JP Morgan Tournament of Champions 2018

The JP Morgan Tournament of Champions 2018 took place January 18-25, 2018 at Grand Central Station in New York City , United States . The men's squash tournament was part of the PSA World Tour 2017/18 and belonged to the PSA World Series category . The women's tournament was part of the women's PSA World Tour 2017/18 and also belonged to the PSA World Series category .

Last year's winner for men was Karim Abdel Gawad , for women it was Camille Serme . In the men's category, Gawad and world champion Mohamed Elshorbagy and his brother, vice world champion Marwan Elshorbagy , were eliminated in the second round. For the first time in his career, Simon Rösner not only reached the final of a World Series tournament, but also won the final against Tarek Momen with 11: 8, 11: 9, 6:11 and 11: 5. It was the ninth title of his career. In the women's competition, the top seeded Nour El Sherbini prevailed, beating Nour El Tayeb in the final with 2:11, 11: 6, 4:11, 11: 7 and 11: 7 .

The fields of participants in the men's and women's competitions each consisted of 32 players, eight of which were starting places for qualifiers. The eight best players were seeded for the men and the 16 best women for the women. Per Wildcard received Marina Stefanoni and Todd Harrity a starting place in the respective main field.

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 $ 165,000 each.

round	Points	Prize money
victory	2625	$ 24,225
final	1725	$ 14,820
Semifinals	1050	$ 9,120
Quarter finals	640	$ 5,415
Round of 16	375	$ 3,206
First round	190	$ 1,888

Men's

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Grégory Gaultier Semifinals 02.  Mohamed Elshorbagy Round of 16 03.  Ali Farag Semifinals 04th  Karim Abdel Gawad Round of 16

No. player Round reached 05.  Marwan Elshorbagy Round of 16 06th  Nick Matthew Quarter finals 07th  Tarek Momen final 08th.  Paul Coll 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	G. Gaultier	11	11	11
WC	T. Harrity	7th	6th	8th					1	G. Gaultier	11	11	11
	S. Ghosal	8th	11	8th	7th				Q	T. Richards	4th	5	5
Q	T. Richards	11	5	11	11													1	G. Gaultier	12	11	12	11
	J. Willstrop	11	11	11														6th	N. Matthew	14th	6th	10	7th
	C. Pilley	6th	9	3						J. Willstrop	8th	11	8th	6th
Q	G. Marche	6th	8th	5					6th	N. Matthew	11	8th	11	11
6th	N. Matthew	11	11	11																							1	G. Gaultier	11	10	8th	1
5	Ma. Elshorbagy	11	11	11																								S. Rösner	9	12	11	11
	C. Salazar	7th	3	8th					5	Ma. Elshorbagy	11	8th	11	13	10
	S. Rösner	11	9	11	11					S. Rösner	8th	11	4th	15th	12
	D. Selby	4th	11	6th	7th														S. Rösner	11	11	13	11
	N. Muller	7th	9	11	11	11													N. Muller	7th	7th	15th	6th
Q	A. Waller	11	11	4th	7th	5				N. Muller	11	11	11	3	11
Q	J. Makin	12	4th	7th	7th				4th	KA Gawad	6th	6th	13	11	9
4th	KA Gawad	10	11	11	11																																S. Rösner	11	11	6th	11
3	A. Farag	11	7th	11	11																															7th	T. Momen	8th	9	11	5
Q	C. Grayson	6th	11	4th	4th				3	A. Farag	11	11	11
Q	T.-F. Yip	12	8th	5					OLD	M. Á. Rodríguez	9	9	6th
OLD	M. Á. Rodríguez	14th	11	11														3	A. Farag	11	12	7th	11
Q	M. Hesham	5	8th	11															R. Ashour	7th	10	11	5
	R. Ashour	11	11	13						R. Ashour	11	7th	11	11
	Z. Mohamed	4th	6th	6th					8th	P. Coll	4th	11	7th	4th
8th	P. Coll	11	11	11																							3	A. Farag	3	11	12	11	9
7th	T. Momen	11	11	9	7th	12																					7th	T. Momen	11	2	14th	6th	11
	M. Abouelghar	5	9	11	11	10			7th	T. Momen	11	11	11
	D. Elias	11	11	8th	12					D. Elias	7th	5	4th
Q	D. James	8th	5	11	10													7th	T. Momen	11	11	11
	R. Cuskelly	8th	11	11	11														R. Cuskelly	9	7th	7th
	O. Mosaad	11	8th	6th	9					R. Cuskelly	12	9	11	9	11
	L. Au	8th	6th	6th					2	Mo. Elshorbagy	10	11	8th	11	6th
2	Mo. Elshorbagy	11	11	11

