JP Morgan Tournament of Champions 2019

The 2019 JP Morgan Tournament of Champions took place January 16-24, 2019 at Grand Central Station in New York City , United States . The men's squash tournament was part of the PSA World Tour 2018/19 and belonged to the PSA World Tour Platinum category . At the same time, a women's squash tournament of the 2018/19 PSA World Tour took place. It also belonged to the PSA World Tour Platinum category .

Last year's winners were Simon Rösner for the men and Nour El Sherbini for the women. Rösner was eliminated in the quarter-finals against Karim Abdel Gawad , who failed in the semifinals against Mohamed Elshorbagy . The final between the two top seeded players, Elshorbagy and Ali Farag , was decided by Farag 10:12, 6:11, 11: 6, 11: 3 and 11: 8. Nour El Sherbini defended her title with a final win over Raneem El Weleily . She won 11: 9, 11: 8 and 11: 8 and became the first player to win the tournament for the third time.

The fields of participation in the men's and women's competition consisted of 48 players each. The eight best male players and the 16 best female players were seeded. Per Wildcard received Chris Hanson in the men's and Marina Stefanoni a spot in the main draw in the women each. In both fields, a starting place was also awarded via a pre-qualification.

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 money was $ 180,000 each.

round	Points	Prize money
victory	2750	$ 27,360
final	1810	$ 17,100
Semifinals	1100	$ 10,260
Quarter finals	675	$ 5,985
Round of 16	410	$ 3,591
Second round	250	$ 2,052
First round	152.5	$ 1,283

Men's

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Mohamed Elshorbagy final 02.  Ali Farag victory 03.  Simon Rösner Quarter finals 04th  Tarek Momen Semifinals

No. player Round reached 05.  Marwan Elshorbagy Round of 16 06th  Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Round of 16 07th  Paul Coll Quarter finals 08th.  Karim Abdel Gawad Semifinals

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

Semi-finals, finals

	Semifinals									final
	1	Mohamed Elshorbagy	7th	11	11	11
	8th	Karim Abdel Gawad	11	7th	8th	6th
										1	Mohamed Elshorbagy	12	11	6th	3	8th
										2	Ali Farag	10	6th	11	11	11
	4th	Tarek Momen	9	8th	3
	2	Ali Farag	11	11	11

Upper half

Upper half 1

First round									Second round									Round of 16									Quarter finals
									1	Mo. Elshorbagy	11	12	11
	M. Hesham	11	5	8th						N. Muller	4th	10	4th
	N. Muller	13	11	11														1	Mo. Elshorbagy	11	12	11
	AM Al Tamimi	8th	8th	3															Z. Salem	2	10	9
	E. Yow Ng	11	11	11						E. Yow Ng	11	5	7th	8th
	KA Fathi	11	3	8th	7th					Z. Salem	9	11	11	11
	Z. Salem	8th	11	11	11																						1	Mo. Elshorbagy	9	11	9	11	11
	C. Pilley	12	11	11																								D. Elias	11	9	11	8th	5
	N. Lake	10	9	6th						C. Pilley	11	11	11
	B. Coleman	11	9	9	4th					T. Richards	3	7th	5
	T. Richards	7th	11	11	11														C. Pilley	9	8th	11	7th
																			D. Elias	11	11	5	11
										D. Elias	11	11	0	12
									5	Ma. Elshorbagy	8th	6th	11	10

Upper half 2

First round									Second round									Round of 16									Quarter finals
									8th	KA Gawad	4th	11	3
OLD	J. Masters	3	2	11	10					J. Makin	11	13	4th	r
	J. Makin	11	11	8th	12													8th	KA Gawad	8th	11	7th	12	11
																		PR	F. Dessouki	11	7th	11	10	4th
									PR	F. Dessouki	11	5	11	11
	G. Parker	11	13	10	11	10				M. Castagnet	8th	11	6th	6th
	M. Castagnet	9	15th	12	6th	12																					8th	KA Gawad	11	11	11
	C. Salazar	11	11	11																							3	S. Rösner	4th	7th	5
	A. Clyne	8th	9	9						C. Salazar	11	3	4th	2
										M. Lee	8th	11	11	11
																			M. Lee	9	8th	7th
																		3	S. Rösner	11	11	11
										R. Cuskelly	4th	8th	9
									3	S. Rösner	11	11	11

