Men's Hong Kong squash Open 2016

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Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Open 2016
30th Men's Hong Kong Open
Logo Hong Kong Squash Open 2016.jpg
Details
Event nameCathay Pacific Sun Hung Kai Financial Hong Kong Open 2016
Location Flag of Hong Kong.svg 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
  2015
2017  

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.

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Prize money and ranking points

For 2016, the prize purse was $150,000. The prize money and points breakdown is as follows: [1]

Prize Money Hong Kong Open (2016)
EventWFSFQF2R1R
Points (PSA)262517251050640375190
Prize money$23,625$15,525$9,450$5,740$3,375$1,690

Seeds

  1. Flag of Egypt.svg Mohamed El Shorbagy (second round)
  2. Flag of France.svg Grégory Gaultier (second round)
  3. Flag of Colombia.svg Miguel Ángel Rodríguez (first round)
  4. Flag of Egypt.svg Marwan El Shorbagy (second round)
  5. Flag of France.svg Mathieu Castagnet (second round)
  6. Flag of Egypt.svg Karim Abdel Gawad (final)
  7. Flag of Egypt.svg Ali Farag (quarterfinals)
  8. Flag of Egypt.svg Tarek Momen (second round)

Draw and results

First roundSecond roundQuarter finalsSemi finals
1 Flag of Egypt.svg Mohd El Shorbagy 11127 11
Flag of England.svg Chris Simpson 8 10 118 1 Flag of Egypt.svg Mohd El Shorbagy 9 111112 9
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Leo Au 6 5 5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cameron Pilley 118 9 1411
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cameron Pilley 111111 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cameron Pilley 3 116 7
Flag of Egypt.svg Mazen Hesham 1111116 Flag of Egypt.svg Karim Abdel Gawad 117 1111
Q Flag of Malaysia.svg Mohd Nafi. Adnan 5 8 7 Flag of Egypt.svg Mazen Hesham 5 6 127
Flag of Spain.svg Borja Golán 4 5 9 6 Flag of Egypt.svg Karim Abdel Gawad 111110 11
6 Flag of Egypt.svg Karim Abdel Gawad 1111116 Flag of Egypt.svg Karim Abdel Gawad 11116 12
8 Flag of Egypt.svg Tarek Momen 161111 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ryan Cuskelly 7 6 1110
Q Flag of Scotland.svg Alan Clyne 14 9 9 8 Flag of Egypt.svg Tarek Momen 1110 3 5
Flag of England.svg Tom Richards 13 5 114 Flag of England.svg James Willstrop 5 121111
Flag of England.svg James Willstrop 15119 11 Flag of England.svg James Willstrop 9 8 117
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ryan Cuskelly 111211 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ryan Cuskelly 11119 11
Q Flag of Egypt.svg Omar Abdel Meguid 7 10 2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ryan Cuskelly 111111Final
WC Flag of Hong Kong.svg Tsz Fung Yip 1310 2 1111WC Flag of Hong Kong.svg Tsz Fung Yip 5 9 4
3 Flag of Colombia.svg Miguel Á. Rodríguez 12 11113 6 6 Flag of Egypt.svg Karim Abdel Gawad 9 116 116
4 Flag of Egypt.svg Marwan El Shorbagy 11116 9 11 Flag of Egypt.svg Ramy Ashour 118 115 11
Q Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Nicolas Müller 3 8 11117 4 Flag of Egypt.svg Marwan El Shorbagy 11158 8 8
Flag of Egypt.svg Ramy Ashour 111112 Flag of Egypt.svg Ramy Ashour 9 13 111111
Flag of India.svg Saurav Ghosal 7 6 10 Flag of Egypt.svg Ramy Ashour 127 1111
Flag of Mexico.svg César Salazar 10 4 2 Flag of Germany.svg Simon Rösner 10 114 9
Flag of Germany.svg Simon Rösner 121111 Flag of Germany.svg Simon Rösner 111110 11
Q Flag of Egypt.svg Zahed Mohamed 9 6 9 5 Flag of France.svg Mathieu Castagnet 6 8 124
5 Flag of France.svg Mathieu Castagnet 111111 Flag of Egypt.svg Ramy Ashour 111111
7 Flag of Egypt.svg Ali Farag 111110 11 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Max Lee 8 9 6
Q Flag of Germany.svg Raphael Kandra 9 5 127 7 Flag of Egypt.svg Ali Farag 8 1111 9
Q Flag of England.svg Joe Lee 6 4 7 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Max Lee 117 1311
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Max Lee 111111 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Max Lee 118 1111
Flag of Egypt.svg Fares Dessouky 111111 Flag of Egypt.svg Fares Dessouky 6 119 8
Flag of Egypt.svg Mohd Abouelghar 8 9 6 Flag of Egypt.svg Fares Dessouky 6 159 1112
Q Flag of France.svg Grégoire Marche 7 4 4 2 Flag of France.svg Grégory Gaultier 1113 116 10
2 Flag of France.svg Grégory Gaultier 111111

[2]

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References

  1. "PSA World Tour Rule Book" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-08-01.
  2. "Tournaments - Professional Squash Association".
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