

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. 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 money was $ 150,000 for the men and $ 95,000 for the women.

	Men's		Ladies
round	Points	Prize money	Points	Prize money
victory	2625	$ 23,625	4800	$ 12,920
final	1725	$ 15,525	3300	$ 7,904
Semifinals	1050	$ 9,450	1950	$ 4,864
Quarter finals	640	$ 5,740	1050	$ 2,888
Round of 16	375	$ 3,375	525	$ 1,710
First round	190	$ 1,690	300	$ 1,007

Men's

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Mohamed Elshorbagy victory 02.  Nick Matthew Semifinals 03.  Grégory Gaultier Quarter finals 04th  Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Quarter finals

No. player Round reached 05.  Simon Rösner Round of 16 06th  Omar Mosaad Semifinals 07th  Tarek Momen Quarter finals 08th.  Mathieu Castagnet 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	Mo. Elshorbagy	11	11	5	11
	P. Barker	6th	7th	11	8th				1	Mo. Elshorbagy	w.	O.
	S. Ghosal	9	11	12	9	11				S. Ghosal
	S. Coppinger	11	3	10	11	9												1	Mo. Elshorbagy	11	11	11
	D. Selby	12	11	11	11													8th	M. Castagnet	5	6th	4th
OLD	MN Adnan	14th	6th	6th	4th					D. Selby	8th	7th	11	5
Q	G. Lobban	5	9	5					8th	M. Castagnet	11	11	7th	11
8th	M. Castagnet	11	11	11																							1	Mo. Elshorbagy	11	11	11
6th	O. Mosaad	12	11	7th	11																						6th	O. Mosaad	4th	6th	9
	M. Lee	10	7th	11	5				6th	O. Mosaad	4th	11	11	6th	11
	B. Golan	12	6th	10	12				Q	L. Serme	11	8th	7th	11	6th
Q	L. Serme	10	11	12	14th													6th	O. Mosaad	3	3	11	11	13
OLD	A. Clyne	7th	5	3														4th	M. Á. Rodríguez	11	11	9	9	11
	C. Simpson	11	11	11						C. Simpson	10	11	8th	5
Q	G. Marche	11	6th	3	3	r			4th	M. Á. Rodríguez	12	5	11	11
4th	M. Á. Rodríguez	6th	11	11	8th																															1	Mo. Elshorbagy	11	11	11
3	G. Gaultier	11	5	11	11																																C. Pilley	8th	6th	8th
WC	L. Au	3	11	6th	7th				3	G. Gaultier	11	11	3	11
	J. Willstrop	13	11	11	11					J. Willstrop	7th	8th	11	6th
	R. Cuskelly	15th	6th	4th	5													3	G. Gaultier	9	10	10
	C. Pilley	11	11	11															C. Pilley	11	12	12
Q	R. Hedrick	2	5	2						C. Pilley	9	11	13	11	11
Q	O. Tuominen	9	9	3					5	S. Rösner	11	5	15th	7th	6th
5	S. Rösner	11	11	11																								C. Pilley	11	13	12
7th	T. Momen	12	11	10	11																						2	N. Matthew	9	11	10
Q	D. James	10	7th	12	6th				7th	T. Momen	4th	11	11	11
	T. Richards	9	11	1	12	9			Q	T.-F. Yip	11	9	7th	9
Q	T.-F. Yip	11	9	11	10	11												7th	T. Momen	13	4th	11	9
	M. Hesham	9	3	12	8th													2	N. Matthew	15th	11	6th	11
Q	Z. Mohamed	11	11	10	11				Q	Z. Mohamed	13	4th	5
	Ma. Elshorbagy	4th	4th	9					2	N. Matthew	15th	11	11
2	N. Matthew	11	11	11

Ladies

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Raneem El Weleily Semifinals 02.  Nicol David victory 03.  Laura Massaro final 04th  Camille Serme Quarter finals 05.  Omneya Abdel Kawy Semifinals 06th  Nouran Gohar Quarter finals 07th  Annie Au 1 round 08th.  Amanda Sobhy Quarter finals

No. player Round reached 09.  Low Wee Wern Round of 16 10.  Delia Arnold Round of 16 11.  Rachael Grinham Round of 16 12.  Jenny Duncalf Round of 16 13.  Emily Whitlock Round of 16 14th  Dipika Pallikal Round of 16 15th  Joshana Chinappa Round of 16 16.  Heba El Torky 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	R. El Weleily	11	11	11
Q	S. Waters	7th	4th	4th					1	R. El Weleily	11	11
Q	C. Aumard	7th	11	11	5	12			9	L. Wee Wern	9	3	r
9	L. Wee Wern	11	4th	9	11	14th												1	R. El Weleily	11	11	11
12	J. Duncalf	11	11	9	11													8th	A. Sobhy	8th	5	8th
	L. Hansen	6th	7th	11	1				12	J. Duncalf	8th	7th	8th
	D. Urquhart	8th	8th	5					8th	A. Sobhy	11	11	11
8th	A. Sobhy	11	11	11																							1	R. El Weleily	4th	5	8th
6th	N. Gohar	11	11	7th	11																						3	L. Massaro	11	11	11
OLD	J. Chan	6th	6th	11	4th				6th	N. Gohar	11	11	11
Q	S. Teran	9	1	10					13	E. Whitlock	6th	5	9
13	E. Whitlock	11	11	12														6th	N. Gohar	5	11	8th	6th
16	H. El Torky	11	11	11														3	L. Massaro	11	6th	11	11
Q	V. Chu	7th	7th	6th					16	H. El Torky	9	5	12
Q	C. Nunn	4th	4th	5					3	L. Massaro	11	11	14th
3	L. Massaro	11	11	11																																3	L. Massaro	13	9	3
4th	C. Serme	11	13	11																																2	N. David	15th	11	11
OLD	T. Evans	9	11	6th					4th	C. Serme	7th	11	11	11
OLD	H. Mohamed	9	2	2					14th	D. Pallikal	11	8th	3	8th
14th	D. Pallikal	11	11	11														4th	C. Serme	9	4th	6th
11	R. Grinham	11	11	11														5	OA Kawy	11	11	11
Q	T.-L. Ho	9	8th	7th					11	R. Grinham	6th	7th	11	11	7th
Q	A. Landers-Murphy	6th	11	6th	3				5	OA Kawy	11	11	5	9	11
5	OA Kawy	11	9	11	11																						5	OA Kawy	4th	5	2
7th	A. Au	7th	6th	11	6th																						2	N. David	11	11	11
OLD	J. King	11	11	6th	11				OLD	J. King	9	11	9	12	11
Q	M. Craig	8th	9	6th					15th	J. Chinappa	11	8th	11	10	6th
15th	J. Chinappa	11	11	11														OLD	J. King	6th	4th	3
10	D. Arnold	3	11	4th	11	12												2	N. David	11	11	11
	N. Fernandes	11	6th	11	8th	10			10	D. Arnold	1	4th	3
WC	T.-L. Liu	3	6th	14th					2	N. David	11	11	11
2	N. David	11	11	16

Web links

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

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Barker to retire after Hong Kong Open , psaworldtour.com, November 24, 2015. Accessed November 25, 2015.
2. ↑ PSA Tour Guide 2015 (PDF) Accessed on October 20, 2015.