Delaware Investments US Open 2014

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The Delaware Investments US Open 2014 took place October 10-18, 2014 at Drexel University in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , in the United States . The men's squash tournament was part of the PSA World Tour 2014/15 and belonged to the World Series Gold category . The women's squash tournament was part of the WSA World Tour 2014/15 and belonged to the World Series Platinum category .

The defending champions were Grégory Gaultier for the men, who defeated Nick Matthew 3-0 last year , and Nicol David for the women, who defeated Laura Massaro in five sets. In the men's final, Mohamed Elshorbagy prevailed against Amr Shabana with 8:11, 11: 9, 11: 3 and 11: 3 . After the early retirement of Grégory Gaultier and Nick Matthews, Elshorbagy was already top of the world rankings on November 1, 2014. In the women's category, the top-seeded defending champion Nicol David prevailed against Nour El Sherbini with 11: 5, 12:10 and 12:10 .

The former world number five Kasey Brown announced in advance that she would end her career after the tournament. Even Gavin Jones ended after his off in the qualifying final of his career.

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 Sabrina Sobhy 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 Semifinals 02.  Nick Matthew Semifinals 03.  Mohamed Elshorbagy victory 04th  Amr Shabana final

No. player Round reached 05.  Borja Golan 1 round 06th  Simon Rösner Quarter finals 07th  Omar Mosaad Quarter finals 08th.  Saurav Ghosal 1 round

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	11
Q	M. Abouelghar	1	1	5					1	G. Gaultier	13	11	11
	A. Grant	2	11	7th					OLD	A. Clyne	11	5	3
OLD	A. Clyne	11	13	11														1	G. Gaultier	11	13	11	11
	G. Marche	7th	5	6th														6th	S. Rösner	8th	11	13	3
Q	L. Au	11	11	11					Q	L. Au	3	7th	8th
	M. Castagnet	2	8th	11	11	5			6th	S. Rösner	11	11	11
6th	S. Rösner	11	11	6th	5	11																					1	G. Gaultier	6th	9	4th
5	B. Golan	11	10	11	7th	9																					3	M. Elshorbagy	11	11	11
	A. Waller	8th	12	8th	11	11				A. Waller	11	11	7th	11
OLD	M. Hesham	6th	11	11	7th	11			OLD	M. Hesham	6th	4th	11	9
Q	L. Serme	11	8th	5	11	9													A. Waller	16	8th	9
	C. Pilley	11	11	11														3	M. Elshorbagy	18th	11	11
Q	R. Cuskelly	9	9	4th						C. Pilley	13	9	6th
Q	G. Lobban	2	7th	7th					3	M. Elshorbagy	15th	11	11
3	M. Elshorbagy	11	11	11																																3	M. Elshorbagy	8th	11	11	11
4th	A. Shabana	11	11	11																																4th	A. Shabana	11	9	3	3
Q	MAA Reda	6th	7th	5					4th	A. Shabana	12	13	11	4th	11
	M. Lee	11	11	11						M. Lee	11	15th	6th	11	8th
	J. Lee	5	7th	8th														4th	A. Shabana	11	11	11
	N. Muller	6th	11	11	11	11												7th	O. Mosaad	3	8th	8th
	S. Coppinger	11	4th	13	7th	9				N. Muller	7th	9	5
WC	C. Gordon	10	7th	4th					7th	O. Mosaad	11	11	11
7th	O. Mosaad	12	11	11																							4th	A. Shabana	11	11	10	11
8th	S. Ghosal	8th	11	5	12	7th																					2	N. Matthew	5	9	12	7th
OLD	F. Dessouki	11	4th	11	10	11			OLD	F. Dessouki	6th	4th	12	11	11
	KA Gawad	8th	11	11	11					KA Gawad	11	11	10	9	9
	A. Walker	11	8th	9	6th													OLD	F. Dessouki	5	4th	6th
	C. Simpson	11	11	11														2	N. Matthew	11	11	11
Q	S. Le Roux	3	2	5						C. Simpson	6th	6th	9
Q	E. Charlton	3	5	5					2	N. Matthew	11	11	11
2	N. Matthew	11	11	11

