Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Open 2016 | |
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30th Men's Hong Kong Open | |
Details | |
Event name | Cathay Pacific Sun Hung Kai Financial Hong Kong Open 2016 |
Location | Hong Kong |
Venue | Hong Kong Squash Centre |
Website http://www.hksquashopen.com/ | |
Men's PSA World Tour | |
Category | World Series |
Prize money | $150,000 |
Year | World Tour 2016 |
The Men's Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Open 2016 is the men's edition of the 2016 Hong Kong Open, which is a PSA World Series event Platinum (Prize money: $150,000). The event took place in Hong Kong from 23 August to 28 August. Ramy Ashour won his third Hong Kong Open trophy, beating Karim Abdel Gawad in the final.
For 2016, the prize purse was $150,000. The prize money and points breakdown is as follows: [1]
Event | W | F | SF | QF | 2R | 1R |
Points (PSA) | 2625 | 1725 | 1050 | 640 | 375 | 190 |
Prize money | $23,625 | $15,525 | $9,450 | $5,740 | $3,375 | $1,690 |
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