Pittsburgh Open 2020

The 2020 Pittsburgh Open took place January 22-26, 2020 in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , United States . The men's squash tournament was part of the PSA World Tour 2019/20 and belonged to the PSA World Tour Bronze category .

Last year's winner was Grégoire Marche , who was eliminated in the semi-finals against Fares Dessouki . Dessouki also won the final against Saurav Ghosal , whom he defeated 11: 7, 11: 4 and 11: 9.

The field of participants in the men's competition consisted of 24 players. The eight best players were seeded and given a bye in the first round. Per Wildcard received Abdul Malik Khan and Alister Walker each 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 $ 52,500.

round	Points	Prize money
victory	875	$ 9,476
final	575	$ 5,985
Semifinals	350	$ 3,740
Quarter finals	215	$ 2,244
Round of 16	130	$ 1,372
First round	80	$ 873

Results

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Fares Dessouki victory 02.  Saurav Ghosal final 03.  Zahed Salem Round of 16 04th  Grégoire Marche Semifinals

No. player Round reached 05.  Omar Mosaad Semifinals 06th  César Salazar Quarter finals 07th  Campbell Grayson Quarter finals 08th.  Raphael Kandra 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	F. Dessouki	11	11	12
	P. Rooney	5	11	8th	11	12				G. Parker	8th	4th	10
	G. Parker	11	7th	11	9	14th												1	F. Dessouki	11	7th	11	11
	K. El Hamammy	7th	1	8th														7th	C. Grayson	6th	11	7th	7th
	R. Fallows	11	11	11						R. Fallows	7th	7th	6th
									7th	C. Grayson	11	11	11
																											1	F. Dessouki	8th	11	11	11
																											4th	G. Marche	11	5	5	6th
									8th	R. Kandra	11	11	8th	11
	T. Harrity	11	11	11	11					T. Harrity	8th	9	11	7th
OLD	M. Gamal	13	5	4th	6th													8th	R. Kandra	3	8th	12	3
	A. Salazar	11	11	13														3	G. Marche	11	11	10	11
WC	A. Walker	7th	8th	11						A. Salazar	11	3	4th	6th
									4th	G. Marche	4th	11	11	11
																																				1	F. Dessouki	11	11	11
																																				2	S. Ghosal	7th	4th	9
									3	Z. Salem	3	13	9	6th
	S. Khan	2	5	6th						M. Elsherbini	11	11	11	11
	M. Elsherbini	11	11	11															M. Elsherbini	13	17th	8th
	M. Lee	11	11	8th	9	9												5	O. Mosaad	15th	19th	11
	B. Coleman	9	7th	11	11	11				B. Coleman	9	7th	6th
									5	O. Mosaad	11	11	11
																											5	O. Mosaad	6th	18th	7th	10
																											2	S. Ghosal	11	16	11	12
									6th	C. Salazar	5	11	11	11
WC	AM Khan	9	4th	1	r					AM Al Tamimi	11	5	4th	6th
	AM Al Tamimi	11	11	2														6th	C. Salazar	8th	6th	8th
	R. Tandon	3	1	r														2	S. Ghosal	11	11	11
	N. Lake	11	6th							N. Lake	13	12	6th	9
									2	S. Ghosal	11	14th	11	11

Web links

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

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Pittsburgh Open: Dessouky Claims Title After Straight Victory In Final Games. In: psaworldtour.com. Professional Squash Association , January 27, 2020, accessed January 27, 2020 . 
2. ↑ Pittsburgh Open Draw Released. In: psaworldtour.com. Professional Squash Association , December 20, 2019, accessed January 4, 2020 . 
3. ↑ PSA Tour Rule Book. (PDF) In: psaworldtour.com. Professional Squash Association , accessed January 4, 2020 .