JP Morgan Tournament of Champions 2016

The JP Morgan Tournament of Champions 2016 took place January 7-14, 2016 at Grand Central Station in New York City , United States . The men's squash tournament was part of the PSA World Tour 2015/16 and belonged to the PSA World Series category . The women's squash tournament also belonged to the World Series category and was part of the women's PSA World Tour 2015/16 .

Defending champion for men was Mohamed Elshorbagy , for women Raneem El Weleily . Elshorbagy won the tournament again after beating Nick Matthew in the final . He won the game against Matthew with 8:11, 11: 6, 11: 8, 6:11 and 11: 6. Nour El Sherbini won the women’s finals, defeating Amanda Sobhy 11: 4, 9:11, 12:10 and 11: 9.

The field of participants in the men's competition consisted of 32 players, eight of which were starting places for qualifiers. The eight best players were seeded. 32 players competed in the women's competition, eight of them starting for qualifiers. The 16 best players were seeded. Per Wildcard received Todd Harrity in the men's and Kanzy El Defrawy 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 for the men and women was US $ 150,000 each.

	Men's		Ladies
round	Points	Prize money	Points	Prize money
victory	2625	$ 23,625	4800	$ 22,950
final	1725	$ 15,525	3300	$ 15,525
Semifinals	1050	$ 9,450	1950	$ 9,115
Quarter finals	640	$ 5,740	1050	$ 5,400
Round of 16	375	$ 3,375	525	$ 3,040
First round	190	$ 1,690	300	$ 1,685

Men's

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Mohamed Elshorbagy victory 02.  Nick Matthew final 03.  Grégory Gaultier Semifinals 04th  Miguel Ángel Rodríguez 1 round

No. player Round reached 05.  Omar Mosaad Quarter finals 06th  Simon Rösner Quarter finals 07th  Mathieu Castagnet Semifinals 08th.  Marwan Elshorbagy 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
Q	A. Waller	5	8th	2					1	Mo. Elshorbagy	11	11	11
	T. Momen	4th	3	3						C. Pilley	5	9	9
	C. Pilley	11	11	11														1	Mo. Elshorbagy	9	11	11	12
	N. Muller	11	8th	11	11													5	O. Mosaad	11	8th	5	10
Q	R. Kandra	6th	11	5	1					N. Muller	5	4th	14th	7th
Q	L. Serme	8th	6th	4th					5	O. Mosaad	11	11	12	11
5	O. Mosaad	11	11	11																							1	Mo. Elshorbagy	11	11	3	11
7th	M. Castagnet	7th	11	11	11																						7th	M. Castagnet	9	6th	11	7th
	S. Coppinger	11	4th	7th	6th				7th	M. Castagnet	10	11	10	11	11
	M. Lee	8th	11	11	11					M. Lee	12	8th	12	2	4th
Q	F. Zaman	11	6th	4th	9													7th	M. Castagnet	11	13	11
	L. Au	11	11	11															B. Golan	3	11	4th
Q	G. Marche	6th	9	7th						L. Au	6th	5	13	11	4th
	B. Golan	11	11	11						B. Golan	11	11	11	4th	11
4th	M. Á. Rodríguez	6th	6th	5																																1	Mo. Elshorbagy	8th	11	11	6th	11
3	G. Gaultier	11	11	11																																2	N. Matthew	11	6th	8th	11	6th
Q	R. Tandon	4th	6th	3					3	G. Gaultier	11	11	11
	F. Dessouki	11	8th	11	11					F. Dessouki	5	9	2
WC	T. Harrity	6th	11	8th	6th													3	G. Gaultier	11	8th	14th	12
	J. Willstrop	11	2															6th	S. Rösner	8th	11	12	10
	A. Walker	7th	0	r						J. Willstrop	11	4th	3	14th
	T. Richards	8th	7th	1					6th	S. Rösner	9	11	11	16
6th	S. Rösner	11	11	11																							3	G. Gaultier	3	r
8th	Ma. Elshorbagy	11	11	11																							2	N. Matthew	3
OLD	C. Salazar	5	1	3					8th	Ma. Elshorbagy	12	12	11	12
	R. Cuskelly	11	9	11	11					R. Cuskelly	10	14th	9	10
Q	N. Iqbal	6th	11	7th	7th													8th	Ma. Elshorbagy	12	11	7th	6th	6th
	KA Gawad	11	9	11	3	11												2	N. Matthew	10	7th	11	11	11
	D. Selby	7th	11	4th	11	8th				KA Gawad	8th	9	3
Q	D. Elias	5	11	3	8th				2	N. Matthew	11	11	11
2	N. Matthew	11	8th	11	11