Bottom half

Lower half 1

First round									Second round									Round of 16									Quarter finals
									4th	T. Momen	10	11	4th	11	11
										M. Abouelghar	12	4th	11	7th	6th
																		4th	T. Momen	9	11	11	11
	R. Kandra	12	5	9	4th														G. Marche	11	9	3	9
	G. Marche	10	11	11	11					G. Marche	11	11	11
	L. Serme	11	5	4th	13	11				L. Serme	7th	7th	4th
	D. James	9	11	11	11	3																					4th	T. Momen	11	11	11
	G. Lobban	11	11	9	11																							O. Mosaad	7th	8th	7th
	A. Salazar	3	7th	11	5					G. Lobban	11	11	11
	C. Simpson	11	11	4th	11					C. Simpson	9	4th	6th
	B. Golan	4th	4th	11	9														G. Lobban	10	8th	7th
	O. Mosaad	11	12	11															O. Mosaad	12	11	11
WC	C. Hanson	8th	10	8th						O. Mosaad	7th	17th	11	11
									6th	M. Á. Rodríguez	11	15th	6th	9

Lower half 2

First round									Second round									Round of 16									Quarter finals
									7th	P. Coll	11	11	9	11
	T. Harrity	6th	11	12	11					T. Harrity	3	3	11	8th
	T.-F. Yip	11	7th	10	7th													7th	P. Coll	14th
																			S. Ghosal	12	r
										S. Ghosal	11	11	11
	C. Grayson	11	11	9	4th	11				C. Grayson	7th	5	8th
	L. Au	6th	8th	11	11	5																					7th	P. Coll	9	7th	6th
																											2	A. Farag	11	11	11
										D. Selby	11	11	11
Q	T. Brownell	11	6th	5	10					Y. Soliman	9	7th	6th
	Y. Soliman	6th	11	11	12														D. Selby	13	10	11
																		2	A. Farag	15th	12	13
										J. Willstrop	4th	9	11	4th
									2	A. Farag	11	11	8th	11

Ladies

Seeding list

No. Player Round reached 01.  Raneem El Weleily final 02.  Nour El Sherbini victory 03.  Nour El Tayeb Semifinals 04th  Joelle King Semifinals 05.  Camille Serme Quarter finals 06th  Nouran Gohar Quarter finals 07th  Laura Massaro Round of 16 08th.  Tesni Evans Round of 16

No. Player Round reached 09.  Alison Waters Quarter finals 10.  Annie Au Round of 16 11.  Nicol David Round of 16 12.  Amanda Sobhy Round of 16 13.  Victoria Lust Round of 16 14th  Joshna Chinappa Round of 16 15th  Salma Hany Quarter finals 16.  Olivia Blatchford Clyne 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

Semi-finals, finals

	Semifinals									final
	1	Raneem El Weleily	9	11	12	11
	4th	Joelle King	11	4th	10	9
										1	Raneem El Weleily	9	8th	8th
										2	Nour El Sherbini	11	11	11
	3	Nour El Tayeb	11	11	9	4th
	2	Nour El Sherbini	13	9	11	11

Upper half

Upper half 1

First round									Second round									Round of 16									Quarter finals
									1	R. El Weleily	11	11	11
	T.-L. Ho	5	9	3						M. Metwally	4th	5	6th
	M. Metwally	11	11	11														1	R. El Weleily	6th	11	11	11
	C. Aumard	7th	9	5														14th	J. Chinappa	11	4th	8th	8th
	T. Gilis	11	11	11						T. Gilis	8th	8th	11
									14th	J. Chinappa	11	11	13
																											1	R. El Weleily	11	11	11
																											6th	N. Gohar	6th	9	4th
									10	A. Au	11	11	12
OLD	S. Watanabe	6th	8th	6th						J. Chan	5	9	10
	J. Chan	11	11	11														10	A. Au	7th	4th	9
	M. Hany	10	3	11	6th													6th	N. Gohar	11	11	11
	L. Wee Wern	12	11	6th	11					L. Wee Wern	4th	5	11	6th
									6th	N. Gohar	11	5	11	11

