Hong Kong Open (squash)

For other tournaments, see Hong Kong Open.

Hong Kong Squash Open
Details
Event name	Hong Kong Open
Location	Hong Kong
Venue	Hong Kong Squash Centre Tsim Sha Tsui
Website www.hksquash.org.hk
Men's Winner
Category	World Series Platinum
Prize money	$224,500

The Hong Kong Squash Open is an annual squash tournament held in Hong Kong in November. The tournament has both men and women's sections. The opening sections of the tournament are held at the Hong Kong Squash Centre, while the finals are contested in a glass show court outside the Hong Kong Cultural Centre.

Hong Kong Squash Centre

Past winners

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Men's

Year	Winner	Runner-up	score	Notes/Ref
1985	Phil Kenyon	Steve Bowditch	9-3, 6-9, 9-3, 9-7
1986	Rodney Martin	Tristan Nancarrow	9-6, 9-5, 9-2
1987	Jansher Khan	Chris Dittmar	9-6, 9-2, 9-5
1988	Jansher Khan	Chris Dittmar	15-11, 9-15, 15-6, 12-15, 15-1
1989	Jansher Khan	Chris Dittmar	15-8, 16-17, 15-2, 15-6
1990	Jansher Khan	Chris Robertson	15-6, 14-15, 15-10, 15-5
1991	Jansher Khan	Tristan Nancarrow	16-17, 15-6, 15-17, 15-4, 15-5
1992	Rodney Martin	Chris Dittmar	12-15, 15-13, 15-14, 15-9
1993	Brett Martin	Rodney Martin	12-15, 15-12, 15-4, 15-6
1994	Jansher Khan	Peter Nicol	15-7, 15-10, 15-6
1995	Jansher Khan	Brett Martin	15-12, 15-7, 15-3
1996	Rodney Eyles	Jansher Khan	15-10, 15-10, 15-5
1997	Jansher Khan	Jonathon Power	14-15, 15-12, 15-7, 15-2
1998	Jonathon Power	Peter Nicol	15-14, 15-11, 15-14
1999	Peter Nicol	Jonathon Power	15-10, 15-8, 15-8
2000	Peter Nicol	Jonathon Power	15-11, 15-10, 15-6
2001	David Palmer	Thierry Lincou	15-13, 15-6, 15-9
2002	Peter Nicol	Jonathon Power	15-13, 15-9, 14-15, 15-10
2003 No competition
2004	Thierry Lincou	Nick Matthew	11-8, 11-4, 13-11
2005 not held due to the 2005 World Open
2006	Amr Shabana	Ramy Ashour	13-11, 3-11, 11-5, 13-11	[2]
2007	Amr Shabana	Grégory Gaultier	11-13, 11-3, 11-6, 13-11	[3]
2008	Amr Shabana	Grégory Gaultier	11-9, 13-15, 8-11, 11-2, 11-3
2009	Amr Shabana	Grégory Gaultier	11-9, 9-11, 11-3, 5-2
2010	Ramy Ashour	Grégory Gaultier	10-12, 11-9, 11-9, 9-11, 11-9
2011	James Willstrop	Karim Darwish	11-9, 11-5, 11-4
2012	Ramy Ashour	James Willstrop	11-8, 3-11, 11-7, 11-6
2013	Nick Matthew	Borja Golán	11-1, 11-8, 5-11, 11-5
2014	Mohamed El Shorbagy	Grégory Gaultier	11-9, 11-2, 4-11, 8-11, 11-4	[4]
2015	Mohamed El Shorbagy	Cameron Pilley	11-8, 11-6, 11-8
2016	Ramy Ashour	Karim Abdel Gawad	11-9, 8-11, 11-6, 5-11, 11-6
2017	Mohamed El Shorbagy	Ali Farag	11-6 5-11 11-4 7-11 11-3	[5]
2018	Mohamed El Shorbagy	Ali Farag	11-6, 11-7, 11-7
2019–2021 not held due to 2019–20 Hong Kong protests and COVID-19 pandemic
2022	Mostafa Asal	Diego Elías	6-11, 6-11, 12-10, 11-9, 11-4	[6]
2023	Paul Coll	Ali Farag	10–12, 11–3, 11–8, 8–11, 11–9	[7]
2024	Mostafa Asal	Ali Farag	11–5, 4–11, 11–8, 11–5	[8]
2025	Mostafa Asal	Youssef Ibrahim	11-6, 11-8, 11-6	[9]

Women's

Year	Winner	Runner-up	score	Notes/Ref
1993	Michelle Martin	Liz Irving	4-9, 9-0, 6-9, 9-4, 9-3
1994	Michelle Martin	Cassie Jackman	9-6, 9-5, 7-9, 10-8
1995–2000 No competition
2001	Leilani Rorani	Carol Owens	9-7, 9-6, 9-0
2002	Rachael Grinham	Natalie Grainger	9-3, 9-5, 9-7
2003–2005 not held
2006	Nicol David	Tania Bailey	9-1, 10-8, 9-5
2007	Nicol David	Natalie Grinham	9-3, 9-5, 10-8	[10]
2008	Nicol David	Rachael Grinham	14-12, 11-13, 11-8, 11-8
2009	Nicol David	Omneya Abdel Kawy	11-4, 11-7, 11-7
2010	Nicol David	Jenny Duncalf	11-6, 12-10, 12-10
2011	Nicol David	Raneem El Weleily	11-5, 11-4, 11-9
2012	Nicol David	Camille Serme	11-9, 11-6, 8-11, 11-7
2013	Nicol David	Raneem El Weleily	11-7, 11-7, 12-10
2014	Nicol David	Nour El Tayeb	11-4, 12-10, 11-8	[4]
2015	Nicol David	Laura Massaro	15-13, 11-5, 11-3
2016	Nouran Gohar	Amanda Sobhy	6-11, 12-10, 11-7, 11-8
2017	Nour El Sherbini	Raneem El Weleily	11-5, 11-8, 11-5	[5]
2018	Joelle King	Raneem El Weleily	11-4, 12-10, 19-17
2019–2021 not held due to 2019–20 Hong Kong protests and COVID-19 pandemic
2022	Hania El Hammamy	Nour El Sherbini	15–13, 9–11, 11–3, 8–11, 11–9	[6]
2023	Hania El Hammamy	Amanda Sobhy	6–5 retired	[7]
2024	Nouran Gohar	Nour El Sherbini	6–11, 11–5, 11–9, 11–9	[8]
2025	Nour El Sherbini	Olivia Weaver	11-5, 11-5, 11-7	[9]

References

1. "Hong Kong Squash - Home" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
2. "Hong Kong Squash Open 2006". Hksquash.org.hk. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
3. "Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Squash Open 2007". Hksquash.org.hk. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
4. "2014 Cathay Pacific Open". Squashsite.co.uk. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
5. "Cathay Pacific Sun Hung Kai Financial Hong Kong Squash Open 2017 History". Squashsite.co.uk. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
6. "Asal and El Hammamy Capture Hong Kong Open Titles". Squash Player. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
7. "TTI Milwaukee Hong Kong Squash Open 2023: El Hammamy Makes it Back-To-Back Titles". Squash Site. 3 December 2023. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
8. "Hong Kong Squash Open: Gohar seals title and world No 1 spot with win, Farag falls short". South China Morning Post. 9 December 2024. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
9. "$224,500 Men's Milwaukee Hong Kong Open 2025, Ocean Park, Hong Kong". Squash Info. Retrieved 17 December 2025.
10. "Hong Kong Squash - Home" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2011.

External links

• HKSquash.org.hk - official website
• Squashstars page