Squash World Championship 2016

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The 38th Squash Championship ( English PSA World Championship ) Men found from October 25 to November 4, 2016 in Wadi Degla Club in Egypt's capital Cairo instead. It was the highest endowed tournament on the PSA World Tour 2016/17 . At the same time, a women's tournament, the Wadi Degla Open , was held in the facility .

The defending champion was Grégory Gaultier , who defeated Omar Mosaad in three sets last year . In his quarter-final win against Tarek Momen , Gaultier injured his ankle and was unable to go to the semi-finals against Ramy Ashour due to an injury . Ashour met Karim Abdel Gawad in his fifth World Championship final , who had defeated the world ranking leader Mohamed Elshorbagy in five sets in the semifinals . Ashour won the first set 11: 5 before Gawad equalized 11: 6 and took the lead 11: 7. At 2-1 in the fourth set, Ashour resigned due to an injury sustained at the end of the third set. Gawad became world champion for the first time.

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

Prize money and world ranking points

At the Squash World Championship 2016, 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 Semifinals 02.  Grégory Gaultier Semifinals 03.  Omar Mosaad 2nd round 04th  Nick Matthew Quarter finals 05.  Ramy Ashour final 06th  Karim Abdel Gawad victory 07th  Marwan Elshorbagy Round of 16 08th.  Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Round of 16

No. player Round reached 09.  Mathieu Castagnet 2nd round 10.  Ali Farag Quarter finals 11.  Tarek Momen Quarter finals 12.  Simon Rösner Round of 16 13.  Ryan Cuskelly 1 round 14th  Cameron Pilley 1 round 15th  Fares Dessouki Quarter finals 16.  Max Lee 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	Mohamed Elshorbagy	11	12	13	2	5
	6th	Karim Abdel Gawad	13	10	11	11	11
										6th	Karim Abdel Gawad	5	11	11	2
										5	Ramy Ashour	11	6th	7th	1	r
	5	Ramy Ashour	w.	O.
	2	Grégory Gaultier

Upper half

Upper half 1

First round									Second round									Round of 16									Quarter finals
1	Mo. Elshorbagy	11	12	11
Q	R. Hedrick	7th	10	9					1	Mo. Elshorbagy	11	11	11
	L. Serme	9	8th	8th						O. Tuominen	9	2	8th
	O. Tuominen	11	11	11														1	Mo. Elshorbagy	11	11	11
	OA Meguid	11	11	11															KA Fathi	3	6th	9
	N. Muller	8th	4th	2						OA Meguid	11	12	7th	8th	4th
	KA Fathi	13	2	13	11					KA Fathi	7th	10	11	11	11
14th	C. Pilley	11	11	11	6th																						1	Mo. Elshorbagy	11	11	11
10	A. Farag	11	11	1	11																						10	A. Farag	8th	5	8th
	D. James	9	8th	11	2				10	A. Farag	5	11	11	9	11
Q	J. Haycocks	9	11	5	11	4th				J. Willstrop	11	1	8th	11	5
	J. Willstrop	11	9	11	9	11												10	A. Farag	11	6th	11	11
	M. Reda	11	11	11														8th	M. Á. Rodríguez	4th	11	9	7th
Q	E. Yow Ng	9	9	7th						M. Reda	9	9	2
Q	M. Mangaonkar	11	9	6th	3				8th	M. Á. Rodríguez	11	11	11
8th	M. Á. Rodríguez	4th	11	11	11

