2016 Women's World Open Squash Championship

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Women's World Championship 2016
33rd PSA Women's World Squash Championship
Location Flag of Egypt.svg   El Gouna, Egypt
Date(s)April 7–14, 2017
Category World Championships
Prize money$ 165,000
Results
Gold medal world centered-2.svg Champion Flag of Egypt.svg Nour El Sherbini
Silver medal world centered-2.svg Runner-up Flag of Egypt.svg Raneem El Weleily
Bronze medal world centered-2.svg Semi-finalists Flag of France.svg Camille Serme
Flag of Egypt.svg Nouran Gohar
  2015 Flag of Malaysia.svg Flag of England.svg 2017  

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.

Contents

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.

Prize money and ranking points

For 2016, the prize purse was $165,000. The prize money and points breakdown is as follows: [3]

Prize Money World Championship (2016)
EventWFSFQF2R1R
Points (PSA)289019001155700410205
Prize money$26,647.50$16,302.00$10,032.00$5,956.50$3,526.87$2,076.93

Seeds

  1. Flag of Egypt.svg Nour El Sherbini (champion)
  2. Flag of France.svg Camille Serme (semifinals)
  3. Flag of Egypt.svg Raneem El Weleily (final)
  4. Flag of Egypt.svg Nouran Gohar (semifinals)
  5. Flag of England.svg Laura Massaro (quarterfinals)
  6. Flag of Malaysia.svg Nicol David (quarterfinals)
  7. Flag of England.svg Sarah-Jane Perry (quarterfinals)
  8. Flag of England.svg Alison Waters (second round)
  9. Flag of New Zealand.svg Joelle King (second round)
  10. Flag of Hong Kong.svg Annie Au (second round)
  11. Flag of Egypt.svg Nour El Tayeb (second round)
  12. Flag of India.svg Joshna Chinappa (quarterfinals)
  13. Flag of England.svg Emily Whitlock (second round)
  14. Flag of England.svg Victoria Lust (second round)
  15. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Donna Urquhart (first round)
  16. Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Tesni Evans (second round)

Draw and results

First roundSecond roundQuarter finalsSemi finals
1 Flag of Egypt.svg N. El Sherbini 111111
Q Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg S. Cornett 2 4 6 1 Flag of Egypt.svg N. El Sherbini 131111
Q Flag of Australia (converted).svg R. Grinham 6 5 7 16 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Tesni Evans 11 4 4
16 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Tesni Evans 1111111 Flag of Egypt.svg N. El Sherbini 111112
14 Flag of England.svg Victoria Lust 1111117 Flag of England.svg S-J Perry 6 3 10
WC Flag of Egypt.svg Zeina Mickawy 6 3 7 14 Flag of England.svg Victoria Lust 8 116 7
Q Flag of England.svg Fiona Moverley 4 8 4 7 Flag of England.svg S-J Perry 117 1111
7 Flag of England.svg S-J Perry 1111111 Flag of Egypt.svg N. El Sherbini 111113 11
6 Flag of Malaysia.svg Nicol David 1112114 Flag of Egypt.svg Nouran Gohar 4 4 159
Flag of India.svg D. P. Karthik 9 10 6 6 Flag of Malaysia.svg Nicol David 121113
Q Flag of Egypt.svg Rowan Elaraby 2 8 12 10 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Annie Au 10 4 11
10 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Annie Au 1111146 Flag of Malaysia.svg Nicol David 6 5 9
11 Flag of Egypt.svg Nour El Tayeb 1111114 Flag of Egypt.svg Nouran Gohar 111111
Q Flag of Egypt.svg H. El Hammamy 5 6 9 11 Flag of Egypt.svg Nour El Tayeb 8 10 9 Final
Flag of Egypt.svg Nadine Shahin 4 6 5 4 Flag of Egypt.svg Nouran Gohar 111211
4 Flag of Egypt.svg Nouran Gohar 1111111 Flag of Egypt.svg N. El Sherbini 111111
3 Flag of Egypt.svg R. El Weleily 1311113 Flag of Egypt.svg R. El Weleily 8 9 9
Flag of England.svg Jenny Duncalf 11 7 5 3 Flag of Egypt.svg R. El Weleily 111111
Flag of the United States.svg O. Blatchford 12119 10 11 Flag of the United States.svg O. Blatchford 5 6 1
15 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Donna Urquhart 10 9 11128 3 Flag of Egypt.svg R. El Weleily 8 111211
9 Flag of New Zealand.svg Joelle King 1111115 Flag of England.svg Laura Massaro 118 10 6
Flag of Egypt.svg Heba El Torky 6 7 6 9 Flag of New Zealand.svg Joelle King 7 8 1111
Flag of Egypt.svg M. Metwally 7 7 3 5 Flag of England.svg Laura Massaro 11115 13
5 Flag of England.svg Laura Massaro 1111113 Flag of Egypt.svg R. El Weleily 112 1211
8 Flag of England.svg Alison Waters 116 11112 Flag of France.svg Camille Serme 6 1110 5
Q Flag of Egypt.svg Hana Ramadan 8 116 5 8 Flag of England.svg Alison Waters 5 11118 9
Q Flag of Japan.svg M. Kobayashi 11 8 10 12 Flag of India.svg J. Chinappa 117 9 1111
12 Flag of India.svg J. Chinappa 13111212 Flag of India.svg J. Chinappa 6 127 113
13 Flag of England.svg E. Whitlock 1111112 Flag of France.svg Camille Serme 1110 118 11
Q Flag of France.svg Coline Aumard 6 8 9 13 Flag of England.svg E. Whitlock 4 6 5
Flag of Egypt.svg S. Hany Ibrahim 6 5 8 2 Flag of France.svg Camille Serme 111111
2 Flag of France.svg Camille Serme 111111

[4] [5]

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