Matthew Injured, Withdraws from El Gouna International by Nathan Clarke April 4, 2016
- Three-time World Champion Nick Matthew has withdrawn from this
month's El Gouna International, the final PSA World Series tournament
of the season, as a result of an ankle injury sustained during the
recent Allam British Open.
Matthew's withdrawal sees British
Open runner-up and defending El Gouna champion Ramy Ashour rise up to
occupy the number four seeding in a move that boosts the 28-year-old’s
hopes of qualifying for the Dubai PSA World Series Finals. Ashour is
now seeded to meet Gregory Gaultier at the semi-final stage in a repeat
of the their classic British Open semi-final clash before a seeded
rematch with rival Mohamed Elshorbagy could await in the title-decider
- with Ashour needing to reach the decider for a chance to compete in
Dubai.
Ashour will face Elshorbagy's younger brother Marwan,
the World No.11, in the first round while German Simon Rösner moves up
to the eighth seeded position where a qualifier will await him in the
first round.
Talented youngster Mohamed Abouelghar comes
into the main draw from qualification to complete an 11-strong
contingent of Egyptian players in the main draw.
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 James Willstrop (ENG) 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 El Gouna and 24-29 at the New Marina El Gouna.
