JP Morgan Tournament of Champions 2020

The JP Morgan Tournament of Champions 2020 took place January 9-17, 2020 at Grand Central Station in New York City , United States . The men's squash tournament was part of the PSA World Tour 2019/20 and belonged to the PSA World Tour Platinum 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 Platinum category .

Last year's winners were Ali Farag for men and Nour El Sherbini for women. Farag was eliminated in the semi-finals against Tarek Momen , who in turn lost out in the final against Mohamed Elshorbagy . Elshorbagy won the final game with 9:11, 11: 7, 11: 8 and 11: 5 and at the same time secured himself the return to the top of the world rankings on February 1, 2020 with the title win. El Sherbini reached the final of the women again, In this, however, Camille Serme lost with 8:11, 6:11 and 7:11.

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 and Christopher Gordon in the men's and Marina Stefanoni 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. The amounts are not to be understood as cumulative. The total prize money was US $ 195,000 each.

round	Points	Prize money
victory	2750	$ 29,640
final	1810	$ 18,525
Semifinals	1100	$ 11,115
Quarter finals	675	$ 6,484
Round of 16	410	$ 3,890
Second round	250	$ 2,223
First round	152.5	$ 1,389

Men's

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Ali Farag Semifinals 02.  Mohamed Elshorbagy victory 03.  Karim Abdel Gawad Semifinals 04th  Tarek Momen final

No. player Round reached 05.  Paul Coll Quarter finals 06th  Simon Rösner Quarter finals 07th  Diego Elías 2nd round 08th.  Mohamed Abouelghar 2nd 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

Semi-finals, finals

	Semifinals									final
	1	Ali Farag	8th	7th	11	11	7th
	4th	Tarek Momen	11	11	7th	8th	11
										4th	Tarek Momen	11	7th	7th	5
										2	Mohamed Elshorbagy	9	11	11	11
	3	Karim Abdel Gawad	9	8th	8th
	2	Mohamed Elshorbagy	11	11	11

Upper half

Upper half 1

First round									Second round									Round of 16									Quarter finals
									1	A. Farag	11	6th	8th	11	11
	A. Clyne	6th	9	7th						M. Hesham	3	11	11	8th	3
	M. Hesham	11	11	11														1	A. Farag	11	11	11
	Y. Soliman	11	11	8th	11														Y. Soliman	9	9	7th
	N. Muller	3	9	11	5					Y. Soliman	11	11	11
	A. Waller	13	7th	8th	4th					B. Masotti	6th	6th	5
	B. Masotti	11	11	11	11																						1	A. Farag	11	11	6th	5	11
	T. Richards	11	9	11	11																						5	P. Coll	5	8th	11	11	6th
	K. El Hammamy	2	11	1	3					T. Richards	11	11	10	8th	11
OLD	T. Harrity	5	11	7th	11	8th				L. Au	6th	6th	12	11	9
	L. Au	11	7th	11	6th	11													T. Richards	5	10	1
	L. Serme	11	13	4th	9	7th												5	P. Coll	11	12	11
	AM Al Tamimi	4th	11	11	11	11				AM Al Tamimi	3	11	6th	6th
									5	P. Coll	11	6th	11	11

Upper half 2

First round									Second round									Round of 16									Quarter finals
									8th	M. Abouelghar	11	8th	8th	7th
	M. Asal	11	11	11						M. Asal	4th	11	11	11
	R. Tandon	8th	3	7th															M. Asal	5	13	12	10	11
																		PR	G. Gaultier	11	11	10	12	5
									PR	G. Gaultier	11	8th	10	11	11
										O. Mosaad	7th	11	12	5	9
																												M. Asal	8th	2	5
	G. Parker	6th	9	7th																							4th	T. Momen	11	11	11
	E. Yow Ng	11	11	11						E. Yow Ng	9	11	11	7th	11
	A. Salazar	7th	2	3						M. Castagnet	11	5	8th	11	7th
	M. Castagnet	11	11	11															E. Yow Ng	9	4th	11	9
																		4th	T. Momen	11	11	3	11
										Ma. Elshorbagy	11	14th	7th	9
									4th	T. Momen	9	16	11	11

