FS Investments US Open Squash Championships 2019

The FS Investments US Squash Open Championships 2019 took place October 5-12, 2019 at Drexel University in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , in the United States . The men's squash tournament was part of the PSA World Tour 2019/20 and belonged to the PSA World Tour Platinum category . At the same time, a women's squash tournament of the 2019/20 PSA World Tour took place. It also belonged to the PSA World Tour Platinum category .

Last year's winners were Mohamed Elshorbagy for men and Raneem El Weleily for women. In the men's race, Elshorbagy again reached the final, in which he met the top seed Ali Farag . As in 2017 , Farag prevailed in three sets, he won the game with 11: 4, 11: 7 and 11: 2. In the women's final, Nouran Gohar and Nour El Tayeb met after both had defeated the top seeded Raneem El Weleily and Camille Serme in the semifinals. El Tayeb already had match points in the third set, but Gohar turned the game around in their favor and won the game with 3:11, 8:11, 14:12, 11: 8 and 11: 7.

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 Andrew Douglas and Spencer Lovejoy in the men's and Sabrina Sobhy and Laila Sedky with the ladies each a spot in the main draw.

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 pool was $ 185,500 each.

round	Points	Prize money
victory	2750	$ 28,196
final	1810	$ 17,623
Semifinals	1100	$ 10,574
Quarter finals	675	$ 6,168
Round of 16	410	$ 3,701
Second round	250	$ 2,115
First round	152.5	$ 1,322

Men's

Seeding list

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

No. player Round reached 05.  Simon Rösner Quarter finals 06th  Paul Coll Quarter finals 07th  Diego Elías Semifinals 08th.  Miguel Ángel Rodríguez 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

Semi-finals, finals

	Semifinals									final
	1	Ali Farag	11	11	11
	7th	Diego Elías	9	6th	8th
										1	Ali Farag	11	11	11
										2	Mohamed Elshorbagy	4th	7th	2
	3	Tarek Momen	8th	9	3
	2	Mohamed Elshorbagy	11	11	11

Upper half

Upper half 1

First round									Second round									Round of 16									Quarter finals
									1	A. Farag	11	11	11
	KA Fathi	11	7th	7th	6th					D. Selby	4th	6th	6th
	D. Selby	9	11	11	11													1	A. Farag	11	11	11
	A. Waller	8th	12	11	11														A. Waller	3	9	8th
OLD	K. El Hammamy	11	10	2	5					A. Waller	11	8th	13	11
										D. James	2	11	11	8th
																											1	A. Farag	w.	O.
	M. Castagnet	11	11	11																							8th	M. Á. Rodríguez
	Y. Ibrahim	9	9	7th						M. Castagnet	10	11	9	7th
OLD	V. Malhotra	7th	7th	7th						R. Cuskelly	12	9	11	11
	R. Cuskelly	11	11	11															R. Cuskelly	11	9	7th
	G. Lobban	7th	9	11	6th													8th	M. Á. Rodríguez	13	11	11
	C. Pilley	11	11	7th	11					C. Pilley	9	11	1	7th
									8th	M. Á. Rodríguez	11	5	11	11

Upper half 2

First round									Second round									Round of 16									Quarter finals
									7th	D. Elias	11	9	11	11
	G. Parker	11	9	11	15th					G. Parker	6th	11	4th	4th
	T. Richards	3	11	3	13													7th	D. Elias	11	11	11
																			J. Makin	5	9	8th
										J. Makin	11	11	8th	11
	I. Pajares	13	6th	11	12					I. Pajares	7th	7th	11	2
	T.-F. Yip	11	11	8th	10																						7th	D. Elias	4th	12	11	5	11
	C. Salazar	11	11	7th	11																						4th	KA Gawad	11	10	7th	11	7th
	A. Clyne	9	8th	11	8th					C. Salazar	11	11	5	6th	r
										G. Marche	8th	13	11	10
																			G. Marche	5	14th	7th
	M. Asal	11	11	11														4th	KA Gawad	11	16	11
	R. Tandon	5	3	9						M. Asal	7th	9	13
									4th	KA Gawad	11	11	15th

Bottom half

Lower half 1

First round									Second round									Round of 16									Quarter finals
									3	T. Momen	7th	11	11	5	11
	AM Al Tamimi	12	11	11						AM Al Tamimi	11	7th	9	11	6th
	L. Au	10	7th	3														3	T. Momen	11	11	12
																			R. Kandra	5	6th	10
										F. Dessouki	11	10	5	7th
OLD	T. Aslam	11	3	11	7th	3				R. Kandra	9	12	11	11
	R. Kandra	8th	11	6th	11	11																					3	T. Momen	8th	11	11	11
																											5	S. Rösner	11	8th	3	3
										Ma. Elshorbagy	11	10	11	5
										Z. Salem	9	12	13	11
																			Z. Salem	4th	7th	11	7th
	N. Muller	11	11	13	11													5	S. Rösner	11	11	6th	11
	R. Fallows	4th	13	11	4th					N. Muller	3	10	11	7th
									5	S. Rösner	11	12	5	11

Lower half 2

First round									Second round									Round of 16									Quarter finals
									6th	P. Coll	13	11	11
										S. Ghosal	11	6th	3
																		6th	P. Coll	6th	11	12	11
	M. Hesham	11	11	11															M. Hesham	11	2	10	8th
WC	S. Lovejoy	4th	3	9						M. Hesham	9	6th	11	11	11
										O. Mosaad	11	11	6th	3	4th
																											6th	P. Coll	10	12	5
	Y. Soliman	5	15th	7th	11	10																					2	Mo. Elshorbagy	12	14th	11
	C. Grayson	11	13	11	6th	12				C. Grayson	11	11	11
WC	A. Douglas	11	11	7th	11				WC	A. Douglas	7th	4th	7th
	L. Serme	6th	9	11	5														C. Grayson	6th	7th	10
	B. Golan	11	11	11														2	Mo. Elshorbagy	11	11	12
	A. Salazar	7th	5	7th						B. Golan	8th	11	7th	9
									2	Mo. Elshorbagy	11	5	11	11

