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07/09/2014
PSA WORLD TOUR NEWS

Ashour Withdraws From Major US Events

#PSAWorldTour Two-time World Squash Champion Ramy Ashour, the maverick Egyptian superstar, has been forced to withdraw from the forthcoming NetSuite Open and Delaware Investments US Open squash tournaments taking place in San Francisco and Philadelphia, respectively, due to injury. The 26-year-old Cairo-based player has suffered from a successive run of problems since a remarkable 49-match winning streak ended in injury against Nick Matthew during the 2013 World Squash Championship, and a latest setback sees him out of contention to win two of the most prestigious squash events played in America. One of the greatest shot players ever to play the sport, Ashour has cited ongoing issues with a troublesome hamstring as the reason behind his latest withdrawal which will deny him the chance to defend his NetSuite Open title or add a second US Open crown to his collection. As a result, Ashour's compatriot and four-time World Champion Amr Shabana will move up to occupy the number two seed in the NetSuite Open, an International 70 event, and the number four seed in the US Open, a PSA World Series tournament. The full amended draw for both tournaments is as follows: NetSuite Open - 1st Round Draw: [1] Gregory Gaultier (FRA) v Gregoire Marche (FRA) Chris Simpson (ENG) v [7] Cameron Pilley (AUS) [5] Laurens Jan Anjema (NED) v [Qualifier] [Qualifier] v [4] Miguel Angel Rodriguez (COL) [3] Peter Barker (ENG) v [WC] Julian Illingworth (USA) Alister Walker (BOT) v [6] Mathieu Castagnet (FRA) [8] Adrian Grant (ENG) v [Qualifier] [Qualifier] v [2] Amr Shabana (EGY) US Open - 1st Round Draw: [1] Gregory Gaultier (FRA) v [Qualifier] Adrian Grant (ENG) v Laurens Jan Anjema (NED) Gregoire Marche (FRA) v [Qualifier] Mathieu Castagnet (FRA) v [7] Simon Rösner (GER) [5] Borja Golan (ESP) v Adrian Waller (ENG) Mazen Hesham (EGY) v [Qualifier] Cameron Pilley (AUS) v [Qualifier] [Qualifier] v [3] Mohamed Elshorbagy (EGY) [4] Amr Shabana (EGY) v [Qualifier] Max Lee (HKG) v Joe Lee (ENG) Nicolas Mueller (SUI) v Stephen Coppinger (RSA) [WC] Christopher Gordon (USA) v [8] Omar Mosaad (EGY) [6] Karim Darwish (EGY) v Saurav Ghosal (IND) Karim Abdel Gawad (EGY) v Alister Walker (BOT) Chris Simpson (ENG) v [Qualifier] [Qualifier] v [2] Nick Matthew (ENG) The NetSuite Open gets underway in San Francisco on September 24, with main draw action commencing on Friday September 26 while the 2014 US Open takes place at Drexel University, Philadelphia from October 9 - October 18.