JP Morgan Tournament of Champions 2015

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The JP Morgan Tournament of Champions 2015 took place January 16-23, 2015 at Grand Central Station in New York City , United States . The men's squash tournament was part of the PSA World Tour 2014/15 and belonged to the PSA World Series category . The women's squash tournament was part of the WSA World Tour 2014/15 and belonged to the Gold 50 category .

Defending champion for men was Amr Shabana , for women Nicol David . In the men's competition, the top seed Mohamed Elshorbagy won the final against Nick Matthew with 5:11, 11: 9, 11: 8 and 12:10. In the women's finals, Raneem El Weleily defeated Alison Waters 9:11, 12:10, 11: 4 and 11: 4.

The field of participants in the men's competition consisted of 32 players, eight of which were starting places for qualifiers. 16 players competed in the women's competition, four of which were starting places for qualifiers. Per Wildcard got Todd Harrity a spot in the main draw for the men.

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 pool was $ 150,000 for the men and $ 118,000 for the women.

	Men's		Ladies
round	Points	Prize money	Points	Prize money
victory	2625	$ 23,625	2450	$ 21,470
final	1725	$ 15,525	1610	$ 14,690
Semifinals	1050	$ 9,450	980	$ 9,605
Quarter finals	640	$ 5,740	595	$ 5,930
Round of 16	375	$ 3,375	-	-
First round	190	$ 1,690	350	$ 3,390

Men's

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Mohamed Elshorbagy victory 02.  Grégory Gaultier Quarter finals 03.  Nick Matthew final 04th  Amr Shabana Semifinals

No. player Round reached 05.  Peter Barker Round of 16 06th  Borja Golan Quarter finals 07th  Tarek Momen Quarter finals 08th.  Simon Rösner 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	Mo. Elshorbagy	11	11	11
WC	T. Harrity	6th	7th	8th					1	Mo. Elshorbagy	11	5	13	11
	N. Muller	9	11	11	11					N. Muller	3	11	11	6th
Q	C. Grayson	11	3	4th	9													1	Mo. Elshorbagy	11	11	11
	C. Simpson	11	8th	10	13	11												6th	B. Golan	7th	9	8th
Q	C. Salazar	5	11	12	11	6th				C. Simpson
Q	O. Beng Hee	14th	11	6th	5	8th			6th	B. Golan	w.	O.
6th	B. Golan	12	9	11	11	11																					1	Mo. Elshorbagy	9	11	5	11	11
7th	T. Momen	11	11	14th																							4th	A. Shabana	11	8th	11	9	7th
OLD	A. Waller	5	7th	12					7th	T. Momen	11	11	6th	12
	S. Ghosal	11	11	12						S. Ghosal	4th	8th	11	10
Q	A. Clyne	7th	5	10														7th	T. Momen	11	17th	8th	9
	KA Gawad	10	13	8th	10													4th	A. Shabana	6th	19th	11	11
	C. Pilley	12	11	11	12					C. Pilley	8th	6th	11	9
OLD	O. Tuominen	7th	5	4th					4th	A. Shabana	11	11	5	11
4th	A. Shabana	11	11	11																																1	Mo. Elshorbagy	5	11	11	12
3	N. Matthew	12	11	7th	11																															3	N. Matthew	11	9	8th	10
	D. Selby	10	3	11	6th				3	N. Matthew	7th	15th	11	13
	O. Mosaad	11	8th	11	11					O. Mosaad	11	13	6th	11
Q	M. Abouelghar	3	11	3	4th													3	N. Matthew	10	11	11	11
	M. Castagnet	11	11	3	11													8th	S. Rösner	12	4th	7th	6th
Q	D. Elias	3	7th	11	5					M. Castagnet	13	5	5	6th
	S. Coppinger	12	4th	7th	10				8th	S. Rösner	11	11	11	11
8th	S. Rösner	10	11	11	12																						3	N. Matthew	11	11	11
5	P. Barker	11	11	11																								M. Á. Rodríguez	7th	9	5
OLD	G. Marche	6th	5	3					5	P. Barker	6th	11	13	9	7th
	M. Á. Rodríguez	12	11	11						M. Á. Rodríguez	11	8th	11	11	11
Q	J. Lee	10	4th	7th															M. Á. Rodríguez	11	14th	8th	11	11
	A. Walker	6th	6th	5														2	G. Gaultier	13	12	11	8th	9
Q	T. Richards	11	11	11					Q	T. Richards	6th	5	3
	M. Lee	1	7th	2					2	G. Gaultier	11	11	11
2	G. Gaultier	11	11	11

Ladies

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Nicol David Quarter finals 02.  Laura Massaro Semifinals 03.  Raneem El Weleily victory 04th  Nour El Sherbini Semifinals

No. player Round reached 05.  Alison Waters final 06th  Camille Serme Quarter finals 07th  Low Wee Wern 1 round 08th.  Nour El Tayeb 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. David	6th	11	11	11
	R. Grinham	11	6th	5	7th				1	N. David	9	12	7th	1
Q	S. Teran	6th	11	11	11				5	A. Waters	11	10	11	11
5	A. Waters	11	6th	3	5													5	A. Waters	8th	12	5	11	13
4th	N. El Sherbini	11	11	11														4th	N. El Sherbini	11	10	11	9	11
	A. Au	3	7th	7th					4th	N. El Sherbini	11	10	11	12	11
Q	V. Lust	5	6th	2					8th	N. El Tayeb	5	12	3	14th	9
8th	N. El Tayeb	11	11	11																							5	A. Waters	11	10	4th	4th
7th	L. Wee Wern	7th	11	11	8th	7th																					3	R. El Weleily	9	12	11	11
	A. Sobhy	11	5	6th	11	11				A. Sobhy	5	5	11	4th
	OA Kawy	7th	13	7th					3	R. El Weleily	11	11	2	11
3	R. El Weleily	11	15th	11														3	R. El Weleily	11	11	11	11
6th	C. Serme	9	11	11	12													2	L. Massaro	7th	2	13	6th
Q	K. El Defrawy	11	3	5	10				6th	C. Serme	11	11	7th	7th	7th
Q	S. Hany	4th	4th	3					2	L. Massaro	3	4th	11	11	11
2	L. Massaro	11	11	11

Web links

• Official tournament website (English)
• Reporting on squashsite.co.uk (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ World series Prize Money ( Memento from December 2, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 605 kB)