FS Investments US Squash Open Championships 2018

The FS Investments US Squash Open Championships 2018 took place from October 6th to 13th, 2018 at Drexel University in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , in the United States . 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 Ali Farag for the men and Nour El Tayeb for the women. Farag failed in the semi-finals to Simon Rösner , El Tayeb in the second round to Amanda Sobhy . The men's final was played by Rösner and the top-seeded world number one Mohamed Elshorbagy , which Elshorbagy won with 8:11, 11: 8, 6:11, 11: 8 and 11: 4. In the women's duel between the top seeded players, Raneem El Weleily, who was seeded second, prevailed against Nour El Sherbini with 11: 6, 11: 9 and 11: 8.

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 Christopher Gordon and Andrew Douglas in the men's and Fiechter Olivia and Reeham 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 $ 169,000 each.

round	Points	Prize money
victory	2750	$ 25,080
final	1810	$ 15,675
Semifinals	1100	$ 9,405
Quarter finals	675	$ 5,486
Round of 16	410	$ 3,292
Second round	250	$ 1,881
First round	152.5	$ 1,175

Men's

Seeding list

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

No. player Round reached 05.  Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Quarter finals 06th  Grégory Gaultier Quarter finals 07th  Karim Abdel Gawad Round of 16 08th.  Paul Coll Semifinals

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	Mohamed Elshorbagy	7th	11	11	11
	8th	Paul Coll	11	8th	4th	6th
										1	Mohamed Elshorbagy	8th	11	6th	11	11
										4th	Simon Rösner	11	8th	11	8th	4th
	4th	Simon Rösner	4th	11	11	11
	2	Ali Farag	11	8th	3	6th

Upper half

Upper half 1

First round									Second round									Round of 16									Quarter finals
									1	Mo. Elshorbagy	11	11	11
	T. Harrity	4th	7th	11	11	11				T. Harrity	6th	4th	4th
	C. Pilley	11	11	6th	8th	5												1	Mo. Elshorbagy	11	16	11
																			S. Ghosal	5	14th	9
										S. Ghosal	11	11	11
	B. Coleman	8th	13	11	9					T. Richards	4th	8th	3
	T. Richards	11	15th	9	11																						1	Mo. Elshorbagy	11	11	11
	A. Clyne	3	11	3	11	5																						M. Abouelghar	9	9	4th
	N. Lake	11	5	11	9	11				N. Lake	6th	4th	3
										M. Abouelghar	11	11	11
																			M. Abouelghar	11	11	12
	G. Lobban	11	11	5	8th	11												7th	KA Gawad	8th	9	10
	C. Grayson	7th	6th	11	11	6th				G. Lobban	13	8th	9
									7th	KA Gawad	15th	11	11

Upper half 2

First round									Second round									Round of 16									Quarter finals
									8th	P. Coll	11	11	11
										D. Elias	3	5	6th
																		8th	P. Coll	11	11	11
																			O. Mosaad	6th	4th	1
										R. Cuskelly	5	11	8th	11	7th
										O. Mosaad	11	4th	11	7th	11
																											8th	P. Coll	6th	11	5	11	13
	D. James	11	11	11																							3	T. Momen	11	8th	11	7th	11
WC	C. Gordon	4th	8th	7th						D. James	6th	6th	11	19th	16
	A. Waller	11	2							A. Waller	11	11	8th	17th	14th
	B. Golan	4th	1	r															D. James	11	6th	4th	6th
																		3	T. Momen	5	11	11	11
										J. Willstrop	5	9	9
									3	T. Momen	11	11	11

