JP Morgan China Squash Open 2017

The JP Morgan China Squash Open 2017 took place from August 31 to September 3, 2017 in Shanghai , People's Republic of China . The men's squash tournament was part of the PSA World Tour 2017/18 and belonged to the PSA 100 rating category . The women's squash tournament was part of the women's PSA World Tour 2017/18 and also belonged to the PSA 100 rating category .

Last year's winners were Mohamed Elshorbagy and Laura Massaro . Elshorbagy did not run again this year. The top seed Ali Farag and Ramy Ashour contested the men's final , which Ashour won in five sets. In the women's category, the top seeded world number one Nour El Sherbini secured the title. In the final she defeated Nouran Gohar .

The participant fields consisted of 16 players each, four of which were reserved for qualifiers. The eight best players were seeded. Per Wildcard received Joe Wong in the men's and Li Dongjin 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. 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 100,000 US dollars each for the men and women.

round	Points	Prize money
victory	1750	$ 16,697
final	1150	$ 11,424
Semifinals	700	$ 7,470
Quarter finals	430	$ 4,614
First round	250	$ 2,637

Men's

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Ali Farag final 02.  Marwan Elshorbagy Semifinals 03.  Ramy Ashour victory 04th  Fares Dessouki Quarter finals

No. player Round reached 05.  Simon Rösner Quarter finals 06th  Paul Coll Semifinals 07th  Daryl Selby Quarter finals 08th.  Max Lee 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									Quarter finals									Semifinals									final
1	A. Farag	11	11	11
WC	J. Wong	5	7th	5					1	A. Farag	12	12	11
	D. Elias	12	11	11						D. Elias	10	10	5
8th	M. Lee	10	3	7th														1	A. Farag	11	5	11	12
6th	P. Coll	11	11	11														6th	P. Coll	8th	11	3	10
	Z. Mohamed	5	3	4th					6th	P. Coll	11	11	11
Q	S. Ghosal	8th	16	7th	8th				4th	F. Dessouki	6th	3	4th
4th	F. Dessouki	11	14th	11	11																						1	A. Farag	3	8th	12	11	5
3	R. Ashour	11	11	11																							3	R. Ashour	11	11	10	2	11
	C. Salazar	9	6th	4th					3	R. Ashour	11	11	11
Q	MN Adnan	6th	10	9					7th	D. Selby	6th	3	5
7th	D. Selby	11	12	11														3	R. Ashour	12	11	11
5	S. Rösner	11	11	6th	11													2	M. Elshorbagy	10	3	6th
Q	KA Fathi	5	7th	11	4th				5	S. Rösner	7th	5	7th
Q	G. Lobban	6th	8th	9					2	M. Elshorbagy	11	11	11
2	M. Elshorbagy	11	11	11

Ladies

Seeding list

No. Player Round reached 01.  Nour El Sherbini victory 02.  Camille Serme Semifinals 03.  Laura Massaro 1 round 04th  Nouran Gohar final

No. Player Round reached 05.  Nicol David Quarter finals 06th  Sarah-Jane Perry 1 round 07th  Alison Waters Quarter finals 08th.  Annie Au 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									Quarter finals									Semifinals									final
1	N. El Sherbini	12	11	11	11
Q	J. Chinappa	14th	2	0	8th				1	N. El Sherbini	11	11	11
	E. Whitlock	7th	8th	11	5				7th	A. Waters	4th	7th	6th
7th	A. Waters	11	11	5	11													1	N. El Sherbini	12	11	11
5	N. David	11	8th	11	11														J. King	10	4th	6th
Q	T. Evans	9	11	2	6th				5	N. David	11	8th	11	7th	5
	J. King	11	11	7th	11					J. King	8th	11	4th	11	11
3	L. Massaro	0	6th	11	4th																						1	N. El Sherbini	12	11	11
4th	N. Gohar	11	11	11																							4th	N. Gohar	10	7th	9
Q	O. Blatchford	5	6th	6th					4th	N. Gohar	11	11	11
	N. El Tayeb	6th	11	11	6th	11				N. El Tayeb	3	6th	6th
6th	S.-J. Perry	11	5	8th	11	4th												4th	N. Gohar	11	11	9	11
8th	A. Au	11	11	11														2	C. Serme	9	8th	11	8th
WC	D. Li	2	7th	2					8th	A. Au	7th	3	5
Q	S. Hany	4th	11	9					2	C. Serme	11	11	11
2	C. Serme	11	13	11

Web links

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

Individual evidence

1. ↑ PSA Tour Rule Book (PDF). Retrieved August 28, 2017.