El Gouna International Squash Open 2019

The El Gouna International Squash Open 2019 took place from April 17th to 26th, 2019 in el-Guna , Egypt . The men's squash tournament was part of the PSA World Tour 2018/19 and belonged to the PSA World Tour Platinum category . At the same time, a women's squash tournament of the 2018/19 PSA World Tour took place. It also belonged to the PSA World Tour Platinum category .

Last year's winners were Marwan Elshorbagy for men and Raneem El Weleily for women. In the men's final, Ali Farag and Karim Abdel Gawad met each other, which Farag won with 11: 9, 12:10 and 11: 3. In the women's competition, Raneem El Weleily defended her title with a final victory over Nouran Gohar , who she defeated with 11: 8, 7:11, 12:10 and 11: 6.

The fields of participation in the men's and women's competition consisted of 48 players each. The eight best male players and the 16 best female players were seeded. Per Wildcard received Fares Dessouki and Youssef Ibrahim in the men's and Farida Mohamed and Jana Shiha a spot in the main draw in the women each.

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. The amounts are not to be understood as cumulative. The total prize money was $ 176,000 each.

round	Points	Prize money
victory	2750	$ 26,752
final	1810	$ 16,720
Semifinals	1100	$ 10,032
Quarter finals	675	$ 5,852
Round of 16	410	$ 3,511
Second round	250	$ 2,006
First round	152.5	$ 1,254

Men's

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Ali Farag victory 02.  Mohamed Elshorbagy Quarter finals 03.  Tarek Momen Semifinals 04th  Karim Abdel Gawad final

No. player Round reached 05.  Simon Rösner Quarter finals 06th  Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Round of 16 07th  Paul Coll Quarter finals 08th.  Mohamed Abouelghar 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

Semi-finals, finals

	Semifinals									final
	1	Ali Farag	9	2	11	11	12
	3	Tarek Momen	11	11	5	9	10
										1	Ali Farag	11	12	11
										4th	Karim Abdel Gawad	9	10	3
	4th	Karim Abdel Gawad	5	13	11	11
	WC	Fares Dessouki	11	11	7th	1

Upper half

Upper half 1

First round									Second round									Round of 16									Quarter finals
									1	A. Farag	14th	11	9	11
OLD	M. Gamal	1	4th	11	5					C. Pilley	12	7th	11	6th
	C. Pilley	11	11	6th	11													1	A. Farag	11	11	14th	6th	11
	M. Hesham	13	8th	11	8th	11													D. Elias	8th	3	16	11	5
	J. Masters	11	11	5	11	3				M. Hesham	6th	4th	11	6th
										D. Elias	11	11	6th	11
																											1	A. Farag	11	11	11
	M. Asal	11	12	11																							7th	P. Coll	8th	9	9
	C. Grayson	6th	10	4th						M. Asal	3	5	11	4th
										J. Makin	11	11	7th	11
																			J. Makin	10	5	7th
	B. Golan	11	11	11														7th	P. Coll	12	11	11
	B. Coleman	6th	5	6th						B. Golan	3	2	5
									7th	P. Coll	11	11	11

Upper half 2

First round									Second round									Round of 16									Quarter finals
									5	S. Rösner	11	11	11
	I. Yuen	5	5	6th						T. Richards	8th	8th	5
	T. Richards	11	11	11														5	S. Rösner	11	11	11
	A. Waller	11	11	10	11														A. Waller	6th	4th	2
WC	Y. Ibrahim	1	5	12	5					A. Waller	13	11	11
										G. Marche	11	6th	3
																											5	S. Rösner	5	4th	11	3
																											3	T. Momen	11	11	7th	11
										S. Ghosal	11	11	3	9	11
OLD	E. López	11	16	11	11				OLD	E. López	9	1	11	11	6th
	L. Au	5	14th	13	6th														S. Ghosal	8th	7th	11
																		3	T. Momen	11	11	13
										Z. Salem	9	5	11	6th
									3	T. Momen	11	11	9	11

