What to Look for in Today’s Matches by Matt Lombardi

11:00: Nouran Gohar (Egypt, age 21, rank 8) vs. Annie Au (Hong Kong, age 29, rank 12). Gohar is the most consistently up-tempo player in women’s squash, while Au specializes in deceptive lobs and drops. The result should be a classic game of cat-and-mouse, with the player who can dictate the pace coming out the winner.

11:45: Camille Serme (France, age 29, rank 5) vs. Victoria Lust (England, age 29, rank 15). There’s a scrappy tenacity to Lust’s game—she has a knack for hanging on in points long enough to force an opponent error. Serme, the 2017 ToC champ, is likely to set the pace high and hunt the volley in order to keep Lust on the run.

12:30: Raneem El Welily (Egypt, age 30, rank 1) vs. Joshna Chinappa (India, age 32, rank 14). Chinappa loves to play high-risk shots and is prone to running hot and cold. El Welily can be similarly streaky, but greater patience and greater precision have taken her to the no. 1 ranking in the world.

2:30: Joelle King (New Zealand, age 30, rank 4) vs. Nicol David (Malaysia, age 35, rank 13). King is coming off her first major tournament title, at November’s Hong Kong Open, but she has a career PSA record of 1-10 against the eight-time world champion David, including a loss in the second round of last year’s ToC.

3:15: Nour El Tayeb (Egypt, age 25, rank 3) vs. Amanda Sobhy (U.S., age 25, rank 11). Sobhy’s biggest win since returning last year from a ruptured Achilles heel was over El Tayeb in the U.S. Open, where she flustered the high-energy Egyptian with lobs. If Sobhy tries the strategy again, expect El Tayeb to be ready for it.

5:00: Laura Massaro (England, age 35, rank 7) vs. Salma Hany (Egypt, age 22, rank 16). The veteran Massaro likes to work rallies to her advantage before going in for the kill, while Hany is a ball of energy who looks to end points at the first opportunity. Don’t be surprised if Hany takes an early lead and Massaro fights back.

5:45: Mohamed ElShorbagy (Egypt, age 28, rank 1) vs. Diego Elias (Peru, age 22, rank 11). These two exceptional athletes have distinctly different styles. ElShorbagy plays at fast clip and with a fiery attitude. Elias likes to keep his cool, varying the pace and smoothly covering the court as well as anyone in game.

7:30: Nour El Sherbini (Egypt, age 23, rank 2) vs. Olivia Blatchford Clyne (U.S., age 25, rank 19). When she has momentum, defending ToC champion El Sherbini can clinically dismantle almost any opponent. For local hero Blatchford Clyne to score the upset, she’ll need to maintain her attacking style while playing error-free squash.

8:15: Simon Rösner (Germany, age 31, rank 3) vs. Karim Abdel Gawad (Egypt, age 27, rank 5). The powerful German has yet to drop a game in his ToC title defense, but he faces a major test against Gawad, the 2017 ToC champ and former world no. 1, who’s coming off a brilliant win at December’s Black Ball Open in Cairo.

9:00: Alison Waters (England, age 34, rank 9) vs. Tesni Evans (Wales, age 26, rank 10). Both players are tough competitors who aren’t shy about attacking to the front of the court. Evans got one of the biggest wins of her career last year against Waters in the final of the British Nationals.

ThursdayJANUARY 17, 2019

11AM SESSION [6] Nouran Gohar (EGY) v. [11] Annie Au (HKG)[5] Camille Serme (FRA) v. [13] Victoria Lust (ENG)[1] Raneem El Welily (EGY) v. [15] Joshna Chinappa (IND)

5 PM SESSION[7] Laura Massaro (ENG) v. [15] Salma Hany (EGY)[1] Mohamed ElShorbagy (EGY) v. Diego Elias (PER)

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Monday

JANUARY 21, 2019

2:30 PM SESSION[4] Joelle King (NZL) v. [11] Nicol David (MAS)[3] Nour El Tayeb (EGY) v. [10] Amanda Sobhy (USA)

7:30 PM SESSION[2] Nour El Sherbini (EGY) v. [16] Olivia Blatchford Clyne (USA)[3] Simon Rösner (GER) v. [8] Karim Abdel Gawad (EGY)[8] Tesni Evans (WAL) v. [9] Alison Waters (ENG)

Caspian Chiu, winner of the Dunlop Kid’s Day raffle, took on three-time ToC champion Peter Nicol in one of the most impressive displays of Sunday. Chiu won 4-0

to the roar of the crowd. Nicol Champions Academy 2019 Summer Camp registration is now open on

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Fri. 1/18 – 4:45pm HC: Sat.1/19 – 5:00pm GCT:

