Macau Open 2015 (Squash)

The Macau Open 2015 took place in Macau from September 15-20, 2015 . The men's squash tournament was part of the PSA World Tour 2015/16 and belonged to the PSA 50 rating category . The women's squash tournament was part of the WSA World Tour 2015/16 and also belonged to the PPE 50 rating category .

The defending champions were Tarek Momen and Nicol David . In the men's final, Max Lee defeated Fares Dessouki 11: 9, 11: 6 and 11: 0, while Laura Massaro beat Nouran Gohar 11: 8, 11: 3 and 11: 9 in the women's final .

The participant fields consisted of 16 players each, four of which were reserved for qualifiers. The eight best players were seeded. Per Wildcard received Steven Liu in the men's and Liu Chi Kwai 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 was US $ 50,000 each.

	Men's		Ladies
round	Points	Prize money	Points	Prize money
victory	875	$ 8,075	2450	$ 8,075
final	575	$ 5,525	1610	$ 5,525
Semifinals	350	$ 3,613	980	$ 3,613
Quarter finals	215	$ 2,232	595	$ 2,232
First round	125	$ 1,275	350	$ 1,275

Men's

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Omar Mosaad Quarter finals 02.  Tarek Momen Semifinals 03.  Borja Golan Quarter finals 04th  Marwan Elshorbagy Quarter finals

No. player Round reached 05.  Max Lee victory 06th  Fares Dessouki final 07th  Omar Abdel Meguid Quarter finals 08th.  Mohd Nafiizwan Adnan 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

First round									Quarter finals									Semifinals									final
1	O. Mosaad	11	6th	11	11
Q	KA Fathi	7th	11	7th	4th				1	O. Mosaad	11	4th	8th	11	7th
	L. Au	10	11	9	7th				8th	MN Adnan	7th	11	11	6th	11
8th	MN Adnan	12	8th	11	11													8th	MN Adnan	5	3	3
6th	F. Dessouki	11	11	11														6th	F. Dessouki	11	11	11
	O. Tuominen	9	9	1					6th	F. Dessouki	9	9	11	11	11
Q	G. Lobban	9	11	10	4th				3	B. Golan	11	11	4th	8th	7th
3	B. Golan	11	9	12	11																						6th	F. Dessouki	9	6th	0
4th	Ma. Elshorbagy	11	11	11																							5	M. Lee	11	11	11
WC	S. Liu	3	4th	6th					4th	Ma. Elshorbagy	10	13	2
Q	N. Iqbal	11	8th	7th	12	5			5	M. Lee	12	15th	11
5	M. Lee	5	11	11	10	11												5	M. Lee	13	11	11
7th	OA Meguid	11	11															2	T. Momen	11	5	4th
	S. Le Roux	6th	2	r					7th	OA Meguid	4th	11	5	6th
Q	R. Hedrick	6th	11	6th	8th				2	T. Momen	11	3	11	11
2	T. Momen	11	8th	11	11

Ladies

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Laura Massaro victory 02.  Nour El Tayeb Quarter finals 03.  Alison Waters Semifinals 04th  Annie Au Semifinals

No. player Round reached 05.  Joelle King Quarter finals 06th  Rachael Grinham 1 round 07th  Nouran Gohar final 08th.  Jenny Duncalf 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									Quarter finals									Semifinals									final
2	N. El Tayeb	11	11	11
	D. Arnold	2	3	8th					2	N. El Tayeb	7th	8th	11	11	4th
Q	H. El Torky	11	6th	2					7th	N. Gohar	11	11	8th	6th	11
7th	N. Gohar	13	11	11														7th	N. Gohar	11	11	8th	11
5	J. King	11	6th	4th	11	12												4th	A. Au	5	6th	11	3
Q	J. Chan	6th	11	11	7th	10			5	J. King	11	8th	11	9
WC	KC Liu	1	2	5					4th	A. Au	13	11	9	11
4th	A. Au	11	11	11																							7th	N. Gohar	8th	3	9
3	A. Waters	11	8th	11	11																						1	L. Massaro	11	11	11
Q	J. Chinappa	8th	11	2	4th				3	A. Waters	11	11	11
OLD	E. Whitlock	12	11	11					OLD	E. Whitlock	6th	7th	4th
7th	R. Grinham	10	8th	5														3	A. Waters	4th	9	11	9
8th	J. Duncalf	3	11	8th	11	7th												1	L. Massaro	11	11	7th	11
Q	D. Urquhart	11	7th	11	7th	11			Q	D. Urquhart	8th	7th	6th
	D. Pallikal	9	6th	6th					1	L. Massaro	11	11	11
1	L. Massaro	11	11	11

Web links

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

Individual evidence

1. ↑ PSA Tour Guide 2015 (PDF) Retrieved on July 23, 2015.