Bottom half

Lower half 1

First round									Second round									Round of 16									Quarter finals
									4th	KA Gawad	4th	11	11	11
	M. Reda	9	11	9	6th					G. Lobban	11	4th	6th	9
	G. Lobban	11	8th	11	11													4th	KA Gawad	9	9	11	11	11
	L. Serme	8th	5	7th															O. Mosaad	11	11	1	7th	8th
OLD	I. Pajares	11	11	11					OLD	I. Pajares	11	10	6th	11	2
										O. Mosaad	3	12	11	4th	11
																											4th	KA Gawad	11	12	11
	N. Muller	11	1	7th	11	11																						Ma. Elshorbagy	9	10	6th
	N. Lake	8th	11	11	5	7th				N. Muller	9	12	11	7th	11
	A. Clyne	11	11	11						A. Clyne	11	10	7th	11	6th
	T.-F. Yip	6th	8th	4th															N. Muller	8th	6th	2
																			Ma. Elshorbagy	11	11	11
										Ma. Elshorbagy	5	11	11	9	13
									8th	M. Abouelghar	11	6th	9	11	11

Lower half 2

First round									Second round									Round of 16									Quarter finals
									6th	M. Á. Rodríguez	8th	10	11	11	12
										R. Kandra	11	12	5	4th	10
																		6th	M. Á. Rodríguez	7th	5	11	9
	Y. Soliman	9	11	5	12	11												WC	F. Dessouki	11	11	7th	11
	KA Fathi	11	8th	11	10	5				Y. Soliman	4th	r
WC	F. Dessouki	11	11	11					WC	F. Dessouki	7th
	T. Harrity	8th	7th	2																							WC	F. Dessouki	15th	11	8th	11
	MN Adnan	11	11	11																							2	Mo. Elshorbagy	13	4th	11	9
OLD	OA Meguid	7th	9	8th						MN Adnan	11	11	9	4th
	R. Tandon	11	4th	2	4th					C. Salazar	13	3	11	11
	C. Salazar	3	11	11	11														C. Salazar	8th	9	1
	M. Lee	11	8th	11	11													2	Mo. Elshorbagy	11	11	11
	K. El Hammamy	4th	11	1	2					M. Lee	11	11	4th	6th
									2	Mo. Elshorbagy	13	3	11	11

Ladies

Seeding list

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

No. Player Round reached 09.  Alison Waters Round of 16 10.  Tesni Evans Round of 16 11.  Annie Au Round of 16 12.  Salma Hany Round of 16 13.  Amanda Sobhy Semifinals 14th  Victoria Lust 2nd round 15th  Hania El Hammamy Round of 16 16.  Joshna Chinappa 2nd 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

Semi-finals, finals

	Semifinals									final
	1	Raneem El Weleily	12	11	11
	13	Amanda Sobhy	10	4th	6th
										1	Raneem El Weleily	11	7th	12	11
										8th	Nouran Gohar	8th	11	10	6th
	4th	Camille Serme	1	11	5	4th
	8th	Nouran Gohar	11	6th	11	11

Upper half

Upper half 1

First round									Second round									Round of 16									Quarter finals
									1	R. El Weleily	11	11	11
WC	J. Shiha	7th	11	11	11	8th				N. David	4th	9	8th
	N. David	11	6th	13	6th	11												1	R. El Weleily	11	11	11
	M. Hany	11	11	4th	3	6th													T. Gilis	8th	8th	2
	T. Gilis	5	6th	11	11	11				T. Gilis	11	11	6th	10	11
									16	J. Chinappa	8th	5	11	12	4th
																											1	R. El Weleily	11	6th	11	11
																											5	J. King	6th	11	7th	6th
									14th	V. Lust	13	7th	8th	11	9
	A. Landers-Murphy	9	11	5	4th					M. Metwally	11	11	11	6th	11
	M. Metwally	11	9	11	11														M. Metwally	4th	10	4th
	C. Aumard	11	7th	11	12													5	J. King	11	12	11
	H. Mendez	4th	11	7th	10					C. Aumard	8th	4th	5
									5	J. King	11	11	11

