What to look for in Today’s MatchesNoon: [9] Tesni Evans (Wales, age 27, rank 9) vs. Olivia Blatchford Clyne (USA, age 26, rank 17)In the seven years since their last PSA match up in 2013, both players have developed into consistent top twenty players and recently in Evans’ case—top ten. Both players are diminutive in stature at 5’3 and 5’0 and rely heavily on their precision in the front of the court. The American attended the ToC growing up and will hope to pull off what would be a significant upset in front of the home crowd.

12:45: [1] Ali Farag (Egypt, age 27, rank 1) vs. Youssef Soliman (Egypt, age 23, rank 37)After a serious gut check in his five-game comeback win against Mazen Hesham Friday, the world No. 1 will hope to get past his younger compatriot in a more decisive fashion to save his reserves for a late run in the tournament.

2:00: [5] Paul Coll (New Zealand, age 27, rank 5) vs. Tom Richards (England, age 33, rank 32)Favored in ranking, form and head-to-head (3-0), the Kiwi World Championship finalist will be all business against his thirty-three-year-old counterpart. Richards had the crowd on their feet with his five-game win over Leo Au Friday and will need an even more remarkable performance to elicit the same response today.

2:45: [4] Nour El Tayeb (Egypt, age 27, rank 4) vs. Donna Lobban (Australia, age 27, rank 26)Unlike her top three-ranked Egyptian counterparts, a PSA Platinum title has eluded El Tayeb for nearly two years since the 2018 Windy City Open. One of the most talented and entertaining players in the game, El Tayeb has yet another opportunity to force herself back into the world’s top three again this week. All squash fans should back Lobban’s Australian firefighter donation challenge where she donates $1 per point and $2 per game won. Donate here: rfs.nsw.gov.au/volunteer/support-your-local-brigade

5:00: Mostafa Asal (Egypt, age 18, rank 21) vs. Gregory Gaultier (France, age 37, rank 12 [PR])Asal stunned world No. 9 Mohamed Abouelghar on Friday in the performance of the tournament so far. The two-time world junior champion rattled off nick winner after nick winner, leaving a helpless top ten player in his wake. Gaultier, a former world No. 1 and long-time ToC favorite, made a victorious return to the PSA World tour after a 15-month injury layoff Friday. If Asal continues his run of form, even the revived ‘French General’ could be out of luck.

5:45: [4] Tarek Momen (Egypt, age 31, rank 3) vs. Eain Yow Ng (Malaysia, age 21, rank 31)Momen opened up his ToC with an hour-long win over world No. 8 Marwan ElShorbagy and will see the young Malaysian as a welcome change of pace. The Egyptian will hope to replicate his 25-minute 3-0 win against Eain Yow that kicked off his maiden World Championship title campaign in November.

7:30: [2] Nour El Sherbini (Egypt, age 24, rank 2) vs. Milou van der Heijden (Netherlands, age 30, rank 32)The only three-time ToC women’s champion and current world champion will be expected to follow suit of El Welily and Gohar--who won in less than twenty-five minutes Saturday--and make quick work of the Dutch international in their first career match up on the PSA World Tour.

8:15: [6] Joelle King (New Zealand, age 31, rank 6) vs. Julianne Courtice (England, age 28, rank 31)The Kiwi made her best ToC performance last year, falling short in the semifinals against El Welily, but hasn’t reached a PSA platinum semifinal since. King will hope to resurrect her best form in Grand Central this week with her first career match against the gritty Englishwoman.

9:00: [8] Sarah-Jane Perry (England, age 29, rank 8) vs. Nele Gilis (Belgium, age 23, rank 18)After missing the 2019 ToC due to injury, SJ will hope to continue her run of reaching the ToC quarterfinals in 2014, 2017 and 2018. The Belgian has lost all three previous encounters, but will relish the opportunity for a top ten upset on the sport’s biggest stage.

ERTHE SundayJanuary 12, 2020

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NOON SESSION—Dunlop Kids & Family Day[9] Tesni Evans (WAL) vs. Olivia Blatchford Clyne (USA)[1] Ali Farag (EGY) vs. Youssef Soliman (EGY)

2:00 PM SESSIONTom Richards (ENG) vs. [5] Paul Coll (NZL)Nour El Tayeb (EGY) vs. Donna Lobban (AUS)

7:30 PM SESSIONMilou van der Heijden (NED) vs. [2] Nour El Sherbini (EGY)Julianne Courtice (ENG) vs. [6] Joelle King (NZL)[8] Sarah-Jane Perry (ENG) vs. Nele Gilis (BEL)

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Dunlop Kids Day at the J.P. Morgan Tournament of Champions will feature one of their own in the form of eighteen-year-old Mostafa Asal (left). The two-time world junior champion produced some of the best squash Grand Central has seen so far, and squash fans of all ages will be wanting more against the revived ‘French General’. The 2019 women’s champion Nour El Sherbini (center) and finalist Nour El Tayeb (right) both kick off their 2020 campaigns with their sights set on the title.

5:00 PM SESSIONMostafa Asal (EGY) vs. Grégory Gaultier (FRA)[4] Tarek Momen (PER) vs. Eain Yow Ng (MAS)

Coline Aumard (FRA) [1] Raneem El Welily (EGY) Round 3 Quarterfinals Semifinals FinalFri. 1/10 – 4:45 NYAC Sat. 1/11 – 5:00 GCT [1] El Welily (EGY)

[17/32] Hollie Naughton (CAN) Aumard (FRA) 6, (11), 7, 3 6, 1, 2[17/32] Millie Tomlinson (ENG) Tomlinson (ENG) 8, 1, (7), 8 Mon. 1/13 – 2:45 GCT

Fri. 1/10 – 6:15 NYAC Sat. 1/11 – 5:30 PC [11] Au (HKG)[WC] Marina Stefanoni (USA) [11] Annie Au (HKG) 5, 5, 7Melissa Alves (FRA) Mickawy (EGY) 12, (5), 9, 6 Tues. 1/14 – 5:00 GCT

Fri. 1/10 - 5:30 NYAC Sat. 1/11 – 1:45 HC [16] Adel (EGY)[17/32] Zeina Mickawy (EGY) [16] Yathreb Adel (EGY) 3, 7, 6[17/32] Rowan Elaraby (EGY) Elaraby (EGY) 2, (7), (5), 7, 4 Mon. 1/13 – 2:00 GCT

Fri. 1/10 – 4:00 NYAC Sat. 1/11 – 2:00 GCT [5] Serme (FRA)Liu Tsz-Ling (HKG) [5] Camille Serme (FRA) 8,(3),6,(9),7 Thur. 1/16 – 5:00Tze Lok Ho (HKG) [7] Amanda Sobhy (USA) GCT

Fri. 1/10 – 12:15 HC Sat. 1/11 – 7:30 GCT Whitlock (ENG)[17/32] Emily Whitlock (ENG) Whitlock (ENG) 7,7, 8 (5),(1),4,8,7[17/32] Nada Abbas (EGY) Abbas (EGY) (10), 8, (7), 4, 4 Mon. 1/13 – 8:15 GCT

Fri. 1/10 – 1:00 HC Sat. 1/11 – 12:15 HC [13] Waters (ENG]Rachel Arnold (MAS) [13] Alison Waters (ENG) (9), 4, 8, 4Danielle Letourneau (CAN) [10] Hania El Hammamy (EGY) Tues. 1/14 – 7:30 GCT

Fri. 1/10 – 2:45 HC Sat. 1/11 – 1:00 HC [10] El Hammamy(EGY)

[17/32] Mariam Metwally (EGY) Metwally (EGY) 11, 6, 7 (9), 4, 8, 4[17/32] Rachael Grinham Fuller (RSA) 7, 5,6 Mon. 1/13 – 4:00 GCT

Fri. 1/10 – 2:30 HC Sat. 1/11 – 12:00 GCT [3] Gohar (EGY)Alexandra Fuller (RSA) [3] Nouran Gohar (EGY) 5, 3, 4

Lucy Turmel (ENG) [4] Nour El Tayeb (EGY)Fri. 1/10 – 7:00 HC Sun. 1/12 – 2:45 GCT Fri. 1/17 – 7:00

[17/32] Donna Lobban (AUS) Lobban (AUS) 7, (7), 5, 6 GCT[17/32] Nadine Shahin (EGY) Shahin (EGY) 11, 7, 5 Tues. 1/14 – 12:45 GCT

Fri. 1/10 – 5:30 HC Sun. 1/12 – 2:00 River ClubTsz-Wing Tong (HKG) [14] Salma Hany (EGY)Haley Mendez (USA) [12] Joshna Chinappa (IND) Wed. 1/15 – 5:00 GCT

Fri. 1/10 – 6:15 HC Sun. 1/12 – 3:00 River Club[17/32] Tinne Gilis (BEL) T. Gilis (BEL) 11, 7, 4[17/32] Low Wee Wern (MAS) Courtice (ENG) (11), 9, (11), 8, 2 Tues. 1/14 – 2:00 GCT

Fri. 1/10 – 7:45 HC Sun. 1/12 – 8:15 GCTJulianne Courtice (ENG) [6] Joelle King (NZL)Olivia Fiechter (USA) [8] Sarah-Jane Perry (ENG) Thur. 1/16 – Follow

Fri. 1/10 – 6:15 PC Sun. 1/12 – 9:00 GCT GCT[17/32] Nele Gilis (BEL) N. Gilis (BEL) (7), 2, 10, 5[17/32] Joey Chan (HKG) S. Sobhy (USA) 4, (9), 12, 12 Tues. 1/14 – 12:00 GCT

Fri. 1/10 – 5:30 PC Sun. 1/12 – 4:00 River ClubSabrina Sobhy (USA) [15] Victoria Lust (ENG)Jasmine Hutton (ENG) [9] Tesni Evans (WAL) Wed. 1/15 – 7:30 GCT

Fri. 1/10 – 4:45 PC Sun. 1/12 – 12:00 GCT[17/32] Olivia Blatchford Clyne (USA) Blatchford Clyne (USA) 7, 8, 8[17/32] Milou van der Heijden (NED) Van der Heijden (NED) 7, 9, 7 Tues. 1/14 – 2:45 GCT

Fri. 1/10 – 7:00 PC Sun. 1/12 – 7:30 GCTLisa Aitken (SCO) [2] Nour El Sherbini (EGY)

Alan Clyne (SCO) [1] Ali Farag (EGY) Round 3 Quarterfinals Semifinals FinalThurs. 1/9 – 5:30 HC Fri. 1/10 - 7:30 GCT Farag (EGY)

[17/32] Mezan Hesham (EGY) Hesham (EGY) 6, 9, 7 3,(6),(8),8,3[17/32] Nicolas Mueller (SUI) Soliman (EGY) 3, 9, (8), 5 Sun. 1/12 - 12:45 GCT

Thurs. 1/9 – 12:00 GCT Fri. 1/10 – 2:00 GCT Soliman (EGY)Youssef Soliman (EGY) Masotti (FRA) (11), 7, 8, 4 6, 6, 5Baptiste Masotti (FRA) Richards (ENG) 2, (9), 1, 3 Tues. 1/14 – 8:15 GCT

Thurs. 1/9 – 4:45 HC Fri. 1/10 – 5:00 GCT Richards (ENG)[17/32] Adrian Waller (ENG) Au (HKG) 5, (7), 7, (6), 8 6, 6, (10), (8), 9[17/32] Tom Richards (ENG) Al Tamimi (QAT) (4), (11), 4, 9, 7 Sun. 1/12 – 2:00 GCT

Thurs. 1/9 – 7:00 HC Fri. 1/10 12:45 GCT [5] Coll (NZL)Karim El Hammamy (EGY) [5] Paul Coll (NZL) 3, (6), 6, 6 Thur. 1/16 – 8:00Todd Harrity (USA) [8] Mohamed Abouelghar (EGY) GCT

