Malaysian Open 2019

The Malaysian Open 2019 took place in Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia from September 25-29, 2019 . The men's squash tournament was part of the PSA World Tour 2019/20 and belonged to the PSA Challenger Tour 30 category . At the same time, a women's squash tournament of the 2019/20 PSA World Tour took place. It belongs to the PSA Challenger Tour 20 category .

Last year's winners were Abdulla Mohd Al Tamimi for the men and Low Wee Wern for the women. Eain Yow Ng prevailed in the men's final against Nicolas Müller 11: 7, 12:14, 11: 9 and 11: 5. Rachel Arnold won the women's final against Low Wee Wern 11: 7, 11:13, 10:12, 11: 8 and 11: 5.

The fields of participation in the men's and women's competition consisted of 24 players each. The eight best players were seeded and given a bye in the first round. Per Wildcard received Ong Sai Hung and Darren Rahul Pragasam 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 money for the men was US $ 30,000.

round	Points	Prize money
victory	525	$ 5,415
final	345	$ 3,420
Semifinals	210	$ 2,138
Quarter finals	130	$ 1,283
Round of 16	78	$ 784
First round	47.5	$ 499

Results

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Max Lee Round of 16 02.  Nicolas Müller final 03.  Youssef Soliman Semifinals 04th  Eain Yow Ng victory

No. player Round reached 05.  Ivan Yuen Quarter finals 06th  Tayyab Aslam Quarter finals 07th  Mahesh Mangaonkar Round of 16 08th.  Karim El Hammamy 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	M. Lee	3	11	7th	9
	C. Cornes	11	6th	11	11					C. Cornes	11	8th	11	11
	J. Van den Herrewegen	7th	11	6th	5														C. Cornes	11	11	6th	4th	10
	A. Khan	8th	7th	6th															R. Soares	4th	4th	11	11	12
	R. Soares	11	11	11						R. Soares	11	11	1	11	11
									7th	M. Mangaonkar	13	9	11	5	7th
																												R. Soares	5	7th	7th
																											4th	E. Yow Ng	11	11	11
									6th	T. Aslam	11	20th	7th	11
	MS Kamal	12	3	7th	11	11				MS Kamal	4th	18th	11	8th
	D. Steinmann	10	11	11	4th	8th												6th	T. Aslam	9	10	2
	H. Leung	6th	11	11	11													4th	E. Yow Ng	11	12	11
	A. Idrakie	11	6th	9	9					H. Leung	2	5	2
									4th	E. Yow Ng	11	11	11
																																				4th	E. Yow Ng	11	12	11	11
																																				2	N. Muller	7th	14th	9	5
									3	Y. Soliman	13	11	11
	J. Vargas	11	5	5	8th					B. Masotti	11	7th	3
	B. Masotti	7th	11	11	11													3	Y. Soliman	11	11	5	9	17th
	E. López	11	14th	4th	11														E. López	5	7th	11	11	15th
WC	D. Rahul Pragasam	5	12	11	4th					E. López	11	11	5	11
									8th	K. El Hammamy	5	9	11	8th
																											3	Y. Soliman	11	5	10	9
																											2	N. Muller	9	11	12	11
									5	I. Yuen	11	11	11
WC	O. Sai Hung	11	11	6th	11				WC	O. Sai Hung	3	7th	2
	P. Creed	8th	6th	11	5													5	I. Yuen	10	6th	11	11	8th
	R. Hedrick	8th	11	9	11	9												2	N. Muller	12	11	8th	6th	11
	T.-K. Lukewarm	11	6th	11	8th	11				T.-K. Lukewarm	5	13	6th	11	4th
									2	N. Muller	11	11	11	6th	11

Web links

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

Individual evidence

1. ^ Malaysian Open: Low and Al Tamimi Take Titles. In: psaworldtour.com. Professional Squash Association , July 22, 2018, accessed September 20, 2019 . 
2. ↑ PSA Tour Rule Book. (PDF) In: psaworldtour.com. Professional Squash Association , accessed September 20, 2019 .