2016 Men's World Open Squash Championship

The 2016 PSA Men's World Squash Championship is the men's edition of the 2016 World Championship, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players. The event took place in Cairo, Egypt from 27 October to 6 November 2016. Karim Abdel Gawad won his first World Championship title, defeating Ramy Ashour in the final.

Men's World Championship 2016
38th PSA Men's World Squash Championship
Location	Cairo, Egypt
Date(s)	October 27 – November 6, 2016
Category	PSA World Championship
Prize money	$325,000
Results
Champion	Karim Abdel Gawad
Runner-up	Ramy Ashour
Semi-finalists	Mohamed El Shorbagy Grégory Gaultier
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Prize money and ranking points

For 2016, the prize purse was $325,000. The prize money and points breakdown is as follows:^[1]

Prize Money World Championship (2016)

Event	W	F	SF	QF	3R	2R	1R
Points (PSA)	2890	1900	1155	700	410	205	125
Prize money	$48,000	$30,000	$18,000	$10,500	$6,000	$3,000	$1,500

Seeds

1. Mohamed El Shorbagy (semifinals)
2. Grégory Gaultier (semifinals)
3. Omar Mosaad (second round)
4. Nick Matthew (quarterfinals)
5. Ramy Ashour (final)
6. Karim Abdel Gawad (champion)
7. Marwan El Shorbagy (third round)
8. Miguel Ángel Rodríguez (third round)
9. Mathieu Castagnet (second round)
10. Ali Farag (quarterfinals)
11. Tarek Momen (quarterfinals)
12. Simon Rösner (third round)
13. Ryan Cuskelly (first round)
14. Cameron Pilley (first round)
15. Fares Dessouky (quarterfinals)
16. Max Lee (third round)

Draw and results

Finals

	Quarter finals									Semi finals									Final
	1	Mohd El Shorbagy	11	11	11
	10	Ali Farag	8	5	8
										1	Mohd El Shorbagy	11	12	13	2	5
										6	Karim Abdel Gawad	13	10	11	11	11
	6	Karim Abdel Gawad	11	11	11
	4	Nick Matthew	9	4	9
																			6	Karim Abdel Gawad	5	11	11	2
																			5	Ramy Ashour	11	6	7	1	rtd
	15	Fares Dessouky	6	15	8	rtd
	5	Ramy Ashour	11	17	10
										5	Ramy Ashour
										2	Grégory Gaultier	wo
	11	Tarek Momen	5	5	16	8
	2	Grégory Gaultier	11	11	14	11

Top half

Section 1

	First round									Second round									Third round									Quarter finals
	1	Mohd El Shorbagy	11	12	11
	Q	Rex Hedrick	7	10	9					1	Mohd El Shorbagy	11	11	11
		Lucas Serme	9	8	8						Olli Tuominen	9	2	8
		Olli Tuominen	11	11	11														1	Mohd El Shorbagy	11	11	11
		Omar Abdel Meguid	11	11	11															Karim Ali Fathi	3	6	9
		Nicolas Müller	8	4	2						Omar Abdel Meguid	11	12	7	8	4
		Karim Ali Fathi	13	2	13	11					Karim Ali Fathi	7	10	11	11	11
	14	Cameron Pilley	11	11	11	6																						1	Mohd El Shorbagy	11	11	11
	10	Ali Farag	11	11	1	11																						10	Ali Farag	8	5	8
		Declan James	9	8	11	2				10	Ali Farag	5	11	11	9	11
	Q	Jaymie Haycocks	9	11	5	11	4				James Willstrop	11	1	8	11	5
		James Willstrop	11	9	11	9	11												10	Ali Farag	11	6	11	11
		Mohamed Reda	11	11	11														8	Miguel Á. Rodríguez	4	11	9	7
	Q	Eain Yow	9	9	7						Mohamed Reda	9	9	2
	Q	Mahesh Mangaonkar	11	9	6	3				8	Miguel Á. Rodríguez	11	11	11
	8	Miguel Á. Rodríguez	4	11	11	11

