UCS Swedish Open 2016

The UCS Swedish Open 2016 took place from February 4th to 7th, 2016 in Linköping , Sweden . The men's squash tournament was part of the PSA World Tour 2015/16 and belonged to the PSA 70 category .

Last year's winner Nick Matthew did not take part again. In the final, Karim Abdel Gawad prevailed against Tarek Momen with 12:10, 8:11, 11: 9, 3:11 and 11: 4.

The field of participants in the men's competition consisted of 16 players, four of which were starting places for qualifiers. Per Wildcard received Rasmus Hult 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 $ 70,000.

	Men's
round	Points	Prize money
victory	1225	$ 11,875
final	805	$ 8,125
Semifinals	490	$ 5,315
Quarter finals	300	$ 3,280
First round	175	$ 1,875

Men's

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Simon Rösner Semifinals 02.  Karim Abdel Gawad victory 03.  Tarek Momen final 04th  Max Lee Quarter finals

No. player Round reached 05.  Daryl Selby Semifinals 06th  Fares Dessouki 1 round 07th  Cameron Pilley Quarter finals 08th.  Chris Simpson 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

Results

First round									Quarter finals									Semifinals									final
2	KA Gawad	11	11	11
WC	R. Hult	5	8th	8th					2	KA Gawad	7th	11	11	9	11
OLD	G. Lobban	7th	7th	5					8th	C. Simpson	11	6th	6th	11	7th
8th	C. Simpson	11	11	11														2	KA Gawad	11	11	11
5	D. Selby	11	11	11														5	D. Selby	9	4th	8th
Q	O. Tuominen	5	9	7th					5	D. Selby	11	11	16
OLD	A. Clyne	6th	7th	11	12	8th			4th	M. Lee	9	5	14th
4th	M. Lee	11	11	4th	10	11																					2	KA Gawad	12	8th	11	3	11
3	T. Momen	11	11	9	11																						3	T. Momen	10	11	9	11	4th
OLD	A. Waller	9	8th	11	2				3	T. Momen	11	11	11
Q	L. Serme	8th	13	11	11				Q	L. Serme	9	6th	3
6th	F. Dessouki	11	11	7th	2													3	T. Momen	5	14th	11	7th	11
7th	C. Pilley	11	3	11	11													1	S. Rösner	11	12	6th	11	9
Q	LJ Anjema	4th	11	8th	9				7th	C. Pilley	11	7th	10	6th
Q	B. Coleman	7th	4th	6th					1	S. Rösner	9	11	12	11
1	S. Rösner	11	11	11

Web links

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

Individual evidence

1. ↑ PSA Tour Guide 2015 (PDF) Retrieved on December 16, 2015.