Bottom half

Lower half 1

First round									Second round									Round of 16									Quarter finals
									3	KA Gawad	3	11	12	11
	I. Yuen	8th	10	11	9					I. Pajares	11	6th	10	6th
	I. Pajares	11	12	5	11													3	KA Gawad	6th	11	11	11
	T.-F. Yip	11	10	12	11														D. James	11	5	1	3
	M. Mangaonkar	9	12	10	7th					T.-F. Yip	9	8th	11	7th
	M. Elsherbini	6th	6th	5						D. James	11	11	9	11
	D. James	11	11	11																							3	KA Gawad	6th	11	9	11	11
WC	C. Hanson	12	7th	11	8th	5																					6th	S. Rösner	11	8th	11	8th	9
	C. Salazar	10	11	4th	11	11				C. Salazar	2	10	11	11	9
										S. Ghosal	11	12	5	8th	11
																			S. Ghosal	8th	2	9
	C. Grayson	11	11	11														6th	S. Rösner	11	11	11
OLD	E. López	2	6th	2						C. Grayson	8th	2	4th
									6th	S. Rösner	11	11	11

Lower half 2

First round									Second round									Round of 16									Quarter finals
									7th	D. Elias	11	7th	11	6th	7th
										J. Makin	6th	11	9	11	11
																			J. Makin	11	11	10	12
																			J. Willstrop	7th	9	12	10
										J. Willstrop	11	11	11
	M. Lee	7th	7th	11	6th					G. Lobban	1	9	8th
	G. Lobban	11	11	9	11																							J. Makin	6th	6th	6th
																											2	Mo. Elshorbagy	11	11	11
										Z. Salem	10	11	9	11	6th
										G. Marche	12	8th	11	8th	11
																			G. Marche	1	9	9
	R. Cuskelly	11	11	11														2	Mo. Elshorbagy	11	11	11
WC	C. Gordon	7th	8th	4th						R. Cuskelly	5	6th	5
									2	Mo. Elshorbagy	11	11	11

Ladies

Seeding list

No. Player Round reached 01.  Raneem El Weleily Quarter finals 02.  Nour El Sherbini final 03.  Nouran Gohar Semifinals 04th  Nour El Tayeb Round of 16 05.  Camille Serme victory 06th  Joelle King Semifinals 07th  Amanda Sobhy 2nd round 08th.  Sarah-Jane Perry Quarter finals

No. Player Round reached 09.  Tesni Evans 2nd round 10.  Hania El Hammamy Round of 16 11.  Annie Au Round of 16 12.  Joshna Chinappa Round of 16 13.  Alison Waters Quarter finals 14th  Salma Hany Quarter finals 15th  Victoria Lust 2nd round 16.  Yathreb nobility 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
	5	Camille Serme	7th	11	9	12	16
	3	Nouran Gohar	11	9	11	10	14th
										5	Camille Serme	11	11	11
										2	Nour El Sherbini	8th	6th	7th
	6th	Joelle King	6th	9	11	3
	2	Nour El Sherbini	11	11	6th	11

Upper half

Upper half 1

First round									Second round									Round of 16									Quarter finals
									1	R. El Weleily	11	11	11
	C. Aumard	11	6th	11	11					C. Aumard	6th	1	2
	H. Naughton	6th	11	7th	3													1	R. El Weleily	11	11	11
	M. Tomlinson	11	11	7th	11													11	A. Au	9	6th	5
WC	M. Stefanoni	8th	1	11	8th					M. Tomlinson	5	5	7th
									11	A. Au	11	11	11
																											1	R. El Weleily	15th	4th	11	5	6th
																											5	C. Serme	13	11	7th	11	11
									16	Y. nobility	11	11	11
	M. Alvès	12	11	9	6th					Z. Mickawy	3	7th	6th
	Z. Mickawy	14th	5	11	11													16	Y. nobility	7th	11	11	9
	R. Elaraby	11	7th	5	11	11												5	C. Serme	11	13	6th	11
	T.-L. Liu	2	11	11	7th	4th				R. Elaraby	8th	11	6th	11	7th
									5	C. Serme	11	3	11	9	11

