World No.1 ElShorbagy to Top St George’s Hill Open Draw by Sean Reuthe
photo PSA
November 23, 2016
- World No.1 Mohamed ElShorbagy will headline a high-quality draw when
the Channel VAS Championship at St George’s Hill Open, PSA M100
tournament gets under way on Thursday December 8 at the St George's
Hill Lawn Tennis Club in Weybridge.
The tournament has grown exponentially over the past year, with it’s
lucrative $100,000 prize fund - which is four times bigger than last
year’s - making it the second biggest PSA World Tour event to take
place in Europe after the iconic British Open.
ElShorbagy appears at his last PSA World Tour event of 2016 as the
Egyptian looks to bring a year which has seen him win seven Tour titles
to a triumphant close.
The Bristol-based 25-year-old has a tough first round encounter against
2015 runner-up Daryl Selby in store, with the Englishman in a rich vein
of form after claiming a first World Series semi-final berth since 2012
at last week’s Qatar Classic - a tournament which saw ElShorbagy reach
the final.
ElShorbagy is seeded to meet ‘Colombian Cannonball’ Miguel Angel
Rodriguez in a mouthwatering semi-final, with World No.8 Rodriguez
facing a qualifier in round one.
On the other side of the draw, World No.4 Omar Mosaad and ElShorbagy’s
younger brother, World No.7 Marwan, are seeded to line-up against each
other in the last four.
Mosaad begins his tournament against a qualifier, but could come up
against former World No.1 James Willstrop in the quarter-final stage if
both players win their respective first round encounters, with
Willstrop winning the most recent meeting between the two during last
month’s Delaware Investments U.S. Open.
Marwan, meanwhile, locks horns with defending champion Chris Simpson in
round one, and the 23-year-old will be eyeing up a final clash with his
older brother.
2016 Channel VAS Championship at St George’s Hill Open - First Round Draw:
[1] Mohamed ElShorbagy (EGY) v Daryl Selby (ENG)
Saurav Ghosal (IND) v [7] Borja Golan (ESP)
[8] Max Lee (HKG) v [Qualifier]
[Qualifier] v [4] Miguel Angel Rodriguez (COL)
[3] Marwan ElShorbagy (EGY) v Chris Simpson (ENG)
[WC] Joe Lee (ENG) v [5] Tarek Momen (EGY)
[6] James Willstrop (ENG) v [Qualifier]
[Qualifier] v [2] Omar Mosaad (EGY)
The qualifying rounds of the 2016 Channel VAS Championship at St
George’s Hill Open take place between December 6-7, while the main draw
begins a day later and runs up until the final on Monday December 12.
Tickets for the tournament are priced from £10-£45 and can be booked online here:
