JP Morgan China Squash Open 2019

The JP Morgan China Squash Open 2019 took place from September 4th to 8th, 2019 in Shanghai , People's Republic of China . The men's squash tournament was part of the PSA World Tour 2019/20 and belonged to the PSA World Tour Gold 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 Gold category .

Last year's winners were Mohamed Abouelghar for the men and Raneem El Weleily for the women. Abouelghar could not compete due to injury. In the men's final, Ali Farag and Mohamed Elshorbagy were the two top seeded players. Elshorbagy won the game 11: 3, 11: 9, 5:11 and 11: 8. In the women’s final , Nour El Tayeb won the final against last year's winner Raneem El Weleily with 11: 9, 9:11, 11: 9, 9:11 and 12:10.

The fields of participation in the men's and women's competition consisted of 24 players each. The eight best players were seeded and received a bye in the first round. Per Wildcard received Zhou Zhitao and Li Dongjin each a spot in the main draw. Li withdrew shortly before the start of the tournament, and Ho Tze-Lok moved into the field for her .

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 $ 112,000 each.

round	Points	Prize money
victory	1750	$ 20,216
final	1150	$ 12,768
Semifinals	700	$ 7,980
Quarter finals	430	$ 4,788
Round of 16	260	$ 2,926
First round	160	$ 1,862

Men's

Seeding list

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

No. player Round reached 05.  Omar Mosaad Quarter finals 06th  César Salazar Round of 16 07th  Adrian Waller Round of 16 08th.  Tom Richards 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	A. Farag	11	11	7th	11
	I. Yuen	11	8th	11	9	8th				Y. Soliman	5	4th	11	4th
	Y. Soliman	8th	11	7th	11	11												1	A. Farag	14th	6th	11	9	11
	M. Asal	11	11	11														8th	T. Richards	12	11	4th	11	5
WC	Z. Zhou	3	4th	4th						M. Asal	9	3	8th
									8th	T. Richards	11	11	11
																											1	A. Farag	11	11	11
																											3	S. Ghosal	4th	9	4th
									7th	A. Waller	11	9	9	5
	E. Yow Ng	8th	7th	11	11					M. Hesham	9	11	11	11
	M. Hesham	11	11	5	13														M. Hesham	10	9	14th	7th
	T.-F. Yip	8th	11	11	11													3	S. Ghosal	12	11	12	11
OLD	M. Elsherbini	11	7th	1	9					T.-F. Yip	7th	4th	7th
									3	S. Ghosal	11	11	11
																																				1	A. Farag	3	9	11	8th
																																				2	Mo. Elshorbagy	11	11	5	11
									4th	Ma. Elshorbagy	11	12	11	11
	I. Pajares	11	11	1	11					I. Pajares	4th	14th	9	4th
	G. Lobban	9	6th	11	6th													4th	Ma. Elshorbagy	11	13	15th
	AM Al Tamimi	5																5	O. Mosaad	5	11	13
	A. Clyne	1	r							AM Al Tamimi	5	3	8th
									5	O. Mosaad	11	11	11
																											4th	Ma. Elshorbagy	11	5	8th	9
																											2	Mo. Elshorbagy	8th	11	11	11
									6th	C. Salazar	13	11	11	10	9
OLD	B. Masotti	11	8th	11	8th					L. Au	11	9	13	12	11
	L. Au	13	11	6th	11														L. Au	11	8th	13	8th
	L. Serme	12	8th	11	11													2	Mo. Elshorbagy	3	11	15th	11
	KA Fathi	10	11	4th	2					L. Serme	11	11	7th	4th	2
									2	Mo. Elshorbagy	8th	9	11	11	11

Ladies

Seeding list

No. Player Round reached 01.  Raneem El Weleily final 02.  Nouran Gohar Semifinals 03.  Nour El Tayeb victory 04th  Joelle King Quarter finals

No. Player Round reached 05.  Annie Au Round of 16 06th  Alison Waters Round of 16 07th  Victoria Lust Round of 16 08th.  Salma Hany 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	R. El Weleily	11	11	11
	M. van der Heijden	16	11	11						M. van der Heijden	5	7th	5
	L. Wee Wern	14th	9	3														1	R. El Weleily	11	11	11
	D. Lobban	9	5	9														8th	S. Hany	5	9	4th
	N. Abbas	11	11	11						N. Abbas	8th	7th	7th
									8th	S. Hany	11	11	11
																											1	R. El Weleily	11	12	11
																												H. El Hammamy	8th	10	8th
									5	A. Au	6th	9	11	11	4th
OLD	T.-L. Ho	2	6th	6th						H. El Hammamy	11	11	9	8th	11
	H. El Hammamy	11	11	11															H. El Hammamy	11	11	11
	Z. Mickawy	12	14th	11														4th	J. King	9	7th	9
	H. Naughton	10	12	6th						Z. Mickawy	5	11	14th	9	10
									4th	J. King	11	9	12	11	12
																																				1	R. El Weleily	9	11	9	11	10
																																				3	N. El Tayeb	11	9	11	9	12
									3	N. El Tayeb	11	11	11
	T.-L. Liu	6th	4th	11	6th					R. Grinham	4th	3	5
	R. Grinham	11	11	6th	11													3	N. El Tayeb	11	11	11
	N. Shahin	11	11	11															N. Shahin	2	1	5
	H. Mendez	8th	5	5						N. Shahin	4th	11	11	13
									6th	A. Waters	11	6th	5	11
																											3	N. El Tayeb	11	11	11
																											2	N. Gohar	6th	5	8th
									7th	V. Lust	12	11	5	1	7th
	J. Courtice	7th	10	4th						Y. nobility	10	8th	11	11	11
	Y. nobility	11	12	11															Y. nobility	4th	5	11	11	6th
	J. Chan	7th	7th	3														2	N. Gohar	11	11	9	9	11
	D. Letourneau	11	11	11						D. Letourneau	6th	8th	2
									2	N. Gohar	11	11	11

Web links

• Tournament site on psaworldtour.com (English)
• Reporting on thesquashsite.com (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Farag and ElShorbagy Set for Shanghai Showdown as China Open Draws Are Released. In: psaworldtour.com. Professional Squash Association , July 24, 2019, accessed August 7, 2019 . 
2. ↑ PSA Tour Rule Book. (PDF) In: psaworldtour.com. Professional Squash Association , accessed August 7, 2019 .