2021 Men's British Open Squash Championship

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British Open
Men's British Open
Details
Event name2021 Allam British Open
Location Hull, England
VenueUniversity of Hull Sports Complex
Dates16–22 August 2021
Men's PSA World Tour
Prize money$165,000
Year 2020–21 PSA World Tour
  2019
2022  

The Men's 2021 Allam British Open was the men's edition of the 2021 British Open Squash Championships, which is a 2020–21 PSA World Tour event. The event took place at the Sports Complex at the University of Hull in Hull in England between 16 and 22 August 2021. [1] The event was sponsored by Dr Assem Allam. [2]

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The event was arranged for June instead of May because of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom and then rearranged for August. The 2020 event had also been cancelled due to the pandemic. [3]

New Zealand's Paul Coll defeated Egypt's Ali Farag and becomes first New Zealander to win the British Open men's squash title. [4] [5]

Seeds

  1. Flag of Egypt.svg Ali Farag (runner-up)
  2. Flag of Egypt.svg Mohamed Elshorbagy (semi-finals)
  3. Flag of New Zealand.svg Paul Coll (champion)
  4. Flag of Egypt.svg Marwan Elshorbagy (quarter-finals)
  5. Flag of Egypt.svg Karim Abdel Gawad (second round)
  6. Flag of Egypt.svg Fares Dessouky (second round)
  7. Flag of Peru.svg Diego Elías (quarter-finals)
  8. Flag of Egypt.svg Mostafa Asal (quarter-finals)

Draw and results

Semi-finals and final

Semi-finals Final
              
1 Flag of Egypt.svg Ali Farag 111111
Flag of Colombia.svg Miguel Ángel Rodríguez 5 4 6
1 Flag of Egypt.svg Ali Farag 116 6 8
3 Flag of New Zealand.svg Paul Coll 6 111111
3 Flag of New Zealand.svg Paul Coll 111111
2 Flag of Egypt.svg Mohamed Elshorbagy 8 7 5

Main Draw

Top half

First roundSecond roundThird roundQuarter-finals
1 Flag of Egypt.svg Ali Farag
[Bye] 1 Flag of Egypt.svg Ali Farag 11 111111
[Bye] Flag of Scotland.svg Greg Lobban 133 7 2
9/16 Flag of Scotland.svg Greg Lobban 1 Flag of Egypt.svg Ali Farag 10 9 111111
9/16 Flag of Egypt.svg Mohamed Abouelghar Flag of Egypt.svg Mohamed Abouelghar 12115 6 9
[Bye] Flag of Egypt.svg Mohamed Abouelghar 10 111211
[Bye] Flag of England.svg Adrian Waller 129 10 7
9/16 Flag of England.svg Adrian Waller 1 Flag of Egypt.svg Ali Farag 9 117 1211
9/16 Flag of Egypt.svg Omar Mosaad 8 Flag of Egypt.svg Mostafa Asal 110 1110 8
[Bye] Flag of Egypt.svg Omar Mosaad 111211
Flag of the United States.svg Shahjahan Khan 8 7 11126 Flag of Qatar.svg Abdulla Mohd Al Tamimi 2 10 5
17/32 Flag of Qatar.svg Abdulla Mohd Al Tamimi 11114 10 11 Flag of Egypt.svg Omar Mosaad 8 3 6
17/32 Flag of England.svg George Parker 1111138 Flag of Egypt.svg Mostafa Asal 111111
WC Flag of England.svg Sam Todd 7 7 11 Flag of England.svg George Parker 3 4 8 Semi-finals
[Bye] 8 Flag of Egypt.svg Mostafa Asal 111111
8 Flag of Egypt.svg Mostafa Asal 1 Flag of Egypt.svg Ali Farag 111111
5 Flag of Egypt.svg Karim Abdel Gawad Flag of Colombia.svg Miguel Ángel Rodríguez 5 4 6
[Bye] 5 Flag of Egypt.svg Karim Abdel Gawad 7 115 112
Flag of France.svg Benjamin Aubert 6 4 4 Flag of Malaysia.svg Eain Yow Ng 117 117 11
17/32 Flag of Malaysia.svg Eain Yow Ng 111111 Flag of Malaysia.svg Eain Yow Ng 13 1312 114
17/32 Flag of England.svg Tom Richards 7 9 3 Flag of Colombia.svg Miguel Ángel Rodríguez 1511 148 11
Flag of the United States.svg Todd Harrity 111111 Flag of the United States.svg Todd Harrity 8 9 4
[Bye] Flag of Colombia.svg Miguel Ángel Rodríguez 111111
9/16 Flag of Colombia.svg Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Flag of Colombia.svg Miguel Ángel Rodríguez 11 119 1113
17/32 Flag of Germany.svg Raphael Kandra 12118 114 Flag of Egypt.svg Marwan ElShorbagy 136 114 11
Flag of Egypt.svg Karim El Hammamy 10 6 113 Flag of Germany.svg Raphael Kandra 11119 11
Flag of England.svg Ben Coleman 5 4 5 Flag of France.svg Victor Crouin 9 6 119
17/32 Flag of France.svg Victor Crouin 111111 Flag of Germany.svg Raphael Kandra 10 8 10
17/32 Flag of England.svg Daryl Selby 118 7 9 4 Flag of Egypt.svg Marwan ElShorbagy 121112
WC Flag of England.svg Nick Wall 8 111111 Flag of England.svg Nick Wall 7 8 118
[Bye] 4 Flag of Egypt.svg Marwan ElShorbagy 11119 11
4 Flag of Egypt.svg Marwan ElShorbagy

