Metrosquash Windy City Open 2014

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The METROsquash Windy City Open 2014 took place from February 26th to March 3rd, 2014 in Chicago , Illinois , United States . The men's squash tournament was part of the PSA World Tour 2013/14 and belonged to the World Series Gold category . The women's squash tournament was part of the WSA World Tour 2013/14 and belonged to the Gold 50 category .

The defending champion was Borja Golán for the men. The women's competition was held for the first time. In the men's race, Grégory Gaultier won the final against Ramy Ashour 11: 7, 11: 3 and 11: 4. In the women’s top seeded Laura Massaro prevailed against Raneem El Weleily with 9:11, 11: 8, 11: 9, 3:11 and 11: 6.

The field of participants in the men's competition consisted of 32 players, eight of which were starting places for qualifiers. 16 players competed in the women's competition, four of which were starting places for qualifiers. Per Wildcard received Peter Creed in the men's and Aisling Blake a starting 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 pool was $ 115,000 for the men and $ 50,000 for the women.

	Men's		Ladies
round	Points	Prize money	Points	Prize money
victory	2015	$ 17,500	2450	$ 8,550
final	1325	$ 11,500	1610	$ 5,850
Semifinals	805	$ 7,000	980	$ 3,825
Quarter finals	490	$ 4,250	595	$ 2,365
Round of 16	290	$ 2,500	-	-
First round	145	$ 1,250	350	$ 1,350

Men's

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Nick Matthew Semifinals 02.  Grégory Gaultier victory 03.  Ramy Ashour final 04th  Mohamed Elshorbagy Semifinals

No. player Round reached 05.  James Willstrop Quarter finals 06th  Karim Darwish 1 round 07th  Borja Golan Round of 16 08th.  Peter Barker 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

Results

First round									Round of 16									Quarter finals									Semifinals									final
1	N. Matthew	11	12	11
Q	R. Cuskelly	6th	10	9					1	N. Matthew	11	11	11
	LJ Anjema	11	11	11						LJ Anjema	7th	7th	9
Q	H. Mustonen	4th	6th	4th														1	N. Matthew	11	11	11
	M. Castagnet	12	11	11														8th	P. Barker	2	6th	3
	A. Walker	10	6th	9						M. Castagnet	3	11	6th	3
LL	C. Gordon	9	5	6th					8th	P. Barker	11	3	11	11
8th	P. Barker	11	11	11																							1	N. Matthew	9	12	1	4th
5	J. Willstrop	11	11	11																							3	R. Ashour	11	10	11	11
Q	MN Adnan	4th	7th	4th					5	J. Willstrop	11	11	11
Q	A. Waller	6th	6th	9						A. Shabana	4th	8th	1
	A. Shabana	11	11	11														5	J. Willstrop	11	8th	8th	8th
	Ma. Elshorbagy	5	11	11	11													3	R. Ashour	8th	11	11	11
	T. Richards	11	7th	8th	3					Ma. Elshorbagy	11	7th	4th
	C. Pilley	11	6th	3	3				3	R. Ashour	13	11	11
3	R. Ashour	8th	11	11	11																															3	R. Ashour	7th	3	4th
4th	Mo. Elshorbagy	8th	11	11	11																															2	G. Gaultier	11	11	11
	S. Coppinger	11	7th	8th	6th				4th	Mo. Elshorbagy	11	11	11
Q	S. Delierre	6th	4th	3						O. Mosaad	4th	6th	3
	O. Mosaad	11	11	11														4th	Mo. Elshorbagy	11	13	11
	S. Ghosal	11	12	11															S. Ghosal	6th	11	7th
WC	P. Creed	6th	10	7th						S. Ghosal	11	3	11	11
	T. Momen	6th	11	9	11	11				T. Momen	9	11	4th	7th
6th	K. Darwish	11	3	11	8th	7th																					4th	Mo. Elshorbagy	7th	11	9	6th
7th	B. Golan	11	13	11	11																						2	G. Gaultier	11	6th	11	11
	M. Á. Rodríguez	5	11	13	6th				7th	B. Golan	6th	5	6th
	S. Rösner	8th	11	11	11					S. Rösner	11	11	11
Q	C. Simpson	11	8th	7th	5														S. Rösner	11	7th	8th	9
	KA Gawad	11	11	14th														2	G. Gaultier	6th	11	11	11
Q	KA Fathi	5	5	12						KA Gawad	1	6th	7th
Q	J. Lee	5	1	0					2	G. Gaultier	11	11	11
2	G. Gaultier	11	11	11

Ladies

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Laura Massaro victory 02.  Raneem El Weleily final 03.  Alison Waters Quarter finals 04th  Joelle King Semifinals

No. player Round reached 05.  Low Wee Wern Quarter finals 06th  Madeline Perry 1 round 07th  Camille Serme Semifinals 08th.  Kasey Brown 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
1	L. Massaro	11	11	11
Q	E. Whitlock	7th	4th	2					1	L. Massaro	8th	11	12	11
	A. Au	11	11	11						A. Au	11	8th	10	7th
8th	K. Brown	5	4th	8th														1	L. Massaro	11	12	9	11	11
7th	C. Serme	11	8th	11	12													7th	C. Serme	9	14th	11	6th	6th
OLD	OA Kawy	8th	11	5	10				7th	C. Serme	11	14th	11
Q	J. Chan	8th	7th	5					3	A. Waters	4th	12	6th
3	A. Waters	11	11	11																							1	L. Massaro	9	11	11	3	11
4th	J. King	11	11	11																							2	R. El Weleily	11	8th	9	11	6th
WC	A. Blake	5	4th	6th					4th	J. King	11	10	11	9	11
Q	E. Beddoes	11	5	11	11				Q	E. Beddoes	4th	12	5	11	2
6th	M. Perry	9	11	4th	8th													4th	J. King	10	8th	7th
5	L. Wee Wern	11	8th	11	12	11												2	R. El Weleily	12	11	11
	D. Pallikal	5	11	7th	14th	6th			5	L. Wee Wern	8th	5	6th
Q	S. Kippax	14th	11	3	4th	7th			2	R. El Weleily	11	11	11
2	R. El Weleily	12	9	11	11	11

Web links

• Reporting on squashsite.co.uk (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ World series Prize Money (PDF; 605 kB) Archived from the original on July 17, 2012. Retrieved on November 1, 2013.