Squash World Championship 2015

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The 37th Squash Championship ( English PSA World Championship ) of the men was from 13 to 22 November 2015 in Bellevue , Washington in the United States instead. It was the highest-value tournament on the PSA World Tour 2015/16 and also the first professional squash championship to be held in the United States.

The defending champion was Ramy Ashour , who defeated Mohamed Elshorbagy in five sets last year . Ashour lost to Omar Mosaad in the semifinals , while the top-seeded world ranking leader Mohamed Elshorbagy failed in the second round to James Willstrop . Mosaad met Grégory Gaultier , who had already been in the final in 2006, 2007, 2011 and 2013 in what was his first World Championship final. Gaultier clearly won the game with 11: 6, 11: 7 and 12:10 and became the second title winner from France after Thierry Lincou , who became world champion in 2004.

The field of participants in the men's competition consisted of 64 players, 16 of which were for qualifiers. Per Wildcard received Julian Illingworth a spot in the main draw.

Prize money and world ranking points

At the Squash World Championship 2015, 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	$ 45,600
final	1900	$ 28,500
Semifinals	1155	$ 17,100
Quarter finals	700	$ 9,975
Round of 16	410	$ 5,700
Second round	205	$ 2,850
First round	125	$ 1,425

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Mohamed Elshorbagy Round of 16 02.  Nick Matthew Quarter finals 03.  Grégory Gaultier victory 04th  Ramy Ashour Quarter finals 05.  Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Quarter finals 06th  Simon Rösner Round of 16 07th  Omar Mosaad final 08th.  Tarek Momen Semifinals

No. player Round reached 09.  Mathieu Castagnet Round of 16 10.  Marwan Elshorbagy Round of 16 11.  Peter Barker 1 round 12.  Karim Abdel Gawad Round of 16 13.  Max Lee 2nd round 14th  Borja Golan Round of 16 15th  Stephen Coppinger 2nd round 16.  Saurav Ghosal 2nd 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

Semi-finals, finals

	Semifinals									final
		James Willstrop	1	8th	8th
	3	Grégory Gaultier	11	11	11
										3	Grégory Gaultier	11	11	12
										7th	Omar Mosaad	6th	7th	10
	7th	Omar Mosaad	11	11	11
	8th	Tarek Momen	4th	4th	8th

Upper half

Upper half 1

First round									Second round									Round of 16									Quarter finals
1	Mo. Elshorbagy	11	11	11
	A. Avila	4th	9	7th					1	Mo. Elshorbagy	11	11	11
	T. Richards	12	3	11	12					T. Richards	8th	5	2
Q	LJ Anjema	10	11	8th	10													1	Mo. Elshorbagy	4th	7th	12	7th
	J. Willstrop	11	11	11															J. Willstrop	11	11	10	11
Q	B. Coleman	9	3	6th						J. Willstrop	11	11	11
	R. Cuskelly	11	8th	7th	3				16	S. Ghosal	7th	7th	7th
16	S. Ghosal	7th	11	11	11																							J. Willstrop	11	11	11
9	M. Castagnet	11	11	11																							5	M. Á. Rodríguez	5	7th	4th
Q	P. Creed	3	5	3					9	M. Castagnet	11	11	11
Q	T. Harrity	11	2	11	6th	11			Q	T. Harrity	5	4th	7th
	A. Clyne	8th	11	6th	11	3												9	M. Castagnet	11	9	7th	2
	C. Grayson	11	11	11														5	M. Á. Rodríguez	7th	11	11	11
Q	C. Cornes	3	6th	8th						C. Grayson	18th	4th	5	6th
WC	J. Illingworth	7th	3	5					5	M. Á. Rodríguez	16	11	11	11
5	M. Á. Rodríguez	11	11	11

