Women's squash world championship 2019/20

The 35th Women's Squash World Championship (officially CIB PSA Women's World Championship 2019-2020 ) took place from October 24th to November 1st, 2019 in the Egyptian capital Cairo . It was the most valuable tournament on the 2019/20 PSA World Tour for women . The men's CIB Egyptian Squash Open , a tournament in the PSA World Tour Platinum category, took place at the same time .

Last year's winner was Nour El Sherbini , who defeated Nour El Tayeb in four sets last year . El Sherbini won again, in the final she defeated world number one Raneem El Weleily with 11: 4, 9:11, 11: 5 and 11: 6. It was her fourth title at world championships.

The field of participants in the women's competition consisted of 64 players. The best 56 players in the world rankings from September 2019 qualified automatically, the best 32 of them were seeded. Five places were from the PSA awarded through qualifying tournaments on the PSA Challenger Tour, another received the reigning world champion of the juniors. If these players were already qualified via the world rankings, the starting place was given either to the defeated final opponent of the respective qualifying tournament or to the next player in the world rankings. The WSF was able to allocate up to two starting places. Sana Ibrahim received a wildcard .

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. The amounts are not to be understood as cumulative. The total prize pool was $ 430,000.

round	Points	Prize money
victory	3175	$ 65,360
final	2090	$ 40,850
Semifinals	1270	$ 24,510
Quarter finals	780	$ 14,298
Round of 16	475	$ 8,170
Second round	290	$ 4,085
First round	177.5	$ 2,043

Results

Seeding list

No. Player Round reached 01.  Raneem El Weleily final 02.  Nour El Sherbini victory 03.  Camille Serme Quarter finals 04th  Nouran Gohar Semifinals 05.  Nour El Tayeb Quarter finals 06th  Joelle King Quarter finals 07th  Sarah-Jane Perry Quarter finals 08th.  Amanda Sobhy 1 round 09.  Tesni Evans Round of 16 10.  Annie Au Round of 16 11.  Alison Waters Round of 16 12.  Joshna Chinappa Round of 16 13.  Salma Hany Round of 16 14th  Hania El Hammamy Semifinals 15th  Yathreb nobility Round of 16 16.  Joey Chan 1 round

No. Player Round reached 17th  Nele Gilis 2nd round 18th  Olivia Blatchford Clyne 2nd round 19th  Zeina Mickawy 2nd round 20th  Emily Whitlock 1 round 21st  Millie Tomlinson 2nd round 22nd  Nadine Shahin 2nd round 23.  Mariam Metwally 1 round 24.  Rachael Grinham 2nd round 25th  Rowan Elaraby 2nd round 26th  Tinne Gilis Round of 16 27.  Donna Lobban 2nd round 28.  Hollie Naughton 2nd round 29  Julianne Courtice 2nd round 30th  Milou van der Heijden 2nd round 31.  Coline Aumard 2nd round 32.  Nada Abbas 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	Raneem El Weleily	2	11	11	11
	4th	Nouran Gohar	11	7th	7th	5
										1	Raneem El Weleily	4th	11	5	6th
										2	Nour El Sherbini	11	9	11	11
	14th	Hania El Hammamy	6th	2	5
	2	Nour El Sherbini	11	11	11

Upper half

Upper half 1

First round									Second round									Round of 16									Quarter finals
1	R. El Weleily	11	11	11
WC	S. Ibrahim	3	5	4th					1	R. El Weleily	11	12	11
	M. Hamed	5	6th	5					18th	O. Blatchford Clyne	8th	10	5
18th	O. Blatchford Clyne	11	11	11														1	R. El Weleily	11	11	11
29	J. Courtice	11	11	11														11	A. Waters	1	3	4th
	T.-L. Liu	6th	3	5					29	J. Courtice	7th	7th	6th
Q	M. Stefanoni	8th	15th	7th					11	A. Waters	11	11	11
11	A. Waters	11	17th	11																							1	R. El Weleily	7th
13	S. Hany	11	11	11																							5	N. El Tayeb	0	r
	R. Arnold	6th	9	9					13	S. Hany	11	11	11
	A. Fuller	13	11	16						A. Fuller	5	6th	9
20th	E. Whitlock	11	8th	14th														13	S. Hany	11	5	4th
25th	R. Elaraby	11	11	11														5	N. El Tayeb	13	11	11
	L. Turmel	7th	3	0					25th	R. Elaraby	11	9	12	8th
	M. Alvès	4th	3	7th					5	N. El Tayeb	13	11	10	11
5	N. El Tayeb	11	11	11

