Squash World Championship 2013

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The 35th Squash Championship ( English PSA World Championship ) Men found from 26 October to 3 November 2013 in the National Squash Center in Manchester , United Kingdom instead. It was the most valuable tournament on the PSA World Tour 2013/14 .

The defending champion was Ramy Ashour , who defeated Mohamed Elshorbagy in five sets last year . Ashour came as a big favorite, this season he had won all tournaments in which he participated. He reached the semi-finals at the World Cup, but had to give up in the game against Nick Matthew due to injury. This moved Matthew into the third world championship final of his career, in which he met the French Grégory Gaultier . Gaultier, vice world champion in 2006, 2007 and 2011, defeated Mohamed Elshorbagy in the semi-finals. After a 2-0 lead and a 2-2 equalization in the meantime, England's Matthew won the final with 11: 9, 11: 9, 11:13, 7:11 and 11: 2. He became world champion for the third time after 2010 and 2011.

The field of participants in the men's competition consisted of 64 players, 16 of which were for qualifiers. Per Wildcard got Ben Coleman a starting spot in the main draw, this he had won in a qualifying tournament.

Prize money and world ranking points

At the Squash World Championships 2013 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 $ 325,000.

singles
round	Points	Prize money
victory	2890	$ 48,000
final	1900	$ 30,000
Semifinals	1155	$ 18,000
Quarter finals	700	$ 10,500
Round of 16	410	$ 6,000
Second round	205	$ 3,000
First round	125	$ 1,500

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Ramy Ashour Semifinals 02.  Grégory Gaultier final 03.  James Willstrop Quarter finals 04th  Nick Matthew victory 05.  Karim Darwish Round of 16 06th  Mohamed Elshorbagy Semifinals 07th  Peter Barker 2nd round 08th.  Amr Shabana Quarter finals

No. player Round reached 09.  Borja Golan Round of 16 10.  Tarek Momen Round of 16 11.  Omar Mosaad Round of 16 12.  Simon Rösner Round of 16 13.  Daryl Selby Quarter finals 14th  Cameron Pilley Round of 16 15th  Alister Walker 2nd round 16.  Miguel Ángel Rodríguez 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

Semi-finals, finals

	Semifinals									final
	1	Ramy Ashour	11	2	0	r
	4th	Nick Matthew	6th	11	2
										4th	Nick Matthew	11	11	11	7th	11
										2	Grégory Gaultier	9	9	13	11	2
	6th	Mohamed Elshorbagy	11	3	8th	10
	2	Grégory Gaultier	6th	11	11	12

Upper half

Upper half 1

First round									Second round									Round of 16									Quarter finals
1	R. Ashour	10	13	11	11
	LJ Anjema	12	11	3	4th				1	R. Ashour	11	11	11
Q	F. Dessouki	9	4th	11	11	11			Q	F. Dessouki	6th	6th	4th
	A. Clyne	11	11	8th	7th	9												1	R. Ashour	9	11	11	12
	MN Adnan	11	12	4th	8th	13												14th	C. Pilley	11	8th	4th	10
	M. Hesham	8th	10	11	11	11				MN Adnan	9	3	11	6th
	C. Grayson	10	8th	9					14th	C. Pilley	11	11	9	11
14th	C. Pilley	12	11	11																							1	R. Ashour	11	11	11
15th	A. Walker	11	11	13																								S. Ghosal	9	5	9
Q	S. Le Roux	8th	5	11					15th	A. Walker	7th	5	11	7th
	J. Lee	5	10	3						S. Ghosal	11	11	7th	11
	S. Ghosal	11	12	11															S. Ghosal	5	8th	11	11	11
Q	J. Haycocks	11	8th	11	10	8th													H. Mustonen	11	11	8th	4th	2
	H. Mustonen	7th	11	7th	12	11				H. Mustonen	2	4th	11
	R. Cuskelly	5	11	4th	5				7th	P. Barker	11	11	6th	r
7th	P. Barker	11	8th	11	11

