Sharm El Sheikh International Championship 2015

The Sharm El Sheikh International Championship 2015 took place for the first time from May 17 to 23, 2015 in Sharm El Sheikh , Egypt . The men's squash tournament was part of the PSA World Tour 2014/15 and belonged to the International 25 category . The women's tournament was part of the WSA World Tour 2014/15 and belonged to the Silver 25 category .

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 Saadeldin Abouaish in the men's and Hania El Hammamy a spot in the main draw in the women each.

Men's

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Karim Abdel Gawad victory 02.  Fares Dessouki Quarter finals 03.  Omar Abdel Meguid Semifinals 04th  Mazen Hesham Semifinals

No. player Round reached 05.  Mohamed Abouelghar Quarter finals 06th  Laurens Jan Anjema 1 round 07th  Zahed Mohamed Quarter finals 08th.  Andrew Wagih 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	KA Gawad	11	10	11	11
	M. Tuomi	4th	12	2	8th				1	KA Gawad	9	11	11	11
	B. Jaume	9	4th	5					Q	A. Arafa	11	8th	9	3
Q	A. Arafa	11	11	11														1	KA Gawad	6th	11	6th	11	11
	Y. Soliman	11	11	12														5	M. Abouelghar	11	5	11	1	5
Q	O. Marei	4th	2	10						Y. Soliman	3	7th	7th
	AE Ashoush	5	3	4th					5	M. Abouelghar	11	11	11
5	M. Abouelghar	11	11	11																							1	KA Gawad	11	11	11
8th	A. Wagih	11	7th	12	11																						3	OA Meguid	8th	8th	4th
	R. Downer	8th	11	10	6th				8th	A. Wagih	11	11	11
	A. Maqbool	9	11	7th	11	12				A. Maqbool	6th	9	4th
Q	A. Hussein	11	7th	11	4th	10												8th	A. Wagih	7th	7th	13	6th
Q	Y. Ebrahim	11	11	11														3	OA Meguid	11	11	11	11
OLD	C. Pinto	6th	8th	6th					Q	Y. Ebrahim	4th	7th	6th
Q	H. Mohamed	4th	4th	9					3	OA Meguid	11	11	11
3	OA Meguid	11	11	11																																1	KA Gawad	11	8th	11	6th	12
4th	M. Hesham	11	11	11																																	A. Farag	6th	11	9	11	10
	H. Nasser	2	7th	2					4th	M. Hesham	11	5
	A. Al-Saraj	11	3	6th	11	11				A. Al-Saraj	6th	0	r
Q	B. macram	6th	11	11	4th	8th												4th	M. Hesham	11	11	3	11
Q	M. Gamal	11	11	11														7th	Z. Mohamed	3	7th	11	8th
	J. Haycocks	7th	6th	6th					Q	M. Gamal	16	1	9	9
WC	S. Abouaish	8th	11	5	10				7th	Z. Mohamed	14th	11	11	11
7th	Z. Mohamed	11	6th	11	12																						4th	M. Hesham	10	11	4th	6th
6th	LJ Anjema	8th	4th	3																								A. Farag	12	5	11	11
	A. Farag	11	11	11						A. Farag	11	11	10	11
	A. Altamimi	13	11	11						A. Altamimi	7th	9	12	5
Q	K. Amer	11	7th	5															A. Farag	9	10	11	11	12
	T. de Mulder	9	4th	9														2	F. Dessouki	11	12	6th	7th	10
	S. Essam	11	11	11						S. Essam	7th	8th	3
	E. López	8th	13	5	2				2	F. Dessouki	11	11	11
2	F. Dessouki	11	11	11	11

Ladies

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Rachael Grinham 1 round 02.  Nicolette Fernandes Quarter finals 03.  Natalie Grinham 1 round 04th  Salma Hany Quarter finals

No. player Round reached 05.  Heba El Torky final 06th  Line Hansen Semifinals 07th  Tesni Evans victory 08th.  Yathreb nobility Semifinals

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	R. Grinham	6th	8th	8th
	D. Saffery	11	11	11						D. Saffery	9	6th	11	11
Q	FA Meguid	11	6th	7th	9				8th	Y. nobility	11	11	5	13
8th	Y. nobility	9	11	11	11													8th	Y. nobility	5	11	9	11	8th
7th	T. Evans	11	12	11														7th	T. Evans	11	8th	11	7th	11
Q	M. Hany	8th	10	7th					7th	T. Evans	7th	14th	11	10	11
	M. van der Heijden	6th	8th	11	7th				4th	S. Hany	11	12	8th	12	7th
4th	S. Hany	11	11	6th	11																						7th	T. Evans	12	6th	7th	11	11
3	N. Grinham	11	7th	11	9	5																					5	H. El Torky	10	11	11	7th	5
Q	C. Aumard	6th	11	8th	11	11			Q	C. Aumard	8th	8th	11	4th
Q	N. El Torky	2	7th	4th					6th	L. Hansen	11	11	5	11
6th	L. Hansen	11	11	11														6th	L. Hansen	8th	8th	4th
5	H. El Torky	1	11	11	11													5	H. El Torky	11	11	11
	S. Waters	11	7th	3	8th				5	H. El Torky	8th	12	11	12
WC	H. El Hammamy	11	12	9	13	5			2	N. Fernandes	11	10	7th	10
2	N. Fernandes	6th	14th	11	11	11

Web links

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