Delaware Investments US Open 2015

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The Delaware Investments US Open 2015 took place October 8-17, 2015 at Drexel University in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , in the United States . 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 belonged to the WSA World Series category .

The defending champions were Mohamed Elshorbagy for the men, who defeated Amr Shabana 3-1 last year , and Nicol David for the women, who defeated Nour El Sherbini in five sets. In the men's final , Grégory Gaultier won the final against Omar Mosaad 11: 6, 11: 3 and 11: 5. In the women's finals , Laura Massaro beat Nour El Tayeb 11: 6, 9:11, 6:11, 11: 8 and 11: 7.

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 US $ 150,000 each.

	Men's		Ladies
round	Points	Prize money	Points	Prize money
victory	2625	$ 23,625	4800	$ 22,950
final	1725	$ 15,525	3300	$ 15,525
Semifinals	1050	$ 9,450	1950	$ 9,115
Quarter finals	640	$ 5,740	1050	$ 5,400
Round of 16	375	$ 3,375	525	$ 3,040
First round	190	$ 1,690	300	$ 1,685

Men's

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Mohamed Elshorbagy Semifinals 02.  Nick Matthew Semifinals 03.  Grégory Gaultier victory 04th  Miguel Ángel Rodríguez 1 round

No. player Round reached 05.  Ramy Ashour Round of 16 06th  Omar Mosaad final 07th  Simon Rösner Quarter finals 08th.  Peter Barker 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	Mo. Elshorbagy	11	11	11
	C. Salazar	9	9	8th					1	Mo. Elshorbagy	11	11	11
Q	G. Lobban	11	7th	11	2	11			Q	G. Lobban	8th	3	8th
	M. Lee	8th	11	6th	11	7th												1	Mo. Elshorbagy	15th	11	11
	M. Castagnet	11	11	11															M. Castagnet	13	8th	8th
Q	R. Cuskelly	4th	9	5						M. Castagnet	6th
Q	MN Adnan	9	3	7th					5	R. Ashour	1	r
5	R. Ashour	11	11	11																							1	Mo. Elshorbagy	12	3	11	4th	4th
7th	S. Rösner	7th	12	13	11																						3	G. Gaultier	10	11	5	11	11
Q	A. Farag	11	10	11	4th				7th	S. Rösner	11	11	11
Q	A. Clyne	8th	10	11	11	7th				A. Walker	4th	9	8th
	A. Walker	11	12	4th	5	11												7th	S. Rösner	4th	3	9
	N. Muller	16	7th	6th	9													3	G. Gaultier	11	11	11
	T. Richards	14th	11	11	11					T. Richards	4th	5	4th
	S. Ghosal	5	6th	10					3	G. Gaultier	11	11	11
3	G. Gaultier	11	11	12																																3	G. Gaultier	11	11	11
4th	M. Á. Rodríguez	10	6th	7th																																6th	O. Mosaad	6th	3	5
	S. Coppinger	12	11	11						S. Coppinger	11	11	4th	11	8th
WC	C. Gordon	5	8th	6th						D. Selby	2	13	11	5	11
	D. Selby	11	11	11															D. Selby	11	3	6th	11	5
	T. Momen	11	13	11														6th	O. Mosaad	6th	11	11	5	11
	A. Waller	8th	11	9						T. Momen	13	7th	13
Q	LJ Anjema	9	4th	8th					6th	O. Mosaad	15th	11	15th
6th	O. Mosaad	11	11	11																							6th	O. Mosaad	11	2	11	11
8th	P. Barker	8th	7th	8th																							2	N. Matthew	9	11	5	7th
	M. Hesham	11	11	11						M. Hesham	12	8th	4th	5
	F. Dessouki	9	11	9	11	11				F. Dessouki	10	11	11	11
Q	D. Elias	11	6th	11	4th	5													F. Dessouki	6th	2	7th
	C. Pilley	10	11	5	9													2	N. Matthew	11	11	11
Q	Z. Mohamed	12	6th	11	11				Q	Z. Mohamed	3	6th	6th
	C. Simpson	11	3	11	4th	4th			2	N. Matthew	11	11	11
2	N. Matthew	8th	11	8th	11	11

