James Willstrop Out of El Gouna International by Sean Reuthe April 18, 2016
- Former World No.1 James Willstrop has withdrawn from the upcoming El
Gouna International after suffering a viral infection that will keep
him out of the final PSA World Series tournament of the season.
The
32-year-old Yorkshireman was due to face close friend and training
partner Saurav Ghosal in the opening round, but his withdrawal means
that his spot in the main draw will now be taken up by Hong Kong’s Leo
Au.
Willstrop had previously finished as a runner-up in this
event back in 2012 but lost out to current champion Ramy Ashour in the
final.
El Gouna International – First Round Draw
[1] Mohamed Elshorbagy (EGY) v Mazen Hesham (EGY)
Chris Simpson (ENG) v [Qualifier]
Mohamed Abouelghar (EGY) v [Qualifier]
[Qualifier] v [8] Simon Rösner (GER)
[7] Miguel Angel Rodriguez (COL) v [Qualifier]
Saurav Ghosal (IND) v Leo Au (HKG)
Mathieu Castagnet (FRA) v [WC] Zahed Mohamed (EGY)
Cameron Pilley (AUS) v [3] Omar Mosaad (EGY)
[4] Ramy Ashour (EGY) v Marwan Elshorbagy (EGY)
Max Lee (HKG) v [Qualifier]
Daryl Selby (ENG) v Fares Dessouki (EGY)
Ryan Cuskelly (AUS) v [6] Karim Abdel Gawad (EGY)
[5] Tarek Momen (EGY) v [Qualifier]
Ali Farag (EGY) v [Qualifier]
Stephen Coppinger (RSA) v [Qualifier]
Tom Richards (ENG) v [2] Gregory Gaultier (FRA)
The
2016 El Gouna International takes place from April 21-24 at the
Movenpick Hotel and between April 24-29 at the New Marina, El Gouna.
