The 2016 Women's World Open Squash Championship is the women's edition of the 2016

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, which serves as the individual world championship for

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players. It was originally scheduled to take place in

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. In January 2017, El Gouna was selected as the championships' replacement host, with the tournament scheduled to take place alongside the men's annual El Gouna Squash Open between 7 and 14 April 2017 inclusive. It is the third time in four editions the tournament has been held after its designated year.

Prize money and ranking points

For 2016, the prize purse was $165,000. The prize money and points breakdown is as follows:

Seeds

Draw and results

References

External links

World Championship 2016 website
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Prize money and ranking points

Seeds

Draw and results

See also

References

External links