Ladies

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Raneem El Weleily Quarter finals 02.  Nicol David Quarter finals 03.  Camille Serme Semifinals 04th  Alison Waters Round of 16 05.  Laura Massaro victory 06th  Omneya Abdel Kawy Semifinals 07th  Nour El Sherbini Quarter finals 08th.  Nour El Tayeb final

No. player Round reached 09.  Annie Au 1 round 10.  Emma Beddoes Round of 16 11.  Delia Arnold Round of 16 12.  Nouran Gohar Round of 16 13.  Rachael Grinham 1 round 14th  Sarah-Jane Perry 1 round 15th  Jenny Duncalf Round of 16 16.  Dipika Pallikal 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	R. El Weleily	11	11	11
	E. Whitlock	4th	3	5					1	R. El Weleily	4th	11	11	11
Q	Y. nobility	10	12	7th	8th				15th	J. Duncalf	11	8th	6th	9
15th	J. Duncalf	12	10	11	11													1	R. El Weleily	11	7th	11	8th	9
10	E. Beddoes	8th	11	12	11													8th	N. El Tayeb	7th	11	8th	11	11
Q	S. Teran	11	4th	10	5				10	E. Beddoes	12	5	3
Q	T. Evans	5	12	8th	11	3			8th	N. El Tayeb	14th	11	11
8th	N. El Tayeb	11	10	11	5	11																					8th	N. El Tayeb	9	11	11	11
7th	N. El Sherbini	11	11	11																							3	C. Serme	11	9	4th	7th
	S. Hany	7th	6th	6th					7th	N. El Sherbini	9	11	7th	11	11
Q	D. Urquhart	11	11	11					Q	D. Urquhart	11	8th	11	3	6th
13	R. Grinham	9	5	6th														7th	N. El Sherbini	8th	6th	8th
11	D. Arnold	11	11	11														3	C. Serme	11	11	11
	N. Fernandes	3	3	6th					11	D. Arnold	4th	6th	6th
Q	O. Blatchford	11	3	5	6th				3	C. Serme	11	11	11
3	C. Serme	8th	11	11	11																															8th	N. El Tayeb	6th	11	11	8th	7th
4th	A. Waters	7th	11	11	10	11																														5	L. Massaro	11	9	6th	11	11
	V. Lust	11	7th	9	12	7th			4th	A. Waters	11	5	11	1	6th
Q	J. King	11	11	11	7th	9			16	D. Pallikal	9	11	3	11	11
16	D. Pallikal	8th	13	5	11	11												16	D. Pallikal	11	6th	8th	11	3
9	A. Au	6th	7th	10														6th	OA Kawy	9	11	11	2	11
	J. Chinappa	11	11	12						J. Chinappa	10	6th	5
WC	S. Sobhy	9	11	9					6th	OA Kawy	12	11	11
6th	OA Kawy	11	13	11																							6th	OA Kawy	10	7th	9
5	L. Massaro	11	11	11																							5	L. Massaro	12	11	11
	H. El Torky	6th	8th	5					5	L. Massaro	11	7th	11	11
	A. Sobhy	11	11	11						A. Sobhy	8th	11	4th	9
14th	S.-J. Perry	6th	7th	8th														5	L. Massaro	8th	4th	11	11	12
12	N. Gohar	11	11	11														2	N. David	11	11	6th	8th	10
Q	K. El Defrawy	5	6th	7th					12	N. Gohar	6th	7th	7th
Q	J. Chan	6th	9	8th					2	N. David	11	11	11
2	N. David	11	11	11

Web links

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

Individual evidence

1. ↑ PSA Tour Guide 2015 (PDF) Accessed October 7, 2015.