2020_Women's_PSA_World_Tour_Finals
The 2020 CIB Women's PSA World Series Finals was the second women's edition of the PSA World Tour Finals (Prize money : $185,000) after the renaming of PSA World Series. The top 8 players in the 2019–20 PSA World Tour are qualified for the event. The event took place at Mall of Arabia, Cairo in Egypt from 28 September–3 October 2020.
| PSA World Tour Finals | |||
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| 2nd Women's PSA World Tour Finals | |||
| Location |  Cairo, Egypt | ||
| Venue | Mall of Arabia | ||
| Date(s) | 28 Sep.–3 Oct. 2020 | ||
| Website worldtourfinals | |||
| Prize money | $185,000 | ||
| Results | |||
 Champion | Hania El Hammamy (EGY) | ||
 Runner-up | Nour El Tayeb (EGY) | ||
 Semi-finalists |  Joelle King (NZL) Nour El Sherbini (EGY) | ||
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It was the second edition under the PSA World Tour Finals label after the PSA renamed PSA World Series to current PSA World Tour Finals. CIB remains as the title sponsor.
Defending champion Raneem El Weleily could not defend last year title as she announced its retirement on 25 June 2020. Hania El Hammamy won its first PSA Finals in his first Finals appearance after defeating compatriot Nour El Tayeb 3–2 in the Final. El Hammamy went 2–0 down, but managed to turn it around to win 3–2.[1]
PSA also awards points towards World Ranking. Points are awarded as follows:
| PSA World Tour Finals | Ranking Points | ||||||
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| Rank | Prize Money US$ | Winner | Runner up | 3/4 | Round-Robin Match Win | Undefeated bonus | |
| World Tour Finals | $185,000 | 1000 | 550 | 200 | 150 | 150 | |
Match points distribution
Points towards the standings are awarded when the following scores:
| Match score | Points |
|---|---|
| 2–0 win | 4 points |
| 2–1 win | 3 points |
| 1–2 loss | 1 point |
| 0–2 loss | 0 point |
Qualification
Top eight players at 2019–20 PSA World Tour standings qualifies to Finals.
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| Top 16 Women's World Tour Standings 2019–20[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | Player | Tournaments Played |
CHN |
FRA |
USA |
USA |
EGY |
USA |
USA |
USA |
USA |
USA |
EGY |
Total Points | ||||||
| 1 | Nour El Sherbini |
4 | – | – | – | – | 3175 | 1810 | – | – | – | 2750 | 1810 | 9545 | ||||||
| 2 | Raneem El Weleily‡ |
7 | 1150 | – | 1750 | 1100 | 2090 | 675 | – | – | – | 1810 | 675 | 9250 | ||||||
| 3 | Nour El Tayeb |
9 | 1750 | – | 1150 | 1810 | 780 | 410 | 575 | 875 | – | 250 | 1100 | 8700 | ||||||
| 4 | Nouran Gohar |
7 | 700 | – | – | 2750 | 1270 | 1100 | 875 | – | – | 1100 | 410 | 8205 | ||||||
| 5 |  Camille Serme |
8 | – | 1225 | 700 | 1100 | 780 | 2750 | 350 | – | – | 675 | 410 | 7990 | ||||||
| 6 | Hania El Hammamy |
8 | 700 | 490 | – | 410 | 1270 | 410 | – | – | 350 | 410 | 2750 | 6790 | ||||||
| 7 |  Sarah-Jane Perry |
9 | – | 490 | 430 | 675 | 780 | 675 | – | 575 | 575 | 1100 | 1100 | 6400 | ||||||
| 8 |  Amanda Sobhy |
9 | – | 805 | 430 | 675 | 177.5 | 250 | 130 | – | 875 | 675 | 675 | 4692.5 | ||||||
| 9 | Joelle King |
9 | 430 | – | 430 | 410 | 780 | 1100 | 350 | 350 | – | 250 | 250 | 4350 | ||||||
| 10 | Salma Hany |
9 | 430 | – | 260 | 410 | 475 | 675 | 215 | 130 | – | 410 | 250 | 3255 | ||||||
| 11 | Olivia Blatchford Clyne |
9 | – | 300 | 260 | 250 | 290 | 410 | – | 215 | 350 | 675 | 410 | 3160 | ||||||
| 12 |  Joshna Chinappa |
8 | – | – | 700 | 410 | 475 | 410 | 130 | 350 | – | 250 | 250 | 2975 | ||||||
| 13 | Yathreb Adel |
7 | 430 | – | – | 410 | 475 | 410 | 130 | – | – | 410 | 410 | 2675 | ||||||
| 14 | Rowan Elaraby |
6 | – | – | – | 675 | 290 | 250 | – | – | 215 | 675 | 410 | 2515 | ||||||
| 15 | Nadine Shahin |
8 | 430 | 182.5 | – | 250 | 290 | 250 | – | 130 | – | 410 | 410 | 2352.5 | ||||||
| 16 |  Nele Gilis |
9 | – | 182.5 | 260 | 250 | 290 | 250 | 80 | – | 215 | 410 | 410 | 2347.5 | ||||||
Bold – Players qualified for the Finals
(*) – Winners of Platinum's tournaments automatically qualifies for Finals.
