What to look for in Today’s Matches Wednesday THE ER January 15, 2020

5:00: [6] (, age 31, rank 6) vs. [14] Salma Hany (, age 23, rank 14) Hany is the surprise women’s quarterfinalist for a second year in a row following her first career win against four seed yesterday. The young Egyptian played accurate attacking while also displaying her pace and retrieval against the world No. 4. She will need to put in a similar performance to combat King’s powerful style and maneuver around the Kiwi, who is six inches taller. Both players dropped the first game of their third round matches and will want to avoid another slow start. A win for Hany would mean a milestone first-career Platinum semifinal appearance, while King is bidding for her second consecutive semifinal appearance in Grand Central. While Hany has competed in Platinum events consistently for the past five years, she has never encountered the veteran on the PSA World Tour.

5:45: [3] (Egypt, age 28, rank 4) vs. [6] Simon Rösner (Germany, age 32, rank 7) 2020 TOC APPAREL This quarterfinal fields two former ToC champions and a rematch of the 2017 and 2019 quarters. Gawad, aka the ON SALE AT THE TOC ‘Baby-faced Assassin’, enters the match with a 6-3 head-to-head lead and in better form, having won three titles PRO SHOP in 2019 including the World Tour Finals and Platinum Egyptian Open. The Egyptian has won both of their previous ToC quarterfinals—including a decisive three-gamer last year. Gawad hasn’t shaken his habit of losing ¼ Zip Pullover $69 opening games this tournament and would be playing a dangerous game continue that trend against the ‘Tree Commemorative T $29 Chopper’. The German has been clinical so far this tournament and will hope to resurrect the best squash of his GCT Clock T-Shirt $29 career that saw him capture the 2018 ToC title—his only major title to date. The match could be decided by who ToC Cross® Pen $49 makes the fewest mistakes. Commemorative Pin $10 Squash Books $20 7:30: [2] (Egypt, age 24, rank 2) vs. [8] Sarah-Jane Perry (, age 29, rank 8) While the three-time ToC champ El Sherbini leads the head-to-head 5-4, the Englishwoman has won their last three encounters at the 2019 World Tour Finals and British Open and 2018 Open. The Egyptian’s last Sport’s biggest stages can elevate athletes’ performances. For the J.P. Morgan win took place in Grand Central two years ago in the quarterfinals of her 2018 title run. Perry will hope to use Tournament of Champions, Hany (l) and Rösner (r) embody this. Hany has reached her stature and strength to frustrate El Sherbini’s attacking fluidity and to limit her shot-making opportunities. two quarterfinals in her thirty Platinum appearances—the 2019 and 2020 ToC—and Both players