Upper half 2

First round									Second round									Round of 16									Quarter finals
7th	S.-J. Perry	11	11	11
Q	J. Aribado	5	8th	6th					7th	S.-J. Perry	11	11	11
	S. Cardwell	8th	9	6th					24	R. Grinham	6th	5	3
24	R. Grinham	11	11	11														7th	S.-J. Perry	11	11	11
31	C. Aumard	11	12	5	11													9	T. Evans	7th	6th	5
	D. Letourneau	9	10	11	6th				31	C. Aumard	6th	4th	7th
OLD	N. Bunyan	1	3	2					9	T. Evans	11	11	11
9	T. Evans	11	11	11																							7th	S.-J. Perry	11	8th	11	10
16	J. Chan	12	11	6th	11	8th																					4th	N. Gohar	9	11	13	12
Q	A. Azman	14th	7th	11	7th	11			Q	A. Azman	7th	7th	3
	É. Villard	5	3	5					26th	T. Gilis	11	11	11
26th	T. Gilis	11	11	11														26th	T. Gilis	8th	3	6th
17th	N. Gilis	8th	11	11	11													4th	N. Gohar	11	11	11
Q	S. Kuruvilla	11	7th	4th	5				17th	N. Gilis	1	5	5
	L. Wee Wern	13	5	1	0				4th	N. Gohar	11	11	11
4th	N. Gohar	11	11	11	11

Bottom half

Lower half 1

First round									Second round									Round of 16									Quarter finals
3	C. Serme	11	11	11
	S. Youssef	6th	2	2					3	C. Serme	11	11	11
	K.-Y. lee	11	4th	11	9	8th			21st	M. Tomlinson	4th	5	8th
21st	M. Tomlinson	9	11	9	11	11												3	C. Serme	11	11	11
32	N. Abbas	11	11	11														15th	Y. nobility	6th	2	6th
Q	M. Louw	5	5	6th					32	N. Abbas	11	13	11	11	9
	L. Aitken	5	3	6th					15th	Y. nobility	7th	11	13	13	11
15th	Y. nobility	11	11	11																							3	C. Serme	11	11	8th	5	9
14th	H. El Hammamy	11	11	11																							14th	H. El Hammamy	7th	6th	11	11	11
	J. Hutton	6th	6th	3					14th	H. El Hammamy	11	11	11
	I. Mackeviča	2	6th	9					27	D. Lobban	6th	8th	9
27	D. Lobban	11	11	11														14th	H. El Hammamy	11	10	11	11
30th	M. van der Heijden	9	11	11	11														S. Subramaniam	8th	12	8th	9
	M. Nasser	11	8th	8th	7th				30th	M. van der Heijden	4th	11	10	9
	S. Subramaniam	9	11	6th	12	11				S. Subramaniam	11	6th	12	11
8th	A. Sobhy	11	9	11	10	6th

Lower half 2

First round									Second round									Round of 16									Quarter finals
6th	J. King	11	11	11
	T.-W. Tong	5	9	3					6th	J. King	11	9	11	11
	E. Soini	11	11	3	10				19th	Z. Mickawy	7th	11	6th	9
19th	Z. Mickawy	13	5	11	12													6th	J. King	8th	11	11	16
22nd	N. Shahin	12	11	11														10	A. Au	11	6th	8th	14th
Q	C. Merlo	10	3	7th					22nd	N. Shahin	11	9	9	6th
	O. Fiechter	9	11	3	7th				10	A. Au	8th	11	11	11
10	A. Au	11	4th	11	11																						6th	J. King	7th	9	11
12	J. Chinappa	9	12	8th	11	11																					2	N. El Sherbini	11	11	13
	H. Mendez	11	10	11	6th	6th			12	J. Chinappa	11	11
	T.-L. Ho	8th	11	11	12					T.-L. Ho	5	4th	r
23	M. Metwally	11	5	6th	10													12	J. Chinappa	5	3	6th
28	H. Naughton	13	10	7th	11	11												2	N. El Sherbini	11	11	11
	F. Mohamed	11	12	11	4th	7th			28	H. Naughton	10	7th	4th
	R. Chadwick	6th	5	4th					2	N. El Sherbini	12	11	11
2	N. El Sherbini	11	11	11

Web links

• Tournament site on psaworldtour.com (English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ El Sherbini & Gawad Claim Trophies In Front of Pyramids. In: psaworldtour.com. Professional Squash Association , November 1, 2019, accessed November 2, 2019 . 
2. ↑ PSA Tour Rule Book. (PDF) In: psaworldtour.com. Professional Squash Association , p. 32 , accessed October 22, 2019 . 
3. ↑ Draws Released for CIB Women's PSA World Championship and CIB Egyptian Squash Open. In: psaworldtour.com. Professional Squash Association , September 19, 2019, accessed October 22, 2019 . 
4. ↑ PSA Tour Rule Book. (PDF) In: psaworldtour.com. Professional Squash Association , accessed October 22, 2019 .