Upper half 2

First round									Second round									Round of 16									Quarter finals
									7th	L. Massaro	11	1	11	4th	11
	T.-W. Tong	5	1	5						N. Gilis	8th	11	3	11	8th
	N. Gilis	11	11	11														7th	L. Massaro	5	6th	13	8th
	E. Whitlock	4th	8th	11	11	11												13	A. Sobhy	11	11	11	11
	N. Abbas	11	11	1	9	5				E. Whitlock	11	3	5	11
									13	A. Sobhy	9	11	11	13
																											13	A. Sobhy	3	7th	11	11	11
																											3	N. El Tayeb	11	11	7th	6th	6th
									12	S. Hany	11	11	8th	11
	D. Letourneau	11	12	11						D. Letourneau	9	2	11	8th
	M. van der Heijden	4th	10	8th														12	S. Hany	8th	7th	3
	R. Grinham	11	12	11	12													3	N. El Tayeb	11	11	11
	L. Aitken	7th	14th	8th	10					R. Grinham	4th	4th	7th
									3	N. El Tayeb	11	11	11

Bottom half

Lower half 1

First round									Second round									Round of 16									Quarter finals
									4th	C. Serme	11	11	12
	T.-L. Liu	14th	11	10						O. Blatchford Clyne	4th	7th	10
	O. Blatchford Clyne	16	13	12														4th	C. Serme	11	11	11
	H. Naughton	11	11	6th	11													10	T. Evans	5	6th	9
	R. Arnold	3	9	11	9					H. Naughton	9	8th	11	11	2
									10	T. Evans	11	11	6th	9	11
																											4th	C. Serme	12	13	11	12
																											6th	S.-J. Perry	14th	11	8th	10
									11	A. Au	11	11	11
	J. Courtice	11	9	17th	11	11				J. Courtice	3	8th	7th
	J. Chan	7th	11	15th	13	8th												11	A. Au	6th	11	11	7th	9
	R. Elaraby	11	11	11														6th	S.-J. Perry	11	9	7th	11	11
	J. Duncalf	5	8th	6th						R. Elaraby	11	3	9	8th
									6th	S.-J. Perry	8th	11	11	11

Lower half 2

First round									Second round									Round of 16									Quarter finals
									8th	N. Gohar	11	11	13
	T.-L. Ho	9	11	4th	3					M. Tomlinson	7th	3	11
	M. Tomlinson	11	9	11	11													8th	N. Gohar	11	11	7th	11
	Z. Mickawy	11	11	10	11														Z. Mickawy	9	3	11	7th
WC	F. Mohamed	9	7th	12	9					Z. Mickawy	9	12	11	11
									15th	H. El Hammamy	11	10	8th	7th
																											8th	N. Gohar	11	9	11	8th	12
																											2	N. El Sherbini	9	11	7th	11	10
									9	A. Waters	10	11	10	3
OLD	L. Turmel	7th	7th	11	10					N. Shahin	12	4th	12	11
	N. Shahin	11	11	9	12														N. Shahin	5	2	1
	Y. nobility	11	12	14th														2	N. El Sherbini	11	11	11
	A. Fuller	6th	10	12						Y. nobility	6th	9	4th
									2	N. El Sherbini	11	11	11

Web links

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

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Draws Released for 2019 El Gouna International. In: psaworldtour.com. Professional Squash Association , March 25, 2019, accessed April 2, 2019 . 
2. ↑ PSA Tour Rule Book. (PDF) In: psaworldtour.com. Professional Squash Association , accessed April 2, 2019 .