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What to look for in Today’s Matches Thursday THE ER January 9, 2020 Noon: Nicolas Müller (Switzerland, age 30, rank 29) vs. Youssef Soliman (Egypt, age 22, rank 37) The Swiss veteran has played some of the best squash of his career in Grand Central, including a 2018 quarterfinal run and five straight second round appearances. Soliman’s agility could cause him problems, however, as indicated in their only previous PSA encounter—a narrow fifty-minute Müller victory in Hong Kong last September. 12:45: Lucas Serme (France, age 27, rank 35) vs. Abdullah Al Tamimi (Qatar, age 25, rank 39) The pacy and skillful Al Tamimi played the best squash of his career during November’s PSA World Championship in his native Qatar where he reached the third round, and he will hope to continue that form. This will be his first career match up against the industrious Frenchman, who reached the ToC second round for the first time last year. 2:30: Arturo Salazar (Mexico, age 32, rank 43) vs. Mathieu Castagnet (France, age 33, rank 25) 2020 TOC APPAREL Castagnet, a top-ten player in 2016, won his only previous encounter against the Salazar twin, but it took him more than an ON SALE AT THE TOC hour. Expect power and pace from both players in what could be one of the day’s most entertaining and attritional match PRO SHOP ups. ¼ Zip Pullover $69 3:15: Campbell Grayson (New Zealand, age 33, rank 28) vs. Edmon Lopez (Spain, age 23, rank 53) Commemorative T $29 Lopez, who was a late addition to the tournament due to withdrawals, will make his ToC debut in his first career match up GCT Clock T-Shirt $29 against the Boston-based Kiwi. Grayson, ten years his senior, will need to rely on his wealth of PSA experience to hold off the ToC Cross® Pen $49 youngster. Commemorative Pin $10 Squash Books $20 4:00: Ramit Tandon (India, age 27, rank 46) vs. Mostafa Asal (Egypt, age 18, rank 21) Asal, the youngest player in the ToC men’s draw at just eighteen years old, has been dubbed as a potential future world No. 1. The two-time world junior champion has an imposing presence on court and controlled his only previous match against Welcome to the twenty-third J.P. Morgan Tournament of Champions held in Grand Tandon during October’s U.S. Open. Tandon, a former Columbia University star, will hope to avenge that loss in front of his WELCOME TO THE TOC Central Terminal’s picturesque Vanderbilt Hall. The opening day of match play also New York City fan club. celebrates the inaugural ‘Thundering Thursday’, where squash fans can watch the 7:00: Cesar Salazar (Mexico, age 32, rank 23) vs. Chris Hanson (USA, age 29, rank 67) world’s best players for tickets as low as $10. Three Americans will harness the energy Bard College Hanson, a Dartmouth graduate, defeated Cesar’s brother Arturo for the first time last summer at the Pan American Games, of the sold out crowd Thursday night in search of glory on squash’s grandest stage. but lost in three against Cesar in their only previous PSA encounter. Cesar will enter the match as the favorite and aim to secure his first career ToC victory against the American. NOON SESSION 7:45: Leo Au (Hong Kong, age 29, rank 22) vs. Todd Harrity (USA, age 29, rank 59) Nicolas Müller (SUI) vs. Youssef Soliman (EGY) Harrity won his first career match on the glass court in Grand Central last year against Hong Kong’s Yip Tsz Fung, and will hope Today’s Matches to do the same against Yip’s teammate, Leo Au. Hong Kong’s No. 1 will be favored against the Princeton graduate, reinforced Lucas Serme (FRA) vs. Abdulla Mohd Al Tamimi (QAT) by his 3-0 win over Harrity in the 2019 PSA World Championship. Presented by 2:30 PM SESSION 8:30: Ryan Cuskelly (Australia, age 32, rank 24) vs. Chris Gordon (USA, age 33, rank 91) Arturo Salazar (MEX) vs. Mathieu Castagnet (FRA) The Greenwich, Connecticut-based Aussie had one of the best results of his career in Grand Central—a five-game upset Campbell Grayson (NZL) vs. Edmon Lopez (ESP) against Mohamed ElShorbagy on his way to the 2018 quarterfinals—and would set up a rematch with the world No. 2 with a Ramit Tandon (IND) vs. Mostafa Asal (EGY) win. Gordon, raised in Manhattan and based in Queens, will hope to give the home crowd something to cheer for in his first match on the glass court since 2009. 