(‡) – Announced retirement from squash on 25 June 2020.
Seeds
Times are Eastern European Time (UTC+02:00). To the best of three games.
Group A
| Date | Time | Player 1 | Player 2 | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September | 18:00 | Nour El Sherbini (EGY) | Joelle King (NZL) | 11–9, 11–1 |
| 28 September | 19:30 | Nouran Gohar (EGY) | Sarah-Jane Perry (ENG) | 11–7, 12–10 |
| 29 September | 19:30 | Nour El Sherbini (EGY) | Nouran Gohar (EGY) | 11–6, 11–7 |
| 29 September | 21:00 | Sarah-Jane Perry (ENG) | Joelle King (NZL) | 7–11, 13–11, 8–11 |
| 30 September | 21:00 | Nour El Sherbini (EGY) | Sarah-Jane Perry (ENG) | 11–7, 12–10 |
| 1 October | 18:00 | Nouran Gohar (EGY) | Joelle King (NZL) | 10–12, 7–11 |
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nour El Sherbini (EGY) |
3 | 3 | 0 | 67 | 40 | +27 | 12 | Advancing to Semifinals |
| 2 | Joelle King (NZL) |
3 | 2 | 1 | 66 | 67 | −1 | 7 | |
| 3 | Nouran Gohar (EGY) |
3 | 1 | 2 | 53 | 62 | −9 | 4 | |
| 4 | Sarah-Jane Perry (ENG) |
3 | 0 | 3 | 62 | 79 | −17 | 1 |
Group B
| Date | Time | Player 1 | Player 2 | Score |
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| 28 September | 21:00 | Nour El Tayeb (EGY) | Amanda Sobhy (USA) | 11–5, 11–5 |
| 29 September | 18:00 | Camille Serme (FRA) | Hania El Hammamy (EGY) | 11–9, 10–12, 7–11 |
| 30 September | 18:00 | Nour El Tayeb (EGY) | Camille Serme (FRA) | 8–11, 5–11 |
| 30 September | 19:30 | Hania El Hammamy (EGY) | Amanda Sobhy (USA) | 12–10, 11–8 |
| 1 October | 19:30 | Nour El Tayeb (EGY) | Hania El Hammamy (EGY) | 8–11, 11–3, 11–7 |
| 1 October | 21:00 | Camille Serme (FRA) | Amanda Sobhy (USA) | 9–11, 5–11 |
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Hania El Hammamy (EGY) |
3 | 2 | 1 | 76 | 76 | 0 | 8 | Advancing to Semifinals |
| 2 | Nour El Tayeb (EGY) |
3 | 2 | 1 | 65 | 53 | +12 | 7 | |
| 3 | Camille Serme (FRA) |
3 | 1 | 2 | 64 | 67 | −3 | 5 | |
| 4 | Amanda Sobhy (USA) |
3 | 1 | 2 | 50 | 59 | −9 | 4 |
| Semi finals (2 October) | Final (3 October) | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Nour El Sherbini (EGY)
| 11 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Nour El Tayeb (EGY)
| 5 | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | Nour El Tayeb (EGY)
| 11 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Hania El Hammamy (EGY)
| 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Hania El Hammamy (EGY)
| 18 | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||
| 8 | Joelle King (NZL)
| 20 | 8 | 2 | |||||||||||||
Semifinal
To the best of three games.
| Date | Time | Player 1 | Player 2 | Score |
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| 2 October | 18:30 | Nour El Sherbini (EGY) | Nour El Tayeb (EGY) | 11–5, 6–11, 3–11 |
| 2 October | 19:45 | Hania El Hammamy (EGY) | Joelle King (NZL) | 18–20, 11–8, 11–2 |
Final
To the best of five games.
| Date | Time | Player 1 | Player 2 | Score |
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| 3 October | 19:00 | Nour El Tayeb (EGY) | Hania El Hammamy (EGY) | 11–9, 11–9, 9–11, 4–11, 3–11 |
| 2020 Women's PSA World Tour Finals winner |
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 Hania El Hammamy First title |
- "World Tour Finals: El Hammamy Comes Back from 2-0 Down to Beat El Tayeb". psaworldtour.com. 3 October 2020.