Ho Tze-Lok (HKG) [1] Raneem El Welily (EGY) El Welily Mariam Metwally (EGY) Metwally 5,9,3 4,5,6 Fri. 1/18 – 5:30pm HC: Sat. 1/19 – 1:45pm HC: Mon. 1/21 12:30pm Coline Aumard (FRA) T. Gilis 7,9,5 Chinappa Tinne Gilis (BEL) [14] Joshna Chinappa (IND) 8,8,11 Fri. 1/18 – 2:15pm HC: Sat. 1/19 – 12:15pm HC: Tue. Jan. 22 Satomi Watanabe (JAP) [10] Annie Au (HKG) Au 1:30pm Joey Chan (HKG) Chan 6,8,6 5,9,10 Fri. 1/18 – 12:45pm HC: Sat. 1/20 – 2:00pm GCT: Mon. 1/21 11:00am Mayar Hany (EGY) Wee Wern 10,3,(6),6 Gohar Low Wee Wern (MAS) [6] Nouran Gohar (EGY) 4,5,(5),6 Fri. 1/18 – 12:00pm HC: Sat. 1/19 – 12:00pm GCT: Wed. Jan. 23 Haley Mendez (USA) [5] Camille Serme (FRA) Serme 5:00pm Milou v. der Heijden (NED) van der Heijden 9,13,(6),9 7,10,6 Fri. 1/18 – 1:30pm HC: Sat. 1/19 – 1:00pm HC: Mon. 1/21 11:45am Rachael Grinham (AUS) Tsz-Ling (8),5,3,1 Lust Liu Tsz-Ling (HKG) [13] Victoria Lust (ENG) 14,8,8 Fri. 1/18 – 7:00pm HC: Sat. 1/19 – 9:00pm GCT: Tue. Jan. 22 Alexandra Fuller (RSA) [11] Nicol David (MAS) David 2:15pm Rowan Elaraby (EGY) Elaraby (3),9,7,7 9,7,11 Sat. 1/20 – 6:15pm HC: Sat 1/19 – 7:30pm GCT: Mon. 1/21 2:30pm Zeina Mickawy (EGY) Mickawy 10,(3),6,12 King Marina Stefanoni (USA) [4] Joelle King (NZL) 9,(9),8,1 Thurs. Jan. 24

Fri. 1/18 – 4:45pm PC: Sun. 1/20 – 9:00 GCT: 7:00pm Nada Abbas (EGY) [3] Nour El Tayeb (EGY) El Tayeb Lisa Aitken (SCO) Aitken 11,(5),(4),13,5 6,0,4 Fri. 1/18 – 5:30pm PC: Sun. 1/20 – 7:30pm GCT: Mon. 1/21 3:15pm Samantha Cornett (CAN) Letourneau (0),7,10,11 Sobhy Danielle Letourneau (CAN) [10] Amanda Sobhy (USA) 6,6,6 Fri. 1/18 – 6:15pm PC: Sun. 1/20 – 1:00pm HC: Tue. Jan. 22 Hollie Naughton (CAN) [9] Alison Waters (ENG) Waters 5:00pm Emily Whitlock (ENG) Whitlock (8),6,8,8 7,(8),6,6 Fri. 1/18 – 7:00pm PC: Sun. 1/20 – 2:45pm GCT: Mon. 1/21 9:00pm Millie Tomlinson (ENG) Tomlinson 7,7,3 Evans A. Landers-Murphy (NZL) [8] Tesni Evans (WAL) 4,8,6 Fri. 1/20– 4:45pm NYAC: Sun. 1/20 – 12:00pm GCT: Wed. Jan. 23 Julianne Courtice (ENG) [7] Laura Massaro (ENG) Massaro 6:00pm Yathreb Adel (IND) Adel 8,10,5 3,6,10 Fri. 1/18 – 5:30pm NYAC: Sun. 1/20 – 12:15pm HC: Mon. 1/21 5:00pm Fiona Moverley (ENG) Subramaniam 2,7,8 Hany S. Subramaniam (MAS) [15] Salma Hany (EGY) 8,8,6 Fri. 1/18 – 6:15pm NYAC: Sun. 1/20 – 1:45pm HC: Tue. Jan.22 Tsz-Wing Tong (HKG) [16] Olivia Blatchford Clyne Blatchford Clyne 7:30pm Nele Gilis (BEL) N. Gilis 10,7,6 9,(7),10,11 Fri. 1/18 – 7:00pm NYAC: Sun. 1/20- 8:15pm GCT: Mon. 1/21 7:30pm Hania El Hammamy (EGY) El Hammamy 4,2,3 El Sherbini Emilia Soini (FIN) [2] Nour El Sherbini (EGY) 7,4,(6),7

WOMENMEN

Wed. 1/16 – 4:15pm: Thurs. 1/17 - 7:30pm:

