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2019 Squash Squared Open Champion

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Marwan takes the title

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FINAL replay

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The Completed Draw

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Day FIVE : Semis

No stopping Iker

Tonight's semi-finals kicked off with yet another upset as unseeded Spaniard Iker Pajares downed former champion James Willstrop in three games.

Marwan masters Mostafa

In the final he'll meet top seed Marwan ElShorbagy, who prevailed three-nil in an all-Egyptian match against World Junior Champion Mostafa Asal.

Iker Pajares (Esp) 3-0 [3] James Willstrop (Eng)    11-5, 11-9, 11-8 (48m)

[1] Marwan ElShorbagy (Egy) 3-0 Mostafa Asal (Egy)    11-9, 11-7, 11-8 (37m)

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Day FOUR : Quarters

Quarter-Finals evening at The Wimbledon Club with some unexpected names on the match cards after several round two upsets.

In the top half of the draw an Egyptian finalist is assured after top seed Marwan ElShorbagy twice came from a game down to beat Frenchman Baptiste Masotti and world junior champion Mostafa Asal continued his winning run winning three close games to beat India's Mahesh Mangaonkar.

Home interest was maintained as James Willstrop beat Lucas Serme in possibly the longest three-nil ever (70 minutes!), setting up a semi-final against Spain's Iker Pajares, who produced another upset as he beat sixth seed Daryl Selby in four games.

[1] Marwan ElShorbagy (Egy) 3-2 Baptiste Masotti (Fra) 11-13, 11-7, 7-11, 11-4, 11-6 (56m)

Mostafa Asal (Egy) 3-0 Mahesh Mangaonkar (Ind)   11-9, 11-9, 11-9 (51m)

[3] James Willstrop (Eng) 3-0 [8] Lucas Serme (Fra)  18-16, 11-6, 11-9 (70m) Iker Pajares (Esp) 3-1 [6] Daryl Selby (Eng)  11-5, 5-11, 11-3, 11-3 (57m)

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Semi-Final Replays

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Day THREE : Marathon Day at TWC

What a night at The Wimbledon Club, with four epic round two matches, each one at least an our long, which saw Iker Pajares beat second seed Omar Mosaad in 99 minutes as Lucas Serme, Daryl Selby and James Willstrop all progressed with difficulty.

Iker Pajares (Esp) 3-2 [2] Omar Mosaad (Egy)  8-11, 12-10, 11-8, 4-11, 11-7 (99m)

[8] Lucas Serme (Fra) 3-0 Ben Coleman (Eng)   11-4, 13-11, 11-6 (62m)

[3] James Willstrop (Eng) 3-2 Chris Simpson (Eng) 9-11, 11-7, 11-7, 8-11, 11-6 (78m)

[6] Daryl Selby (Eng) 3-2 George Parker (Eng)      16-14, 3-11, 6-11, 11-7, 11-9 (93m)

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2019 Photos

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Day TWO : Upsets galore at the Wimbledon Club

Round two of the Squash Squared Open got under way at the Wimbledon Club wit a trio of upsets as seeds were bundled out.

World Junior Champion Mostafa Asal downed fourth seed Tom Richards in three games, and India's Mahesh Mangaonkar stunned Cesar Salazar, the Mexican seventh seed also going down in three.

Baptiste Masotti continued the upsets as e took out fellow Frenchman and fifth seed Mathieu Castagnet in five games, leaving it to top seed Marwan ElShorbagy to restore a semblance of order as he came from a game down to beat Fares Dessouky in an all-Egyptian clash.

Mahesh Mangaonkar (Ind) 3-0 [7] Cesar Salazar (Mex)   11-9, 11-5, 11-9 (44m)

Mostafa Asal (Egy) 3-0 [4] Tom Richards (Eng)   11-9, 11-4, 11-7 (42m)

Baptiste Masotti (Fra) 3-2 [5] Mathieu Castagnet (Fra)  11-4, 8-11, 11-5, 7-11, 11-7 (60m) [1] Marwan ElShorbagy (Egy) 3-1 Fares Dessouky (Egy)  7-11, 11-7, 11-9, 11-7 (64m)

Round two continues on Monday evening with the bottom half of the draw.

