Three Rivers Capital Pittsburgh Open 2018

The Three Rivers Capital Pittsburgh Open 2018 took place January 25-28, 2018 in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , the United States . The men's squash tournament was part of the PSA World Tour 2017/18 and belonged to the PSA 25 category .

Last year's winner was Zahed Mohamed , who did not run again. Max Lee won the final against Ben Coleman 11: 2, 11: 7 and 11: 5.

The field of participants in the men's competition consisted of 16 players, four of which were starting places for qualifiers. The eight best players were seeded. Per Wildcard received Alister Walker 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 money was $ 25,000.

round	Points	Prize money
victory	440	$ 4,750
final	290	$ 3,250
Semifinals	175	$ 2,125
Quarter finals	105	$ 1,313
First round	60	$ 750

Results

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Alan Clyne 1 round 02.  Max Lee victory 03.  Yip Tsz-Fung Semifinals 04th  Abdulla Mohd Al Tamimi 1 round

No. player Round reached 05.  Campbell Grayson 1 round 06th  Joel Makin Semifinals 07th  Nathan Lake Quarter finals 08th.  Todd Harrity Quarter finals

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

First round									Quarter finals									Semifinals									final
1	A. Clyne	11	5	7th	10
Q	K. El Hammamy	4th	11	11	12				Q	K. El Hammamy	7th	11	4th	7th
Q	S. Essam	10	9	3					6th	J. Makin	11	7th	11	11
6th	J. Makin	12	11	11														6th	J. Makin	12	11	11	5	r
8th	T. Harrity	11	11	11														OLD	B. Coleman	14th	7th	13	6th
	R. Fallows	7th	8th	8th					8th	T. Harrity	8th	7th	10
OLD	B. Coleman	11	11	9	11				OLD	B. Coleman	11	11	12
4th	AM Al Tamimi	7th	8th	11	6th																						OLD	B. Coleman	2	7th	5
3	T.-F. Yip	11	11	8th	6th	12																					2	M. Lee	11	11	11
Q	R. Tandon	9	8th	11	11	10			3	T.-F. Yip	8th	11	9	11	14th
WC	A. Walker	9	11	11	14th				WC	A. Walker	11	9	11	3	12
5	C. Grayson	11	8th	2	12													3	T.-F. Yip	15th	2	9	6th
7th	N. Lake	11	11	11														2	M. Lee	13	11	11	11
Q	P. Creed	7th	8th	6th					7th	N. Lake	8th	7th	8th
	O. Tuominen	11	7th	6th	6th				2	M. Lee	11	11	11
2	M. Lee	8th	11	11	11

Web links

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

Individual evidence

1. ↑ PSA Tour Rule Book (PDF) Accessed December 14, 2017.