Windy City Open 2018

The 2018 Windy City Open took place in Chicago , Illinois , in the United States from February 22-28, 2018 . The men's squash tournament was part of the PSA World Tour 2017/18 and belonged to the PSA World Series category . The women's tournament was part of the women's PSA World Tour 2017/18 and also belonged to the PSA World Series category .

Last year's winner for men was Grégory Gaultier , for women it was Raneem El Weleily . Gaultier did not run again due to injury. Mohamed Elshorbagy prevailed in the final against his brother Marwan with 11: 8, 11: 8 and 11: 6. In the women's category, Nour El Tayeb just won the final against Joelle King 11: 8, 10:12, 11:13, 11: 9 and 12:10.

The fields of participants in the men's and women's competitions each consisted of 32 players, eight of which were starting places for qualifiers. The eight best players were seeded for the men and the 16 best women for the women. Per Wildcard received Sabrina Sobhy and Chris Hanson a starting place in the respective main field.

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 $ 250,000 each. This is the largest prize money to date in a professional squash tournament that was not held as a world championship.

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.  Mohamed Elshorbagy victory 02.  Ali Farag Semifinals 03.  Karim Abdel Gawad Quarter finals 04th  Marwan Elshorbagy final

No. player Round reached 05.  Nick Matthew Round of 16 06th  Tarek Momen Semifinals 07th  Simon Rösner Quarter finals 08th.  Mohamed Abouelghar 1 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

First round									Round of 16									Quarter finals									Semifinals									final
2	A. Farag	18th	11	11	11
Q	N. Muller	16	4th	13	5				2	A. Farag	11	11	11
	R. Cuskelly	14th	11	12						R. Cuskelly	6th	8th	5
Q	L. Serme	12	3	10														2	A. Farag	11	11	15th
	C. Pilley	11	11	7th	11														C. Pilley	9	1	13
Q	A. Clyne	7th	9	11	8th					C. Pilley	11	10	11	11
	O. Mosaad	5	3	5					5	N. Matthew	8th	12	8th	7th
5	N. Matthew	11	11	11																							2	A. Farag	6th	11	7th
7th	S. Rösner	11	11	11																							4th	Ma. Elshorbagy	11	13	11
	S. Ghosal	7th	8th	4th					7th	S. Rösner	11	9	11	11
Q	KA Fathi	4th	3	7th						D. Selby	7th	11	5	3
	D. Selby	11	11	11														7th	S. Rösner	7th	4th	8th
	J. Willstrop	11	11	11														4th	Ma. Elshorbagy	11	11	11
WC	C. Hanson	7th	3	5						J. Willstrop	11	6th	8th	6th
	L. Au	8th	11	9	6th				4th	Ma. Elshorbagy	9	11	11	11
4th	Ma. Elshorbagy	11	7th	11	11																															4th	Ma. Elshorbagy	8th	8th	6th
3	KA Gawad	11	11	9	10	11																														1	Mo. Elshorbagy	11	11	11
	B. Golan	5	3	11	12	1			3	KA Gawad	11	11	11
	C. Salazar	12	9	11	10					D. Elias	7th	7th	5
	D. Elias	14th	11	6th	12													3	KA Gawad	14th	8th	3
Q	T.-F. Yip	9	7th	7th														6th	T. Momen	16	11	11
	R. Ashour	11	11	11						R. Ashour	12	6th	2	5
Q	G. Marche	7th	2	14th	7th				6th	T. Momen	10	11	11	11
6th	T. Momen	11	11	12	11																						6th	T. Momen	9	7th	5
8th	M. Abouelghar	8th	5	6th																							1	Mo. Elshorbagy	11	11	11
Q	M. Lee	11	11	11					Q	M. Lee	7th	13	12	5	6th
	P. Coll	7th	11	6th	6th					M. Á. Rodríguez	11	11	10	11	11
	M. Á. Rodríguez	11	3	11	11														M. Á. Rodríguez	7th	12	4th
Q	AM Al Tamimi	15th	11	8th	7th	9												1	Mo. Elshorbagy	11	14th	11
OLD	M. Castagnet	13	5	11	11	11			OLD	M. Castagnet	5	5	9
OLD	D. James	5	7th	7th					1	Mo. Elshorbagy	11	11	11
1	Mo. Elshorbagy	11	11	11