have yet to play their most convincing squash after being tested by Americans and her upset over El Tayeb Tuesday was one of the biggest results of her career. Clyne in four close games Tuesday, but as proven by Serme on Tuesday, questionable Rösner’s only Platinum title occurred under the chandeliers in 2018, which he will moments in previous matches will soon be forgotten with a strong performance tonight. visualize with every match he plays in Grand Central for the rest of his career. 8:15: [2] Mohamed ElShorbagy (Egypt, age 29, rank 2) vs. (Wales, age 25, rank 12) This match has all the makings for a ToC classic. For Makin, it presents an opportunity to reach what would be just his second career Platinum semifinal, while also proving that he belongs in the world’s top ten—if not five. Please visit the The ‘Golden Tiger’ has had an impressive tournament so far with his five-game upset over world No. 7 Diego Today’s Matches Elias, which was backed up by a disciplined win over an in-form . Perhaps one of his best Dunlop booth. attributes on top of his well-rounded squash game and athleticism is his ability to keep a cool head. For the Presented by All squash bags ‘Beast of ’, who turned 29 on Sunday, a win would reassert his position at the top of the game and $15 off keep the dream of a third ToC title and return to world No. 1 alive. Adding to the intrigue, each player has won one of their two previous matches—both in three games, and both an hour long. The most recent of which was claimed by Makin—then world No. 33 in 2018—12-10, 13-11, 12-10. 5:00 PM SESSION [14] Salma Hany (EGY) vs. [6] Joelle King (NZL) [3] Karim Abdel Gawad (EGY) vs. [6] Simon Rösner (GER) Quarterfinals . 7:30 PM SESSION [8] Sarah-Jane Perry (ENG) vs. [2] Nour El Sherbini (EGY) Joel Makin (WAL) vs. [2] Mohamed ElShorbagy (EGY)

@tocsquash tocsquash.com #ToC20 Coline Aumard (FRA) [1] Raneem El Welily (EGY) Round 3 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Alan Clyne (SCO [1] (EGY) Round 3 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Fri. 1/10 – 4:45 NYAC Sat. 1/11 – 5:00 GCT [1] El Welily (EGY) Thurs. 1/9 – 5:30 HC Fri. 1/10 - 7:30 GCT [1] Farag (EGY) [17/32] (CAN) Aumard (FRA) 6, (11), 7, 3 6, 1, 2 [1] El Welily (EGY) [17/32] Mezan Hesham (EGY) Hesham (EGY) 6, 9, 7 3,(6),(8),8,3 [1] Farag (EGY) [17/32] Millie Tomlinson (ENG) Tomlinson (ENG) 8, 1, (7), 8 Mon. 1/13 – 2:45 GCT 9, 6, 5 [17/32] Nicolas Mueller (SUI) Soliman (EGY) 3, 9, (8), 5 Sun. 1/12 - 12:45 GCT 9, 9, 7 Fri. 1/10 – 6:15 NYAC Sat. 1/11 – 5:30 PC [11] Au (HKG) Thurs. 