Bottom half

First roundSecond roundThird roundQuarter-finals
3 Flag of New Zealand.svg Paul Coll
[Bye] 3 Flag of New Zealand.svg Paul Coll 111112
Flag of France.svg Sebastien Bonmalais 6 8 115 Flag of Egypt.svg Youssef Ibrahim 8 7 10
17/32 Flag of Egypt.svg Youssef Ibrahim 11119 113 Flag of New Zealand.svg Paul Coll 5 127 1111
9/16 Flag of Egypt.svg Mazen Hesham Flag of Egypt.svg Mazen Hesham 1110 112 4
[Bye] Flag of Egypt.svg Mazen Hesham 111111
Flag of Portugal.svg Rui Soares 113 5 5 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Nicolas Müller 7 4 7
17/32 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Nicolas Müller 9 1111113 Flag of New Zealand.svg Paul Coll 131113
9/16 Flag of France.svg Gregoire Marche 7 Flag of Peru.svg Diego Elías 11 9 11
[Bye] Flag of France.svg Gregoire Marche 111111
Flag of England.svg Nathan Lake 115 6 9 Flag of Spain.svg Borja Golan 8 9 8
17/32 Flag of Spain.svg Borja Golan 8 111111 Flag of France.svg Gregoire Marche 9 7 3
17/32 Flag of France.svg Mathieu Castagnet 7 7 1111117 Flag of Peru.svg Diego Elías 111111
Flag of India.svg Ramit Tandon 11117 3 4 Flag of France.svg Mathieu Castagnet 7 116 3 Semi-finals
[Bye] 7 Flag of Peru.svg Diego Elías 112 1111
7 Flag of Peru.svg Diego Elías 3 Flag of New Zealand.svg Paul Coll 111111
6 Flag of Egypt.svg Fares Dessouky 2 Flag of Egypt.svg Mohamed Elshorbagy 8 7 5
[Bye] 6 Flag of Egypt.svg Fares Dessouky 11117 2 8
Flag of England.svg Richie Fallows 7 4 3 Flag of Egypt.svg Youssef Soliman 7 5 111111
17/32 Flag of Egypt.svg Youssef Soliman 111111 Flag of Egypt.svg Youssef Soliman w/o
17/32 Flag of Scotland.svg Alan Clyne 111111 Flag of Spain.svg Iker Pajares Bernabeu
Flag of France.svg Auguste Dussourd 9 5 3 Flag of Scotland.svg Alan Clyne 4 3 11117
Flag of Spain.svg Bernat Jaume 126 7 6 Flag of Spain.svg Iker Pajares Bernabeu 11114 9 11
17/32 Flag of Spain.svg Iker Pajares Bernabeu 10 111111 Flag of Egypt.svg Youssef Soliman 4 117 127
17/32 Flag of France.svg Baptiste Masotti 11119 112 Flag of Egypt.svg Mohamed Elshorbagy 117 1110 11
Flag of England.svg Joshua Masters 3 1 112 Flag of France.svg Baptiste Masotti 117 113 11
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Dimitri Steinmann 116 11 119 Flag of France.svg Lucas Serme 8 114 114
17/32 Flag of France.svg Lucas Serme 8 11139 11 Flag of France.svg Baptiste Masotti 7 1111 7
9/16 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Joel Makin 2 Flag of Egypt.svg Mohamed Elshorbagy 118 1311
[Bye] Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Joel Makin 10 117 116
[Bye] 2 Flag of Egypt.svg Mohamed Elshorbagy 126 113 11
2 Flag of Egypt.svg Mohamed Elshorbagy

See also

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