Ladies

Seeding list

No. Player Round reached 01.  Nour El Sherbini Quarter finals 02.  Raneem El Weleily Semifinals 03.  Camille Serme Quarter finals 04th  Laura Massaro Round of 16 05.  Nouran Gohar Round of 16 06th  Nicol David 1 round 07th  Nour El Tayeb victory 08th.  Sarah-Jane Perry Semifinals

No. Player Round reached 09.  Joelle King final 10.  Alison Waters Quarter finals 11.  Annie Au Round of 16 12.  Amanda Sobhy Quarter finals 13.  Tesni Evans Round of 16 14th  Olivia Blatchford Round of 16 15th  Joshana Chinappa 1 round 16.  Emily Whitlock 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

First round									Round of 16									Quarter finals									Semifinals									final
1	N. El Sherbini	11	11	11
	D. Pallikal	5	8th	1					1	N. El Sherbini	11	11	11
Q	S. Cornett	11	2	8th					14th	O. Blatchford	4th	6th	5
14th	O. Blatchford	13	11	11														1	N. El Sherbini	12	13	9	9	7th
13	T. Evans	11	11	11														7th	N. El Tayeb	10	11	11	11	11
Q	N. Abbas	8th	5	6th					13	T. Evans	7th	11	11	12	4th
Q	Y. nobility	7th	0	r					7th	N. El Tayeb	11	7th	6th	14th	11
7th	N. El Tayeb	11	2																								7th	N. El Tayeb	11	11	3	14th	11
8th	S.-J. Perry	12	8th	11	11																						8th	S.-J. Perry	6th	9	11	16	7th
WC	S. Sobhy	10	11	7th	4th				8th	S.-J. Perry	11	11	11
Q	N. Shahin	5	4th	8th					11	A. Au	8th	8th	6th
11	A. Au	11	11	11														8th	S.-J. Perry	10	11	11	11
15th	J. Chinappa	5	6th	4th														3	C. Serme	12	6th	5	5
	M. Metwally	11	11	11						M. Metwally	2	7th	8th
Q	D. Letourneau	1	2	3					3	C. Serme	11	11	11
3	C. Serme	11	11	11																																7th	N. El Tayeb	11	10	11	11	12
4th	L. Massaro	11	13	11																																9	J. King	8th	12	13	9	10
	D. Urquhart	7th	11	4th					4th	L. Massaro	11	9	6th	11	6th
Q	J. Duncalf	4th	8th	4th					9	J. King	6th	11	11	8th	11
9	J. King	11	11	11														9	J. King	11	11	13	11
12 PR	A. Sobhy	11	11	11														12 PR	A. Sobhy	8th	7th	15th	6th
	V. Lust	7th	7th	7th					12 PR	A. Sobhy	8th	11	11	11
	S. Hany	12	6th	5	9				5	N. Gohar	11	6th	6th	5
5	N. Gohar	10	11	11	11																						9	J. King	7th	11	11	7th	12
6th	N. David	11	11	4th	3	9																					2	R. El Weleily	11	7th	7th	11	10
OLD	H. El Hammamy	8th	8th	11	11	11			OLD	H. El Hammamy	10	11	11	7th	7th
	J. Chan	5	7th	11	11	4th			10	A. Waters	12	8th	5	11	11
10	A. Waters	11	11	8th	4th	11												10	A. Waters	8th	3	8th
16	E. Whitlock	11	11	11														2	R. El Weleily	11	11	11
Q	C. Aumard	6th	9	8th					16	E. Whitlock	4th	2	2
Q	T. Gilis	6th	6th	6th					2	R. El Weleily	11	11	11
2	R. El Weleily	11	11	11

Web links

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

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Defending Champion Gaultier Pulls Out of Windy City Open Due to Injury. In: psaworldtour.com. Professional Squash Association, February 14, 2018, accessed February 22, 2018 . 
2. ↑ PSA Tour Rule Book. (PDF) In: psaworldtour.com. Professional Squash Association , accessed January 31, 2018 . 
3. ^ Windy City Open Draw Sees World Championship Finalists Set to Do Battle in Chicago. In: psaworldtour.com. Professional Squash Association, January 30, 2018, accessed January 31, 2018 .