Upper half 2

First round									Second round									Round of 16									Quarter finals
6th	S. Rösner	11	11	11
Q	T.-F. Yip	8th	8th	5					6th	S. Rösner	11	8th	11	11
Q	H. Pal Sandhu	5	11	4th	9					N. Muller	6th	11	6th	7th
	N. Muller	11	2	11	11													6th	S. Rösner	11	11	6th	9
Q	K. Frost	6th	6th	3															A. Farag	7th	13	11	11
	A. Farag	11	11	11						A. Farag	11	11	11
	G. Lobban	7th	8th	5					13	M. Lee	8th	7th	7th
13	M. Lee	11	11	11																								A. Farag	11	8th	12	1	3
11	P. Barker	11	7th	4th	10																						3	G. Gaultier	5	11	10	11	11
	KA Fathi	9	11	11	12					KA Fathi	7th	11	9	11	11
	N. Iqbal	7th	4th	7th						F. Dessouki	11	9	11	3	4th
	F. Dessouki	11	11	11															KA Fathi	5	3	3
	OA Meguid	11	13	11														3	G. Gaultier	11	11	11
OLD	O. Tuominen	3	11	8th						OA Meguid	3	4th	4th
	L. Serme	9	7th	4th					3	G. Gaultier	11	11	11
3	G. Gaultier	11	11	11

Bottom half

Lower half 1

First round									Second round									Round of 16									Quarter finals
4th	R. Ashour	11	11	11
	M. Hesham	5	9	7th					4th	R. Ashour	11	11	11
	M. Abouelghar	11	5	11	11					M. Abouelghar	8th	9	7th
Q	S. Delierre	6th	11	3	7th													4th	R. Ashour	11	12	8th	11
Q	M. Reda	11	6th	11	11	8th												12	KA Gawad	6th	10	11	7th
	C. Salazar	13	11	7th	4th	11				C. Salazar	7th	3	12
Q	A. Wagih	6th	4th	14th					12	KA Gawad	11	11	14th
12	KA Gawad	11	11	16																							4th	R. Ashour	8th	7th	11	11	5
14th	B. Golan	8th	11	11	11																						7th	O. Mosaad	11	11	1	1	11
	A. Walker	11	9	7th	7th				14th	B. Golan	11	13	11
	S. Le Roux	7th	12	7th	1					P. Coll	9	11	5
	P. Coll	11	10	11	11													14th	B. Golan	11	4th	2	11
	MN Adnan	11	11	11														7th	O. Mosaad	6th	11	11	13
Q	C. Sharpes	5	8th	9						MN Adnan	7th	12	11	8th	1
Q	F. Zaman	8th	11	1	2				7th	O. Mosaad	11	10	4th	11	11
7th	O. Mosaad	11	7th	11	11

Lower half 2

First round									Second round									Round of 16									Quarter finals
8th	T. Momen	8th	9	12	11	11
Q	J. Lee	11	11	10	9	9			8th	T. Momen	11	11	17th
	A. Grant	7th	5	9						D. Elias	6th	1	15th
	D. Elias	11	11	11														8th	T. Momen	7th	11	11	11
	G. Marche	11	11	11															G. Marche	11	3	3	7th
Q	H. Mustonen	5	7th	5						G. Marche	6th	11	11	3	11
	C. Simpson	9	7th	4th					15th	S. Coppinger	11	4th	8th	11	7th
15th	S. Coppinger	11	11	11																							8th	T. Momen	5	11	9	11	11
10	Ma. Elshorbagy	12	11	13																							2	N. Matthew	11	7th	11	8th	7th
	L. Au	10	9	11					10	Ma. Elshorbagy	11	11	13
	D. Selby	11	11	4th	11					D. Selby	7th	5	11
	Z. Mohamed	8th	6th	11	8th													10	Ma. Elshorbagy	11	10	5
	D. James	10	13	11	11	4th												2	N. Matthew	13	12	11
Q	K. El Hammamy	12	15th	3	5	11			Q	K. El Hammamy	2	8th	4th
	C. Pilley	8th	6th	11	9				2	N. Matthew	11	11	11
2	N. Matthew	11	11	8th	11

Web links

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

Individual evidence

1. ↑ PSA Tour Guide 2015 (PDF) Accessed October 8, 2015.