Ladies

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Nicol David victory 02.  Laura Massaro Quarter finals 03.  Raneem El Weleily Semifinals 04th  Camille Serme Semifinals 05.  Alison Waters Quarter finals 06th  Low Wee Wern Quarter finals 07th  Nour El Sherbini final 08th.  Annie Au Round of 16

No. player Round reached 09.  Madeline Perry 1 round 10.  Omneya Abdel Kawy Round of 16 11.  Jenny Duncalf Round of 16 12.  Rachael Grinham Round of 16 13.  Kasey Brown 1 round 14th  Sarah-Jane Perry 1 round 15th  Sarah Kippax 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. Teran	6th	5	4th					1	N. David	11	11	11
Q	H. Mohamed	3	9	11	7th				12	R. Grinham	1	8th	3
12	R. Grinham	11	11	3	11													1	N. David	11	11	11
16	N. Fernandes	11	12	11														6th	L. Wee Wern	6th	4th	9
Q	A. Blake	2	10	5					16	N. Fernandes	8th	7th	11	3
	J. Chan	5	12	11	6th				6th	L. Wee Wern	11	11	5	11
6th	L. Wee Wern	11	14th	7th	11																						1	N. David	11	15th	6th	11
5	A. Waters	11	11	11																							3	R. El Weleily	3	13	11	7th
Q	S. Hany	9	8th	3					5	A. Waters	12	11	1	15th	11
OLD	N. Gohar	11	11	11					OLD	N. Gohar	10	8th	11	17th	2
9	M. Perry	2	6th	9														5	A. Waters	9	8th	5
10	OA Kawy	12	11	11	13													3	R. El Weleily	11	11	11
OLD	E. Whitlock	14th	6th	9	11				10	OA Kawy	8th	9	6th
Q	S. Cornett	7th	11	10	7th				3	R. El Weleily	11	11	11
3	R. El Weleily	11	7th	12	11																															1	N. David	11	12	12
4th	C. Serme	11	11	13																																7th	N. El Sherbini	5	10	10
WC	S. Sobhy	6th	4th	11					4th	C. Serme	11	11	11
OLD	T. Evans	7th	10	11	11	11			OLD	T. Evans	7th	8th	7th
13	K. Brown	11	12	8th	6th	7th												4th	C. Serme	8th	11	7th	11	11
14th	S.-J. Perry	6th	7th	11	7th													Q	Y. nobility	11	6th	11	8th	7th
Q	Y. nobility	11	11	9	11				Q	Y. nobility	11	11	11
Q	V. Lust	4th	8th	8th					8th	A. Au	9	8th	3
8th	A. Au	11	11	11																							4th	C. Serme	11	9	8th	8th
7th	N. El Sherbini	11	6th	11	11																						7th	N. El Sherbini	7th	11	11	11
	E. Beddoes	4th	11	1	8th				7th	N. El Sherbini	11	11	11
	H. El Torky	2	5	6th					11	J. Duncalf	4th	7th	5
11	J. Duncalf	11	11	11														7th	N. El Sherbini	11	4th	1	11	11
15th	S. Kippax	11	11	5	12	11												2	L. Massaro	9	11	11	6th	5
	L. Hansen	5	9	11	14th	8th			15th	S. Kippax	10	7th	11	3
Q	S. Waters	4th	6th	6th					2	L. Massaro	12	11	7th	11
2	L. Massaro	11	11	11

Web links

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

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Elshorbagy is No.1 , psaworldtour.com.
2. ↑ Kasey Brown to retire , squashsite.co.uk. Retrieved October 8, 2014.
3. ↑ Day 1 - First Qualifying Round Complete
4. ↑ World series Prize Money (PDF; 605 kB) Archived from the original on July 17, 2012. Retrieved on September 25, 2013.