2016 Men's World Open Squash Championship

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Men's World Championship 2016
38th PSA Men's World Squash Championship
Logo 2016 Men's World Squash Championship.jpg
Location Flag of Egypt.svg   Cairo, Egypt
Date(s)October 27 – November 6, 2016
Category PSA World Championship
Prize money$325,000
Results
Gold medal world centered-2.svg Champion Flag of Egypt.svg Karim Abdel Gawad
Silver medal world centered-2.svg Runner-up Flag of Egypt.svg Ramy Ashour
Bronze medal world centered-2.svg Semi-finalists Flag of Egypt.svg Mohamed El Shorbagy
Flag of France.svg Grégory Gaultier
  2015 Flag of the United States.svg Flag of England.svg 2017  

The 2016 PSA Men's World Squash Championship is the men's edition of the 2016 World Championship, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players. The event took place in Cairo, Egypt from 27 October to 6 November 2016. Karim Abdel Gawad won his first World Championship title, defeating Ramy Ashour in the final.

Contents

Prize money and ranking points

For 2016, the prize purse was $325,000. The prize money and points breakdown is as follows: [1]

Prize Money World Championship (2016)
EventWFSFQF3R2R1R
Points (PSA)289019001155700410205125
Prize money$48,000$30,000$18,000$10,500$6,000$3,000$1,500

Seeds

  1. Flag of Egypt.svg Mohamed El Shorbagy (semifinals)
  2. Flag of France.svg Grégory Gaultier (semifinals)
  3. Flag of Egypt.svg Omar Mosaad (second round)
  4. Flag of England.svg Nick Matthew (quarterfinals)
  5. Flag of Egypt.svg Ramy Ashour (final)
  6. Flag of Egypt.svg Karim Abdel Gawad (champion)
  7. Flag of Egypt.svg Marwan El Shorbagy (third round)
  8. Flag of Colombia.svg Miguel Ángel Rodríguez (third round)
  9. Flag of France.svg Mathieu Castagnet (second round)
  10. Flag of Egypt.svg Ali Farag (quarterfinals)
  11. Flag of Egypt.svg Tarek Momen (quarterfinals)
  12. Flag of Germany.svg Simon Rösner (third round)
  13. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ryan Cuskelly (first round)
  14. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cameron Pilley (first round)
  15. Flag of Egypt.svg Fares Dessouky (quarterfinals)
  16. Flag of Hong Kong.svg Max Lee (third round)

Draw and results

Finals

Quarter finalsSemi finalsFinal
                     
1 Flag of Egypt.svg Mohd El Shorbagy 111111
10 Flag of Egypt.svg Ali Farag 8 5 8
1 Flag of Egypt.svg Mohd El Shorbagy 11 12132 5
6 Flag of Egypt.svg Karim Abdel Gawad 1310 11 1111
6 Flag of Egypt.svg Karim Abdel Gawad 111111
4 Flag of England.svg Nick Matthew 9 4 9
6 Flag of Egypt.svg Karim Abdel Gawad 5 11112
5 Flag of Egypt.svg Ramy Ashour 116 7 1 rtd
15 Flag of Egypt.svg Fares Dessouky 6 15 8 rtd
5 Flag of Egypt.svg Ramy Ashour 111710
5 Flag of Egypt.svg Ramy Ashour
2 Flag of France.svg Grégory Gaultier wo
11 Flag of Egypt.svg Tarek Momen 5 5 168
2 Flag of France.svg Grégory Gaultier 111114 11

Top half

Section 1

First roundSecond roundThird roundQuarter finals
1 Flag of Egypt.svg Mohd El Shorbagy 111211
Q Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rex Hedrick 7 10 9 1 Flag of Egypt.svg Mohd El Shorbagy 111111
Flag of France.svg Lucas Serme 9 8 8 Flag of Finland.svg Olli Tuominen 9 2 8
Flag of Finland.svg Olli Tuominen 1111111 Flag of Egypt.svg Mohd El Shorbagy 111111
Flag of Egypt.svg Omar Abdel Meguid 111111 Flag of Egypt.svg Karim Ali Fathi 3 6 9
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Nicolas Müller 8 4 2 Flag of Egypt.svg Omar Abdel Meguid 11127 8 4
Flag of Egypt.svg Karim Ali Fathi 132 1311 Flag of Egypt.svg Karim Ali Fathi 7 10 111111
14 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cameron Pilley 11 1111 6 1 Flag of Egypt.svg Mohd El Shorbagy 111111
10 Flag of Egypt.svg Ali Farag 11111 1110 Flag of Egypt.svg Ali Farag 8 5 8
Flag of England.svg Declan James 9 8 112 10 Flag of Egypt.svg Ali Farag 5 11119 11
Q Flag of England.svg Jaymie Haycocks 9 115 114 Flag of England.svg James Willstrop 111 8 115
Flag of England.svg James Willstrop 119 119 1110 Flag of Egypt.svg Ali Farag 116 1111
Flag of Egypt.svg Mohamed Reda 1111118 Flag of Colombia.svg Miguel Á. Rodríguez 4 119 7
Q Flag of Malaysia.svg Eain Yow 9 9 7 Flag of Egypt.svg Mohamed Reda 9 9 2
Q Flag of India.svg Mahesh Mangaonkar 119 6 3 8 Flag of Colombia.svg Miguel Á. Rodríguez 111111
8 Flag of Colombia.svg Miguel Á. Rodríguez 4 111111

