The draws for the men’s and women’s competitions at the ATCO PSA World Series Squash Finals 2013 have just been released and fans coming to Queen’s Club 2-6 January are certainly in for an action-packed first three days even before both events head into nail-biting weekend of knockout matches.
With the women taking centre stage during day sessions and the men playing to the evening session crowds, there is something for everyone. English hope Laura Massaro has the honour of playing the opening match when she takes on Natalie Grinham of the Netherlands. Massaro has been drawn in the same group as top seed Nicol David, an indication of their form will be evident today when they face off in the final of the Cayman World Open
The elite field – which is made up of the top eight performers of the 2012 men’s and women’s World Series events – ensures that every match is of the highest quality. The format is based on two pools per draw, with four players in each pool who must play each other before progressing to Saturday’s semi-finals. From the last four onwards the tournament moves into a knockout format, with the champions crowned on Sunday.
Men’s Pools:
A:
Ramy Ashour (EGY)
Nick Matthew (ENG)
Mohamed El Shorbagy (EGY)
Peter Barker (ENG)
B:
James Willstrop(ENG)
Gregory Gaultier (FRA)
Amr Shabana (EGY)
Karim Darwish (EGY)
Women’s Pools:
A:
Nicol David (MAS)
Laura Massaro (ENG)
Annie Au (HKG)
Natalie Grinham (NED)
B:
Raneem El Weleily (EGY)
Nour El Sherbini (EGY)
Jenny Duncalf (ENG)
Camille Serme (FRA)
Wednesday 02 January
Day Session Evening Session:
Laura Massaro v Natalie Grinham Nick Matthew v Peter Barker
Nicol David v Annie Au Ramy Ashour v Mohamed El Shorbagy
Raneem El Weleily v Jenny Duncalf James Willstrop v Amr Shabana
Nour El Sherbini v Camille Serme Gregory Gaultier v Karim Darwish
Thursday 03 January
Day Session: Evening Session:
Laura Massaro v Natalie Grinham Mohamed El Shorbagy v Peter Barker
Nicol David v Annie Au Ramy Ashour v Nick Matthew
Raneem El Weleily v Jenny Duncalf James Willstrop v Gregory Gaultier
Nour El Sherbini v Camille Serme Amr Shabana v Karim Darwish
Friday 04 January
Day Session: Evening Session:
Nicol David v Natalie Grinham Ramy Ashour v Peter Barker
Laura Massaro v Annie Au Nick Matthew v Mohamed El Shorbagy
Raneem El Weleily v Camille Serme James Willstrop v Karim Darwish
Nour El Sherbini v Jenny Duncalf Gregory Gaultier v Amr Shabana
Saturday 05 January
Day Session: E vening Session:
Women’s semi-finals Men’s semi-finals
Sunday 06 January
Women’s Final, Men’s Final
