Squash World Championship 2017

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The 39th Men's Squash World Championship (officially AJ Bell PSA World Championships ) took place at the National Squash Center in Manchester , United Kingdom , from December 10-17, 2017 . It was the highest endowed tournament on the PSA World Tour 2017/18 . At the same time, the women's world championship took place at the same location .

The defending champion was Karim Abdel Gawad , who defeated Ramy Ashour in four sets last year . Mohamed Elshorbagy became world champion for the first time after beating his brother Marwan in the final with 11: 5, 9:11, 11: 7, 9:11 and 11: 6.

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

Prize money and world ranking points

At the tournament, 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.

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

Results

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Grégory Gaultier Semifinals 02.  Karim Abdel Gawad Quarter finals 03.  Mohamed Elshorbagy victory 04th  Ali Farag Semifinals 05.  Nick Matthew Quarter finals 06th  Marwan Elshorbagy final 07th  Tarek Momen Round of 16 08th.  Paul Coll Quarter finals

No. player Round reached 09.  James Willstrop 1 round 10.  Ramy Ashour Round of 16 11.  Simon Rösner 1 round 12.  Mohamed Abouelghar 2nd round 13.  Daryl Selby Round of 16 14th  Ryan Cuskelly 1 round 15th  César Salazar 2nd round 16.  Borja Golan 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

Main round

Semi-finals, finals

	Semifinals									final
	1	Grégory Gaultier	10	4th	9
	3	Mohamed Elshorbagy	12	11	11
										3	Mohamed Elshorbagy	11	9	11	9	11
										6th	Marwan Elshorbagy	5	11	7th	11	6th
	4th	Ali Farag	8th	11	11	7th	9
	6th	Marwan Elshorbagy	11	4th	9	11	11

Upper half

Upper half 1

First round									Second round									Round of 16									Quarter finals
1	G. Gaultier	11	11	11
	I. Yuen	6th	9	6th					1	G. Gaultier	11	11	11
	T.-F. Yip	9	11	11	11					T.-F. Yip	5	6th	5
Q	E. López	11	4th	9	8th													1	G. Gaultier	11	11	11
	D. James	11	11	11	12														D. James	5	3	5
Q	R. Fallows	8th	13	7th	10					D. James	8th	7th	13	11	11
	T. Richards	9	9	9					15th	C. Salazar	11	11	11	8th	4th
15th	C. Salazar	11	11	11																							1	G. Gaultier	11	11	11
13	D. Selby	11	11	11																							8th	P. Coll	6th	5	4th
Q	M. Mangaonkar	8th	5	5					13	D. Selby	11	11	11
Q	P. Creed	10	4th	10						C. Grayson	8th	5	9
	C. Grayson	12	11	12														13	D. Selby	11	5	7th	7th
	G. Lobban	11	11	11	11													8th	P. Coll	8th	11	11	11
	R. Kandra	4th	13	8th	5					G. Lobban	7th	6th	11	7th
	G. Marche	6th	8th	3					8th	P. Coll	11	11	9	11
8th	P. Coll	11	11	11

Upper half 2

First round									Second round									Round of 16									Quarter finals
5	N. Matthew	11	8th	10	11	11
Q	G. Parker	2	11	12	3	6th			5	N. Matthew	11	8th	11	11
Q	J. Van den Herrewegen	11	10	6th						M. Lee	9	11	7th	5
	M. Lee	13	12	11														5	N. Matthew	11	11	11
	M. Castagnet	9	13	11	11														AM Al Tamimi	4th	8th	8th
	A. Salazar	11	11	5	5					M. Castagnet	5	6th	11	7th
	AM Al Tamimi	12	11	7th	11	11				AM Al Tamimi	11	11	6th	11
11	S. Rösner	14th	9	11	7th	3																					5	N. Matthew	7th	6th	11	6th
10	R. Ashour	11	11	11																							3	Mo. Elshorbagy	11	11	5	11
WC	J. Masters	7th	3	9					10	R. Ashour	11	11	11
	O. Mosaad	11	11	11						O. Mosaad	5	6th	6th
Q	K. El Hammamy	4th	5	7th														10	R. Ashour	12	7th	4th
	J. Makin	11	11	11	11													3	Mo. Elshorbagy	14th	11	11
Q	C. Binnie	13	8th	8th	4th					J. Makin	13	5	10
	M. Hesham	6th	8th	6th					3	Mo. Elshorbagy	15th	11	12
3	Mo. Elshorbagy	11	11	11

Bottom half

Lower half 1

First round									Second round									Round of 16									Quarter finals
4th	A. Farag	11	11	11
	A. Waller	9	5	5					4th	A. Farag	11	11	11
	M. Reda	5	11	2	11	7th			Q	Y. Soliman	8th	2	6th
Q	Y. Soliman	11	4th	11	7th	11												4th	A. Farag	11	11	11
	KA Fathi	11	11	11															C. Pilley	4th	4th	4th
Q	B. Masotti	8th	7th	4th						KA Fathi	8th	8th	7th
	C. Pilley	11	11	4th	11					C. Pilley	11	11	11
14th	R. Cuskelly	8th	7th	11	6th																						4th	A. Farag	5	11	11	11
12	M. Abouelghar	11	11	11																								M. Á. Rodríguez	11	6th	3	6th
	O. Tuominen	8th	5	5					12	M. Abouelghar	11	4th	11	6th	5
	M. Á. Rodríguez	11	11	11						M. Á. Rodríguez	8th	11	9	11	11
	L. Au	2	6th	7th															M. Á. Rodríguez	11	8th	9	11	11
	Z. Mohamed	11	6th	11	11													7th	T. Momen	5	11	11	4th	1
Q	R. Soares	6th	11	7th	8th					Z. Mohamed	8th	7th	7th
Q	E. Yow Ng	6th	3	9					7th	T. Momen	11	11	11
7th	T. Momen	11	11	11

Lower half 2

First round									Second round									Round of 16									Quarter finals
6th	Ma. Elshorbagy	11	11	11
	OA Meguid	6th	8th	7th					6th	Ma. Elshorbagy	11	11	8th	11
OLD	N. Lake	6th	6th	9						C. Simpson	9	7th	11	6th
	C. Simpson	11	11	11														6th	Ma. Elshorbagy	12	11	11
	L. Serme	12	11	11	3														L. Serme	10	5	8th
Q	I. Pajares	14th	7th	1	0	r				L. Serme	11	9
Q	B. Jaume	4th	7th	9					16	B. Golan	4th	6th	r
16	B. Golan	11	11	11																							6th	Ma. Elshorbagy	11	11	11
9	J. Willstrop	6th	r																								2	KA Gawad	8th	5	9
	S. Ghosal	11								S. Ghosal	11	11	11
Q	H. Pal Sandhu	4th	6th	4th					OLD	B. Coleman	4th	3	4th
OLD	B. Coleman	11	11	11															S. Ghosal	14th	5	6th	7th
Q	A. Dussourd	3	7th	7th														2	KA Gawad	12	11	11	11
	A. Clyne	11	11	11						A. Clyne	10	11	2	3
	N. Muller	11	6th	5					2	KA Gawad	12	8th	11	11
2	KA Gawad	13	11	11

Web links

• Official site (English)
• Tournament site on psaworldtour.com (English)
• Reporting on squash999.com (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ PSA Tour Rule Book (PDF) Retrieved November 22, 2017.