Women's World Championship 2016 | |||
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33rd PSA Women's World Squash Championship | |||
Location | El Gouna, Egypt | ||
Date(s) | April 7–14, 2017 | ||
Category | World Championships | ||
Prize money | $ 165,000 | ||
Results | |||
Champion | Nour El Sherbini | ||
Runner-up | Raneem El Weleily | ||
Semi-finalists | Camille Serme Nouran Gohar | ||
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The 2016 Women's World Open Squash Championship is the women's edition of the 2016 World Championships, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players.
It was originally scheduled to take place in Malaysia. [1] In January 2017, El Gouna was selected as the championships' replacement host, with the tournament scheduled to take place alongside the men's annual El Gouna Squash Open between 7 and 14 April 2017 inclusive. [2] It is the third time in four editions the tournament has been held after its designated year.
For 2016, the prize purse was $165,000. The prize money and points breakdown is as follows: [3]
Event | W | F | SF | QF | 2R | 1R |
Points (PSA) | 2890 | 1900 | 1155 | 700 | 410 | 205 |
Prize money | $26,647.50 | $16,302.00 | $10,032.00 | $5,956.50 | $3,526.87 | $2,076.93 |
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