The 2020 CIB Men's PSA World Series Finals was the men's edition of the PSA World Tour Finals (Prize money : $185,000). The top 8 players in the 2019–20 PSA World Tour are qualified for the event. The event took place at Mall of Arabia, Cairo in Egypt from 28 September–3 October 2020.
| PSA World Tour Finals | |
|---|---|
| 2nd Men's PSA World Tour Finals | |
| Location |  Cairo, Egypt |
| Venue | Mall of Arabia |
| Date(s) | 28 Sep.–3 Oct. 2020 |
| Website worldtourfinals | |
| Prize money | $185,000 |
| Results | |
 Champion | Marwan El Shorbagy (EGY) |
 Runner-up | Karim Abdel Gawad (EGY) |
 Semi-finalists | Ali Farag (EGY) Joel Makin (WAL) |
It's the second edition under the PSA World Tour Finals label after the PSA renamed PSA World Series to current PSA World Tour Finals. CIB remains as the title sponsor.
Karim Abdel Gawad was the defending champion but was beaten in the Final to Marwan El Shorbagy. Marwan won the Final 3–0 (11–6, 11–5, 11–3) (47min) in his only second World Tour Finals appearance.[1]
PSA World Ranking Points
editPSA also awards points towards World Ranking. Points are awarded as follows:
| PSA World Tour Finals | Ranking Points | ||||||
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| Rank | Prize Money US$ | Winner | Runner up | 3/4 | Round-Robin Match Win | Undefeated bonus | |
| World Tour Finals | $185,000 | 1000 | 550 | 200 | 150 | 150 | |
Match points distribution
editPoints towards the standings are awarded when the following scores:
| Match score | Points |
|---|---|
| 2–0 win | 4 points |
| 2–1 win | 3 points |
| 1–2 loss | 1 point |
| 0–2 loss | 0 point |
Qualification & Seeds
editQualification
editTop eight players at 2019–20 PSA World Tour standings qualifies to Finals.
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| Top 16 Men's PSA World Tour Standings 2019–20[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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CHN
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FRA
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USA
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USA
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EGY
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QAT
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ENG
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USA
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USA
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USA
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CAN
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USA
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ENG
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Total Points | ||||||||||
| 1 |  Mohamed El Shorbagy‡
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8 | 1750 | – | 1750 | 1810 | – | 780 | 1150 | 2750 | – | – | – | 675 | 1750 | 12415 | ||||||||||
| 2 | Ali Farag
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6 | 1150 | – | – | 2750 | 1810 | – | – | 1100 | – | – | – | 2750 | 1150 | 10710 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Tarek Momen
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8 | – | – | 1150 | 1100 | 250 | 3175 | – | 1810 | – | – | 1225 | 1100 | 700 | 10510 | ||||||||||
| 4 |  Paul Coll
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8 | – | 1225 | – | 675 | 1100 | 2090 | 700 | 675 | – | – | 805 | 1810 | – | 9080 | ||||||||||
| 5 | Karim Abdel Gawad
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7 | – | – | – | 675 | 2750 | 475 | 1750 | 1100 | – | – | – | 1100 | 260 | 8110 | ||||||||||
| 6 | Marwan El Shorbagy
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10 | 700 | – | 700 | 250 | 675 | 1270 | 430 | 250 | – | 300 | – | 250 | 700 | 5525 | ||||||||||
| 7 |  Diego Elías
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9 | – | – | – | 1100 | 250 | 780 | 260 | 250 | – | 1225 | 490 | 675 | 430 | 5460 | ||||||||||
| 8 |  Joel Makin
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10 | – | 805 | 430 | 410 | 1100 | 475 | 430 | 675 | – | – | 300 | 410 | 160 | 5195 | ||||||||||
| 9 |  Simon Rösner
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8 | – | 300 | 260 | 675 | 250 | 1270 | – | 675 | – | – | – | 675 | 260 | 4365 | ||||||||||
| 10 |  Saurav Ghosal
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9 | 700 | – | – | 250 | 410 | 475 | 430 | 410 | 575 | – | – | 250 | 430 | 3930 | ||||||||||
| 11 | Fares Dessouky
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7 | – | 300 | – | 250 | 675 | 475 | – | – | 875 | – | – | 250 | 430 | 3255 | ||||||||||
| 12 | Mazen Hesham
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9 | 430 | – | – | 410 | 410 | 290 | 430 | 250 | – | – | 300 | 410 | 160 | 3090 | ||||||||||
| 13 |  Grégoire Marche
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9 | – | 490 | – | 410 | 410 | 177.5 | – | 410 | 350 | 182.5 | – | 250 | 160 | 2840 | ||||||||||
| 14 | Mathieu Castagnet
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9 | – | 300 | 260 | 250 | – | 290 | 260 | 250 | – | – | 490 | 410 | 260 | 2770 | ||||||||||
| 15 | Zahed Salem
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8 | – | 490 | – | 410 | 250 | 780 | – | 250 | 130 | 182.5 | – | 250 | – | 2742.5 | ||||||||||
| 16 | Omar Mosaad
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8 | 430 | – | – | 250 | 250 | 475 | – | 250 | 350 | – | – | 410 | 260 | 2675 | ||||||||||
Bold – Players qualified for the Finals
(*) – Winners of Platinum's tournaments automatically qualifies for Finals.
