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
The PSA World Series (formerly known as the PSA Super Series) was a series of men's and women's squash tournaments which were part of the Professional Squash Association (PSA) World Tour for the squash season. The tournaments were some of the mo ...
event (prize money: 115 000 $). The event took place in Hong Kong from 23 August to 28 August.
Nouran Gohar
Nouran Ahmed Gohar ( ar, نوران أحمد جوهر; born 30 September 1997 in Egypt) is a professional squash player who represents Egypt. She reached a career-high world ranking of No. 1 in July 2020.
Career
She lifted her first Tour title a ...
won her first Hong Kong Open trophy, beating
Amanda Sobhy
Amanda Sobhy (born June 29, 1993; Sea Cliff, New York) is an American squash player. A five-time national champion, she was the first U.S.-born player to reach the top five in the Professional Squash Association (PSA) world rankings. She reached ...
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
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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 ...
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Men's Hong Kong squash Open 2016
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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