Bottom half

Lower half 1

First round									Second round									Round of 16									Quarter finals
									4th	S. Rösner	7th	11	11	9	11
										D. Selby	11	5	6th	11	3
																		4th	S. Rösner	11	11	10	11
	M. Hesham	11	3	8th	11	5													G. Parker	6th	9	12	3
	G. Parker	8th	11	11	8th	11				G. Parker	7th	11	9	11	13
	E. Yow Ng	5	7th	11	7th					T.-F. Yip	11	5	11	6th	11
	T.-F. Yip	11	11	6th	11																						4th	S. Rösner	11	11	11
	M. Lee	11	12	11	11																						5	M. Á. Rodríguez	9	6th	5
	M. Reda	4th	14th	8th	6th					M. Lee	12	11	8th	12	7th
OLD	J. Masters	2	11	8th	9					C. Salazar	14th	6th	11	10	11
	C. Salazar	11	8th	11	11														C. Salazar	8th	6th	13	9
	L. Serme	11	11	11														5	M. Á. Rodríguez	11	11	11	11
	KA Fathi	6th	7th	5						L. Serme	7th	6th	4th
									5	M. Á. Rodríguez	11	11	11

Lower half 2

First round									Second round									Round of 16									Quarter finals
									6th	G. Gaultier	5	8th	11	3
	C. Simpson	11	8th	9	11	11				C. Simpson	11	11	7th	11
	G. Marche	6th	11	11	9	7th												6th	G. Gaultier	11	11	6th	11
	L. Au	11	11	11															Z. Salem	8th	8th	11	3
	OA Meguid	7th	5	3						L. Au	10	11	5	4th
	A. Salazar	7th	11	2	11	5				Z. Salem	12	7th	11	11
	Z. Salem	11	9	11	7th	11																					6th	G. Gaultier	11	4th	11	9	2
	M. Castagnet	11	11	13																							2	A. Farag	6th	11	7th	11	11
WC	A. Douglas	5	7th	11						M. Castagnet	11	13	9	10
	J. Makin	11	11	11						J. Makin	4th	15th	11	12
	AM Al Tamimi	5	4th	5															J. Makin	5	11	5
																		2	A. Farag	11	13	11
										N. Muller	8th	7th	9
									2	A. Farag	11	11	11

Ladies

Seeding list

No. Player Round reached 01.  Nour El Sherbini final 02.  Raneem El Weleily victory 03.  Nour El Tayeb Round of 16 04th  Joelle King Round of 16 05.  Camille Serme Semifinals 06th  Nouran Gohar 2nd round 07th  Laura Massaro Quarter finals 08th.  Sarah-Jane Perry Quarter finals

No. Player Round reached 09.  Nicol David Round of 16 10.  Alison Waters Round of 16 11.  Annie Au Round of 16 12.  Tesni Evans Semifinals 13.  Victoria Lust 2nd round 14th  Olivia Blatchford Round of 16 15th  Salma Hany Round of 16 16.  Joshna Chinappa 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	Nour El Sherbini	10	11	12	11
	5	Camille Serme	12	7th	10	8th
										1	Nour El Sherbini	6th	9	8th
										2	Raneem El Weleily	11	11	11
	12	Tesni Evans	14th	7th	12	11
	2	Raneem El Weleily	12	11	14th	13

Upper half

Upper half 1

First round									Second round									Round of 16									Quarter finals
									1	N. El Sherbini	11	11	11
	T. Gilis	11	11	3	6th	9				J. Chan	6th	5	8th
	J. Chan	6th	8th	11	11	11												1	N. El Sherbini	11	11	11
	R. Elaraby	7th	11	4th	3													10	A. Waters	6th	8th	8th
	Z. Mickawy	11	5	11	11					Z. Mickawy	7th	2	10
									10	A. Waters	11	11	12
																											1	N. El Sherbini	11	11	11
																												Y. nobility	3	3	8th
									15th	S. Hany	5	15th	5	11	14th
	H. Mendez	16	8th	8th	5					N. Shahin	11	13	11	9	12
	N. Shahin	14th	11	11	11													15th	S. Hany	10	11	11	10	9
	Y. nobility	11	11	11															Y. nobility	12	3	5	12	11
	A. Landers-Murphy	9	9	9						Y. nobility	15th	14th	11	6th	11
									6th	N. Gohar	13	12	13	11	9