Upper half 2

First round									Second round									Round of 16									Quarter finals
6th	KA Gawad	9	9	11	11	11
Q	N. Lake	11	11	7th	3	6th			6th	KA Gawad	11	11	5	7th	11
Q	S. Essam	3	4th	4th						M. Abouelghar	8th	9	11	11	9
	M. Abouelghar	11	11	11														6th	KA Gawad	7th	11	11	11
Q	A. Walker	2	11	9														16	M. Lee	11	3	6th	6th
	C. Simpson	11	13	11						C. Simpson	9	6th	7th
	Z. Mohamed	9	11	6th	3				16	M. Lee	11	11	11
16	M. Lee	11	9	11	11																						6th	KA Gawad	11	11	11
12	S. Rösner	11	11	11																							4th	N. Matthew	9	4th	9
	D. Elias	9	2	8th					12	S. Rösner	11	11	12
	C. Salazar	10	13	11	11					C. Salazar	8th	6th	10
Q	K. El Hammamy	12	11	4th	3													12	S. Rösner	11	9	7th	10
	L. Au	11	11	11														4th	N. Matthew	6th	11	11	12
Q	L. Beddoes	4th	4th	5						L. Au	7th	7th	8th
	C. Grayson	7th	11	4th	11				4th	N. Matthew	11	11	11
4th	N. Matthew	11	6th	11	13

Bottom half

Lower half 1

First round									Second round									Round of 16									Quarter finals
3	O. Mosaad	11	11	11
Q	S. Delierre	6th	6th	5					3	O. Mosaad	11	8th	10	11	10
	A. Clyne	11	10	10	10					MN Adnan	6th	11	12	1	12
	MN Adnan	9	12	12	12														MN Adnan	11	11	6th	12	6th
WC	Y. Ibrahim	13	7th	10	4th													15th	F. Dessouki	13	6th	11	10	11
	G. Marche	11	11	12	11					G. Marche	11	5	11	9
	J. Lee	5	8th	2					15th	F. Dessouki	13	11	8th	11
15th	F. Dessouki	11	11	11																							15th	F. Dessouki	6th	15th	8th	r
9	M. Castagnet	11	11	6th	11																						5	R. Ashour	11	17th	10
Q	M. Gamal	6th	3	11	7th				9	M. Castagnet	8th	8th	8th
	T. Richards									D. Selby	11	11	11
	D. Selby	w.	O.																D. Selby	6th	11	5	8th
LL	E. Williams	11	3	7th														5	R. Ashour	11	8th	11	11
	S. Coppinger	13	11	11						S. Coppinger	3	6th	8th
OLD	T. Harrity	3	5	4th					5	R. Ashour	11	11	11
5	R. Ashour	11	11	11

Lower half 2

First round									Second round									Round of 16									Quarter finals
7th	Ma. Elshorbagy	12	11	11
	R. Kandra	10	6th	1					7th	Ma. Elshorbagy	11	11	9	11
OLD	B. Coleman	5	12	11	11				OLD	B. Coleman	7th	4th	11	3
Q	J. Masters	11	10	6th	7th													7th	Ma. Elshorbagy	9	11	8th	11	3
Q	Y. Soliman	8th	11	5	11	11												11	T. Momen	11	9	11	9	11
	AM Al Tamimi	11	7th	11	9	6th			Q	Y. Soliman	7th	14th	3	5
Q	P. Creed	8th	10	6th					11	T. Momen	11	12	11	11
11	T. Momen	11	12	11																							11	T. Momen	5	5	16	8th
13	R. Cuskelly	7th	10	11	9																						2	G. Gaultier	11	11	14th	11
Q	J. Schoor	11	12	8th	11				Q	J. Schoor	12	4th	9	6th
Q	J. Makin	9	6th	11	6th					T.-F. Yip	10	11	11	11
	T.-F. Yip	11	11	8th	11														T.-F. Yip	8th	2	6th
	S. Ghosal	11	11	11	12													2	G. Gaultier	11	11	11
	A. Waller	7th	13	9	10					S. Ghosal	7th	2	3
	P. Coll	6th	10	11	8th				2	G. Gaultier	11	11	11
2	G. Gaultier	11	12	6th	11

Web links

• Official site (English)
• Tournament site on psaworldtour.com (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ElShorbagy Tops Mouthwatering World Championship Draw , psaworldtour.com, September 27, 2016. Accessed October 1, 2016.
2. ↑ PSA Tour Rule Book (PDF) Accessed October 1, 2016.