World Championship Finalist Mosaad To Headline 2016 Canary Wharf Classic by Sean Reuthe January 18, 2016
- 2015 World Championship and Delaware Investments U.S. Open runner-up
Omar Mosaad, the powerful Egyptian in the midst of his most successful
season on tour, will top the draw when the 2016 Canary Wharf Classic,
PSA M70 tournament gets under way in London’s East Wintergarden on
Monday March 7.
World No.4 Mosaad will be aiming to triumph
in what would be one of the biggest tournament victories of his career
but with the likes of World No.7 Simon Rösner, World No.10 Mathieu
Castagnet and a trio of Egyptian compatriots in the form of unorthodox
shot-making talent Mazen Hesham, World No.11 Marwan Elshorbagy and the
enigmatic Fares Dessouki, Mosaad will have to come through a highly
competitive field.
Seven of the 16-strong draw are currently
ranked within the world’s top 15, a list that includes England’s former
World No.1 James Willstrop and former World No.9 Daryl Selby, while
Spanish former World No.5 Borja Golan adds further experience to the
world class draw.
The most notable absentee from the 2016
draw will be five-time champion Nick Matthew, the 35-year-old
Englishman who will miss the tournament for the first time since 2008
due to other commitments.
“The quality of the draw this
year is once again outstanding and continues to showcase the Canary
Wharf Classic as a favourite stop for the most established names and
up-and-coming talents on the circuit,” said event director Tim Garner.
“It
comes as no surprise that the event was sold out months in advance and
we anticipate another incredible week inside East Wintergarden and I
know that the fans who have purchased their tickets in advance are
going to be in for a real treat on tournament week.
“This is
our 13th year of running the Canary Wharf Classic and it continues to
go from strength to strength and I’m relishing the prospect of seeing
it all get underway on March 7.”
Draw - 2016 Canary Wharf Classic, PSA M70:
[1] Omar Mosaad (EGY) v Chris Simpson (ENG)
[Qualifier] v [7] Daryl Selby (ENG)
[8] Mazen Hesham (EGY) v [WC] Ben Coleman (ENG)
Fares Dessouki (EGY) v [4] Marwan Elshorbagy (EGY)