Ladies

Seeding list

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

No. Player Round reached 09.  Annie Au Round of 16 10.  Alison Waters 2nd round 11.  Victoria Lust 2nd round 12.  Joshna Chinappa Round of 16 13.  Salma Hany Round of 16 14th  Hania El Hammamy Round of 16 15th  Yathreb nobility Round of 16 16.  Joey Chan 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	Raneem El Weleily	8th	9	5
	4th	Nour El Tayeb	11	11	11
										4th	Nour El Tayeb	11	11	12	8th	7th
										3	Nouran Gohar	3	8th	14th	11	11
	3	Nouran Gohar	11	11	11
	2	Camille Serme	4th	6th	4th

Upper half

Upper half 1

First round									Second round									Round of 16									Quarter finals
									1	R. El Weleily	11	11	11
WC	L. Sedky	2	6th	6th						N. Shahin	5	4th	5
	N. Shahin	11	11	11														1	R. El Weleily	11	11	11
	J. Courtice	11	11	12														15th	Y. nobility	3	5	4th
	D. Letourneau	3	9	10						J. Courtice	3	9	11	11	5
									15th	Y. nobility	11	11	6th	4th	11
																											1	R. El Weleily	11	14th	11
																											6th	S.-J. Perry	6th	12	8th
									10	A. Waters	5	11	7th	9
	S. Subramaniam	9	11	11	7th	11				S. Subramaniam	11	4th	11	11
	C. Aumard	11	3	6th	11	9													S. Subramaniam	12	9	6th	12
	H. Naughton	11	11	11														6th	S.-J. Perry	10	11	11	14th
	A. Fuller	5	7th	7th						H. Naughton	7th	6th	8th
									6th	S.-J. Perry	11	11	11

Upper half 2

First round									Second round									Round of 16									Quarter finals
									5	J. King	12	11	5	11
	L. Turmel	6th	11	9	7th					O. Blatchford Clyne	10	7th	11	5
	O. Blatchford Clyne	11	5	11	11													5	J. King	7th	11	11	10	8th
	R. Elaraby	11	11	11															R. Elaraby	11	7th	2	12	11
	T.-L. Ho	5	8th	8th						R. Elaraby	11	11	11
									11	V. Lust	6th	3	5
																												R. Elaraby	6th	2	7th
																											4th	N. El Tayeb	11	11	11
									14th	H. El Hammamy	12	9	10	11	11
	N. Abbas	5	11	11	5	11				N. Abbas	10	11	12	9	4th
	Z. Mickawy	11	7th	9	11	6th												14th	H. El Hammamy	7th	7th	8th
	T. Gilis	11	11	11														4th	N. El Tayeb	11	11	11
	L. Aitken	5	8th	7th						T. Gilis	6th	1	1
									4th	N. El Tayeb	11	11	11

Bottom half

Lower half 1

First round									Second round									Round of 16									Quarter finals
									3	N. Gohar	11	5	11	11
	T.-W. Tong	5	7th	6th						N. Gilis	1	11	2	9
	N. Gilis	11	11	11														3	N. Gohar	11	11	11
	M. Metwally	8th	11	8th	11	12												13	S. Hany	2	8th	3
	L. Wee Wern	11	9	11	7th	14th				L. Wee Wern	5	7th	2
									13	S. Hany	11	11	11
																											3	N. Gohar	11	11	11
																											8th	T. Evans	8th	5	5
									16	J. Chan	11	11	11
OLD	K.-Y. lee	11	11	11					OLD	K.-Y. lee	6th	8th	6th
	M. Tomlinson	7th	2	4th														16	J. Chan	5	5	3
	M. van der Heijden	10	5	11	7th													8th	T. Evans	11	11	11
	M. Alvès	12	11	9	11					M. Alvès	1	15th	9
									8th	T. Evans	11	17th	11

Lower half 2

First round									Second round									Round of 16									Quarter finals
									7th	A. Sobhy	11	8th	11	11
	O. Fiechter	11	4th	11	11					O. Fiechter	4th	11	8th	7th
	E. Whitlock	9	11	4th	3													7th	A. Sobhy	12	11	11
	D. Lobban	11	11	11														12	J. Chinappa	10	6th	7th
	T.-L. Liu	4th	2	5						D. Lobban	11	3	6th	12	9
									12	J. Chinappa	7th	11	11	10	11
																											7th	A. Sobhy	2	4th	5
																											2	C. Serme	11	11	11
									9	A. Au	11	11	9	11
	H. Mendez	11	7th	11	4th	11				R. Grinham	6th	6th	11	4th
	R. Grinham	6th	11	4th	11	13												9	A. Au	8th	5	11	2
	M. Hany	11	11	9	3													2	C. Serme	11	11	9	11
WC	S. Sobhy	13	8th	11	11				WC	S. Sobhy	5	7th	4th
									2	C. Serme	11	11	11

Web links

• Tournament site on psaworldtour.com (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Egyptian Duo Gohar and Farag Are 2019 US Open Champions. In: psaworldtour.com. Professional Squash Association , October 13, 2019, accessed October 13, 2019 . 
2. ↑ Draws released for US Open as World Class Squash Returns to Philadelphia. In: psaworldtour.com. Professional Squash Association , September 23, 2019, accessed October 2, 2019 . 
3. ↑ PSA Tour Rule Book. (PDF) In: psaworldtour.com. Professional Squash Association , accessed October 2, 2019 .