Squash's growing global appeal will be on show this October when 112 players, representing 31 countries across six continents, will travel to the Wadi Degla Nakheel Club of Cairo, Egypt to compete in the 2016 PSA Men’s World Championship - the most illustrious and iconic tournament in the world of squash.
The competition gets underway on October 25 when two days of qualifying will see 64 hopefuls aiming to secure their place in the main draw to join the likes of three-time champions Nick Matthew and Ramy Ashour and defending champion Gregory Gaultier and compete for the $325,000 prize purse.
World No.1 Mohamed ElShorbagy will top the seedings - as one of a 31 strong Egyptian presence - and will be hoping to improve on his shock third round exit last year and end his World Championship jinx while the likes of Ali Farag, Karim Abdel Gawad, Tarek Momen and Omar Mosaad will be just a handful of local stars aiming to secure their place in Egyptian sporting folklore with a title triumph on home soil during what promises to be an enthralling and intense week of action.
The 2016 PSA Mens’ World Championship draw will be made on September 25.
“We’re very excited to host the 2016 Men’s PSA World Championship in Wadi Degla Nakheel Club, Cairo this year and are delighted with the strength and depth of squash talent that has committed to playing in the sport’s most prestigious event,” said tournament promoter Karim Darwish - a former World No.1 and now sporting director at Wadi Degla, who have five clubs spread across Cairo with more than 500,000 members playing 20 different sports.
“Egypt, and Cairo in particular, has been at the heart of Egypt's rise to squash superpower status over the past decade so to bring the most prestigious title in the sport to Egypt is a great honour for everyone involved and we’re really looking forward to welcoming the world’s best players here in October.”
2016 Mens PSA World Championship: Automatic Main Draw Entries
1) Mohamed ElShorbagy (EGY)
2) Gregory Gaultier (FRA)
3) Omar Mosaad (EGY)
4) Nick Matthew (ENG)
5) Ramy Ashour (EGY)
6) Karim Abdel Gawad (EGY)
7) Marwan ElShorbagy (EGY)
8) Miguel Angel Rodriguez (COL)
9) Mathieu Castagnet (FRA)
10) Ali Farag (EGY)
11) Tarek Momen (EGY)
12) Simon Rösner (GER)
13) Ryan Cuskelly (AUS)
14) Cameron Pilley (AUS)
15) Fares Dessouky (EGY)
16) Borja Golan (ESP)
17) Max Lee (HKG)
18) James Willstrop (ENG)
19) Daryl Selby (ENG)
20) Mazen Hesham (EGY)
21) Saurav Ghosal (IND)
22) Mohamed Abouelghar (EGY)
23) Chris Simpson (ENG)
24) Stephen Coppinger (RSA)
25) Leo Au (HKG)
26) Tom Richards (ENG)
27) Cesar Salazar (MEX)
28) Omar Abdel Meguid (EGY)
29) Gregoire Marche (FRA)
30) Zahed Mohamed (EGY)
31) Nafiizwan Adnan (MAS)
32) Nicolas Mueller (SUI)
33) Paul Coll (NZL)
34) Alan Clyne (SCO)
35) Diego Elias (PER)
36) Adrian Waller (ENG)
37) Greg Lobban (SCO)
38) Lucas Serme (FRA)
39) Declan James (ENG)
40) Campbell Grayson (NZL)
41) Karim Ali Fathi (EGY)
42) Abdulla Mohd Al Tamimi (QAT)
43) Mohamed Reda (EGY)
44) Tsz Fung Yip (HKG)
45) Raphael Kandra (GER)
46) Olli Tuominen (FIN)
47) Joe Lee (ENG)
48) Youssef Ibrahim (EGY)
The 2016 Men's PSA World Championship takes place from October 25 - November 4 at the Wadi Degla Club, Cairo with tickets to the tournament available for free when purchasing a day pass to the venue, costing from $5.
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