Macau Open 2019 (Squash)

The Macau Open 2019 took place in Macau from April 10-14, 2019 . The men's squash tournament was part of the PSA World Tour 2018/19 and belonged to the PSA World Tour Bronze 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 Bronze category .

Last year's winners were Yip Tsz-Fung and Nouran Gohar . Yip was eliminated in the semifinals against the top seeded Diego Elías , who prevailed in the final against Omar Mosaad , who had already reached the final last year, with 11: 3, 11: 4 and 11: 9. In the women's finals, Annie Au , who was in first position, met Low Wee Wern in the final , who she defeated 11: 5, 13:11 and 11: 8.

The fields of participation in the men's and women's competition consisted of 24 players each. The eight best players were seeded and received a bye in the first round. Per Wildcard received Manuel Gassmann and Lau Tsz-Kwan in the men's and Liu Chi Kwai and Chan Sin-Yuk in the women a spot in the main draw.

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 pool was $ 54,400 each.

round	Points	Prize money
victory	875	$ 9,819
final	575	$ 6,202
Semifinals	350	$ 3,876
Quarter finals	215	$ 2,326
Round of 16	130	$ 1,421
First round	80	$ 904

Men's

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Diego Elías victory 02.  Saurav Ghosal Quarter finals 03.  Omar Mosaad final 04th  Yip Tsz-Fung Semifinals

No. player Round reached 05.  Max Lee Quarter finals 06th  Greg Lobban Semifinals 07th  Leo Au Quarter finals 08th.  Mohd Nafiizwan Adnan 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

Main round

First round									Round of 16									Quarter finals									Semifinals									final
									1	D. Elias	11	11	11
WC	T.-K. Lukewarm	9	11	13	4th					E. López	5	6th	4th
	E. López	11	13	11	11													1	D. Elias	11	9	11	11
	I. Yuen	11	11	11														5	M. Lee	9	11	2	8th
WC	M. Gassmann	2	3	4th						I. Yuen	4th	11	9	11	5
									5	M. Lee	11	7th	11	5	11
																											1	D. Elias	11	13	9	11
																											4th	T.-F. Yip	9	11	11	7th
									7th	L. Au	7th	11	11	11
	A. Dussourd	8th	11	10	11	11				A. Dussourd	11	4th	3	7th
	P. Creed	11	1	12	5	7th												7th	L. Au	9	1	11	6th
	OA Meguid	7th	5	12	r													4th	T.-F. Yip	11	11	5	11
	S. Khan	11	11	10						S. Khan	2	11	8th	8th
									4th	T.-F. Yip	11	5	11	11
																																				1	D. Elias	11	11	11
																																				3	O. Mosaad	3	4th	9
									3	O. Mosaad	11	11	11
	D. Steinmann	11	11	6th	10	11				D. Steinmann	7th	3	9
	M. Gamal	8th	7th	11	12	8th												3	O. Mosaad	11	11	11
	E. Yow Ng	11	11	11	11														E. Yow Ng	4th	6th	4th
	V. Crouin	7th	9	13	7th					E. Yow Ng	11	5	11	8th	11
									8th	MN Adnan	8th	11	8th	11	5
																											3	O. Mosaad	11	10	11	13
																											6th	G. Lobban	5	12	7th	11
									6th	G. Lobban	11	12	11
	H. Leung	7th	11	7th	8th					B. Masotti	5	10	8th
	B. Masotti	11	9	11	11													6th	G. Lobban	6th	11	11	11
	M. Mangaonkar	11	9	11	11													2	S. Ghosal	11	8th	5	8th
	B. Jaume	9	11	8th	8th					M. Mangaonkar	11	7th	12	2	9
									2	S. Ghosal	9	11	10	11	11

Ladies

Seeding list

No. Player Round reached 01.  Annie Au victory 02.  Salma Hany Round of 16 03.  Joshna Chinappa Semifinals 04th  Joey Chan Quarter finals

No. Player Round reached 05.  Mayar Hany Quarter finals 06th  Zeina Mickawy Semifinals 07th  Samantha Cornett Quarter finals 08th.  Nadine Shahin 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

Main round

First round									Round of 16									Quarter finals									Semifinals									final
									1	A. Au	10	11	11	3	11
WC	KC Liu	4th	1	4th						S. Watanabe	12	8th	9	11	1
	S. Watanabe	11	11	11														1	A. Au	9	7th	11	13	11
	V. Chu	11	11	11														7th	S. Cornett	11	11	4th	11	7th
	S. Kuruvilla	9	9	6th						V. Chu	6th	10	8th
									7th	S. Cornett	11	12	11
																											1	A. Au	11	11	12
																											3	J. Chinappa	8th	5	10
									5	M. Hany	11	11	11
	K.-Y. lee	6th	3	3						T.-L. Liu	9	5	7th
	T.-L. Liu	11	11	11														5	M. Hany	8th	2	9
	A. Landers-Murphy	8th	7th	11	11	12												3	J. Chinappa	11	11	11
WC	S.-Y. Chan	11	11	7th	7th	10				A. Landers-Murphy	5	8th	9
									3	J. Chinappa	11	11	11
																																				1	A. Au	11	13	11
																																					L. Wee Wern	5	11	8th
									4th	J. Chan	11	11	11
	S. Youssef	8th	6th	7th						T.-W. Tong	6th	4th	5
	T.-W. Tong	11	11	11														4th	J. Chan	7th	8th	11	8th
	R. Arnold	11	11	11														6th	Z. Mickawy	11	11	8th	11
	R. Chadwick	3	1	1						R. Arnold	7th	11	7th	9
									6th	Z. Mickawy	11	4th	11	11
																											6th	Z. Mickawy	12	2	5	6th
																												L. Wee Wern	10	11	11	11
									8th	N. Shahin	11	11	11
	J. Turnbull	5	9	11						T.-L. Ho	3	6th	9
	T.-L. Ho	11	11	13														8th	N. Shahin	9	4th	11	10
	L. Wee Wern	12	7th	11	11														L. Wee Wern	11	11	6th	12
	S. Cardwell	10	11	2	6th					L. Wee Wern	12	11	11
									2	S. Hany	10	7th	3

Web links

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

Individual evidence

1. ↑ PSA Tour Rule Book. (PDF) In: psaworldtour.com. Professional Squash Association , accessed April 1, 2019 .