Upper half 2

First round									Second round									Round of 16									Quarter finals
									7th	A. Sobhy	11	11	4th	8th	7th
	T.-L. Ho	7th	7th	8th						E. Whitlock	5	1	11	11	11
	E. Whitlock	11	11	11															E. Whitlock	7th	5	7th
	N. Abbas	10	11	7th	11	11												13	A. Waters	11	11	11
	R. Arnold	12	8th	11	4th	4th				N. Abbas	9	8th	6th
									13	A. Waters	11	11	11
																											13	A. Waters	6th	8th	7th
																											3	N. Gohar	11	11	11
									10	H. El Hammamy	9	11	11	11
	D. Letourneau	11	6th	7th						M. Metwally	11	4th	8th	4th
	M. Metwally	13	11	11														10	H. El Hammamy	7th	9	6th
	R. Grinham	7th	5	6th														3	N. Gohar	11	11	11
	A. Fuller	11	11	11						A. Fuller	5	3	4th
									3	N. Gohar	11	11	11

Bottom half

Lower half 1

First round									Second round									Round of 16									Quarter finals
									4th	N. El Tayeb	11	11	11
	L. Turmel	7th	11	5	6th					D. Lobban	8th	9	6th
	D. Lobban	11	7th	11	11													4th	N. El Tayeb	11	9	7th	9
	N. Shahin	13	11	11														14th	S. Hany	8th	11	11	11
OLD	T.-W. Tong	11	7th	5						N. Shahin	4th	8th	8th
									14th	S. Hany	11	11	11
																											14th	S. Hany	6th	6th	8th
																											6th	J. King	11	11	11
									12	J. Chinappa	11	11	11
	H. Mendez	11	7th	4th						T. Gilis	7th	6th	9
	T. Gilis	13	11	11														12	J. Chinappa	11	6th	7th	3
	L. Wee Wern	4th	11	4th	11	9												6th	J. King	9	11	11	11
	J. Courtice	11	9	11	8th	11				J. Courtice	9	2	4th
									6th	J. King	11	11	11

Lower half 2

First round									Second round									Round of 16									Quarter finals
									8th	S.-J. Perry	16	11	11
	O. Fiechter	11	2	10	5					N. Gilis	14th	7th	7th
	N. Gilis	7th	11	12	11													8th	S.-J. Perry	11	11	11	11
	J. Chan	4th	11	12	12														S. Sobhy	13	5	8th	9
	S. Sobhy	11	9	14th	14th					S. Sobhy	10	11	11	12
									15th	V. Lust	12	6th	9	10
																											8th	S.-J. Perry	7th	3	8th
																											2	N. El Sherbini	11	11	11
									9	T. Evans	4th	r
	J. Hutton	7th	8th	8th						O. Blatchford Clyne	7th
	O. Blatchford Clyne	11	11	11															O. Blatchford Clyne	12	8th	11	14th
	M. van der Heijden	11	11	11														2	N. El Sherbini	14th	11	6th	16
	L. Aitken	7th	9	7th						M. van der Heijden	4th	8th	4th
									2	N. El Sherbini	11	11	11

Web links

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

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Daniel Etchells: ElShorbagy and Serme capture PSA Tournament of Champions titles. In: insidethegames.biz. January 17, 2020, accessed on January 18, 2020 . 
2. ^ Gaultier to Make PSA Comeback Against Mosaad at JP Morgan Tournament of Champions. In: psaworldtour.com. Professional Squash Association , December 12, 2019, accessed December 12, 2019 . 
3. ^ Gordon Defeats Harrity In Tournament of Champions Wildcard Playoff. In: psaworldtour.com. Professional Squash Association , January 8, 2020, accessed January 8, 2020 . 
4. ↑ PSA Tour Rule Book. (PDF) In: psaworldtour.com. Professional Squash Association , accessed December 12, 2019 .