2014 Squash
World Championship Line-Up Confirmed
#PSAWorldChamps
The entry list for the 2014 Qatar PSA World Squash Championship has been
finalised, with current French World No.1 Gregory Gaultier topping the field for
what promises to be one of the most fiercely contested World Championship
tournaments in recent years when the sport’s elite descend on Doha, Qatar to
compete for the most prestigious title in squash.
Gaultier, who has fallen at the final hurdle in four previous World Championship
finals, will occupy the number one seeding in the 64-man event with World No.2
Mohamed Elshorbagy, the dynamic 23-year-old Egyptian who beat him to the title
during the recent Hong Kong Squash Open, taking the number two seed slot ahead
of the tournament which takes place at the Khalifa International Tennis and
Squash Complex from November 14 - November 21.
Defending World Champion Nick Matthew, the three-time winner who beat Gaultier
in a thrilling 3-2 finale in 2013, will be seeded three as he guns for his
fourth title but his long-time domestic rival James Willstrop, the man he beat
to Gold during the 2014 Commonwealth Games, is a notable absentee from
competition.
Willstrop, who lost the 2010 World Championship final to Matthew, underwent hip
surgery in September and has been ruled out of competition until January 2015
while Ramy Ashour, the two-time Egyptian World Champion, looks to have ended a
nightmare injury-run to take up his place in the draw.
The Cairo-based superstar has been plagued by recurring issues since his 15
month, 49-match unbeaten run ended in injury against Nick Matthew in the
semi-finals of the 2013 PSA World Championship but he’ll be hoping to put that
behind him with a stellar performance in Qatar.
The full draw for the 2014 Qatar PSA World Squash Championship will be released
on Monday October 20.
2014 Qatar PSA World Squash Championship
Main Draw Entry List:
Name
Country
World Ranking
Gregory Gaultier
FRA
1
Mohamed Elshorbagy
EGY
2
Nick Matthew
ENG
3
Ramy Ashour
EGY
4
Amr Shabana
EGY
5
Borja Golan
ESP
7
Peter Barker
ENG
8
Daryl Selby
ENG
9
Karim Darwish
EGY
10
Omar Mossad
EGY
11
Tarek Momen
EGY
12
Simon Rösner
GER
13
Miguel Angel Rodriguez
COL
14
Marwan Elshorbagy
EGY
15
Laurens Jan Anjema
NED
16
Saurav Ghosal
IND
17
Karim Abdel Gawad
EGY
18
Mathieu Castagnet
FRA
19
Max Lee
HKG
20
Nicolas Mueller
SUI
21
Cameron Pilley
AUS
22
Adrian Grant
ENG
23
Stephen Coppinger
ZSA
24
Alister Walker
BOT
25
Chris Simpson
ENG
26
Adrian Waller
ENG
27
Gregoire Marche
FRA
29
Fares Dessouki
EGY
30
Olli Tuominen
FIN
31
Ong Beng Hee
MYS
32
Tom Richards
ENG
33
Joe Lee
ENG
34
Henrik Mustonen
FIN
35
Mohamed Abouelghar
EGY
36
Mohd Nafiizwan Adnan
MYS
37
Alan Clyne
SCO
38
Mazen Hesham
EGY
39
Leo Au
HKG
41
Shaun Le Roux
ZSA
42
Ryan Cuskelly
AUS
43
Nasir Iqbal
PAK
44
Zahed Mohamed
EGY
45
Campbell Grayson
NZL
46
Karim Ali Fathi
EGY
48
Steve Finitsis
AUS
49
Abdullah Al Muzayen
KWT
50
Eddie Chalrton
ENG
51
Abdulla Mohd Al Tamini
QAT
74 (Wildcard)
The 48 automatic entries will be joined in the main draw by 16 qualifiers, who
will compete in a 32-man qualifying competition on Thursday November 13 at the
Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex.
The 2014 Qatar PSA World Squash Championship will take place at the Khalifa
International Tennis and Squash Complex in Doha, Qatar from Friday November 14 –
Friday November 21 and will be shown on SquashTV
(www.psasquashtv.com) in its
entirety.
