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Women's Hong Kong Squash Open 2016
The Women's Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Open 2016 is the women's edition of the 2016 Hong Kong Open, which is a PSA World Series event (prize money: 115 000 $). The event took place in Hong Kong from 23 August to 28 August. Nouran Gohar won her first Hong Kong Open trophy, beating Amanda Sobhy in the final. Prize money and ranking points For 2016, the prize purse was $115,000. The prize money and points breakdown is as follows: Seeds Draw and results See also *Hong Kong Open (squash) The Hong Kong Squash Open is an annual squash tournament held in Hong Kong in November. The tournament has both men and women's sections. The opening sections of the tournament are held at the Hong Kong Squash Centre, while the finals are contes ... * Men's Hong Kong squash Open 2016 * 2016–17 PSA World Series References {{2016 in squash Squash tournaments in Hong Kong Women's Hong Kong Open (squash) Women's Hong Kong Open (squash) 2016 in women's squash ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hong Kong Cultural Centre
The Hong Kong Cultural Centre () is a multipurpose performance facility in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong. Located at Salisbury Road, it was built by the former Urban Council and, since 2000, has been administered by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department of the Hong Kong Government. A wide variety of cultural performances are held here. Location The centre is located on the southwestern tip of Tsim Sha Tsui, on the former location of the Kowloon station of the Kowloon–Canton Railway. Adjacent to the centre on the west is the Tsim Sha Tsui Ferry Pier of the Star Ferry, while to the east are the Hong Kong Space Museum and Hong Kong Museum of Art. The historic Clock Tower stands between the centre and the pier. History As early as 1970, the Urban Council pressed for construction of a new cultural venue in Kowloon of the same modern standard as the City Hall in Central. The cultural centre project was formally announced in 1974 to be planned on the site of the former Kowlo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarah-Jane Perry
Sarah-Jane Perry (born 15 May 1990 in Birmingham) is a professional squash player who represents England and Great Britain. She reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 5 in July 2020. Education Perry was educated at Kenilworth School, Kenilworth, UK, and then graduated from Warwick University, England with a BEng (Hons) degree in 2011. Squash career Perry had a successful junior career, culminating in winning the European Under 19 Individual Championships in Cologne and the British Under 19 Championships, both in 2009. She won two further British National Championships, at the Under 23 level in 2012 and 2013. Perry was part of the victorious England team at the 2013 European Squash Championships, her first selection at senior level. She represented Great Britain at the 2013 World Games in Cali, Colombia where she reached the quarter-finals, losing to the eventual winner Nicol David. Perry broke into the top 20 just prior to her 23rd Birthday and reached her highest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tesni Evans
Tesni Evans (born 15 October 1992 in Cardiff) is a professional squash player who represents Wales and is a five time Welsh national squash champion. She reached a career-high world ranking of World No.9 in November 2018, becoming the highest-ranked Welsh woman of all-time and the first to break into the Top 10. Evans has represented Team Wales in the 2014 Commonwealth Games, the 2018 Commonwealth Games and in the WSF World Team Championships. The 25-year-old, born in Cardiff but living in Rhyl, became the first Welsh player to land the prestigious British National Championship, when in 2018, she beat Alison Waters 11–5, 11–9, 11–7 in the final in Manchester. Evans is the first Welsh player to lift the title (male or female). Evans retained the British National title, becoming a two-time champion, the following year in 2019, when she defeated England's Emily Whitlock 3-0 (11-3, 11–6, 11–5) in the final, which was contested in Nottingham. Tesni Evans competed at the 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rachael Grinham
Rachael Margaret Grinham (born 22 January 1977 in Toowoomba, Queensland) is an Australian professional squash player. She won the World Open in 2007, and the British Open in 2003, 2004, 2007 and 2009. She reached the World No. 1 ranking in August 2004 and held it for 16 consecutive months. Career Early years Rachael has a great pedigree as a squash player. Winner of the World Junior title in 1993 aged 16, she had an opportunity to defend in 1995, but was beaten by Jade Wilson from New Zealand in the final. Around that time she was also part of the Australian Institute of Sport squad. Since joining the WISPA World Tour during 1994, her array of strokes and strong temperament initially took her steadily towards the top 20, a barrier she finally breached in the middle of 1997. She won her first tournament in 1998 when she was 22 years old, beating Tracey Shenton for the Open Toulouse Central in France. She also lost to Tracey Shenton in the same year at the Isostar-Beverwijk tou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donna Urquhart
Donna Lobban, also known as Donna Belle Urquhart, (born 19 December 1986) is a professional squash Squash may refer to: Sports * Squash (sport), the high-speed racquet sport also known as squash racquets * Squash (professional wrestling), an extremely one-sided match in professional wrestling * Squash tennis, a game similar to squash but pla ... player who represents Australia. She reached a career high world ranking of 13 in May, 2011. Early life Lobban was born Donna Belle Urquhart. Career As a junior, she won five Australian Junior titles and was the runner-up at the Scottish and British Junior Opens in 2002 & 2003. She played for her country at the 2003 World Junior Women's Championships in Egypt where, at age 16, she made the last 16 of the individual draw, and was the runner-up in the teams event. In 2010, she was part of the Australian team that won the gold medal at the 2010 Women's World Team Squash Championships. She reached a career-high world ranking of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victoria Lust
