Qatar Classic 2013

PSA World Series logo

The Qatar Classic 2013 took place from November 8th to 15th, 2013 at the Aspire Academy in Doha , Qatar . The men's squash tournament was part of the PSA World Tour 2013/14 and belonged to the World Series Platinum category .

The defending champion from the last event in 2011 was Grégory Gaultier , who was eliminated in the quarter-finals that year. The tournament was won by Mohamed Elshorbagy , who was fifth , who won against reigning world champion Nick Matthew in five sets with 11: 5, 5:11, 11: 6, 6:11 and 11: 4. For Elshorbagy it was the first title win at a tournament of the World Series.

The field of participants in the men's competition consisted of 32 players, eight of which were starting places for qualifiers. Per Wildcard received Abdulla Mohd Al Tamimi 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. 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 $ 150,000.

singles
round	Points	Prize money
victory	2625	$ 23,625
final	1725	$ 15,525
Semifinals	1050	$ 9,450
Quarter finals	640	$ 5,740
Round of 16	375	$ 3,375
First round	190	$ 1,690

Men's

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Grégory Gaultier Quarter finals 02.  James Willstrop Round of 16 03.  Nick Matthew final 04th  Karim Darwish Semifinals

No. player Round reached 05.  Mohamed Elshorbagy victory 06th  Amr Shabana Quarter finals 07th  Borja Golan Semifinals 08th.  Tarek Momen 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

Results

First round									Round of 16									Quarter finals									Semifinals									final
2	J. Willstrop	11	11	11
WC	AM Al Tamimi	7th	9	2					2	J. Willstrop	8th	5	11	11	11
	D. Selby	11	11	11						D. Selby	11	11	4th	9	13
Q	G. Marche	6th	6th	3															D. Selby	9	11	4th	2
	LJ Anjema	11	14th	11														5	M. Elshorbagy	11	7th	11	11
Q	O. Tuominen	3	12	8th						LJ Anjema	7th	6th	8th
	C. Simpson	11	11	7th	7th	6th			5	M. Elshorbagy	11	11	11
5	M. Elshorbagy	7th	8th	11	11	11																					5	M. Elshorbagy	11	11	11
8th	T. Momen	11	11	10																							4th	K. Darwish	7th	5	6th
Q	K. Frost	2	3	3	r				8th	T. Momen	9	11	9	11	10
Q	M. Abouelghar	11	4th	11	7th	9				KA Gawad	11	5	11	9	12
	KA Gawad	8th	11	6th	11	11													KA Gawad	6th	5	7th
	O. Mosaad	11	11	11														4th	K. Darwish	11	11	11
	O. Beng Hee	6th	9	5						O. Mosaad	9	11	6th	5
	A. Grant	6th	9	12	8th				4th	K. Darwish	11	4th	11	11
4th	K. Darwish	11	11	10	11																															5	M. Elshorbagy	11	5	11	6th	11
3	N. Matthew	11	11	12																																3	N. Matthew	5	11	6th	11	4th
	A. Walker	8th	7th	10					3	N. Matthew	11	11	13
Q	M. Lee	9	5	9						M. Á. Rodríguez	6th	7th	11
	M. Á. Rodríguez	11	11	11														3	N. Matthew	12	2
	S. Coppinger	7th	9	11	11	11												6th	A. Shabana	10	2	r
Q	R. Cuskelly	11	11	7th	7th	6th				S. Coppinger	3	4th	5
	S. Ghosal	9	6th	11	7th				6th	A. Shabana	11	11	11
6th	A. Shabana	11	11	6th	11																						3	N. Matthew	11	11	11
7th	B. Golan	11	11	11																							7th	B. Golan	8th	6th	5
	N. Muller	7th	7th	8th					7th	B. Golan	11	11	11
Q	MN Adnan	2	4th	12	11	10				T. Richards	6th	7th	10
	T. Richards	11	11	10	7th	12												7th	B. Golan	7th	12	11	15th
	C. Pilley	11	11	11														1	G. Gaultier	11	10	6th	13
Q	J. Lee	3	3	8th						C. Pilley	9	6th	4th
	S. Rösner	9	9	3					1	G. Gaultier	11	11	11
1	G. Gaultier	11	11	11

Web links

• Player profile at psaworldtour.com ( Memento from October 31, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
• 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.