Saudi PSA Women's Squash Masters 2018

The Saudi PSA Women's Squash Masters 2018 took place from January 7th to 12th, 2018 in Riyadh , Saudi Arabia . The women's squash tournament was part of the women's PSA World Tour 2017/18 and belonged to the PSA World Series category .

The final won the top seeded Nour El Sherbini , who beat Raneem El Weleily with 11: 7, 11: 8 and 13:11.

The field of participants in the women's competition consisted of 32 players, a qualification was not played. The 16 best players were seeded. Per Wildcard received Nada Abo Alnaja a spot in the main draw. Abo Alnaja was the first Saudi Arabia player to play a game on the Women's World Tour.

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 $ 165,000.

round	Points	Prize money
victory	2625	$ 24,938
final	1725	$ 16,387
Semifinals	1050	$ 9,975
Quarter finals	640	$ 6,056
Round of 16	375	$ 3,563
First round	190	$ 1,781

Results

Seeding list

No. Player Round reached 01.  Nour El Sherbini victory 02.  Camille Serme Round of 16 03.  Raneem El Weleily final 04th  Nouran Gohar Semifinals 05.  Nicol David Quarter finals 06th  Sarah-Jane Perry Quarter finals 07th  Alison Waters Round of 16 08th.  Annie Au Round of 16

No. Player Round reached 09.  Joelle King Quarter finals 10.  Joshana Chinappa Round of 16 11.  Nour El Tayeb Semifinals 12.  Victoria Lust Round of 16 13.  Olivia Blatchford Round of 16 14th  Tesni Evans Round of 16 15th  Donna Urquhart 1 round 16.  Salma Hany 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

Main round

First round									Round of 16									Quarter finals									Semifinals									final
1	N. El Sherbini	11	11	11
	C. Aumard	2	7th	7th					1	N. El Sherbini	11	11	11
	H. El Hammamy	11	11	11						H. El Hammamy	9	7th	3
15th	D. Urquhart	7th	8th	7th														1	N. El Sherbini	11	11	11
16	S. Hany	6th	10	2															D. Pallikal	5	8th	4th
	D. Pallikal	11	12	11						D. Pallikal	11	12	11
	H. El Torky	5	5	6th					7th	A. Waters	9	10	7th
7th	A. Waters	11	11	11																							1	N. El Sherbini	14th	11	11	11
8th	A. Au	8th	11	11	11																						4th	N. Gohar	16	8th	8th	5
	J. Duncalf	11	2	5	2				8th	A. Au	8th	10	5
	F. Moverley	5	9	6th					9	J. King	11	12	11
9	J. King	11	11	11														9	J. King	8th	6th	8th
12	V. Lust	4th	12	11	11	11												4th	N. Gohar	11	11	11
	N. Shahin	11	14th	8th	7th	8th			12	V. Lust	9	5	11	5
	R. Grinham	5	9	8th					4th	N. Gohar	11	11	9	11
4th	N. Gohar	11	11	11																																1	N. El Sherbini	11	11	13
3	R. El Weleily	11	11	11																																3	R. El Weleily	7th	8th	11
	N. Gilis	3	3	3					3	R. El Weleily	11	11	11
	M. Metwally	11	5	4th					13	O. Blatchford	1	7th	4th
13	O. Blatchford	13	11	11														3	R. El Weleily	13	11	7th	9	11
14th	T. Evans	11																6th	S.-J. Perry	11	9	11	11	4th
	M. Tomlinson	2	r						14th	T. Evans	5	11	7th	6th
	J. Chan	9	6th	6th					6th	S.-J. Perry	11	7th	11	11
6th	S.-J. Perry	11	11	11																							3	R. El Weleily	11	15th	11
5	N. David	11	11	11																							11	N. El Tayeb	7th	13	5
	M. Hany	4th	3	3					5	N. David	6th	11	11	11
	S. Cornett	9	11	11	11	5			14th	J. Chinappa	11	5	7th	7th
10	J. Chinappa	11	6th	13	9	11												5	N. David	7th	12	9
11	N. El Tayeb	11	11	11														11	N. El Tayeb	11	14th	11
	T.-L. Liu	4th	3	8th					11	N. El Tayeb	13	11	11	11	11
WC	N. Abo Alnaja	1	3	2					2	C. Serme	15th	13	5	6th	4th
2	C. Serme	11	11	11

Web links

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

Individual evidence

1. ↑ PSA Tour Rule Book (PDF) Accessed December 14, 2017.