Section 2

	First round									Second round									Third round									Quarter finals
	6	Karim Abdel Gawad	9	9	11	11	11
	Q	Nathan Lake	11	11	7	3	6			6	Karim Abdel Gawad	11	11	5	7	11
	Q	Shehab Essam	3	4	4						Mohamed Abouelghar	8	9	11	11	9
		Mohamed Abouelghar	11	11	11														6	Karim Abdel Gawad	7	11	11	11
		Chris Simpson	11	13	11														16	Max Lee	11	3	6	6
	Q	Alister Walker	2	11	9						Chris Simpson	9	6	7
		Zahed Mohamed	9	11	6	3				16	Max Lee	11	11	11
	16	Max Lee	11	9	11	11																						6	Karim Abdel Gawad	11	11	11
	12	Simon Rösner	11	11	11																							4	Nick Matthew	9	4	9
		Diego Elías	9	2	8					12	Simon Rösner	11	11	12
	Q	Karim El Hammamy	12	11	4	3					César Salazar	8	6	10
		César Salazar	10	13	11	11													12	Simon Rösner	11	9	7	10
		Leo Au	11	11	11														4	Nick Matthew	6	11	11	12
	Q	Lance Beddoes	4	4	5						Leo Au	7	7	8
		Campbell Grayson	7	11	4	11				4	Nick Matthew	11	11	11
	4	Nick Matthew	11	6	11	13

Bottom half

Section 1

	First round									Second round									Third round									Quarter finals
	3	Omar Mosaad	11	11	11
	Q	Shawn Delierre	6	6	5					3	Omar Mosaad	11	8	10	11	10
		Alan Clyne	11	10	10	10					Mohd Nafi. Adnan	6	11	12	1	12
		Mohd Nafi. Adnan	9	12	12	12														Mohd Nafi. Adnan	11	11	6	12	6
		Grégoire Marche	11	11	12	11													15	Fares Dessouky	13	6	11	10	11
	WC	Youssef Ibrahim	13	7	10	4					Grégoire Marche	11	5	11	9
		Joe Lee	6	6	5					15	Fares Dessouky	13	11	8	11
	15	Fares Dessouky	11	11	11																							15	Fares Dessouky	6	15	8	rtd
	9	Mathieu Castagnet	11	11	6	11																						5	Ramy Ashour	11	17	10
	Q	Mazen Gamal	6	3	11	7				9	Mathieu Castagnet	8	8	8
		Tom Richards	w/o								Daryl Selby	11	11	11
		Daryl Selby																		Daryl Selby	6	11	5	8
	LL	Evan Williams	11	3	7														5	Ramy Ashour	11	8	11	11
		Stephen Coppinger	13	11	11						Stephen Coppinger	3	6	8
		Todd Harrity	3	5	4					5	Ramy Ashour	11	11	11
	5	Ramy Ashour	11	11	11

Section 2

	First round									Second round									Third round									Quarter finals
	7	Marwan El Shorbagy	12	11	11
		Raphael Kandra	10	6	1					7	Marwan El Shorbagy	11	11	9	11
	Q	Joshua Masters	11	10	6	7					Ben Coleman	7	4	11	3
		Ben Coleman	5	12	11	11													7	Marwan El Shorbagy	9	11	8	11	3
		Abdulla Al Tamimi	11	7	11	9	6												11	Tarek Momen	11	9	11	9	11
	Q	Youssef Soliman	8	11	5	11	11			Q	Youssef Soliman	7	14	3	5
	Q	Peter Creed	8	10	6					11	Tarek Momen	11	12	11	11
	11	Tarek Momen	11	12	11																							11	Tarek Momen	5	5	16	8
	13	Ryan Cuskelly	7	10	11	9																						2	Grégory Gaultier	11	11	14	11
	Q	Jens Schoor	11	12	8	11				Q	Jens Schoor	12	4	9	6
	Q	Joel Makin	9	6	11	6					Tsz Fung Yip	10	11	11	11
		Tsz Fung Yip	11	11	8	11														Tsz Fung Yip	8	2	6
		Saurav Ghosal	11	11	11	12													2	Grégory Gaultier	11	11	11
		Adrian Waller	7	13	9	10					Saurav Ghosal	7	2	3
		Paul Coll	6	10	11	8				2	Grégory Gaultier	11	11	11
	2	Grégory Gaultier	11	12	6	11

^[2]

See also

• World Championship
• 2016 Women's World Open Squash Championship