1/9 – 12:00 GCT Fri. 1/10 – 2:00 GCT Soliman (EGY) [WC] (USA) [11] (HKG) 5, 5, 7 [5] Serme (FRA) Youssef Soliman (EGY) Masotti (FRA) (11), 7, 8, 4 6, 6, 5 [1] Farag (EGY) Melissa Alves (FRA) Mickawy (EGY) 12, (5), 9, 6 Tues. 1/14 – 5:00 GCT (13), 4, (7), 5, 6 (FRA) Richards (ENG) 2, (9), 1, 3 Tues. 1/14 – 8:15 GCT 5, 8, (6), (6), 6 Fri. 1/10 - 5:30 NYAC Sat. 1/11 – 1:45 HC [16] Adel (EGY) Thurs. 1/9 – 4:45 HC Fri. 1/10 – 5:00 GCT Richards (ENG) [17/32] Zeina Mickawy (EGY) [16] (EGY) 3, 7, 6 [17/32] (ENG) Au (HKG) 5, (7), 7, (6), 8 6, 6, (10), (8), 9 [17/32] Rowan Elaraby (EGY) Elaraby (EGY) 2, (7), (5), 7, 4 Mon. 1/13 – 2:00 GCT [5] Serme (FRA) [17/32] Tom Richards (ENG) Al Tamimi (QAT) (4), (11), 4, 9, 7 Sun. 1/12 – 2:00 GCT [5] Coll (NZL) Fri. 1/10 – 4:00 NYAC Sat. 1/11 – 2:00 GCT [5] Serme (FRA) 7, 11, (6), 9 Thurs. 1/9 – 7:00 HC Fri. 1/10 12:45 GCT [5] Coll (NZL) 5, 10, 1 Liu Tsz-Ling (HKG) [5] (FRA) 8,(3),6,(9),7 Thur. 1/16 – 5:00 Karim El Hammamy (EGY) [5] (NZL) 3, (6), 6, 6 Thur. 1/16 – 8:00 Tze Lok Ho (HKG) [7] (USA) GCT Todd Harrity (USA) [8] (EGY) GCT Fri. 1/10 – 12:15 HC Sat. 1/11 – 7:30 GCT Whitlock (ENG) Thurs. 1/9 – 7:45 GCT Fri. 1/10 – 2:45 GCT Asal (EGY) [17/32] (ENG) Whitlock (ENG) 7,7, 8 (5),(1),4,8,7 [13] Waters (ENG) [17/32] Leo Au (HKG) Asal (EGY) 8, 3, 7 (4), 8, 8, 7 Asal (EGY) [17/32] Nada Abbas (EGY) Abbas (EGY) (10), 8, (7), 4, 4 Mon. 1/13 – 8:15 GCT 7, 5, 7 [17/32] (FRA) Grégory Gaultier (FRA) Sun. 1/12 – 5:00 GCT (5), 11, 10, (10), 5 Fri. 1/10 – 1:00 HC Sat. 1/11 – 12:15 HC [13] Waters (ENG] Thurs. 1/9 – 12:45 GCT Fri. 1/10 – 8:15 GCT Gaultier (FRA) (MAS) [13] (ENG) (9), 4, 8, 4 Abdulla Al Tamimi (EGY) 7,(8),(10),5,9 (CAN) [10] Hania El Hammamy (EGY) Tues. 1/14 – 7:30 GCT [3] Gohar (EGY) Ramit Tandon (IND) Eain Yow (MAS) 6, 9, 7 Tues. 1/14 – 5:45 GCT [4] Momen (EGY) Fri. 1/10 – 2:45 HC Sat. 1/11 – 1:00 HC [10] El Hammamy (EGY) 6, 8, 7 Thurs. 1/9 – 4:00 GCT Fri. 1/10 – 12:00 GCT Eain Yow (MAS) 8, 2, 5 Men’s [17/32] Mariam Metwally (EGY) Metwally (EGY) 11, 6, 7 (9), 4, 8, 4 Women’s [17/32] Mostafa Asal (EGY) Castagnet (FRA) 7, 2, 3 (9), 5, 8, (7), 7 Championship [17/32] Fuller (RSA) 7, 5,6 Mon. 1/13 – 4:00 GCT [3] Gohar (EGY) Championship [17/32] Eain Yow Ng (MAS) Marwan ElShorbagy (EGY) Sun. 1/12 – 5:45 GCT [4] Momen (EGY) Fri. 1/10 – 2:30 HC Sat. 1/11 – 12:00 GCT [3] Gohar (EGY) 7, 9, 6 Thurs. 1/9 – 4:00 NYAC Fri. 1/10 – 5:45 GCT [4] Momen (EGY) 9, 4, (3), 9 Alexandra Fuller (RSA) [3] (EGY) 5, 3, 4 George Parker (ENG) [4] (EGY) Arturo Salazar (MEX) Lucy Turmel (ENG) [4] Nour El Tayeb (EGY) Thurs. 1/9 – 2:30 GCT [3] Karim Abdel Gawad (EGY) Fri. 1/10 – 7:00 HC Sun. 1/12 – 2:45 GCT [4] El Tayeb (EGY) Fri. 1/17 – 7:00 (FRA) Sat. 1/11 – 12:45 GCT [3] Gawad (EGY) Fri. 1/17 – Follow [17/32] (AUS) Lobban (AUS) 7, (7), 5, 6 8, 9, 6 [14] Hany (EGY) GCT Bernabeu (ESP) 8, 10, (5), 9 (11), 6, 10, 6 [3] Gawad (EGY) GCT [17/32] Nadine Shahin (EGY) Shahin (EGY) 11, 7, 5 Tues. 1/14 – 12:45 GCT (8), 9, 7, 9 Ivan Yuen (MAS) Yip (HKG) 9,(10),10,7 Mon. 1/13 – 5:30 GCT (6), 5, 1, 3 Fri. 1/10 – 5:30 HC Sun. 1/12 – 2:00 River Club [14] Hany (EGY) Thurs. 