(‡) – Mohamed ElShorbay opts out to not play for personal reasons. [3]
Seeds
editGroup stage results
editTimes are Eastern European Time (UTC 02:00). To the best of three games.
Group A
edit| Date | Time | Player 1 | Player 2 | Score |
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| 28 September | 18:45 | Ali Farag (EGY) |
Simon Rösner (GER) |
12–10, 11–6 |
| 28 September | 20:15 | Karim Abdel Gawad (EGY) |
Diego Elías (PER) |
11–9, 3–11, 5–11 |
| 29 September | 20:15 | Ali Farag (EGY) |
Karim Abdel Gawad (EGY) |
8–11, 11–4, 8–11 |
| 29 September | 21:45 | Diego Elías (PER) |
Simon Rösner (GER) |
11–8, 9–11, 6–11 |
| 30 September | 20:15 | Ali Farag (EGY) |
Diego Elías (PER) |
14–16, 11–5, 11–3 |
| 1 October | 18:45 | Karim Abdel Gawad (EGY) |
Simon Rösner (GER) |
13–11, 11–8 |
Standings
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Karim Abdel Gawad (EGY)
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3 | 2 | 1 | 69 | 77 | −8 | 8[a] | Advancing to Semifinals |
| 2 | Ali Farag (EGY)
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3 | 2 | 1 | 86 | 66 | 20 | 8[a] | |
| 3 | Diego Elías (PER)
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3 | 1 | 2 | 81 | 85 | −4 | 5 | |
| 4 | Simon Rösner (GER)
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3 | 1 | 2 | 65 | 73 | −8 | 3 |
Source: PSA World Tour Finals
Notes:
Notes:
Group B
edit| Date | Time | Player 1 | Player 2 | Score |
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| 28 September | 21:45 | Tarek Momen (EGY) |
Joel Makin (WAL) |
5–11, 11–6, 9–11 |
| 29 September | 20:30 | Paul Coll (NZL) |
Marwan El Shorbagy (EGY) |
6–11, 5–11 |
| 30 September | 18:45 | Tarek Momen (EGY) |
Paul Coll (NZL) |
9–11, 8–11 |
| 30 September | 21:45 | Marwan El Shorbagy (EGY) |
Joel Makin (WAL) |
11–8, 11–6 |
| 1 October | 20:15 | Tarek Momen (EGY) |
Marwan El Shorbagy (EGY) |
11–8, 11–3 |
| 1 October | 21:45 | Paul Coll (NZL) |
Joel Makin (WAL) |
3–11, 5–11 |
Standings
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Marwan El Shorbagy (EGY)
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3 | 2 | 1 | 55 | 47 | 8 | 8 | Advancing to Semifinals |
| 2 | Joel Makin (WAL)
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3 | 2 | 1 | 64 | 55 | 9 | 7 | |
| 3 | Tarek Momen (EGY)
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3 | 1 | 2 | 64 | 61 | 3 | 5 | |
| 4 | Paul Coll (NZL)
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3 | 1 | 2 | 41 | 61 | −20 | 4 |
Source: PSA World Tour Finals
Knockout stage
edit| Semi finals (2 October) | Final (3 October) | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Karim Abdel Gawad (EGY)
| 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||
| 7 | Joel Makin (WAL)
| 9 | 8 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | Karim Abdel Gawad (EGY)
| 6 | 5 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | Marwan El Shorbagy (EGY)
| 11 | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||
| 5 | Marwan El Shorbagy (EGY)
| 11 | 7 | 12 | |||||||||||||
| 1 | Ali Farag (EGY)
| 9 | 11 | 10 | |||||||||||||
Semifinal
editTo the best of three games.
| Date | Time | Player 1 | Player 2 | Score |
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| 2 October | 19:15 | Karim Abdel Gawad (EGY) |
Joel Makin (WAL) |
11–9, 11–8 |
| 2 October | 20:30 | Marwan El Shorbagy (EGY) |
Ali Farag (EGY) |
11–9, 7–11, 12–10 |
Final
editTo the best of five games.
| Date | Time | Player 1 | Player 2 | Score |
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| 3 October | 20:00 | Karim Abdel Gawad (EGY) |
Marwan El Shorbagy (EGY) |
6–11, 5–11, 3–11 |
| 2020 Men's PSA World Tour Finals winner |
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 Marwan El Shorbagy First title |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "World Tour Finals: ElShorbagy Lifts Men's Title". psaworldtour.com. 3 October 2020.
- ^ PSA Men's World Tour Standings
- ^ "World's Best Squash Players to Line up at Mall of Arabia for CIB PSA World Tour Finals". psaworldtour.com. Retrieved 7 September 2020.