7:00 PM SESSION Cesar Salazar (MEX) vs. [WC] Chris Hanson (USA) Leo Au (HKG) vs. Todd Harrity (USA) Ryan Cuskelly (AUS) vs. [WC] Chris Gordon (USA) @tocsquash tocsquash.com #ToC20 Thurs. 1/9 – 5:30 HC Fri. 1/10 - 7:30 GCT Round 3 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Fri. 1/10 – 4:45 NYAC Sat. 1/11 – 5:00 GCT Round 3 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Alan Clyne (SCO) [1] Ali Farag (EGY) Coline Aumard (FRA) [1] Raneem El Welily (EGY) [17/32] Mezan Hesham (EGY) [17/32] Hollie Naughton (CAN) Sun. 1/12 – 12:45 Thurs. 1/9 – 12:00 GCT Fri. 1/10 – 2:00 GCT Fri. 1/10 – 6:15 NYAC Sat. 1/11 – 5:30 PC Mon. 1/13 – 2:45 GCT GCT [17/32] Millie Tomlinson (ENG) [17/32] Nicolas Mueller (SUI) [WC] Marina Stefanoni (USA) [11] Annie Au (HKG) Youssef Soliman (EGY) Fri. 1/10 - 5:30 NYAC Sat. 1/11 – 1:45 HC Tues. 1/14 – 5:00 GCT Thurs. 1/9 - 4:45 HC Fri. 1/10 – 5:00 GCT Tues. 1/14 – 8:15 GCT Melissa Alves (FRA) [16] Yathreb Adel (EGY) Baptiste Masotti (FRA) [17/32] Zeina Mickawy (EGY) [17/32] Adrian Waller (ENG) Fri. 1/10 – 4:00 NYAC Sat. 1/11 – 2:00 GCT Mon. 1/13 – 2:00 GCT Thurs. 1/9 – 7:00 HC Fri. 1/10 12:45 GCT Sun. 1/12 – 2:00 GCT [17/32] Rowan Elaraby (EGY) [17/32] Tom Richards (ENG) Liu Tsz-Ling (HKG) [5] Camille Serme (FRA) Thur. 1/16 – 5:00 Karim El Hammamy (EGY) [5] Paul Coll (NZL) Thur. 1/16 – 8:00 Fri. 1/10 – 12:15 HC Sat. 1/11 – 7:30 GCT GCT Thurs. 1/9 – 7:45 GCT Fri. 1/10 – 2:45 GCT GCT Tze Lok Ho (HKG) [7] Amanda Sobhy (USA) Todd Harrity (USA) [8] Mohamed Abouelghar (EGY) [17/32] Emily Whitlock [17/32] Leo Au (HKG) Fri. 1/10 – 1:00 HC Sat. 1/11 – 12:15 HC Mon. 1/13 – 8:15 GCT Thurs. 1/9 – 12:45 GCT Fri. 1/10 – 8:15 GCT Sun. 1/12 – 5:00 GCT [17/32] Nada Abbas (EGY) [17/32] Lucas Serme (FRA) Grégory Gaultier (FRA) Rachel Arnold (MAS) [13] Alison Waters (ENG) Abdulla Mohd Al Tamimi (QAT) Omar Mosaad (EGY) Fri. 1/10 – 2:45 HC Sat. 1/11 – 1:00 HC Tues. 1/14 – 7:30 GCT Thurs. 1/9 – 4:00 GCT Fri. 1/10 – 12:00 GCT Tues. 1/14 – 5:45 GCT Danielle Letourneau (CAN) [10] Hania El Hammamy Ramit Tandon (IND) [17/32] Mariam Metwally (EGY) [17/32] Mostafa Asal (EGY) Fri. 1/10 – 2:30 HC Sat. 1/11 – 12:00 GCT Mon. 1/13 – 4:00 GCT Thurs. 1/9 4:00 NYAC Fri. 1/10 – 5:45 GCT Sun. 1/12 – 5:45 GCT [17/32] Rachael Grinham Women’s Championship [17/32] Eain Yow Ng (MAS) Marwan ElShorbagy (EGY) Men’s Championship Alexandra Fuller (RSA) [3] Nouran Gohar (EGY) George Parker (ENG) [4] Tarek Momen (EGY) Thurs. 1/9 – 2:30 GCT Fri. 1/10 – 7:00 HC Sun. 1/12 – 2:45 GCT Arturo Salazar (MEX) Sat. 1/11 – 12:45 GCT Lucy Turmel (ENG) [4] Nour El Tayeb (EGY) Fri. 1/17 – 7:00 Mathieu Castagnet (FRA) [3] Karim Abdel Gawad (EGY) Fri. 1/17 – Follow [17/32] Donna Lobban (AUS) GCT GCT Fri. 1/10 – 5:30 HC Sun. 1/12 – 2:00 River Club Tues. 1/14 – 12:45 GCT Thurs. 1/9 – 5:30 NYAC Sat. 1/11 – 2:45 GCT Mon. 1/13 – 5:30 GCT [17/32] Nadine Shahin (EGY) Ivan Yuen (MAS) Mayar Hany (EGY) [14] Salma Hany (EGY) [17/32] Iker Pajares Bernabeu (ESP) Fri. 1/10 – 6:15 HC Sun. 1/12 – 3:00 River Club Wed. 1/15 – 5:00 GCT Thurs. 1/9 – 8:15 HC Sat. 1/11 – 4:45 PC Wed. 1/15 – 5:45 GCT Haley Mendez (USA) [12] Joshna Chinappa (IND) Yip Tsz Fung (HKG) [17/32] Tinne Gilis (BEL) Mahesh Mangaonkar (IND) Saurav Ghosal (IND) Fri. 1/10 – 7:45 HC Sun. 1/12 – 8:15 GCT Tues. 1/14 – 2:00 GCT Thurs. 1/9 – 6:15 NYAC Sat. 1/11 – 9:00 GCT Mon. 1/13 – 4:45 GCT [17/32] Low Wee Wern (MAS) Mohamed ElSherbini (EGY) Julianne Courtice (ENG) [6] Joelle King (NZL) [17/32] Declan James (ENG) [6] Simon Rösner (GER) Fri. 1/10 – 6:15 PC Sun. 1/12 – 9:00 GCT Thur. 1/16 – Follow Thurs. 1/9 – 7:00 GCT Sat. 1/11 – 5:45 GCT Thur. 1/16 – Follow Olivia Fiechter (USA) [8] Sarah-Jane Perry (ENG) GCT Cesar Salazar (MEX) [7] Diego Elias (PER) GCT [17/32] Nele Gilis [WC] Chris Hanson (USA) Joel Makin (WAL) Fri. 1/10 – 5:30 PC Sun. 1/12 – 4:00 River Club Tues.