DPD Open 2019

The DPD Open 2019 took place from April 9 to 14, 2019 in Eindhoven , the Netherlands . The men's squash tournament was part of the PSA World Tour 2018/19 and belonged to the PSA World Tour Gold category . At the same time, a women's squash tournament of the 2018/19 PSA World Tour took place. It also belonged to the PSA World Tour Gold category .

In both competitions there was a final between the two top seeded players. In the men's race, Ali Farag won 11:13, 11: 6, 11: 4 and 11: 4 against Mohamed Elshorbagy , while in the women's race, Raneem El Weleily beat Nour El Sherbini 10:12, 9:11, 11: 8 , 11: 8 and 11: 8 prevailed.

The fields of participation in the men's and women's competition consisted of 24 players each. The eight best players were seeded and received a bye in the first round. Per Wildcard received Roshan Bharos and Tessa ter Sluis 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. The amounts are not to be understood as cumulative. The total prize pool was $ 106,000 each.

round	Points	Prize money
victory	1750	$ 19,133
final	1150	$ 12,084
Semifinals	700	$ 7,552
Quarter finals	430	$ 4,532
Round of 16	260	$ 2,769
First round	160	$ 1,762

Men's

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Ali Farag victory 02.  Mohamed Elshorbagy final 03.  Karim Abdel Gawad Semifinals 04th  Simon Rösner Semifinals

No. player Round reached 05.  Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Quarter finals 06th  Paul Coll Quarter finals 07th  Mohamed Abouelghar Round of 16 08th.  Marwan Elshorbagy 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

Main round

First round									Round of 16									Quarter finals									Semifinals									final
									1	A. Farag	11	11	11
	C. Pilley	11	7th	11	9	5				J. Willstrop	9	5	7th
	J. Willstrop	6th	11	8th	11	11												1	A. Farag	11	11	6th	11
	D. Selby	4th	11	11	9	11												5	M. Á. Rodríguez	5	1	11	9
	L. Serme	11	4th	8th	11	5				D. Selby	16	5	3	7th
									5	M. Á. Rodríguez	14th	11	11	11
																											1	A. Farag	13	11	11
																											4th	S. Rösner	11	8th	5
									7th	M. Abouelghar	12	10	6th
	M. Asal	5	3	9						D. James	14th	12	11
	D. James	11	11	11															D. James	7th	7th	4th
	M. Castagnet	8th	7th	11	8th													4th	S. Rösner	11	11	11
	M. Hesham	11	11	4th	11					M. Hesham	5	4th	10
									4th	S. Rösner	11	11	12
																																				1	A. Farag	11	11	11	11
																																				2	Mo. Elshorbagy	13	6th	4th	4th
									3	KA Gawad	9	11	11	8th	11
	B. Golan	11	7th	11	9	5				G. Marche	11	6th	4th	11	5
	G. Marche	9	11	6th	11	11												3	KA Gawad	7th	11	11	14th
	R. Kandra	11	13	11														6th	P. Coll	11	7th	6th	12
	G. Parker	7th	11	3						R. Kandra	10	4th	4th
									6th	P. Coll	12	11	11
																											3	KA Gawad	9	11	8th	9
																											2	Mo. Elshorbagy	11	7th	11	11
									8th	Ma. Elshorbagy	11	9	11	8th	11
WC	R. Bharos	3	4th	5						J. Makin	4th	11	6th	11	8th
	J. Makin	11	11	11														8th	Ma. Elshorbagy	9	8th	6th
	T. Richards	12	13	11	7th													2	Mo. Elshorbagy	11	11	11
	C. Simpson	14th	15th	7th	11					C. Simpson	5	8th	7th
									2	Mo. Elshorbagy	11	11	11

Ladies

Seeding list

No. Player Round reached 01.  Raneem El Weleily victory 02.  Nour El Sherbini final 03.  Nour El Tayeb Semifinals 04th  Camille Serme Semifinals

No. Player Round reached 05.  Sarah-Jane Perry Quarter finals 06th  Laura Massaro Quarter finals 07th  Alison Waters Round of 16 08th.  Tesni Evans 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

Main round

First round									Round of 16									Quarter finals									Semifinals									final
									1	R. El Weleily	11	8th	11	8th	11
	M. van der Heijden	7th	6th	11	6th					M. Tomlinson	9	11	8th	11	5
	M. Tomlinson	11	11	9	11													1	R. El Weleily	7th	11	11	4th	11
	A. Sobhy	12	6th	11	11														A. Sobhy	11	7th	7th	11	8th
OLD	D. Letourneau	10	11	7th	8th					A. Sobhy	11	11	11
									7th	A. Waters	4th	6th	3
																											1	R. El Weleily	11	7th	7th	11	12
																											3	N. El Tayeb	9	11	11	2	10
									5	S.-J. Perry	11	10	11	11
	R. Grinham	11	11	7th	8th	11				R. Grinham	4th	12	7th	6th
	O. Blatchford Clyne	8th	9	11	11	6th												5	S.-J. Perry	6th	8th	0
OLD	J. Courtice	11	8th	9	7th													3	N. El Tayeb	11	11	11
	N. Gilis	7th	11	11	11					N. Gilis	7th	5	4th
									3	N. El Tayeb	11	11	11
																																				1	R. El Weleily	10	9	11	11	11
																																				2	N. El Sherbini	12	11	8th	8th	8th
									4th	C. Serme	11	11	11	11
WC	T. ter Sluis	3	9	4th						Y. nobility	5	7th	13	6th
	Y. nobility	11	11	11														4th	C. Serme	11	9	11	11
	E. Whitlock	11	11	11	6th	9												6th	L. Massaro	3	11	5	6th
	H. Naughton	13	7th	6th	11	11				H. Naughton	11	11	8th	8th	7th
									6th	L. Massaro	8th	8th	11	11	11
																											4th	C. Serme	9	4th	11	11	6th
																											2	N. El Sherbini	11	11	2	3	11
									8th	T. Evans	11	6th	6th	11	11
	C. Aumard	10	11	7th	6th					M. Metwally	9	11	11	7th	6th
	M. Metwally	12	9	11	11													8th	T. Evans	6th	8th	2
	N. David	11	9	11	11													2	N. El Sherbini	11	11	11
	R. Elaraby	8th	11	8th	7th					N. David	8th	4th	2
									2	N. El Sherbini	11	11	11

Web links

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

Individual evidence

1. ↑ PSA Tour Rule Book. (PDF) In: psaworldtour.com. Professional Squash Association , accessed April 1, 2019 .