Section 2

First roundSecond roundThird roundQuarter finals
6 Flag of Egypt.svg Karim Abdel Gawad 9 9 111111
Q Flag of England.svg Nathan Lake 11117 3 6 6 Flag of Egypt.svg Karim Abdel Gawad 11115 7 11
Q Flag of Egypt.svg Shehab Essam 3 4 4 Flag of Egypt.svg Mohamed Abouelghar 8 9 11119
Flag of Egypt.svg Mohamed Abouelghar 1111116 Flag of Egypt.svg Karim Abdel Gawad 7 111111
Flag of England.svg Chris Simpson 11131116 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Max Lee 113 6 6
Q Flag of Botswana.svg Alister Walker 2 11 9 Flag of England.svg Chris Simpson 9 6 7
Flag of Egypt.svg Zahed Mohamed 9 116 3 16 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Max Lee 111111
16 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Max Lee 119 11116 Flag of Egypt.svg Karim Abdel Gawad 111111
12 Flag of Germany.svg Simon Rösner 1111114 Flag of England.svg Nick Matthew 9 4 9
Flag of Peru.svg Diego Elías 9 2 8 12 Flag of Germany.svg Simon Rösner 111112
Q Flag of Egypt.svg Karim El Hammamy 1211 4 3 Flag of Mexico.svg César Salazar 8 6 10
Flag of Mexico.svg César Salazar 10 13111112 Flag of Germany.svg Simon Rösner 119 7 10
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Leo Au 1111114 Flag of England.svg Nick Matthew 6 111112
Q Flag of New Zealand.svg Lance Beddoes 4 4 5 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Leo Au 7 7 8
Flag of New Zealand.svg Campbell Grayson 7 114 11 4 Flag of England.svg Nick Matthew 111111
4 Flag of England.svg Nick Matthew 116 1113

Bottom half

Section 1

First roundSecond roundThird roundQuarter finals
3 Flag of Egypt.svg Omar Mosaad 111111
Q Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Shawn Delierre 6 6 5 3 Flag of Egypt.svg Omar Mosaad 118 10 1110
Flag of Scotland.svg Alan Clyne 1110 10 10 Flag of Malaysia.svg Mohd Nafi. Adnan 6 11121 12
Flag of Malaysia.svg Mohd Nafi. Adnan 9 121212 Flag of Malaysia.svg Mohd Nafi. Adnan 11 116 126
Flag of France.svg Grégoire Marche 11 11121115 Flag of Egypt.svg Fares Dessouky 136 1110 11
WC Flag of Egypt.svg Youssef Ibrahim 137 10 4 Flag of France.svg Grégoire Marche 11 5 119
Flag of England.svg Joe Lee 6 6 5 15 Flag of Egypt.svg Fares Dessouky 13118 11
15 Flag of Egypt.svg Fares Dessouky 11111115 Flag of Egypt.svg Fares Dessouky 6 15 8 rtd
9 Flag of France.svg Mathieu Castagnet 11116 115 Flag of Egypt.svg Ramy Ashour 111710
Q Flag of Egypt.svg Mazen Gamal 6 3 117 9 Flag of France.svg Mathieu Castagnet 8 8 8
Flag of England.svg Tom Richards w/o Flag of England.svg Daryl Selby 111111
Flag of England.svg Daryl Selby Flag of England.svg Daryl Selby 6 115 8
LL Flag of New Zealand.svg Evan Williams 11 3 7 5 Flag of Egypt.svg Ramy Ashour 118 1111
Flag of South Africa.svg Stephen Coppinger 131111 Flag of South Africa.svg Stephen Coppinger 3 6 8
Flag of the United States.svg Todd Harrity 3 5 4 5 Flag of Egypt.svg Ramy Ashour 111111
5 Flag of Egypt.svg Ramy Ashour 111111

Section 2

First roundSecond roundThird roundQuarter finals
7 Flag of Egypt.svg Marwan El Shorbagy 121111
Flag of Germany.svg Raphael Kandra 10 6 1 7 Flag of Egypt.svg Marwan El Shorbagy 11119 11
Q Flag of England.svg Joshua Masters 1110 6 7 Flag of England.svg Ben Coleman 7 4 113
Flag of England.svg Ben Coleman 5 1211117 Flag of Egypt.svg Marwan El Shorbagy 9 118 113
Flag of Qatar.svg Abdulla Al Tamimi 117 119 6 11 Flag of Egypt.svg Tarek Momen 119 119 11
Q Flag of Egypt.svg Youssef Soliman 8 115 1111Q Flag of Egypt.svg Youssef Soliman 7 143 5
Q Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Peter Creed 8 10 6 11 Flag of Egypt.svg Tarek Momen 1112 1111
11 Flag of Egypt.svg Tarek Momen 11121111 Flag of Egypt.svg Tarek Momen 5 5 168
13 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ryan Cuskelly 7 10 119 2 Flag of France.svg Grégory Gaultier 111114 11
Q Flag of Germany.svg Jens Schoor 11128 11Q Flag of Germany.svg Jens Schoor 124 9 6
Q Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Joel Makin 9 6 116 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Tsz Fung Yip 10 111111
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Tsz Fung Yip 11118 11 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Tsz Fung Yip 8 2 6
Flag of India.svg Saurav Ghosal 1111 11122 Flag of France.svg Grégory Gaultier 111111
Flag of England.svg Adrian Waller 7 139 10 Flag of India.svg Saurav Ghosal 7 2 3
Flag of New Zealand.svg Paul Coll 6 10 118 2 Flag of France.svg Grégory Gaultier 111111
2 Flag of France.svg Grégory Gaultier 11126 11

[2]

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  2. "Tournaments - Professional Squash Association".
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