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18/02/2019
EM Noll Classic 2019

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$11,000 EM Noll Classic, Racquet Club of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, PSA Challenger Tour 10
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EM Noll Classic 2019 Men's Draw 15 - 18 Feb Pennsylvania, USA, $11k

ROUND ONE 15 FEB	QUARTERS 16 FEB	SEMIS 17 FEB	FINAL 18 FEB
[1] Peter Creed (WAL) 12-10, 11-1, 9-11, 9-11, 11-4 (72m) Zac Alexander (AUS)	Peter Creed 11-7, 11-3, 11-9 (32m)  Shehab Essam	Shehab Essam 11-9, 11-9, 12-14, 11-6 (59m) Youssef Ibrahim	Youssef Ibrahim 8-11, 11-5, 2-0 rtd. (30m) Ramit Tandon
[5] Shehab Essam (EGY) 12-10, 11-9, 7-11, 11-9 (49m) Cameron Seth (CAN)
Jaymie Haycocks (ENG) 13-11, 11-6, 11-5 (38m) [8] Henrik Mustonen (FIN)	Jaymie Haycocks 11-4, 7-11, 11-9, 10-12, 11-5 (63m) Youssef Ibrahim
[3] Youssef Ibrahim (EGY) 11-4, 11-8, 11-9 (40m) [WC] Atticus Kelly (USA)
[4] Ramit Tandon (IND) 11-6, 11-6, 11-1 (13m) Farhan Zaman (PAK)	Ramit Tandon 11-5, 11-7, 11-5 (46m) Christopher Gordon	Ramit Tandon 11-8, 11-0, 11-9 (40m) Chris Hanson
[6] Christopher Gordon (USA) 11-3, 11-6, 7-11, 16-14 (38m) Babatunde Ajagbe (NGR)
[7] Bernat Jaume (ESP) 11-8, 11-6, 11-5 (27m) Mark Broekman (ENG)	Bernat Jaume w/o Chris Hanson
Stu Hadden (IRL) 11-5, 11-5, 11-6 (32m) [2] Chris Hanson (USA)

EM Noll Classic 2019 Women's Draw 15 - 18 Feb Pennsylvania, USA, $11k

ROUND ONE 15 FEB	QUARTERS 16 FEB	SEMIS 17 FEB	FINAL 18 FEB
[2] Sabrina Sobhy (USA) 11-2, 11-2, 14-12 (35m) Farah Momen (EGY)	Sabrina Sobhy 11-8, 11-2, 11-3 (27m) Sunayna Kuruvilla	Sabrina Sobhy 12-10, 11-1, 11-3 (24m) Rachael Chadwick	Sabrina Sobhy 11-2, 11-13, 11-4 (23m) Menna Nasser
[8] Sunayna Kuruvilla (IND) 11-1, 11-6, 11-1 (18m) Jelena Dutina (SRB)
[7] Hana Moataz (EGY) 11-7, 11-9, 11-5 (25m) Nouran El Torky (EGY)	Hana Moataz 9-11, 11-8, 11-9, 11-7 (40m) Rachael Chadwick
[3] Rachael Chadwick (ENG) 11-2, 11-6, 14-12 (31m) Cindy Merlo (SUI)
Anna Kimberley (ENG) 11-9, 8-11, 11-8, 12-10 (46m) [4] Jemyca Aribado (PHI)	Anna Kimberley 11-6, 11-7, 6-11, 3-11, 13-11 (68m)  Catalina Pelaez	Catalina Pelaez 11-7, 13-11, 11-8 (24m) Menna Nasser
[5] Catalina Pelaez (COL) 11-0, 11-1, 11-1 (12m) Noorena Shams (PAK)
[6] Menna Nasser (EGY) 16-14, 11-7, 12-10 (37m) Lucy Beecroft (ENG)	Menna Nasser 11-4, 10-12, 11-7, 11-9 (35m) Menna Hamed
[WC] Mary Fung-A-Fat (GUY) 11-5, 11-6, 11-4 (28m) [1] Menna Hamed (EGY)

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Preview With the winners of the tournament receiving a wild card spot in the World Championships in Chicago at the end of the month. 32 players have descended upon Philadelphia, with the hope of making it into the biggest tournament in the world of squash. Along with the World Championships spot, there is also a prize pot of $22,000, split equally between the men’s and women’s draws. Round One begins at 12:00 local time (UTC -5), with the in-form Ramit Tandon getting the action underway on one of the two courts in use at the Racquet Club of Philadelphia. There are no byes in the tournament, with it being a straight knockout over the next four days. The finals will be held on Monday 18th, five days before the World Championships begin. Both of the No.1 seeds, in Wales’ Peter Creed, and Egypt’s Menna Hamed, have already qualified for the World Championships thanks to their world rankings. Should either of those players win their respective sides of the E.M. Noll, then the loser of the final would take the wild card spot at the Worlds.