Delaware Investments US Open 2016

The Delaware Investments US Open 2016 took place October 8-15, 2016 at Drexel University in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , in the United States . The men's squash tournament was part of the PSA World Tour 2016/17 and belonged to the PSA World Series category . The women's squash tournament was part of the women's PSA World Tour 2016/17 and also belonged to the PSA World Series category .

The defending champions were Grégory Gaultier for men, who defeated Omar Mosaad 3-0 last year , and Laura Massaro for women, who defeated Nour El Tayeb in five sets. The men's tournament was won by Mohamed Elshorbagy , who benefited from Nick Matthew's injury-related task in the fifth set in the final . In the women's category , Camille Serme won the final against Nour El Sherbini in four sets.

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.

round	Points	Prize money
victory	2625	$ 23,625
final	1725	$ 15,525
Semifinals	1050	$ 9,450
Quarter finals	640	$ 5,740
Round of 16	375	$ 3,375
First round	190	$ 1,690

Men's

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Mohamed Elshorbagy victory 02.  Grégory Gaultier Quarter finals 03.  Omar Mosaad 1 round 04th  Nick Matthew final

No. player Round reached 05.  Karim Abdel Gawad Semifinals 06th  Marwan Elshorbagy Quarter finals 07th  Miguel Ángel Rodríguez 1 round 08th.  Mathieu Castagnet 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	6th	11	8th	11	13
OLD	C. Salazar	11	9	11	7th	11			1	Mo. Elshorbagy	10	11	12	11
Q	KA Fathi	7th	9	14th	11					C. Simpson	12	9	10	5
	C. Simpson	11	11	12	13													1	Mo. Elshorbagy	11	11	12
OLD	G. Marche	11	3	7th	6th													5	Ma. Elshorbagy	7th	5	10
Q	D. Elias	7th	11	11	11				Q	D. Elias	11	4th	4th	6th
	C. Pilley	4th	8th	11	8th				5	Ma. Elshorbagy	3	11	11	11
5	Ma. Elshorbagy	11	11	4th	11																						1	Mo. Elshorbagy	11	11	13
7th	M. Á. Rodríguez	9	8th	9																								J. Willstrop	7th	5	11
Q	MN Adnan	11	11	11					Q	MN Adnan	7th	11	11	4th	9
Q	A. Clyne	7th	11	6th	11	11				S. Coppinger	11	5	9	11	11
	S. Coppinger	11	8th	11	2	13													S. Coppinger	9	11	8th	3
	M. Abouelghar	11	11	11															J. Willstrop	11	5	11	11
Q	C. Grayson	8th	9	7th						M. Abouelghar	11	9	6th	11	7th
	J. Willstrop	11	11	11						J. Willstrop	9	11	11	5	11
3	O. Mosaad	8th	8th	8th																																1	Mo. Elshorbagy	10	12	11	11	3
4th	N. Matthew	11	11	11																																4th	N. Matthew	12	14th	1	4th	0r
WC	C. Gordon	6th	5	5					4th	N. Matthew	11	6th	9	11	11
Q	AM Al Tamimi	8th	11	5	5					S. Rösner	4th	11	11	6th	8th
	S. Rösner	11	7th	11	11													4th	N. Matthew	11	11	11
	L. Au	5	7th	11	11	10													A. Farag	8th	7th	8th
	F. Dessouki	11	11	8th	5	12				F. Dessouki	7th	11	3	r
	A. Farag	11	11	11						A. Farag	11	13	8th
8th	M. Castagnet	8th	6th	7th																							4th	N. Matthew	11	7th	16	3	12
5	KA Gawad	11	11	11																							5	KA Gawad	4th	11	14th	11	10
	T. Richards	8th	9	7th					5	KA Gawad	4th	11	9	12	11
	M. Lee	11	11	11						M. Lee	11	8th	11	10	6th
Q	H. Mustonen	4th	5	1														5	KA Gawad	3	11	11	11
	R. Cuskelly	11	7th	6th	4th													2	G. Gaultier	11	9	7th	5
Q	P. Coll	9	11	11	11				Q	P. Coll	7th	7th	6th
	D. Selby	8th	6th	3					2	G. Gaultier	11	11	11
2	G. Gaultier	11	11	11