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COVERAGE ON SQUASHSITE

We’ll be posting daily roundups here, but main coverage will be direct  on SquashSite

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2019 Day One, Round One

The 2019 edition of the Squash Squared Open got under way with eight first round matches at the Wimbledon Club. Today’s winners meet the eit seeded players in Round Two.

Fares Dessouky (Egy) 3-0 Asim Khan (Pak)    11-3, 11-2, 11-0 (27m) Baptiste Masotti (Fra) 3-0 [WC] Tom Walsh (Eng) 11-9, 11-7, 11-4 (30m)      Mahesh Mangaonkar (Ind)  3-0  Ramit Tandon (Ind)  11-9, 11-3, 11-2 (38m) Mostafa Asal (Egy) 3-0 [WC] Jordan Warne (Eng)    11-1, 11-2, 11-2 (19m) Chris Simpson (Eng) 3-0 Olli Tuominen (Fin)   11-7, 11-4, 16-14 (47m) Ben Coleman (Eng) 3-0 Carlos Cornes (Esp)   11-6, 3-3 rtd (20m) George Parker (Eng) 3-1 Patrick Rooney (Eng)  11-13, 11-6, 11-9, 11-7 (66m) Iker Pajares (Esp) 3-1 Sébastien Bonmalais (Fra) 11-7, 11-9, 9-11, 11-3 (70m)

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The 2019 Draw is here

The main draw for next month’s Wimbledon Club Squash Squared Open has been released with Egypt’s World No.11 Marwan ElShorbagy seeded to meet compatriot Omar Mosaad in the final of the PSA World Tour Bronze tournament, when the event takes place between 11th and 16th May.

This year’s tournament, which takes place at the Wimbledon Club in London, will be the fourth instalment of the event and the largest to date, with a prize purse of $50,000 on offer.

ElShorbagy is seeded on the same side of the draw as the likes of France’s former World No.6 and defending champion Mathieu Castagnet and Mexico’s Cesar Salazar.

The Bristol-based Egyptian is also seeded to meet England’s No.1 Declan James in the semi-finals in what will be their first meeting since the Englishman claimed a shock win over ElShorbagy in the second round of March's Canary Wharf Classic.

ElShorbagy, along with the other top eight seeds, receives a bye into the second round and will face either Pakistan’s Asim Khan or Egypt’s Fares Dessouky for a place in the last 16.

At the opposite end of the draw, former World No.3 Mosaad is seeded to meet England’s former World No.1 James Willstrop in the semi-finals, but will first have to navigate through a draw which includes the likes of Willstrop’s compatriots Tom Richards and Daryl Selby.

English pair Jordan Warne and Tom Walsh occupy the wildcard spots and will face Egypt’s Mostafa Asal and France’s Lucas Serme, respectively, in round one.

The event is a significant fundraiser for Squash Squared, which is a UK registered squash and education charity supporting disadvantaged students for academic and sporting success. Tickets can be purchased via the tournament website and prices start from £20 for adults and £10 for juniors.

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The 2019 DRAW

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Squash Squared Open 2019

The Wimbledon Club Squash Squared Open presents its fourth and largest professional squash tournament to date which will offer $50,000 to the players and again directly support Squash Squared.

​The event is a significant fundraiser for our charity which leaves a legacy for the children enrolled. Support is provided via a charity auction which takes place at the Presentation Dinner after the final on Thursday 16th May and through ticket sales.

The event this year could not have reached this level of prize fund with the exceptionally generous support of our sponsors Mercer Taylor, Pelham Smithers and Strawberry Star. We are especially grateful to The Wimbledon Club whose continued support is invaluable and with whom we proudly partner.

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2019 Schedule

Full Schedule and Tickets

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2019 ENTRY LIST

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