Ladies

Seeding list

No. Player Round reached 01.  Nour El Sherbini victory 02.  Raneem El Weleily Quarter finals 03.  Camille Serme Semifinals 04th  Laura Massaro Semifinals 05.  Nouran Gohar Quarter finals 06th  Nicol David Quarter finals 07th  Sarah-Jane Perry Quarter finals 08th.  Nour El Tayeb final

No. Player Round reached 09.  Joelle King Round of 16 10.  Alison Waters Round of 16 11.  Annie Au 1 round 12.  Amanda Sobhy Round of 16 13.  Olivia Blatchford Round of 16 14th  Emily Whitlock 1 round 15th  Tesni Evans Round of 16 16.  Joshna Chinappa 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									Round of 16									Quarter finals									Semifinals									final
1	N. El Sherbini	11	11	11
	J. Chan	5	6th	8th					1	N. El Sherbini	11	7th	12	13
Q	M. Metwally	15th	13	7th	11				Q	M. Metwally	5	11	10	11
16	J. Chinappa	13	11	11	9													1	N. El Sherbini	11	11	11
13	O. Blatchford	11	11	11														7th	S.-J. Perry	7th	7th	5
Q	T.-L. Liu	5	5	9					13	O. Blatchford	11	11	9	13	7th
Q	Y. nobility	5	5	11	8th				7th	S.-J. Perry	7th	8th	11	15th	11
7th	S.-J. Perry	11	11	8th	11																						1	N. El Sherbini	4th	12	11	11
5	N. Gohar	11	11	11																							4th	L. Massaro	11	10	4th	8th
WC	M. Stefanoni	5	8th	5					5	N. Gohar	11	13	11
	S. Hany	2	1	r					10	A. Waters	7th	11	7th
10	A. Waters	11	3															5	N. Gohar	6th	8th	8th
14th	E. Whitlock	10	14th	2	3													4th	L. Massaro	11	11	11
	V. Lust	12	12	11	11					V. Lust	11	8th	11	6th	3
	F. Moverley	9	11	9	13	8th			4th	L. Massaro	6th	11	8th	11	11
4th	L. Massaro	11	9	11	11	11																														1	N. El Sherbini	2	11	4th	11	11
3	C. Serme	11	11	11																																8th	N. El Tayeb	11	6th	11	7th	7th
Q	S. Sobhy	3	8th	3					3	C. Serme	11	6th	8th	11	11
	D. Urquhart	11	11	5						D. Urquhart	5	11	11	6th	8th
11	A. Au	6th	7th	1	r													3	C. Serme	2	12	11	11
9	J. King	11	8th	11	11													6th	N. David	11	10	8th	5
Q	H. El Torky	3	11	3	4th				9	J. King	9	11	7th	9
Q	S. Cornett	7th	3	4th					6th	N. David	11	2	11	11
6th	N. David	11	11	11																							3	C. Serme	10	6th	3
8th	N. El Tayeb	11	11	11																							8th	N. El Tayeb	12	11	11
	D. Pallikal	2	5	4th					8th	N. El Tayeb	11	11	11
Q	R. Grinham	8th	11	9	3				12 PR	A. Sobhy	5	6th	8th
12 PR	A. Sobhy	11	9	11	11													8th	N. El Tayeb	6th	11	11	11
15th	T. Evans	11	13	11														2	R. El Weleily	11	9	9	8th
	H. El Hammamy	8th	11	9					15th	T. Evans	11	3	13	11	10
Q	J. Duncalf	11	1	7th	4th				2	R. El Weleily	8th	11	15th	7th	12
2	R. El Weleily	9	11	11	11

Web links

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

Individual evidence

1. ^ Rösner and El Sherbini Lift 2018 Tournament of Champions Titles. In: psaworldtour.com. Professional Squash Association , January 26, 2018, accessed January 26, 2018 . 
2. ↑ PSA Tour Rule Book (PDF). Accessed December 19, 2017.