El Gouna International 2018

The El Gouna International 2018 took place from 20 to 27 April 2018 in El Gouna , Egypt instead. The men's squash tournament was part of the PSA World Tour 2017/18 and belonged to the PSA World Series category . The women's tournament was part of the women's PSA World Tour 2017/18 and also belonged to the PSA World Series category .

Last year's winner for men was Grégory Gaultier , there was no competition for women in 2017. Gaultier was eliminated in the semifinals against Ali Farag , who met Marwan Elshorbagy in the final . Elshorbagy prevailed there with 11: 8, 11: 5 and 11: 4 and thereby won his first tournament in the World Series. In the women's race, Raneem El Weleily won the final against Nour El Sherbini with 5:11, 11: 8, 11: 3 and 14:12.

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. The eight best players were seeded for the men and the 16 best women for the women. Per Wildcard received Rowan Elaraby and Mostafa Asal 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 was $ 165,000 each.

round	Points	Prize money
victory	2625	$ 24,225
final	1725	$ 14,820
Semifinals	1050	$ 9,120
Quarter finals	640	$ 5,415
Round of 16	375	$ 3,206
First round	190	$ 1,888

Men's

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Mohamed Elshorbagy Semifinals 02.  Grégory Gaultier Semifinals 03.  Ali Farag final 04th  Marwan Elshorbagy victory

No. player Round reached 05.  Karim Abdel Gawad Quarter finals 06th  Tarek Momen Quarter finals 07th  Simon Rösner Quarter finals 08th.  Mohamed Abouelghar 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
Q	MN Adnan	5	8th	9					1	Mo. Elshorbagy	11	11	11	11
LL	A. Hosny	11	6th	6th	9					O. Mosaad	13	8th	5	7th
	O. Mosaad	9	11	11	11													1	Mo. Elshorbagy	11	11	9	11
	Z. Mohamed	3	9	6th														7th	S. Rösner	2	8th	11	8th
	D. James	11	11	11						D. James	1	11	9
	T. Richards	8th	4th	5					7th	S. Rösner	11	13	11
7th	S. Rösner	11	11	11																							1	Mo. Elshorbagy	6th	11	9	12	2
5	KA Gawad	11	11	5	11																						4th	Ma. Elshorbagy	11	6th	11	10	11
	L. Au	3	5	11	8th				5	KA Gawad	11	7th	13	11
Q	L. Serme	12	11	6th	11				Q	L. Serme	1	11	11	8th
	D. Elias	10	3	11	8th													5	KA Gawad	8th	7th	6th
	M. Castagnet	11	16	8th	5	11												4th	Ma. Elshorbagy	11	11	11
Q	M. Reda	5	14th	11	11	5				M. Castagnet	7th	13	3	8th
Q	B. Coleman	5	4th	9					4th	Ma. Elshorbagy	11	11	11	11
4th	Ma. Elshorbagy	11	11	11																																4th	Ma. Elshorbagy	11	11	11
3	A. Farag	12	11	11																																3	A. Farag	8th	5	4th
	N. Muller	10	3	9					3	A. Farag	11	11	11
	B. Golan	11	6th	11	11					B. Golan	4th	4th	6th
Q	KA Fathi	5	11	6th	8th													3	A. Farag	11	11	11
Q	R. Kandra	11	14th	11														6th	T. Momen	4th	3	7th
	M. Lee	4th	12	5					Q	R. Kandra	4th	8th	5
WC	M. Asal	9	3	8th					6th	T. Momen	11	11	11
6th	T. Momen	11	11	11																							3	A. Farag	11	5	10	11	11
8th	M. Abouelghar	4th	6th	5																							2	G. Gaultier	9	11	12	2	9
	M. Á. Rodríguez	11	11	11						M. Á. Rodríguez	11	11	8th	18th
	C. Salazar	11	11	11						C. Salazar	7th	8th	11	16
Q	J. Masters	5	7th	9															M. Á. Rodríguez	9	11	6th	7th
Q	C. Simpson	11	7th	11	11													2	G. Gaultier	11	8th	11	11
	G. Marche	4th	11	7th	7th				Q	C. Simpson	6th	5	10
	M. Hesham	7th	11	8th	4th				2	G. Gaultier	11	11	12
2	G. Gaultier	11	6th	11	11