Upper half 2

First round									Second round									Round of 16									Quarter finals
									5	C. Serme	12	11	12	11
WC	R. Sedky	11	11	11	10	8th				H. El Hammamy	14th	9	10	9
	H. El Hammamy	2	1	13	12	11												5	C. Serme	11	11	11
	F. Moverley	11	11	8th	8th	11												11	A. Au	6th	8th	6th
OLD	L. Aitken	3	2	11	11	7th				F. Moverley	7th	8th	7th
									11	A. Au	11	11	11
																											5	C. Serme	11	11	11
																												A. Sobhy	5	8th	7th
									13	V. Lust	11	11	1	6th
	T.-W. Tong	3	9	1						A. Sobhy	9	13	11	11
	A. Sobhy	11	11	11															A. Sobhy	9	8th	12	11	11
	D. Pallikal	11	11	11	9	11												3	N. El Tayeb	11	11	10	6th	6th
	D. Letourneau	6th	13	6th	11	4th				D. Pallikal	6th	5	9
									3	N. El Tayeb	11	11	11

Bottom half

Lower half 1

First round									Second round									Round of 16									Quarter finals
									4th	J. King	7th	11	11	11
	M. van der Heijden	11	11	11						M. van der Heijden	11	3	8th	6th
	H. Naughton	8th	9	8th														4th	J. King	11	14th	9	7th	5
	M. Metwally	11	9	11	11													12	T. Evans	7th	12	11	11	11
	N. Todd	9	11	6th	3					M. Metwally	8th	7th	11	7th
									12	T. Evans	11	11	8th	11
																											12	T. Evans	11	5	6th	11	11
																											8th	S.-J. Perry	9	11	11	8th	5
									16	J. Chinappa	6th	11	8th	12	11
	J. Courtice	11	8th	11	11					J. Courtice	11	9	11	10	3
	C. Aumard	8th	11	9	7th													16	J. Chinappa	5	8th	10
	N. Gilis	11	11	12	6th	7th												8th	S.-J. Perry	11	11	12
	N. Abbas	3	7th	14th	11	11				N. Abbas	11	3	6th	8th
									8th	S.-J. Perry	9	11	11	11

Lower half 2

First round									Second round									Round of 16									Quarter finals
									7th	L. Massaro	11	0	12	13
	A. Fuller	13	8th	6th						M. Tomlinson	6th	11	10	11
	M. Tomlinson	15th	11	11														7th	L. Massaro	12	11	7th	8th	11
	D. Lobban	13	11	7th	11													9	N. David	10	8th	11	11	7th
WC	O. Fiechter	11	8th	11	6th					D. Lobban	4th	13	11	13	8th
									9	N. David	11	15th	6th	11	11
																											7th	L. Massaro	7th	2	10
																											2	R. El Weleily	11	11	12
									14th	O. Blachtford	14th	12	13	11
	T.-L. Liu	9	11	6th	5					E. Whitlock	12	10	15th	8th
	E. Whitlock	11	8th	11	11													14th	O. Blachtford	7th	10	5
	R. Grinham	11	6th	14th	11													2	R. El Weleily	11	12	11
	T.-L. Ho	5	11	12	2					R. Grinham	4th	6th	3
									2	R. El Weleily	11	11	11

Web links

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

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Mahmoud Elassal: Squash: Egyptian duo Elshorbagy, El-Welily claim US Open 2018. In: english.ahram.org.eg. Al-Ahram , October 14, 2018, accessed October 17, 2018 . 
2. ↑ US Open To Bring World-Class Squash to Philadelphia in October. In: psaworldtour.com. Professional Squash Association , August 20, 2018, accessed October 1, 2018 . 
3. ↑ PSA Tour Rule Book. (PDF) In: psaworldtour.com. Professional Squash Association , accessed October 1, 2018 .