Sheikha Al Saad Kuwait Open 2007

The Sheikha Al Saad Kuwait Open 2007 took place from April 5th to 11th, 2007 in Kuwait City . The men's squash tournament was part of the PSA World Tour 2006/07 and belonged to the Super Series Platinum category . The prize money was $ 200,000. The women's tournament was part of the WSA World Tour 2006/07 and belonged to the Gold 35 category . The prize pool was $ 58,500.

Defending champion in the men's race was Hisham Mohd Ashour , who was eliminated in the first round this year after successfully qualifying. The top seed Amr Shabana and Ramy Ashour contested the final . Ashour won the game 11-5, 11-3 and 12:10. In the women's category, Nicol David defended his title with a final win against Natalie Grinham . David defeated Grinham 9: 6, 10: 8, 2: 9 and 9: 1.

The field of participants in the men's competition consisted of 32 players, eight of which were reserved for qualifiers. The 16 best players were seeded. The women's competition consisted of 16 players, four of whom were qualifiers. The eight best players were seeded. Per Wildcard received Bader Al Hussaini a spot in the main draw of the men.

Men's

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Amr Shabana final 02.  Grégory Gaultier Round of 16 03.  David Palmer Semifinals 04th  Ramy Ashour victory 05.  Anthony Ricketts 1 round 06th  Nick Matthew Quarter finals 07th  James Willstrop Round of 16 08th.  Karim Darwish Quarter finals

No. player Round reached 09.  Lee Beachill Quarter finals 10.  Stewart Boswell Round of 16 11.  John White Semifinals 12.  Wael El Hindi Quarter finals 13.  Mohammed Abbas Round of 16 14th  Adrian Grant Round of 16 15th  Ong Beng Hee Round of 16 16.  Peter Barker 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	A. Shabana	11	11	6th	6th	11
Q	A. Walker	4th	6th	11	11	7th			1	A. Shabana	11	11	13
	MA Iskandar	11	10	11	9	3			14th	A. Grant	7th	9	11
14th	A. Grant	6th	12	5	11	11												1	A. Shabana	11	11	4th	11
9	L. Beachill	11	11	11														9	L. Beachill	8th	8th	11	8th
	A. Gough	4th	4th	5					9	L. Beachill	14th	11	11
	B. Golan	6th	8th	11	11				7th	J. Willstrop	12	2	6th
7th	J. Willstrop	11	11	8th	13																						1	A. Shabana	11	11	8th	11
6th	N. Matthew	11	5	11	11																						3	D. Palmer	7th	3	11	6th
	O. Tuominen	7th	11	3	7th				6th	N. Matthew	11	7th	11	11
WC	B. Al Hussaini	4th	3	7th					13	M. Abbas	7th	11	5	5
13	M. Abbas	11	11	11														6th	N. Matthew	11	4th	11	9	5
10	S. Boswell	11	11	9	2	11												3	D. Palmer	1	11	7th	11	11
	S. Razik	9	9	11	11	5			10	S. Boswell	11	7th	3	6th
Q	D. Bianchetti	11	11	2	3	3			3	D. Palmer	5	11	11	11
3	D. Palmer	9	4th	11	11	11																														1	A. Shabana	5	3	10
4th	R. Ashour	11	11	11																																4th	R. Ashour	11	11	12
Q	J. Barrington	7th	1	5					4th	R. Ashour	11	11	11
Q	H. Ashour	12	9	5	11				15th	O. Beng Hee	6th	3	7th
15th	O. Beng Hee	10	11	11	13													4th	R. Ashour	11	11	6th	11
12	W. El Hindi	11	11	11														12	W. El Hindi	9	9	11	9
Q	B. Ball	5	8th	4th					12	W. El Hindi	13	14th	11
Q	J. Kemp	11	11	11	11				Q	J. Kemp	11	12	7th
5	A. Ricketts	13	7th	3	9																						4th	R. Ashour	11	8th	11	11
8th	K. Darwish	11	11	11																							11	J. White	3	11	9	9
Q	AA Khan	6th	2	2					8th	K. Darwish	23	4th	11	8th	12
	LJ Anjema	8th	4th	3					16	P. Barker	21st	11	4th	11	10
16	P. Barker	11	11	11														8th	K. Darwish	11	5	9	5
11	J. White	7th	11	9	11	11												11	J. White	4th	11	11	11
	C. Pilley	11	6th	11	4th	3			11	J. White	6th	12	11	4th
Q	R. Lavigne	3	5	4th					2	G. Gaultier	11	10	6th	0	r
2	G. Gaultier	11	11	11

Ladies

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Nicol David victory 02.  Natalie Grinham final 03.  Rachael Grinham 1 round 04th  Tania Bailey Quarter finals

No. player Round reached 05.  Vicky Botwright Semifinals 06th  Natalie Grainger Semifinals 07th  Omneya Abdel Kawy Quarter finals 08th.  Vanessa Atkinson 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									Quarter finals									Semifinals									final
1	N. David	9	9	9
	M. Perry	3	5	7th					1	N. David	10	7th	9	9
Q	I. Stoehr	4th	9	5	5				7th	OA Kawy	8th	9	6th	0
7th	OA Kawy	9	7th	9	9													1	N. David	9	9	9
6th	N. Grainger	9	9	7th	6th	10												6th	N. Grainger	4th	0	2
	A. Waters	4th	4th	9	9	8th			6th	N. Grainger	9	7th	9	9
	L. Lengthorn	6th	9	5	9	6th			4th	T. Bailey	1	9	4th	0
4th	T. Bailey	9	7th	9	4th	9																					1	N. David	9	10	2	9
3	R. Grinham	9	2	5	9	7th																					2	N. Grinham	6th	8th	9	1
Q	S. Kitchen	7th	9	9	4th	9			Q	S. Kitchen	4th	1	9	9	6th
Q	E. Kheirallah	9	2	2	5				5	V. Botwright	9	9	5	4th	9
5	V. Botwright	2	9	9	9													5	V. Botwright	4th	1	3
8th	V. Atkinson	7th	6th	4th														2	N. Grinham	9	9	9
	J. Duncalf	9	9	9						J. Duncalf	5	0	1
Q	K. Brown	3	1	0					2	N. Grinham	9	9	9
2	N. Grinham	9	9	9

Web links

• Results of the men on squashinfo.com (English)
• Results of the women on squashinfo.com (English)