Upper half 2

First round									Second round									Round of 16									Quarter finals
									5	C. Serme	11	12	11
	H. Mendez	9	13	11	9					M. van der Heijden	7th	10	6th
	M. van der Heijden	11	15th	6th	11													5	C. Serme	11	11	11
	R. Grinham	11	5	3	1													13	V. Lust	4th	4th	1
	T.-L. Liu	8th	11	11	11					T.-L. Liu	14th	8th	8th
									13	V. Lust	16	11	11
																											5	C. Serme	11	8th	6th	9
																											4th	J. King	1	11	11	11
									11	N. David	11	11	13
	A. Fuller	11	9	7th	7th					R. Elaraby	9	7th	11
	R. Elaraby	3	11	11	11													11	N. David	4th	11	4th	8th
	Z. Mickawy	12	3	11	14th													4th	J. King	11	8th	11	11
WC	M. Stefanoni	10	11	6th	12					Z. Mickawy	9	11	8th	1
									4th	J. King	11	9	11	11

Bottom half

Lower half 1

First round									Second round									Round of 16									Quarter finals
									3	N. El Tayeb	11	11	11
	N. Abbas	11	11	11	13	5			OLD	L. Aitken	6th	0	4th
OLD	L. Aitken	13	5	4th	15th	11												3	N. El Tayeb	6th	12	1	11	11
	S. Cornett	11	7th	10	11													12	A. Sobhy	11	10	11	5	7th
	D. Letourneau	0	11	12	13					D. Letourneau	6th	6th	6th
									12	A. Sobhy	11	11	11
																											3	N. El Tayeb	11	11	11
																											9	A. Waters	4th	6th	6th
									9	A. Waters	11	8th	11	11
	H. Naughton	11	6th	8th	8th					E. Whitlock	7th	11	6th	6th
	E. Whitlock	8th	11	11	11													9	A. Waters	11	8th	9	11	11
	M. Tomlinson	11	11	11														8th	T. Evans	8th	11	11	6th	5
	A. Landers-Murphy	7th	7th	3						M. Tomlinson	4th	8th	6th
									8th	T. Evans	11	11	11

Lower half 2

First round									Second round									Round of 16									Quarter finals
									7th	L. Massaro	11	11	12
	J. Courtice	8th	10	5						Y. nobility	3	6th	10
	Y. nobility	11	12	11														7th	L. Massaro	4th	9	7th
	F. Moverley	2	7th	8th														15th	S. Hany	11	11	11
	S. Subramaniam	11	11	11						S. Subramaniam	8th	8th	6th
									15th	S. Hany	11	11	11
																											15th	S. Hany	10	5	8th
																											2	N. El Sherbini	12	11	11
									16	O. Blatchford Clyne	11	7th	12	13
	T.-W. Tong	10	7th	6th						N. Gilis	9	11	10	11
	N. Gilis	12	11	11														16	O. Blatchford Clyne	5	5	3
	H. El Hammamy	11	11	11														2	N. El Sherbini	11	11	11
Q	E. Soini	4th	2	3						H. El Hammamy	7th	4th	11	7th
									2	N. El Sherbini	11	11	6th	11

Web links

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

Individual evidence

1. ↑ World Champions ElShorbagy and El Welily to Headline JP Morgan Tournament of Champions Draws. In: psaworldtour.com. Professional Squash Association , December 13, 2018, accessed December 16, 2018 . 
2. ↑ PSA Tour Rule Book. (PDF) In: psaworldtour.com. Professional Squash Association , accessed October 1, 2018 .