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2018–19 PSA Men's World Squash Championship

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2018–19 Men's World Championship
40th PSA Men's World Squash Championship
LocationUnited States Chicago, United States
Date(s)23 February - 2 March
Website
psaworldchampionships.com
CategoryPSA World Championships
Results
ChampionEgypt Ali Farag
Runner-upEgypt Tarek Momen
Semi-finalistsEgypt Mohamed El Shorbagy
Germany Simon Rösner
← 2017 England Qatar 2019–20 →

The 2018–19 PSA Men's World Squash Championship was the 2018–19 men's edition of the World Squash Championships, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players. The event will take place in Chicago, United States from 23 February - 2 March 2019.[1][2][3]

Ali Farag won his first world title beating Tarek Momen in the final continuing the recent Egyptian domination of the sport.[4] Former world champion Ramy Ashour was forced to withdraw from the tournament following further injury problems.[5]

Seeds

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  1. Egypt Mohamed El Shorbagy (Semi finals)
  2. Egypt Ali Farag (winner)
  3. Germany Simon Rösner (Semi finals)
  4. Egypt Tarek Momen (final)
  5. Egypt Karim Abdel Gawad (first round)
  6. Colombia Miguel Ángel Rodríguez (Quarter finals)
  7. New Zealand Paul Coll (Quarter finals)
  8. Egypt Marwan El Shorbagy (Quarter finals)
  9. Egypt Mohamed Abouelghar (third round)
  10. Peru Diego Elías (first round)
  11. India Saurav Ghosal (Quarter finals)
  12. Hong Kong Max Lee (first round)
  13. Egypt Fares Dessouky (third round)
  14. Australia Ryan Cuskelly (third round)
  15. Germany Raphael Kandra (first round)
  16. England James Willstrop (third round)

Draw and results

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Finals

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Quarter finals Semi finals Final
                     
1 Egypt Mohamed El Shorbagy 5 11 11 11
6 Colombia Miguel Ángel Rodríguez 11 7 6 6
1 Egypt Mohamed El Shorbagy 11 6 11 4 8
4 Egypt Tarek Momen 8 11 8 11 11
8 Egypt Marwan El Shorbagy 5 4 6
4 Egypt Tarek Momen 11 11 11
4 Egypt Tarek Momen 5 13 11 3
2 Egypt Ali Farag 11 11 13 11
3 Germany Simon Rösner 11 11 11
11 India Saurav Ghosal 8 7 6
3 Germany Simon Rösner 2 9 4
2 Egypt Ali Farag 11 11 11
7 New Zealand Paul Coll 8 7 11 1
2 Egypt Ali Farag 11 11 4 11

Main draw

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Top half

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First round Second round Third Round Quarter finals
1 Egypt Mohamed El Shorbagy 11 8 11 11
England Joshua Masters 7 11 8 5 1 Egypt Mohamed El Shorbagy 10 11 11 11
Mexico César Salazar 11 11 5 11 Mexico César Salazar 11 4 8 8
Mexico Arturo Salazar 9 7 11 9 1 Egypt Mohamed El Shorbagy 11 11 11
New Zealand Campbell Grayson 8 11 11 11 Hong Kong Leo Au 7 3 6
England Nathan Lake 11 6 5 4 New Zealand Campbell Grayson 10 10 2
Hong Kong Leo Au 11 11 9 11 Hong Kong Leo Au 11 11 11
15 Germany Raphael Kandra 9 9 11 3 1 Egypt Mohamed El Shorbagy 6 11 11 11
16 England James Willstrop 11 11 11 6 Colombia Miguel Ángel Rodríguez 11 7 6 6
Malaysia Ivan Yuen 4 4 6 16 England James Willstrop 11 9 11 11
Pakistan Tayyab Aslam 9 2 5 6 France Victor Crouin 6 11 5 3
France Victor Crouin 9 11 11 11 16 England James Willstrop 14 2 11 9 8
Scotland Alan Clyne 11 11 8 11 6 Colombia Miguel Ángel Rodríguez 12 11 7 11 11
L Czech Republic Daniel Mekbib 9 4 11 2 Scotland Alan Clyne 7 7 5 Semi finals
L India Ramit Tandon 3 6 8 6 Colombia Miguel Ángel Rodríguez 11 11 11
6 Colombia Miguel Ángel Rodríguez 11 11 11 1 Egypt Mohamed El Shorbagy 11 6 11 4 8
8 Egypt Marwan El Shorbagy 11 11 11 4 Egypt Tarek Momen 8 11 8 11 11
France Mathieu Castagnet 9 13 3 8 Egypt Marwan El Shorbagy 4 11 11 11
France Grégoire Marche 11 8 11 11 France Grégoire Marche 11 8 8 6
Scotland Greg Lobban 17 11 4 7 8 Egypt Marwan El Shorbagy 11 11 9 11
L Egypt Youssef Ibrahim 12 11 11 11 14 Australia Ryan Cuskelly 4 7 11 7
Switzerland Nicolas Müller 11 10 10 5 L Egypt Youssef Ibrahim 11 9 6 11 9
Finland Olli Tuominen+ 8 6 7 14 Australia Ryan Cuskelly 13 11 11 8 11
14 Australia Ryan Cuskelly 11 11 11 8 Egypt Marwan El Shorbagy 5 4 6
9 Egypt Mohamed Abouelghar 7 11 3 11 11 4 Egypt Tarek Momen 11 11 11
England Declan James 11 10 11 7 5 9 Egypt Mohamed Abouelghar 11 13 11 8 11
Pakistan Shahjahan Khan 10 7 11 England Chris Simpson 13 11 8 11 5
L England Chris Simpson 12 11 13 9 Egypt Mohamed Abouelghar 11 4 11 11 3
England Tom Richards 11 11 11 4 Egypt Tarek Momen 5 11 8 11 11
Spain Edmon López Möller 7 0 6 England Tom Richards 11 2 4 9
L United States Todd Harrity 5 11 4 6 4 Egypt Tarek Momen 8 11 11 11
4 Egypt Tarek Momen 11 9 11 11