Thurs. 1/9 – 7:45 GCT Fri. 1/10 – 2:45 GCT Asal (EGY)[17/32] Leo Au (HKG) Asal (EGY) 8, 3, 7 (4), 8, 8, 7[17/32] Lucas Serme (FRA) Grégory Gaultier (FRA) Sun. 1/12 – 5:00 GCT

Thurs. 1/9 – 12:45 GCT Fri. 1/10 – 8:15 GCT Gaultier (FRA)Abdulla Al Tamimi Omar Mosaad (EGY) 7,(8),(10),5,9Ramit Tandon (IND) Eain Yow (MAS) 6, 9, 7 Tues. 1/14 – 5:45 GCT

Thurs. 1/9 – 4:00 GCT Fri. 1/10 – 12:00 GCT Eain Yow (MAS)[17/32] Mostafa Asal (EGY) Castagnet (FRA) 7, 2, 3 (9), 5, 8, (7), 7[17/32] Eain Yow Ng (MAS) Marwan ElShorbagy (EGY) Sun. 1/12 – 5:45 GCT

Thurs. 1/9 – 4:00 NYAC Fri. 1/10 – 5:45 GCT [4] Momen (EGY)George Parker (ENG) [4] Tarek Momen (EGY)Arturo Salazar (MEX)

Thurs. 1/9 – 2:30 GCT [3] Karim Abdel Gawad (EGY)Mathieu Castagnet (FRA) Sat. 1/11 – 12:45 GCT [3] Gawad (EGY) Fri. 1/17 – Follow

Bernabeu (ESP) 8, 10, (5), 9 (11), 6, 10, 6 GCTIvan Yuen (MAS) Yip (HKG) 9,(10),10,7 Mon. 1/13 – 5:30 GCT

Thurs. 1/9 – 5:30 NYAC Sat. 1/11 – 2:30 River Club James (ENG)[17/32] Iker Pajares Bernabeu (ESP) James (ENG) 6, 6, 5 9, 8, (11), 7Yip Tsz Fung (HKG) C. Salazar(MEX) (10), 7, (4), 8, 5 Wed. 1/15 – 5:45 GCT

Thurs. 1/9 – 6:15 HC Sat. 1/11 – 4:45 PC Ghosal (IND)Mahesh Mangaonkar (IND) Saurav Ghosal (IND) 2, 10, (5), (8), 9Mohamed ElSherbini (EGY) Grayson (NZL) 2, 6, 2 Mon. 1/13 – 4:45 GCT

Thurs. 1/9 – 6:15 NYAC Sat. 1/11 – 9:00 GCT Rösner (GER)[17/32] Declan James (ENG) [6] Simon Rösner (GER) 8,2,4Cesar Salazar (MEX) [7] Diego Elias (PER) Thur. 1/16 – Follow

Thurs. 1/9 – 7:00 GCT Sat. 1/11 – 5:45 GCT Makin (WAL) GCT[WC] Chris Hanson (USA) Joel Makin (WAL) (6), 7, (9), 6, 7[17/32] Campbell Grayson (NZL) [17/32] James Willstrop (ENG) Mon. 1/13 – 9:00 GCT

Thurs. 1/9 – 3:15 GCT Sat. 1/11 – 2:45 Glass Willstrop (ENG)Edmon Lopez (ESP) Lobban (SCO) 7, 7, (9), 6 1, 9, 8Max Lee (HKG) Zahed Salem (EGY) Wed. 1/15 – 8:15 GCT

Thurs. 1/9 – 4:45 NYAC Sat. 1/11 – 3:45 River Club Marche (FRA)[17/32] Greg Lobban (SCO) Gregoire Marche (FRA) 10, (11), 9, (11), 6[17/32] Ryan Cuskelly (AUS) Cuskelly (AUS) 7, 8 ,4 Mon. 1/13 – 7:30 GCT

Thurs. 1/9 – 8:30 GCT Sat. 1/11 – 8:15 GCT ElShorbagy[WC] Chris Gordon (USA) [2] Mohamed ElShorbagy (EGY) 5,6,5

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