Delaware Investments US Open 2013

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The Delaware Investments US Open 2013 took place October 9-18 , 2013 at Drexel University in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , in the United States . The men's squash tournament was part of the PSA World Tour 2013/14 and belonged to the World Series Gold category . The women's squash tournament was part of the WSA World Tour 2013/14 and belonged to the World Series Platinum category .

The defending champions were Ramy Ashour for men, who defeated Grégory Gaultier 3-0 last year , and Nicol David for women, who defeated Raneem El Weleily in four sets. Unlike Nicol David, Ramy Ashour did not defend his title. The men's competition was won by the top seeded Frenchman Grégory Gaultier, who did not make a set during the entire tournament. In the final he defeated Nick Matthew 11: 4, 11: 5 and 11: 5 and won the US Open for the second time after 2006. Nicol David successfully defended her title in the women's category. She was able to prevail in the final against the world number two Laura Massaro with 13:11, 11:13, 7:11, 11: 8 and 11: 5. For David it was also the second victory at this tournament after 2012.

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 Kristen Long and Christopher Gordon a starting place in the respective main field.

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 for the men and women was 115,000 US dollars each.

	Men's		Ladies
round	Points	Prize money	Points	Prize money
victory	2015	$ 17,500	4800	$ 17,000
final	1325	$ 11,500	3300	$ 11,500
Semifinals	805	$ 7,000	1950	$ 6,750
Quarter finals	490	$ 4,250	1050	$ 4,000
Round of 16	290	$ 2,500	525	$ 2,250
First round	145	$ 1,250	300	$ 1,250

Men's

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Grégory Gaultier victory 02.  James Willstrop Semifinals 03.  Nick Matthew final 04th  Karim Darwish Semifinals

No. player Round reached 05.  Mohamed Elshorbagy Quarter finals 06th  Peter Barker Quarter finals 07th  Borja Golan Round of 16 08th.  Tarek Momen 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	G. Gaultier	12	15th	11
WC	C. Gordon	10	13	1					1	G. Gaultier	11	11	11
	A. Waller	11	11	11						A. Waller	1	4th	7th
	Ma. Elshorbagy	8th	2	4th														1	G. Gaultier	13	11	11
	M. Castagnet	11	11	8th	11														M. Castagnet	11	8th	6th
Q	S. Razik	7th	5	11	6th					M. Castagnet	7th	11	11	9	11
OLD	S. Delierre	3	10	r					7th	B. Golan	11	9	8th	11	8th
7th	B. Golan	11	8th																								1	G. Gaultier	11	11	12
5	Mo. Elshorbagy	11	12	8th	12																						4th	K. Darwish	7th	4th	10
	OA Aziz	2	10	11	10				5	Mo. Elshorbagy	11	11	11
	A. Clyne	8th	6th	11	11	11				A. Clyne	6th	6th	6th
Q	S. Finitsis	11	11	4th	6th	8th												5	Mo. Elshorbagy	9	9	6th
	G. Marche	11	11	11														4th	K. Darwish	11	11	11
Q	MA Azan	6th	4th	6th						G. Marche	5	2	10
	R. Cuskelly	8th	9	11	7th				4th	K. Darwish	11	11	12
4th	K. Darwish	11	11	9	11																															1	G. Gaultier	11	11	11
3	N. Matthew	11	12	14th																																3	N. Matthew	4th	5	5
Q	A. Al Muzayen	0	10	12					3	N. Matthew	11	11	11
	N. Muller	11	7th	11					Q	C. Grayson	5	5	6th
Q	C. Grayson	13	11	13														3	N. Matthew	11	11	12	11
	J. Lee	11	11	11														6th	P. Barker	5	4th	14th	6th
	H. Mustonen	0	5	4th						J. Lee	11	2	6th	4th
Q	M. Abouelghar	9	5	11	5				6th	P. Barker	8th	11	11	11
6th	P. Barker	11	11	4th	11																						3	N. Matthew	11	11	11
8th	T. Momen	6th	5	11	11	11																					2	J. Willstrop	3	6th	5
Q	M. Karwalski	11	11	6th	4th	3			8th	T. Momen	7th	12	2	9
	J. Illingworth	6th	8th	4th						S. Rösner	11	10	11	11
	S. Rösner	11	11	11															S. Rösner	5	2	11	9
	KA Gawad	8th	11	11	11													2	J. Willstrop	11	11	8th	11
Q	E. Charlton	11	5	7th	8th					KA Gawad	7th	9	4th
	C. Simpson	7th	2	7th					2	J. Willstrop	11	11	11
2	J. Willstrop	11	11	11