Ladies

Seeding list

No. Player Round reached 01.  Nour El Sherbini final 02.  Laura Massaro Quarter finals 03.  Nicol David Quarter finals 04th  Nouran Gohar Quarter finals 05.  Raneem El Weleily Semifinals 06th  Camille Serme victory 07th  Amanda Sobhy Semifinals 08th.  Alison Waters Quarter finals

No. Player Round reached 09.  Joshana Chinappa Round of 16 10.  Joelle King Round of 16 11.  Nour El Tayeb Round of 16 12.  Annie Au Round of 16 13.  Sarah-Jane Perry Round of 16 14th  Emily Whitlock Round of 16 15th  Victoria Lust 1 round 16.  Jenny Duncalf 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	N. El Sherbini	13	11	11
Q	M. Kobayashi	11	9	2					1	N. El Sherbini	11	11	8th	11
	R. Grinham	7th	5	8th					13	S.-J. Perry	5	4th	11	6th
13	S.-J. Perry	11	11	11														1	N. El Sherbini	11	11	11
16	J. Duncalf	8th	11	8th	15th	5												8th	A. Waters	7th	2	6th
Q	S. Hany	11	7th	11	13	11			Q	S. Hany	14th	1	11	4th	12
WC	S. Sobhy	8th	5	3					8th	A. Waters	12	11	7th	11	14th
8th	A. Waters	11	11	11																							1	N. El Sherbini	8th	11	11	11
5	R. El Weleily	11	11	11																							5	R. El Weleily	11	6th	8th	3
Q	N. Gilis	6th	4th	3					5	R. El Weleily	1	11	11	11
Q	N. Shahin	8th	7th	10					10	J. King	11	9	7th	8th
10	J. King	11	11	12														5	R. El Weleily	8th	11	12	11
11	N. El Tayeb	11	11	14th														3	N. David	11	8th	10	9
Q	F. Moverley	4th	8th	12					11	N. El Tayeb	11	11	4th	6th	7th
	L. Hansen	3	6th	6th					3	N. David	4th	9	11	11	11
3	N. David	11	11	11																																1	N. El Sherbini	8th	11	10	9
4th	N. Gohar	11	11	11																																6th	C. Serme	11	7th	12	11
Q	C. Aumard	6th	5	5					4th	N. Gohar	11	11	18th
Q	T. Evans	13	11	10	8th	7th			14th	E. Whitlock	7th	8th	16
14th	E. Whitlock	11	6th	12	11	11												4th	N. Gohar	11	6th	7th	4th
15th	V. Lust	9	11	5	11	6th												7th	A. Sobhy	7th	11	11	11
	D. Urquhart	11	7th	11	6th	11				D. Urquhart	7th	11	5	5
	D. Pallikal	11	2	1	4th				7th	A. Sobhy	11	5	11	11
7th	A. Sobhy	7th	11	11	11																						7th	A. Sobhy	6th	9	12	5
6th	C. Serme	11	11	11																							6th	C. Serme	11	11	10	11
	D. Arnold	4th	6th	3					6th	C. Serme	11	11	11
	J. Chan	6th	4th	6th					12	A. Au	5	6th	6th
12	A. Au	11	11	11														6th	C. Serme	11	8th	11	6th	11
9	J. Chinappa	7th	4th	11	12	11												2	L. Massaro	8th	11	2	11	6th
	H. El Torky	11	11	7th	10	7th			9	J. Chinappa	5	5	6th
Q	K. El Defrawy	6th	9	7th					2	L. Massaro	11	11	11
2	L. Massaro	11	11	11

Web links

• Official site (English)
• Tournament site on psaworldtour.com (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ PSA Tour Rule Book (PDF) Retrieved September 15, 2016.