# 2016 Women's British Open Squash Championship

The Women's Allam British Open 2016 is the women's edition of the 2016 British Open Squash Championships, which is a PSA World Series event (prize money: $130 000). The event took place at the Sports Arena in Hull in the England from 21 to 27 March. Nour El Sherbini won her first British Open trophy, beating Nouran Gohar in the final.

## Prize money and ranking points

For 2016, the prize purse was of $130,000. The prize money and points breakdown is as follows:
Prize Money British Open (2016) :
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | 2R | 1R |
| Points (PSA) | 4800 | 3300 | 1950 | 1050 | 525 | 300 |
| Prize money | $19,550 | $11,960 | $7,360 | $4,370 | $2,590 | $1,520 |

## Seeds

* Laura Massaro (quarter-finals)
* Nicol David (semi-finals)
* Raneem El Weleily (quarter-finals)
* Nour El Sherbini (champion)
* Camille Serme (semi-finals)
* Omneya Abdel Kawy (quarter-finals)
* Amanda Sobhy (quarter-finals)
* Nouran Gohar (final)
* Annie Au (second round)
* Sarah-Jane Perry (second round)
* Alison Waters (second round)
* Low Wee Wern (first round)
* Joshna Chinappa (first round)
* Delia Arnold (second round)
* Jenny Duncalf (first round)
* Emily Whitlock (first 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 | 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 | Laura Massaro | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Olivia Blatchford | 2 | 5 | 6 | | | 1 | Laura Massaro | 11 | 12 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Line Hansen | 9 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | Line Hansen | 9 | 10 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Delia Arnold | 11 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 9 | | | | | | | 1 | Laura Massaro | 8 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Emily Whitlock | 5 | 7 | 5 | | | | | | | | | 5 | Camille Serme | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | |
| | Victoria Lust | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | Victoria Lust | 5 | 8 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Fiona Moverley | 7 | 6 | 3 | | | 5 | Camille Serme | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Camille Serme | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Camille Serme | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
| 8 | Nouran Gohar | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Nouran Gohar | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 |
| | Heba El Torky | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | 8 | Nouran Gohar | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Sarah Campion | 5 | 6 | 5 | | | 9 | Annie Au | 7 | 3 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Annie Au | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | 8 | Nouran Gohar | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Sarah-Jane Perry | 11 | 11 | 7 | | | | | | | | | 3 | Raneem El Weleily | 9 | 6 | 11 | 9 | | | | | | | |
| Q | Mariam Metwally | 8 | 3 | 4 | rtd | | 10 | Sarah-Jane Perry | 9 | 12 | 6 | | | | | | | | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Q | Nele Gilis | 5 | 3 | 3 | | | 3 | Raneem El Weleily | 11 | 14 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Raneem El Weleily | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Nouran Gohar | 7 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 8 |
| 4 | Nour El Sherbini | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Nour El Sherbini | 11 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 11 |
| | Nicolette Fernandes | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | 4 | Nour El Sherbini | 11 | 11 | 6 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Liu Tsz-Ling | 13 | 11 | 4 | 11 | | Q | Liu Tsz-Ling | 3 | 7 | 11 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Jenny Duncalf | 11 | 8 | 11 | 7 | | | | | | | | 4 | Nour El Sherbini | 11 | 11 | 14 | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Alison Waters | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | 7 | Amanda Sobhy | 4 | 7 | 12 | | | | | | | | |
| | Rachael Grinham | 4 | 5 | 6 | | | 11 | Alison Waters | 8 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Coline Aumard | 7 | 7 | 4 | | | 7 | Amanda Sobhy | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Amanda Sobhy | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Nour El Sherbini | 11 | 2 | 11 | 11 | |
| 6 | Omneya Abdel Kawy | 9 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Nicol David | 6 | 11 | 9 | 6 | |
| Q | Tesni Evans | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 6 | Omneya Abdel Kawy | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Joey Chan | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | | | Joey Chan | 5 | 5 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Low Wee Wern | 5 | 9 | 12 | 8 | rtd | | | | | | | 6 | Omneya Abdel Kawy | 4 | 14 | 10 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Joshna Chinappa | 10 | 11 | 9 | 5 | | | | | | | | 2 | Nicol David | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| | Donna Urquhart | 12 | 7 | 11 | 11 | | | Donna Urquhart | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Mayar Hany | 8 | 9 | 0 | | | 2 | Nicol David | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Nicol David | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |