Qatar Classic 2015

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The Qatar Classic 2015 took place from October 29th to November 6th, 2015 at the Aspire Academy in Doha , Qatar . The men's squash tournament was part of the PSA World Tour 2015/16 and belonged to the PSA World Series category . The women's squash tournament was part of the WSA World Tour 2015/16 and also belonged to the PSA World Series category .

Defending champion of the last men's event in 2013 was Mohamed Elshorbagy , who defeated Nick Matthew 3-2. Elshorbagy won the final again this year. With 3: 1 he prevailed against Grégory Gaultier . At the last women's event in 2011 , Nicol David won the final in three sets against Madeline Perry, who has since retired . In the latest edition, Laura Massaro defeated Nour El Sherbini in five sets in the final .

The fields of participants in the men's and women's competitions each 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 of the men, the women's no wild card was awarded.

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 for the men and $ 115,000 for the women.

	Men's		Ladies
round	Points	Prize money	Points	Prize money
victory	2625	$ 23,625	4800	$ 17,000
final	1725	$ 15,525	3300	$ 11,500
Semifinals	1050	$ 9,450	1950	$ 6,750
Quarter finals	640	$ 5,740	1050	$ 4,000
Round of 16	375	$ 3,375	525	$ 2,250
First round	190	$ 1,690	300	$ 1,250

Men's

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Mohamed Elshorbagy victory 02.  Grégory Gaultier final 03.  Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Quarter finals 04th  Omar Mosaad Round of 16

No. player Round reached 05.  Simon Rösner Round of 16 06th  Peter Barker 1 round 07th  Mathieu Castagnet 1 round 08th.  Tarek Momen 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									Round of 16									Quarter finals									Semifinals									final
1	Mo. Elshorbagy	11	11	11
WC	AM Al Tamimi	9	4th	9					1	Mo. Elshorbagy	11	11	11
Q	M. Abouelghar	5	9	11	11	11			Q	M. Abouelghar	6th	8th	3
	J. Willstrop	11	11	9	3	9												1	Mo. Elshorbagy	14th	11	11
	M. Lee	4th	11	11	11														M. Lee	12	7th	7th
Q	G. Lobban	11	7th	3	4th					M. Lee	11	11	11
	S. Coppinger	7th	14th	11	9	9			5	S. Rösner	5	8th	9
5	S. Rösner	11	12	6th	11	11																					1	Mo. Elshorbagy	11	11	11
7th	M. Castagnet	11	9	4th	2																						Q	R. Cuskelly	7th	4th	9
Q	R. Cuskelly	3	11	11	11				Q	R. Cuskelly	11	11	11
	Ma. Elshorbagy	11	11	3	12					C. Simpson	4th	6th	7th
	C. Simpson	13	6th	11	14th													Q	R. Cuskelly	9	7th	11	11	11
OLD	A. Waller	11	12	6th	11													3	M. Á. Rodríguez	11	11	5	5	2
OLD	N. Muller	9	10	11	7th				OLD	A. Waller
	C. Pilley	7th	8th	14th	5				3	M. Á. Rodríguez	w.	O.
3	M. Á. Rodríguez	11	11	12	11																															1	Mo. Elshorbagy	11	11	5	12
4th	O. Mosaad	11	11	11																																2	G. Gaultier	5	7th	11	10
Q	L. Au	9	3	9					4th	O. Mosaad	10	11	7th
Q	MN Adnan	7th	6th	9						M. Hesham	12	13	11
	M. Hesham	11	11	11															M. Hesham	11	12	11
	D. Selby	11	11	11														Q	A. Farag	8th	10	8th
Q	A. Clyne	9	9	9						D. Selby	7th	8th	2
Q	A. Farag	11	7th	11	11				Q	A. Farag	11	11	11
6th	P. Barker	5	11	3	3																							M. Hesham	11	10	9	12
8th	T. Momen	11	8th	11	4th	7th																					2	G. Gaultier	4th	12	11	14th
	KA Gawad	5	11	7th	11	11				KA Gawad	11	4th	11	10	11
	T. Richards	6th	2	6th					Q	G. Marche	8th	11	5	12	8th
Q	G. Marche	11	11	11															KA Gawad	11	11	4th	7th	6th
	F. Dessouki	11	11	11														2	G. Gaultier	7th	6th	11	11	11
	S. Ghosal	7th	8th	3						F. Dessouki	4th	10	9
	B. Golan	5	8th	4th					2	G. Gaultier	11	12	11
2	G. Gaultier	11	11	11

Ladies

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Raneem El Weleily 1 round 02.  Nicol David Semifinals 03.  Camille Serme Quarter finals 04th  Laura Massaro victory 05.  Omneya Abdel Kawy Semifinals 06th  Nour El Sherbini final 07th  Annie Au Quarter finals 08th.  Nouran Gohar Quarter finals

No. player Round reached 09.  Rachael Grinham Round of 16 10.  Sarah-Jane Perry Round of 16 11.  Jenny Duncalf Round of 16 12.  Dipika Pallikal 1 round 13.  Emily Whitlock 1 round 14th  Amanda Sobhy Round of 16 15th  Salma Hany 1 round 16.  Victoria Lust 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
1	R. El Weleily	9	6th	11	9
	J. Chinappa	11	11	4th	11					J. Chinappa	16	11	11
OLD	Y. nobility	11	11	11					OLD	Y. nobility	14th	8th	8th
12	D. Pallikal	5	7th	7th															J. Chinappa	8th	11	11	10	6th
10	S.-J. Perry	11	11	11														5	OA Kawy	11	9	7th	12	11
	H. Mohamed	6th	4th	6th					10	S.-J. Perry	9	7th	13
	L. Hansen	7th	14th	11	7th				5	OA Kawy	11	11	15th
5	OA Kawy	11	16	4th	11																						5	OA Kawy	7th	4th	6th
8th	N. Gohar	11	11	11																							4th	L. Massaro	11	11	11
Q	N. Shahin	8th	7th	5					8th	N. Gohar	11	11	11
Q	A. Yousry	13	14th	9	9	11			Q	A. Yousry	2	5	2
13	E. Whitlock	11	12	11	11	7th												8th	N. Gohar	8th	8th	11	6th
15th	S. Hany	11	8th	5	5													4th	L. Massaro	11	11	8th	11
Q	F. Moverley	7th	11	11	11				Q	F. Moverley	12	9	11	9
Q	M. Nasser	8th	7th	3					4th	L. Massaro	14th	11	5	11
4th	L. Massaro	11	11	11																																4th	L. Massaro	11	12	11	8th	11
3	C. Serme	11	11	11																																6th	N. El Sherbini	8th	14th	9	11	9
Q	C. Aumard	5	7th	6th					3	C. Serme	4th	13	11	5	11
Q	H. El Hammamy	4th	3	0					14th	A. Sobhy	11	11	8th	11	9
14th	A. Sobhy	11	11	11														3	C. Serme	11	8th	11	8th
9	R. Grinham	11	11	8th	11													6th	N. El Sherbini	13	11	8th	11
	H. El Torky	6th	9	11	9				9	R. Grinham	11	7th	6th
Q	O. Blatchford	11	7th	3	4th				6th	N. El Sherbini	13	11	11
6th	N. El Sherbini	6th	11	11	11																						6th	N. El Sherbini	11	10	5	11	11
7th	A. Au	11	11	8th	12	11																					2	N. David	6th	12	11	4th	9
OLD	J. Chan	9	13	11	10	7th			7th	A. Au	14th	12	11
Q	M. Hany	11	11	4th	5	7th			11	J. Duncalf	12	10	9
11	J. Duncalf	6th	8th	11	11	11												7th	A. Au	7th	4th	3
16	V. Lust	13	11	11	11													2	N. David	11	11	11
OLD	T. Evans	15th	7th	9	8th				16	V. Lust	5	5	5
	N. Fernandes	4th	4th	5					2	N. David	11	11	11
2	N. David	11	11	11

Web links

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

Individual evidence

1. ↑ PSA Tour Guide 2015 (PDF) Accessed October 7, 2015.