Victoria Lust (born 2 May 1989 in Luton) is an English former professional squash player. She reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 12 in June 2019. Career In 2016, she was part of the English team that won the silver medal at the 2016 Women's World Team Squash Championships. Two years later in 2018, she was again part of the English team that won the silver medal at the 2018 Women's World Team Squash Championships The 2018 Women's World Team Squash Championships was the women's edition of the 2018 World Team Squash Championships, which serves as the world team championship for squash players. The event held in Dalian, China took place from 11 to 19 Septembe .... She retired from professional squash in March 2020. After that, she moved to Victoria BC and worked at Saint Michaels University School as a squash teacher before moving to Seattle References External links * * * 1989 births Living people English female squash players Sportspeople from Lu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joey Chan
Joey Chan Ho-ling (; born May 20, 1988, in Hong Kong), known as Joey Chan, is a former professional squash player who represents Hong Kong. She reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 16 in May 2012. Career Chan joined the Tour in 2003. Her consistent performances at events resulted in her breaking into the world's top 100 in 2006 and she earned semi-final finishes at the NSC Tour 12 No2 and the Taiwan Open the following year. Her first Tour title came at the Indian Challenger No.4 in 2010 and she went on to pick up the China Open and the Chairman's Cup in September of that year. She made it into the top 20 in the world in 2011, when she beat Aisling Blake in the final of the Macau Open to lift the crown and she defeated the number one seed Rachael Grinham to take home the Challenge Cup title a year later. On 7 October 2013, at the 2013 East Asian Games in Tianjin Tianjin (; ; Mandarin: ), alternately romanized as Tientsin (), is a municipality and a coastal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Line Hansen
Line U. Hansen, (born 7 May 1983 in Odense) is a professional squash player who represents Denmark ) , song = ( en, "King Christian stood by the lofty mast") , song_type = National and royal anthem , image_map = EU-Denmark.svg , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Danish Realm, Kingdom of Denmark .... She reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 18 in October 2013. References External links * * * Danish female squash players Living people 1983 births Sportspeople from Odense {{Denmark-squash-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nadine Shahin
Nadine Shahin, also known as Nadine Ayman Shahin and Nadine Ayman Mohamed Shahin (born 14 June 1997 in Cairo) is an Egyptian professional squash player. As of February 2020, she was ranked number 19 in the world ''In the World'' is an album by jazz saxophonist Clifford Jordan which was recorded in 1969 and released on the Strata-East label in 1972. The album was rereleased on CD as part of ''The Complete Clifford Jordan Strata-East Sessions'' by Mosaic Re .... References 1997 births Living people Egyptian female squash players Competitors at the 2017 World Games 21st-century Egyptian women {{Egypt-sport-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liu Tsz-Ling
Liu Tsz-Ling (born September 10, 1991 in Hong Kong) is a Hong Kong retired professional squash Squash may refer to: Sports * Squash (sport), the high-speed racquet sport also known as squash racquets * Squash (professional wrestling), an extremely one-sided match in professional wrestling * Squash tennis, a game similar to squash but pla ... player. She reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 23 in January 2017. Career In 2016, she was part of the Hong Kong team that won the bronze medal at the 2016 Women's World Team Squash Championships in France. References External links * * * 1991 births Living people Hong Kong female squash players Asian Games medalists in squash Asian Games silver medalists for Hong Kong Asian Games bronze medalists for Hong Kong Squash players at the 2010 Asian Games Squash players at the 2014 Asian Games Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games 21st-century Hong Kong women {{HongKong- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heba El Torky
Heba El Torky (born January 15, 1991, in Alexandria) is an Egyptian professional squash player. Career El Torky represented Egypt Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediter ... at the international level. She reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 19 in December 2016. Heba has a sister named Nouran, who is also a professional squash player. References External links * * * 1991 births Living people Egyptian female squash players Sportspeople from Alexandria {{Egypt-squash-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nour El Tayeb
Nour El Tayeb ( ar, نور الطيب; born March 8, 1993, in Cairo) is a professional squash player who represents Egypt Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediter .... She reached a career-high world ranking of three in March, 2018. Career The highlight of her junior career was, at age sixteen, reaching the final of the World Juniors in 2009, beating top seed Dipika Pallikal on the way before losing to fellow Egyptian Nour El Sherbini. In 2012, she was part of the team that regained the world team title after winning a gold medal at the 2012 Women's World Team Squash Championships. In 2014, she was part of the Egyptian team that won the bronze medal at the 2014 Women's World Team Squash Championships. In 2018, she was part of the Egyptian team that won the 2018 Women's W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
