2015 NetSuite Open Draws Five Recent World No 1s by Nathan Clarke July 15, 2015
- Five of the greatest players to grace a squash court during the last
decade, including the spell-bindingly talented three-time and current
World Champion Ramy Ashour, will find themselves going toe-to-toe in
what promises to be the most competitive NetSuite Open ever in San
Francisco this September.
In a star-studded field the PSA M100 tournament, which has been growing
in reputation as one of the standout events on the PSA World Tour over
the past few years, will feature five recent World No.1s including
Ashour, four-time Egyptian World Champion Amr Shabana, England’s
three-time World Champion Nick Matthew, four-time World Championship
runner-up Gregory Gaultier and James Willstrop, the Englishman who
topped the standing for eleven months in 2012.
Frenchman Gaultier returns to the tournament, which is played out at
the iconic Justin Herman Plaza, as defining champion having beaten
Shabana to the title in 2014 but will face his stiffest challenge yet
if he is to retain the title - with the likes of Colombian World No.5
and PanAm Games Gold Medal winner Miguel Angel Rodriguez, World No.6
Simon Rösner and World No.7 Peter Barker also amongst the field in what
is a mouth-watering line-up.
The action gets underway on Friday September 25 when squash fans in the
Golden Gate City are certain to be treated to some electrifying action
and New York native Mike Lewis, the World No.199 and tournament
Wildcard, will be hoping to make his mark on the professional tour with
a strong showing.
“We are delighted to have so many of the world’s top players competing
in the 2015 NetSuite Open in what looks certain to be one of the most
competitive and entertaining tournaments on the squash calendar this
year,” said NetSuite Open promoter John Nimick.
“We were enthralled by the exploits of Gregory Gaultier and Amr Shabana
in 2014 and to see them joined by the likes of Ramy Ashour, James
Willstrop and Nick Matthew is a mouth-watering prospect for squash fans
in the region.
“Not only that but with dangerously talented players such as Miguel
Angel Rodriguez and Simon Rösner coming into this tournament largely
unmentioned it wouldn’t surprise me if we saw some major shock during
the tournament and I for one cannot wait for the competition to get
underway.”
2015 NetSuite Open M100 - Entry List (Seed, Name, Nationality, Ranking)
1) Nick Matthew (ENG) [2]
2) Gregory Gaultier (FRA) [3]
3) Miguel Angel Rodriguez (COL) [4]
4) Ramy Ashour (EGY) [5]
5) Simon Rösner (GER) [6]
6) Peter Barker (ENG) [7]
7) Amr Shabana (EGY) [10]
8) Mathieu Castagnet (FRA) [11]
9) James Willstrop (ENG) [18]
10) Cameron Pilley (AUS) [19]
11) Nicolas Mueller (SUI) [22]
The 2015 NetSuite Open takes place at Justin Herman Plaza, San
Francisco, with tickets for the tournament priced from $40 and
available to purchase by visiting http://netsuiteopensquash.tix.com
