Eight of the world's top 20 players will contest a prize fund of $103,000 when Alexandria stages a professional squash tournament for the first time in three years in September.
Eleven of the 24-man draw will be from the host nation, including world No.2 Ali Farag, when the Alexandria International Squash Open, the PSA World Tour Gold event takes place at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina between Sept. 17 and Sept. 21.
Joining Farag in the draw is world No.3 Marwan El-Shorbagy, who won the PSA Dubai World Series Finals in Dubai in June. World No.4 Tarek Momen and 2016 World Champion Karim Gawad take up the remaining two spots in the top-four seeded positions in the draw.
World No.13 Mohamed Abouelghar and world No.14 Omar Mosaad are the other Egyptian players amongst the top eight seeds, while Peru’s Diego Elias and England No.1 Daryl Selby are the other top 20 players involved in the tournament.
Round one matches will be played at the Alexandria Sporting Club, while second round fixtures will be split between the club and the glass court staged at Bibliotheca Alexandrina. All matches from the quarterfinals onwards will be held at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina.
2018 Alexandria International Squash Open – Entry List
1) Ali Farag (EGY)
2) Marwan ElShorbagy (EGY)
3) Tarek Momen (EGY)
4) Karim Abdel Gawad (EGY)
5) Diego Elias (PER)
6) Mohamed Abouelghar (EGY)
7) Omar Mosaad (EGY)
8) Daryl Selby (ENG)
9) Declan James (ENG)
10) Cesar Salazar (ENG)
11) Borja Golan (ESP)
12) Zahed Mohamed (EGY)
13) Gregoire Marche (FRA)
14) Greg Lobban (SCO)
15) Tom Richards (ENG)
16) Mazen Hesham (EGY)
17) Alan Clyne (SCO)
18) Chris Simpson (ENG)
19) Adrian Waller (ENG)
20) Karim Ali Fathi (EGY)
21) Omar Abdel Meguid (EGY)
22) Arturo Salazar (MEX)
23) Ben Coleman (ENG)
Wildcard) Omar El Torkey (EGY)