Bottom half

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First round Second round Third Round Quarter finals
3 Germany Simon Rösner 11 11 11
Egypt Omar Mosaad 8 2 7 3 Germany Simon Rösner 11 11 11
India Vikram Malhotra 9 8 4 England Richie Fallows 3 5 9
England Richie Fallows 11 11 11 3 Germany Simon Rösner 9 11 10 11 11
Spain Borja Golán 9 11 11 11 11 Spain Borja Golán 11 7 11 5 5
Australia Rex Hedrick 11 11 4 10 3 Spain Borja Golán 11 11 4 11
England Ben Coleman 11 6 11 11 11 England Ben Coleman 5 6 11 7
12 Hong Kong Max Lee 10 11 12 11 9 3 Germany Simon Rösner 11 11 11
11 India Saurav Ghosal 11 11 11 11 India Saurav Ghosal 8 7 6
L Switzerland Dimitri Steinmann 3 5 3 11 India Saurav Ghosal 11 11 11
Egypt Karim El Hammamy 8 1 5 France Lucas Serme 11 6 8
France Lucas Serme 11 11 11 11 India Saurav Ghosal 11 11 11 11
Wales Joel Makin 11 9 4 11 11 Wales Joel Makin 11 7 7 12
Hong Kong Yip Tsz Fung 6 11 11 8 9 Wales Joel Makin 11 7 11 9 11 Semi finals
Egypt Youssef Soliman 9 6 11 11 11 Egypt Youssef Soliman 6 11 8 11 7
5 Egypt Karim Abdel Gawad 11 11 8 8 9 3 Germany Simon Rösner 2 9 4
7 New Zealand Paul Coll 11 9 11 11 2 Egypt Ali Farag 11 11 11
Egypt Karim Ali Fathy 6 11 3 3 7 New Zealand Paul Coll 11 11 11
L Jamaica Christopher Binnie 5 5 3 Australia Cameron Pilley 6 9 5
Australia Cameron Pilley 11 11 11 7 New Zealand Paul Coll 11 11 6 11
Egypt Mohamed Reda 9 11 13 11 13 Egypt Fares Dessouky 5 6 11 8
Malaysia Nafiizwan Adnan 11 4 11 6 Egypt Mohamed Reda 11 4 3 7
Malaysia Eain Yow 5 5 10 13 Egypt Fares Dessouky 10 11 11 11
13 Egypt Fares Dessouky 11 11 12 7 New Zealand Paul Coll 8 7 11 1
10 Peru Diego Elías 11 9 9 10 2 Egypt Ali Farag 11 11 4 11
England Adrian Waller 5 11 11 11 England Adrian Waller 11 6 7 4
Egypt Zahed Salem 8 11 11 9 6 Egypt Mazen Hesham 7 11 11 11
Egypt Mazen Hesham 11 7 9 11 11 Egypt Mazen Hesham 4 4 9
Wales Peter Creed 6 11 6 11 7 2 Egypt Ali Farag 11 11 11 '
Egypt Mostafa Asal 11 7 11 9 11 Egypt Mostafa Asal 1 4 2
England Daryl Selby 2 5 4 2 Egypt Ali Farag 11 11 11
2 Egypt Ali Farag 11 11 11

+ Tuominen replaced Ashour

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2018/19 PSA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS TO BECOME FIRST MILLION-DOLLAR SQUASH TOURNAMENT". Professional Squash Association. March 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-11-26. Retrieved 2018-11-26.
  2. ^ "WSF Calendar". World Squash.org. Archived from the original on 2019-01-20. Retrieved 2018-11-26.
  3. ^ "Results". Official website.
  4. ^ "EGYPT'S FARAG & EL SHERBINI LIFT 2018-2019 PSA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TITLES". PSA World Tour. 3 March 2019. Archived from the original on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-12-21.
  5. ^ "ASHOUR WITHDRAWS FROM PSA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS". PSA World Tour. 12 February 2019. Archived from the original on 2019-02-24. Retrieved 2019-02-24.
Preceded by PSA World Championships
United States (Chicago)

2018–19
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