# 2016 Women's World Open Squash Championship

The 2016 Women's World Open Squash Championship is the women's edition of the 2016 World Championships, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players.
It was originally scheduled to take place in Malaysia. In January 2017, El Gouna was selected as the championships' replacement host, with the tournament scheduled to take place alongside the men's annual El Gouna Squash Open between 7 and 14 April 2017 inclusive. It is the third time in four editions the tournament has been held after its designated year.

## Prize money and ranking points

For 2016, the prize purse was $165,000. The prize money and points breakdown is as follows:
Prize Money World Championship (2016) :
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | 2R | 1R |
| Points (PSA) | 2890 | 1900 | 1155 | 700 | 410 | 205 |
| Prize money | $26,647.50 | $16,302.00 | $10,032.00 | $5,956.50 | $3,526.87 | $2,076.93 |

## Seeds

* Nour El Sherbini (champion)
* Camille Serme (semifinals)
* Raneem El Weleily (final)
* Nouran Gohar (semifinals)
* Laura Massaro (quarterfinals)
* Nicol David (quarterfinals)
* Sarah-Jane Perry (quarterfinals)
* Alison Waters (second round)
* Joelle King (second round)
* Annie Au (second round)
* Nour El Tayeb (second round)
* Joshna Chinappa (quarterfinals)
* Emily Whitlock (second round)
* Victoria Lust (second round)
* Donna Urquhart (first round)
* Tesni Evans (second round)

## Draw and results

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Semi finals |
| 1 | N. El Sherbini | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S. Cornett | 2 | 4 | 6 | | | 1 | N. El Sherbini | 13 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R. Grinham | 6 | 5 | 7 | | | 16 | Tesni Evans | 11 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Tesni Evans | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | N. El Sherbini | 11 | 11 | 12 | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Victoria Lust | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | 7 | S-J Perry | 6 | 3 | 10 | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Zeina Mickawy | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | 14 | Victoria Lust | 8 | 11 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Fiona Moverley | 4 | 8 | 4 | | | 7 | S-J Perry | 11 | 7 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | S-J Perry | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | N. El Sherbini | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | |
| 6 | Nicol David | 11 | 12 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Nouran Gohar | 4 | 4 | 15 | 9 | |
| | D. P. Karthik | 9 | 10 | 6 | | | 6 | Nicol David | 12 | 11 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Rowan Elaraby | 2 | 8 | 12 | | | 10 | Annie Au | 10 | 4 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Annie Au | 11 | 11 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Nicol David | 6 | 5 | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Nour El Tayeb | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Nouran Gohar | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | H. El Hammamy | 5 | 6 | 9 | | | 11 | Nour El Tayeb | 8 | 10 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | Nadine Shahin | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | 4 | Nouran Gohar | 11 | 12 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Nouran Gohar | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | N. El Sherbini | 11 | 11 | 11 | | |
| 3 | R. El Weleily | 13 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | R. El Weleily | 8 | 9 | 9 | | |
| | Jenny Duncalf | 11 | 7 | 5 | | | 3 | R. El Weleily | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | O. Blatchford | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | | O. Blatchford | 5 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Donna Urquhart | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 8 | | | | | | | | 3 | R. El Weleily | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Joelle King | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Laura Massaro | 11 | 8 | 10 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| | Heba El Torky | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | 9 | Joelle King | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M. Metwally | 7 | 7 | 3 | | | 5 | Laura Massaro | 11 | 11 | 5 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Laura Massaro | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | R. El Weleily | 11 | 2 | 12 | 11 | |
| 8 | Alison Waters | 11 | 6 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Camille Serme | 6 | 11 | 10 | 5 | |
| Q | Hana Ramadan | 8 | 11 | 6 | 5 | | 8 | Alison Waters | 5 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M. Kobayashi | 11 | 8 | 10 | | | 12 | J. Chinappa | 11 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | J. Chinappa | 13 | 11 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | 12 | J. Chinappa | 6 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 13 | E. Whitlock | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Camille Serme | 11 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| Q | Coline Aumard | 6 | 8 | 9 | | | 13 | E. Whitlock | 4 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S. Hany Ibrahim | 6 | 5 | 8 | | | 2 | Camille Serme | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Camille Serme | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |