The Windy City Open 2020

The The Windy City Open 2020 found from February 27 to March 4, 2020 in Chicago , Illinois , in the United States instead. The men's squash tournament was part of the PSA World Tour 2019/20 and belonged to the PSA World Tour Platinum category . At the same time, a women's squash tournament of the 2019/20 PSA World Tour took place. It also belonged to the PSA World Tour Platinum category .

The winners of the last edition in 2018 were Mohamed Elshorbagy for the men and Nour El Tayeb for the women. Ali Farag won the men's competition , beating Paul Coll with 12:14, 9:11, 11: 7, 11: 6 and 11: 1 . In the women's finals, Nour El Sherbini defeated Raneem El Weleily 11: 8, 8:11, 11: 8, 6:11 and 11: 9 and won the tournament for the first time. While it was the 19th title win on the tour for Farag, it was the 21st title for El Sherbini.

The fields of participation in the men's and women's competition consisted of 48 players each. The eight best male players and the 16 best female players were seeded. Per Wildcard received Shahjahan Khan in the men's and Hana Moataz a spot in the main draw in the women each.

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 money was $ 250,000 each.

round	Points	Prize money
victory	2625	$ 37,953
final	1725	$ 23,218
Semifinals	1050	$ 14,288
Quarter finals	640	$ 8,484
Round of 16	375	$ 5,023
First round	190	$ 2,958

Men's

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Ali Farag victory 02.  Mohamed Elshorbagy Quarter finals 03.  Tarek Momen Semifinals 04th  Karim Abdel Gawad Semifinals

No. player Round reached 05.  Paul Coll final 06th  Diego Elías Quarter finals 07th  Simon Rösner Quarter finals 08th.  Marwan Elshorbagy 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
	1	Ali Farag	12	11	11
	3	Tarek Momen	10	2	8th
										1	Ali Farag	12	9	11	11	11
										5	Paul Coll	14th	11	7th	6th	1
	4th	Karim Abdel Gawad	5	11	9	9
	5	Paul Coll	11	6th	11	11

Upper half

Upper half 1

First round									Second round									Round of 16									Quarter finals
									1	A. Farag	11	7th	11	11
	L. Au	11	11	11						L. Au	6th	11	3	5
WC	S. Khan	3	3	5														1	A. Farag	13	11	11
																			O. Mosaad	11	5	6th
									PR	G. Gaultier	11	10	11	7th	6th
	O. Mosaad	12	12	11						O. Mosaad	7th	12	7th	11	11
	R. Tandon	10	10	3																							1	A. Farag	11	11	11
																											6th	D. Elias	5	5	8th
										G. Marche	11	6th	5	4th
										J. Makin	7th	11	11	11
																			J. Makin	10	9	8th
																		6th	D. Elias	12	11	11
										F. Dessouki	4th	7th	6th
									6th	D. Elias	11	11	11

Upper half 2

First round									Second round									Round of 16									Quarter finals
									8th	Ma. Elshorbagy	9	6th	11	5
	M. Asal	10	11	11	6th	6th				Y. Soliman	11	11	6th	11
	Y. Soliman	12	8th	6th	11	11													Y. Soliman	11	9	4th	9
	B. Golan	11	11	16															B. Golan	8th	11	11	11
	T. Aslam	4th	8th	14th						B. Golan	11	11	13
	N. Muller	8th	11	13	11					N. Muller	8th	4th	11
	B. Masotti	11	7th	11	9																							B. Golan	7th	11	6th	11	3
	I. Pajares	11	11	11																							3	T. Momen	11	3	11	4th	11
	A. Clyne	7th	9	5						I. Pajares	12	11	5	5	11
	C. Grayson	11	6th	4th	11					A. Salazar	10	8th	11	11	6th
	A. Salazar	2	11	11	13														I. Pajares	5	4th	11	5
	R. Kandra	11	11	11														3	T. Momen	11	11	9	11
	E. López	4th	4th	8th						R. Kandra	8th	3	10
									3	T. Momen	11	11	12

Bottom half

Lower half 1

First round									Second round									Round of 16									Quarter finals
									4th	KA Gawad	11	11	11
										M. Á. Rodríguez	6th	6th	7th
																		4th	KA Gawad	11	11	11
	I. Yuen	9	10	9															M. Castagnet	8th	6th	8th
	M. Castagnet	11	12	11						M. Castagnet	11	8th	14th	15th	12
										S. Ghosal	9	11	16	13	10
																											4th	KA Gawad	3	11	11	3	11
	E. Yow Ng	7th	5	11																							7th	S. Rösner	11	3	6th	11	7th
	A. Waller	11	11	13						A. Waller	11	8th	11	11
										Z. Salem	6th	11	7th	8th
																			A. Waller	8th	4th	9
																		7th	S. Rösner	11	11	11
										M. Abouelghar	11	11	4th	9	8th
									7th	S. Rösner	8th	8th	11	11	11

Lower half 2

First round									Second round									Round of 16									Quarter finals
									5	P. Coll	11	11	11
	M. Lee	9	11	11	10	7th				G. Lobban	6th	8th	5
	G. Lobban	11	9	7th	12	11												5	P. Coll	11	8th	11	11
	T.-F. Yip	6th	5	7th															D. James	6th	11	4th	6th
	D. James	11	11	11						D. James	11	12	13	11
	AM Al Tamimi	16	11	11	11					AM Al Tamimi	9	10	15th	9
	T. Richards	18th	8th	5	7th																						5	P. Coll	12	11	11
	V. Malhotra	11	11	13	6th	4th																					2	Mo. Elshorbagy	10	7th	6th
	C. Salazar	6th	13	11	11	11				C. Salazar	6th	6th	10
	M. Elsherbini	14th	9	11	10	8th				M. Hesham	11	11	12
	M. Hesham	12	11	5	12	11													M. Hesham
	L. Serme	13	11	11	10	8th												2	Mo. Elshorbagy	w.	O.
	D. Selby	15th	8th	5	12	11				D. Selby	6th	7th	8th
									2	Mo. Elshorbagy	11	11	11

Ladies

Seeding list

No. Player Round reached 01.  Raneem El Weleily final 02.  Nour El Sherbini victory 03.  Nouran Gohar Semifinals 04th  Nour El Tayeb 2nd round 05.  Camille Serme Quarter finals 06th  Joelle King 2nd round 07th  Amanda Sobhy Quarter finals 08th.  Sarah-Jane Perry Semifinals

No. Player Round reached 09.  Hania El Hammamy Round of 16 10.  Annie Au Round of 16 11.  Joshna Chinappa 2nd round 12.  Salma Hany Round of 16 13.  Victoria Lust 2nd round 14th  Yathreb nobility Round of 16 15th  Olivia Blatchford Clyne Quarter finals 16.  Nele Gilis 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	Raneem El Weleily	11	11	11
	3	Nouran Gohar	5	8th	9
										1	Raneem El Weleily	8th	11	8th	11	9
										2	Nour El Sherbini	11	8th	11	6th	11
	8th	Sarah-Jane Perry	7th	4th	8th
	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
	J. Courtice	11	11	11						J. Courtice	8th	6th	5
	D. Letourneau	6th	9	4th														1	R. El Weleily	11	11	11
	C. Aumard	11	11	14th	11													12	S. Hany	6th	3	6th
WC	H. Moataz	6th	4th	16	8th					C. Aumard	6th	7th	7th
									12	S. Hany	11	11	11
																											1	R. El Weleily	11	11	11
																											15th	O. Blatchford Clyne	7th	8th	6th
									15th	O. Blatchford Clyne	11	11	11
	E. Whitlock	11	8th	11	11					E. Whitlock	5	8th	7th
	L. Aitken	6th	11	5	6th													15th	O. Blatchford Clyne	8th	11	11	9	11
	N. Shahin	10	12	11	11														N. Shahin	11	6th	3	11	9
	M. Hany	12	10	9	9					N. Shahin	11	11	11
									6th	J. King	8th	7th	4th

Upper half 2

First round									Second round									Round of 16									Quarter finals
									7th	A. Sobhy	11	11	11
	M. van der Heijden	11	11	4th	8th	11				T.-L. Liu	1	0	4th
	T.-L. Liu	9	5	11	11	7th												7th	A. Sobhy	7th	11	5	11	11
	H. Naughton	10	12	11	11													10	A. Au	11	9	11	5	7th
	S. Subramaniam	12	10	9	9					H. Naughton	13	11	3	9	7th
									10	A. Au	11	8th	11	11	11
																											7th	A. Sobhy	6th	8th	8th
																											3	N. Gohar	11	11	11
									16	N. Gilis	11	11	7th	11
	M. Tomlinson	11	11	11						M. Tomlinson	7th	9	11	3
	T.-L. Ho	7th	9	8th														16	N. Gilis	3	3	6th
	L. Wee Wern	5	11	11	6th	14th												3	N. Gohar	11	11	11
	J. Hutton	11	8th	5	11	12				L. Wee Wern	7th	4th	2
									3	N. Gohar	11	11	11

Bottom half

Lower half 1

First round									Second round									Round of 16									Quarter finals
									4th	N. El Tayeb	11	9	5	5
OLD	K.-Y. lee	8th	6th	6th						R. Elaraby	6th	11	11	11
	R. Elaraby	11	11	11															R. Elaraby	11	11	11
	L. Turmel	13	8th	11	11	11													L. Turmel	7th	7th	1
	R. Grinham	15th	11	1	6th	6th				L. Turmel	7th	11	8th	11	11
									13	V. Lust	11	7th	11	6th	9
																												R. Elaraby	8th	11	12	11	7th
																											8th	S.-J. Perry	11	5	14th	9	11
									14th	Y. nobility	12	11	11
	S. Sobhy	4th	14th	12	8th	11				S. Sobhy	10	9	1
	N. Abbas	11	12	10	11	8th												14th	Y. nobility	11	7th	11	5	9
	M. Alvès	7th	4th	13	11	11												8th	S.-J. Perry	7th	11	5	11	11
	Z. Mickawy	11	11	11	9	8th				M. Alvès	12	10	8th
									8th	S.-J. Perry	14th	12	11

Lower half 2

First round									Second round									Round of 16									Quarter finals
									5	C. Serme	11	11	1
	A. Fuller	11	8th	11	1	3				M. Metwally	2	3	0	r
	M. Metwally	6th	11	9	11	11												5	C. Serme	11	10	7th	14th	11
	H. Mendez	4th	4th	6th														9	H. El Hammamy	7th	12	11	12	9
	T. Gilis	11	11	11						T. Gilis	11	6th	5	8th
									9	H. El Hammamy	9	11	11	11
																											5	C. Serme	8th	5	11	9
																											2	N. El Sherbini	11	11	8th	11
									11	J. Chinappa	6th	11	8th	8th
	D. Lobban	10	11	11	11	14th				D. Lobban	11	7th	11	11
	O. Fiechter	12	8th	7th	13	12													D. Lobban	11	4th	5	8th
OLD	T.-W. Tong	8th	4th	7th														2	N. El Sherbini	5	11	11	11
	J. Chan	11	11	11						J. Chan	6th	4th	10
									2	N. El Sherbini	11	11	12

Web links

• Tournament site on psaworldtour.com (English)
• Reporting on thesquashsite.com (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Egyptians El Tayeb and ElShorbagy lift Windy City Open Crowns. In: psaworldtour.com. Professional Squash Association , March 1, 2018, accessed February 8, 2020 . 
2. ↑ Farag and El Sherbini Capture 2020 Windy City Open Titles. In: psaworldtour.com. Professional Squash Association , March 5, 2020, accessed March 5, 2020 . 
3. ↑ Main Draws Released for Windy City Open. In: psaworldtour.com. Professional Squash Association , February 5, 2020, accessed February 8, 2020 . 
4. ↑ PSA Tour Rule Book. (PDF) In: psaworldtour.com. Professional Squash Association , accessed February 8, 2020 .