Upper half 2

First round									Second round									Round of 16									Quarter finals
8th	A. Shabana	11	11	11
	A. Grant	6th	7th	7th					8th	A. Shabana	11	11	12	11
	OA Meguid	3	12	4th	11	4th				M. Castagnet	8th	7th	14th	6th
	M. Castagnet	11	10	11	7th	11												8th	A. Shabana	11	11	11
Q	S. Razik	5	8th	11	9													16	M. Á. Rodríguez	6th	5	9
	L. Au	11	11	7th	11					L. Au	8th	5	8th
	G. Marche	6th	7th	11	9				16	M. Á. Rodríguez	11	11	11
16	M. Á. Rodríguez	11	11	4th	11																						8th	A. Shabana	8th	4th	7th
11	O. Mosaad	11	11	11																							4th	N. Matthew	11	11	11
	C. Gordon	6th	5	8th					11	O. Mosaad	11	11	13
	O. Beng Hee	11	11	2	10	11				O. Beng Hee	5	4th	11
	KA Gawad	9	9	11	12	8th												11	O. Mosaad	4th	7th	13	4th
	J. Kemp	7th	11	10														4th	N. Matthew	11	11	11	11
	M. Lee	11	13	12						M. Lee	7th	6th	6th
Q	Z. Mohamed	5	4th	4th					4th	N. Matthew	11	11	11
4th	N. Matthew	11	11	11

Bottom half

Lower half 1

First round									Second round									Round of 16									Quarter finals
3	J. Willstrop	11	11	13
Q	J. Hinds	4th	4th	11					3	J. Willstrop	11	11	11
WC	B. Coleman	8th	7th	9						T. Richards	8th	3	6th
	T. Richards	11	11	11														3	J. Willstrop	11	11	11
Q	S. Finitsis	8th	11	11	9	9												9	B. Golan	4th	8th	6th
OLD	C. Salazar	11	4th	7th	11	11			OLD	C. Salazar	4th	6th	3
	C. Simpson	9	11	11	8th	5			9	B. Golan	11	11	11
9	B. Golan	11	6th	9	11	11																					3	J. Willstrop	10	6th	11	9
12	S. Rösner	11	11	11																							6th	Mo. Elshorbagy	12	11	2	11
Q	R. Kandra	5	5	9					12	S. Rösner	15th	11	11
Q	A. Wagih	9	8th	10						A. Al Muzayen	13	7th	5
	A. Al Muzayen	11	11	12														12	S. Rösner	1	9	7th
	J. Illingworth	8th	7th	7th														6th	Mo. Elshorbagy	11	11	11
	OA Aziz	11	11	11						OA Aziz	4th	5	6th
	A. Waller	6th	11	11	7th	7th			6th	Mo. Elshorbagy	11	11	11
6th	Mo. Elshorbagy	11	6th	6th	11	11

Lower half 2

First round									Second round									Round of 16									Quarter finals
5	K. Darwish	11	11	11
Q	N. Iqbal	9	6th	5					5	K. Darwish	11	11	11
Q	M. Abouelghar	5	11	11	8th	12				O. Tuominen	7th	5	3
	O. Tuominen	11	4th	8th	11	14th												5	K. Darwish	11	9	10	11	8th
Q	A. Altamimi	5	5	4th														13	D. Selby	4th	11	12	8th	11
	S. Coppinger	11	11	11						S. Coppinger	9	10	11	3
Q	C. Sharpes	7th	5	4th					13	D. Selby	11	12	9	11
13	D. Selby	11	11	11																							13	D. Selby	7th	4th	10
10	T. Momen	11	11	11																							2	G. Gaultier	11	11	12
Q	E. Charlton	9	6th	7th					10	T. Momen	5	11	11	11
	Ma. Elshorbagy	11	10	5	10					N. Muller	11	5	4th	3
	N. Muller	7th	12	11	12													10	T. Momen	5	6th	6th
Q	M. Karwalski	11	11	11														2	G. Gaultier	11	11	11
	MAA Reda	2	5	5					Q	M. Karwalski	9	3	5
Q	K. Frost	7th	8th	6th					2	G. Gaultier	11	11	11
2	G. Gaultier	11	11	11

Web links

• Results on squashsite.co.uk (English)