Ladies

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Raneem El Weleily Round of 16 02.  Nicol David Semifinals 03.  Laura Massaro Quarter finals 04th  Camille Serme Quarter finals 05.  Omneya Abdel Kawy Quarter finals 06th  Alison Waters Quarter finals 07th  Nour El Sherbini victory 08th.  Nouran Gohar Semifinals

No. player Round reached 09.  Annie Au Round of 16 10.  Amanda Sobhy final 11.  Sarah-Jane Perry 1 round 12.  Joelle King 1 round 13.  Dipika Pallikal 1 round 14th  Delia Arnold Round of 16 15th  Joshana Chinappa Round of 16 16.  Emily Whitlock 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

First round									Round of 16									Quarter finals									Semifinals									final
1	R. El Weleily	11	11	11
Q	T. Evans	6th	6th	5					1	R. El Weleily	5	11	5	6th
Q	D. Saffery	5	4th	9					10	A. Sobhy	11	6th	11	11
10	A. Sobhy	11	11	11														10	A. Sobhy	12	11	11
14th	D. Arnold	7th	13	11	11													6th	A. Waters	10	3	9
	R. Grinham	11	11	7th	6th				14th	D. Arnold	5	8th	6th
	J. Duncalf	11	7th	5	8th				6th	A. Waters	11	11	11
6th	A. Waters	8th	11	11	11																						10	A. Sobhy	11	11	12
8th	N. Gohar	11	11	11																							8th	N. Gohar	9	9	10
Q	Y. nobility	5	7th	6th					8th	N. Gohar	7th	11	11	11
	H. El Torky	9	11	12	11					H. El Torky	11	7th	2	5
12	J. King	11	5	10	9													8th	N. Gohar	10	11	5	11	11
11	S.-J. Perry	12	9	4th														3	L. Massaro	12	9	11	8th	9
Q	C. Aumard	14th	11	11					Q	C. Aumard	3	11	2	10
Q	O. Blatchford	6th	3	11	7th				3	L. Massaro	11	8th	11	12
3	L. Massaro	11	11	5	11																															10	A. Sobhy	4th	11	10	8th
4th	C. Serme	11	11	11																																7th	N. El Sherbini	11	9	12	11
	D. Urquhart	7th	5	9					4th	C. Serme	11	11	8th	13
Q	M. Kobayashi	5	6th	9					16	E. Whitlock	6th	5	11	11
16	E. Whitlock	11	11	11														4th	C. Serme	4th	9	11	11	8th
13	D. Pallikal	7th	10	6th														7th	N. El Sherbini	11	11	8th	8th	11
Q	M. Metwally	11	12	11					Q	M. Metwally	9	8th	5
Q	S. Teran	14th	2	1					7th	N. El Sherbini	11	11	11
7th	N. El Sherbini	16	11	11																							7th	N. El Sherbini	11	11	11
5	OA Kawy	11	7th	9	11	11																					2	N. David	8th	5	6th
	L. Wee Wern	9	11	11	7th	7th			5	OA Kawy	11	11	11
WC	K. El Defrawy	8th	11	8th	7th				15th	J. Chinappa	9	3	9
15th	J. Chinappa	11	8th	11	11													5	OA Kawy	6th	12	12	3	5
9	A. Au	11	11	12														2	N. David	11	10	10	11	11
OLD	J. Chan	9	7th	10					9	A. Au	2	5	7th
	V. Lust	2	3	2					2	N. David	11	11	11
2	N. David	11	11	11

Web links

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

Individual evidence

1. ↑ PSA Tour Guide 2015 (PDF) Accessed December 10, 2015.