Ladies

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Nicol David victory 02.  Laura Massaro final 03.  Raneem El Weleily Quarter finals 04th  Alison Waters Quarter finals

No. player Round reached 05.  Joelle King Semifinals 06th  Low Wee Wern Semifinals 07th  Jenny Duncalf Round of 16 08th.  Madeline Perry 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	N. David	11	11	11
Q	K. Lindsay	5	3	7th					1	N. David	11	11	11
	C. Serme	11	11	11						C. Serme	9	5	4th
OLD	S. Cornett	4th	6th	7th														1	N. David	11	11	11
	L. Hansen	8th	11	11	11													8th	M. Perry	6th	6th	4th
	E. Whitlock	11	9	8th	3					L. Hansen	11	2	3	8th
Q	T. Evans	6th	9	11	11	5			8th	M. Perry	7th	11	11	11
8th	M. Perry	11	11	7th	9	11																					1	N. David	14th	11	11
4th	A. Waters	11	11	11																							5	J. King	12	4th	6th
	A. Blake	7th	6th	3					4th	A. Waters	8th	11	11	9	12
	D. Urquhart	11	11	11						D. Urquhart	11	5	6th	11	10
Q	O. Blatchford	5	8th	2														4th	A. Waters	10	2	3
	S. Kippax	11	11	12														5	J. King	12	11	11
	L. Khan	7th	8th	10						S. Kippax	9	4th	7th
Q	N. Gohar	9	6th	12	6th				5	J. King	11	11	11
5	J. King	11	11	10	11																															1	N. David	13	11	7th	11	11
6th	L. Wee Wern	11	11	11																																2	L. Massaro	11	13	11	8th	5
Q	S. Cardwell	4th	4th	4th					6th	L. Wee Wern	2	11	11	11
	A. Sobhy	10	11	11	11					A. Sobhy	11	6th	9	5
	N. Fernandes	12	4th	1	8th													6th	L. Wee Wern	7th	11	7th	11	11
	O. Abdel Kawy	5	11	11	7th	11												3	R. El Weleily	11	8th	11	9	8th
Q	K. El Defrawy	11	6th	3	11	6th				O. Abdel Kawy	7th	11	6th	11	9
	S. Teran	7th	4th	5					3	R. El Weleily	11	5	11	8th	11
3	R. El Weleily	11	11	11																							6th	L. Wee Wern	6th	11	6th	11	7th
7th	J. Duncalf	11	11	11																							2	L. Massaro	11	9	11	9	11
WC	K. Long	5	6th	4th					7th	J. Duncalf	4th	7th	10
	K. Brown	11	11	11						K. Brown	11	11	12
Q	L. Aitken	8th	6th	6th															K. Brown	12	4th	8th	5
	N. El Tayeb	11	11	11														2	L. Massaro	10	11	11	11
Q	S. Sobhy	7th	3	2						N. El Tayeb	11	2	9	7th
OLD	V. Lust	7th	3	4th					2	L. Massaro	6th	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 September 25, 2013.
2. ↑ World series Prize Money (PDF; 1.7 MB) Archived from the original on June 30, 2012. Retrieved on August 26, 2013.