1/9 – 5:30 NYAC Sat. 1/11 – 2:30 River Club James (ENG) Tsz-Wing Tong (HKG) [14] Salma Hany (EGY) 4, 8, 8 [17/32] Iker Pajares Bernabeu (ESP) James (ENG) 6, 6, 5 9, 8, (11), 7 (USA) [12] (IND) Wed. 1/15 – 5:00 GCT Yip Tsz Fung (HKG) C. Salazar(MEX) (10), 7, (4), 8, 5 Wed. 1/15 – 5:45 GCT Fri. 1/10 – 6:15 HC Sun. 1/12 – 3:00 River Club [12] Chinappa (IND) Thurs. 1/9 – 6:15 HC Sat. 1/11 – 4:45 PC Ghosal (IND) [17/32] Tinne Gilis (BEL) T. Gilis (BEL) 11, 7, 4 7, 6, 9 Mahesh Mangaonkar (IND) Saurav Ghosal (IND) 2, 10, (5), (8), 9 [17/32] (MAS) Courtice (ENG) (11), 9, (11), 8, 2 Tues. 1/14 – 2:00 GCT [6] King (NZL) Mohamed ElSherbini (EGY) Grayson (NZL) 2, 6, 2 Mon. 1/13 – 4:45 GCT [6] Rösner (GER) Fri. 1/10 – 7:45 HC Sun. 1/12 – 8:15 GCT [6] King (NZL) (9), 6, 7, 3 Thurs. 1/9 – 6:15 NYAC Sat. 1/11 – 9:00 GCT [6] Rösner (GER) 8, 2, 9 Julianne Courtice (ENG) [6] Joelle King (NZL) 9,2,4 [17/32] (ENG) [6] Simon Rösner (GER) 8,2,4 (USA) [8] Sarah-Jane Perry (ENG) Thur. 1/16 – Follow Cesar Salazar (MEX) [7] (PER) Thur. 1/16 – Follow Fri. 1/10 – 6:15 PC Sun. 1/12 – 9:00 GCT [8] Perry (ENG) GCT Thurs. 1/9 – 7:00 GCT Sat. 1/11 – 5:45 GCT Makin (WAL) GCT [17/32] (BEL) N. Gilis (BEL) (7), 2, 10, 5 14,7,7 [8] Perry (ENG) [WC] Chris Hanson (USA) Joel Makin (WAL) (6), 7, (9), 6, 7 Makin (WAL) [17/32] Joey Chan (HKG) S. Sobhy (USA) 4, (9), 12, 12 Tues. 1/14 – 12:00 GCT (11), 5, 8, 9 [17/32] (NZL) [17/32] James Willstrop (ENG) Mon. 1/13 – 9:00 GCT 7, 9, (10), 10 Fri. 1/10 – 5:30 PC Sun. 1/12 – 4:00 River Club S. Sobhy (USA) Thurs. 1/9 – 3:15 GCT Sat. 1/11 – 2:45 Glass Willstrop (ENG) Sabrina Sobhy (USA) [15] (ENG) (10), 6, 9, 10 Edmon Lopez (ESP) Lobban (SCO) 7, 7, (9), 6 1, 9, 8 Jasmine Hutton (ENG) [9] (WAL) Wed. 1/15 – 7:30 GCT Max Lee (HKG) Zahed Salem (EGY) Wed. 1/15 – 8:15 GCT Fri. 1/10 – 4:45 PC Sun. 1/12 – 12:00 GCT Blatchford Clyne (USA) Thurs. 1/9 – 4:45 NYAC Sat. 1/11 – 3:45 River Club Marche (FRA) [17/32] Olivia Blatchford Clyne (USA) Blatchford Clyne (USA) 7, 8, 8 7-4 Ret. [17/32] Greg Lobban (SCO) Gregoire Marche (FRA) 10, (11), 9, (11), 6 [17/32] Milou van der Heijden (NED) Van der Heijden (NED) 7, 9, 7 Tues. 1/14 – 2:45 GCT [2] El Sherbini (EGY) [17/32] Ryan Cuskelly (AUS) Cuskelly (AUS) 7, 8 ,4 Mon. 1/13 – 7:30 GCT [2] ElShorbagy (EGY) Fri. 1/10 – 7:00 PC Sun. 1/12 – 7:30 GCT [2] El Sherbini (EGY) 12, 8, (6), 14 Thurs. 1/9 – 8:30 GCT Sat. 1/11 – 8:15 GCT [2] ElShorbagy (EGY) 1, 9, 9 Lisa Aitken (SCO) [2] Nour El Sherbini (EGY) 4,8,4 [WC] Chris Gordon (USA) [2] Mohamed ElShorbagy (EGY) 5,6,5