Mazen Hesham (EGY) [1] Mohamed ElShorbagy (EGY) ElShorbagy Nicolas Müller (SUI) Müller 11,5,8 3,10,4 Wed. 1/16 – 4:30pm HC: Thurs. 1/17 – 2:00pm: Sat. 1/19 8:15pm ElShorbagy

Abdulla Mohd Al Tamimi (QAT) Eain 8,8,3 Salem 2,10,9 Eain Yow Ng (MAS) Salem (8),3,8,7 (9),5,7,8 Wed. 1/16 – 6:15pm HC: Thurs. 1/17 – 3:00pm:

Mon Jan. 21

Karim Ali Fathi (EGY) Pilley 10,9,6 Pilley 5:45pm Zahed Salem (EGY) Richards (7),9,9,4 3,7,5 Wed. 1/16 – 3:30pm: Thurs. 1/17 – 8:30pm: Sat. 1/19 2:45pm Elias Cameron Pilley (AUS) Diego Elias (PER) Elias 9,8,(5),7 Nathan Lake (ENG) [5] Marwan ElShorbagy (EGY) 8,6,(0),10

Wed. 1/16 – 4:00pm HC: Thurs. 1/17 – 5:00pm:

Wed. Jan. 23

Ben Coleman (ENG) [8] Karim Abdel Gawad (EGY) Gawad

8:00pm Tom Richards (ENG) Makin 3,2,(8),10 (4),(11),4, rtd.

Wed. 1/16 – 12:45pm: Thurs. 1/17 - 12:00pm: Sat. 1/19 12:45pm Gawad Joshua Masters (ENG) Fares Dessouky (EGY Dessouky (8),7,7,(10),4 Joel Makin (WAL) Castagnet (9),13,10,(6),10 8,(5),6,6 Wed. 1/16 – 12:00pm: Thurs. 1/17 - 1:00pm:

Mon Jan. 21

George Parker (ENG) Salazar 8,9,9 Lee 8:15pm Mathieu Castagnet (FRA) Max Lee (HKG) (8),3,4,2

Wed. 1/16 – 4:45pm HC: Thurs. 1/17 - 6:00pm: Sat. 1/19 5:45pm Rösner

Cesar Salazar (MEX) Ryan Cuskelly (AUS) Rösner 9,8,7

Alan Clyne (SCO) [3] Simon Rösner (GER) 4,8,9

Thurs. Jan. 24

Wed. 1/16 – 1:30pm: Fri. 1/18 - 6:00pm:

7:45pm

Raphael Kandra (GER) [4] Tarek Momen (EGY) Momen

Gregoire Marche (FRA) Mohamed Abouelghar (EGY) (10),4,(4),7,6

Wed. 1/16 – 7:00pm NYAC: Fri. 1/18 – 1:00pm: Sun. 1/20 5:00pm Momen

Lucas Serme (FRA) Marche (10),5,9,4 Marche (9),9,3,9

Declan James (ENG) Serme 9,(5),(4),11,3 7,7,4

Wed. 1/16 – 4:45pm NYAC: Fri. 1/18 – 12:00pm:

Tue. Jan. 22

Greg Lobban (SCO) Lobban 3,7,(9),6 Lobban 5:45pm Arturo Salazar (MEX) Simpson 4,4,(4),9 9,4,6 Wed. 1/16 – 6:15pm NYAC: Fri. 1/18 – 5:00pm: Sun. 1/20 2:00pm Mosaad Chris Simpson (ENG) Mosaad 8,10,8 Mosaad 10,8,7 Borja Golan (ESP) [6] Miguel Rodriquez (COL) (7),15,6,9

Wed. 1/16 – 4:30pm: Fri. 1/18 – 2:00pm:

Wed. Jan. 23

Omar Mosaad (EGY) [7] Paul Coll (NZL) Coll

8:45pm Chris Hanson (USA) Harrity (6),7,10,7 3,3,(9),8

Wed. 1/16 – 8:00pm: Fri. 1/18 - 3:00pm: Sun. 1/20 12:45pm Coll Todd Harrity (USA) Saurav Ghosal (IND) Ghosal 12,0 rtd. Tsz Fung Yip (HKG) Grayson 6,8,(9),(4),5 7,5,8 Wed. 1/16 – 5:30pm NYAC: Fri. 1/18 – 8:30pm:

Tue. Jan.22

Campbell Grayson (NZL) Daryl Selby (ENG) Selby 8:15pm Leo Au (HKG) Soliman (6),6,5,10 9,7,6

Wed. 1/16 – 5:15pm: Fri. 1/18 - 7:30pm: Sun. 1/20 5:45pm Farag Timmy Brownell (USA) James Willstrop (ENG) Farag 13,10,11 Youssef Soliman (EGY) [2] Ali Farag (EGY) 4,9,(8),4