Ladies

Seeding list

No. Player Round reached 01.  Nour El Sherbini final 02.  Raneem El Weleily victory 03.  Nour El Tayeb Semifinals 04th  Laura Massaro Semifinals 05.  Nouran Gohar Round of 16 06th  Camille Serme Quarter finals 07th  Joelle King Round of 16 08th.  Nicol David Round of 16

No. Player Round reached 09.  Sarah-Jane Perry Round of 16 10.  Alison Waters Quarter finals 11.  Annie Au Quarter finals 12.  Tesni Evans 1 round 13.  Olivia Blatchford 1 round 14th  Omneya Abdel Kawy 1 round 15th  Victoria Lust Round of 16 16.  Joshna Chinappa 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. El Sherbini	11	12	11
	E. Whitlock	3	10	2					1	N. El Sherbini	11	9	12	9	11
	A. Sobhy	11	9	11	11					A. Sobhy	6th	11	10	11	6th
12	T. Evans	3	11	5	6th													1	N. El Sherbini	11	11	11
15th	V. Lust	7th	11	6th	11	13												6th	C. Serme	5	6th	6th
	S. Hany	11	9	11	9	11			15th	V. Lust	2	3	4th
	D. Pallikal	10	7th	12					6th	C. Serme	11	11	11
6th	C. Serme	12	11	14th																							1	N. El Sherbini	11	8th	11	11
8th	N. David	12	11	9	11																						4th	L. Massaro	8th	11	4th	6th
Q	Z. Mickawy	10	2	11	2				8th	N. David	8th	8th	8th
WC	R. Elaraby	11	8th	12	4th				16	J. Chinappa	11	11	11
16	J. Chinappa	8th	11	14th	11													16	J. Chinappa	4th	8th	2
14 PR	OA Kawy	7th	6th	3														4th	L. Massaro	11	11	11
	J. Chan	11	11	11						J. Chan	8th	4th	9
Q	M. Hany	4th	9	8th					4th	L. Massaro	11	11	11
4th	L. Massaro	11	11	11																																1	N. El Sherbini	11	8th	3	12
3	N. El Tayeb	11	11	11																																2	R. El Weleily	5	11	11	14th
Q	C. Aumard	3	2	4th					3	N. El Tayeb	11	15th	11
	H. El Hammamy	10	9	15th	11	11				H. El Hammamy	7th	13	5
13	O. Blatchford	12	11	13	9	8th												3	N. El Tayeb	12	11	11
10	A. Waters	11	11	9	11													10	A. Waters	10	6th	7th
	M. Metwally	6th	3	11	7th				10	A. Waters	7th	11	11	6th	11
Q	R. Grinham	5	4th	8th					5	N. Gohar	11	7th	6th	11	9
5	N. Gohar	11	11	11																							3	N. El Tayeb	9	11	11	8th	9
7th	J. King	11	10	11	11																						2	R. El Weleily	11	5	8th	11	11
Q	F. Moverley	4th	12	5	5				7th	J. King	11	7th	11	5	6th
Q	T.-L. Liu	9	6th	15th					11	A. Au	6th	11	8th	11	11
11	A. Au	11	11	17th														11	A. Au	4th	5	8th
9	S.-J. Perry	11	11	11														2	R. El Weleily	11	11	11
Q	N. Shahin	1	5	3					9	S.-J. Perry	5	11	4th	10
Q	S. Subramaniam	4th	5	4th					2	R. El Weleily	11	8th	11	12
2	R. El Weleily	11	11	11

Web links

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

Individual evidence

1. ↑ PSA Tour Rule Book. (PDF) In: psaworldtour.com. Professional Squash Association , accessed April 4, 2018 .