Pittsburgh Open Main Draw Released The
main draw for February’s Three Rivers Capital Pittsburgh Open has been
released with Australia’s World No.14 Ryan Cuskelly and Switzerland’s
World No.18 Nicolas Mueller (right) seeded to meet in the final of
the PSA World Tour Bronze tournament, which will take place between
February 6-10.
The 2019 edition of the Pittsburgh Open will be a Bronze tier tournament
for the first time, while prize money has more than doubled to $52,000,
with a high-quality draw battling it out for the title at the Rivers
Club.
Cuskelly is seeded on the same side of the draw as Hong Kong’s World
No.26 Leo Au, Mexico’s World No.30 Cesar Salazar and France’s World
No.32 Gregoire Marche.
The Australian, along with the other top eight seeds, receives a bye
into the second round and will face either Switzerland’s Dimitri
Steinmann or Mexico’s Arturo Salazar for a place in the last 16.
Mueller, meanwhile, is seeded to meet Egypt’s Zahed Salem in the
semi-finals, but will first have to navigate through a draw which
includes the likes of Egypt’s Youssef Soliman and Malaysia’s Nafiizwan
Adnan.
Home interest comes in the form of United States No.1 Todd Harrity and
World No.63 Chris Hanson, who will face India’s Mahesh Mangaonkar and
Scotland’s Alan Clyne in the opening round.
England’s Lyell Fuller and Egypt’s Mustafa Nawar occupy the wildcard
spots and will face Wales’ World No.59 Peter Creed and England’s World
No.57 Richie Fallows in round one.
The event is open to the public to attend and will be held at the Rivers
Club in Pittsburgh.
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Last season’s tournament saw Hong Kong’s Max Lee take home the title
and, with the tournament continuing to go from strength-to-strength,
this year will see another stellar line-up battle it out for the title
as it becomes a PSA Bronze tier tournament for the first time.
Australian No.1 Cuskelly – who claimed the Chicago Open title earlier
this season - will be joined by some big names in men’s squash,
including Switzerland’s World No.18 Nicolas Mueller, Egypt’s World No.25
Zahed Salem and Hong Kong’s World No.26 Leo Au.
Meanwhile, home interest comes in the form of World No.48 and United
States No.1 Todd Harrity and World No.63 Chris Hanson, while the
wildcard spots are taken up by England’s Lyell Fuller and Egypt’s
Mustafa Nawar.
They will face tough competition from the likes of Mexico’s World No.30
Cesar Salazar, France’s World No.32 Gregoire Marche and Egypt’s World
No.35 Youssef Soliman.
The event is open to the public to attend and will be held at the Rivers
Club in Pittsburgh.
Three Rivers Capital Pittsburgh Open – Entry List 1. Ryan Cuskelly (AUS)
2. Nicolas Mueller (SUI)
3. Zahed Salem (EGY)
4. Leo Au (HKG)
5. Cesar Salazar (MEX)
6. Gregoire Marche (FRA)
7. Youssef Soliman (EGY)
8. Nafiizwan Adnan (MAS)
9. Campbell Grayson (NZL)
10. Arturo Salazar (MEX)
11. Ivan Yuen (MAS)
12. Alan Clyne (SCO)
13. Todd Harrity (USA)
14. Richie Fallows (ENG)
15. Vikram Malhotra (IND)
16. Peter Creed (WAL)
17. Chris Hanson (USA)
18. Alfredo Avila (MEX)
19. Mahesh Mangaonkar (IND)
20. Ramit Tandon (IND)
21. Dimitri Steinmann (SUI)
22. Mohamed ElSherbini (EGY)
Wildcard) Lyell Fuller (ENG)
Wildcard) Mustafa Nawar (EGY)
