title: Motor City Open 2016
text: # Motor City Open 2016
  
  The 2016 Motor City Open is an International 70 tournament of the PSA World Tour. This 2016 edition of the Motor City Open took place at the Birmingham Athletic Club in Detroit, Michigan, in the United States on January 22–25, 2016. Ali Farag won his first Motor City Open title, beating Nick Matthew in the final.
  
  ## Prize money and ranking points
  
  For 2016, the prize purse was $70,000. The prize money and points breakdown is as follows:
  
  Prize Money Motor City Open (2016) :
  
  | Event | W | F | SF | QF | 1R |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Points (PSA) | 1225 | 805 | 490 | 300 | 175 |
  | Prize money | $12,350 | $8,450 | $5,525 | $3,410 | $1,950 |
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Mohamed El Shorbagy (quarterfinals)
  * Nick Matthew (final)
  * Mathieu Castagnet (semifinals)
  * Max Lee (first round)
  * Ryan Cuskelly (quarterfinals)
  * Borja Golán (semifinals)
  * Ali Farag (champion)
  * Chris Simpson (quarterfinals)
  
  ## Draw and results
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
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  | 1 | Mohd El Shorbagy | 11 | 11 | 6 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Adrian Waller | 9 | 9 | 11 | 8 | | 1 | Mohamed El Shorbagy | 11 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | Diego Elías | 9 | 4 | 1 | | | 7 | Ali Farag | 6 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 7 | Ali Farag | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Ali Farag | 12 | 9 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | |
  | 5 | Ryan Cuskelly | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Mathieu Castagnet | 10 | 11 | 4 | 9 | | | | | | |
  | Q | Nasir Iqbal | wo | | | | | 5 | Ryan Cuskelly | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | Olli Tuominen | 4 | 6 | 11 | 4 | | 3 | Mathieu Castagnet | 11 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 3 | Mathieu Castagnet | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Ali Farag | 11 | 5 | 11 | 11 |
  | 4 | Max Lee | 6 | 7 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Nick Matthew | 7 | 11 | 6 | 7 |
  | Q | Leo Au | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | Q | Leo Au | 4 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Grégoire Marche | 3 | 8 | 4 | | | 6 | Borja Golán | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | Borja Golán | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Borja Golán | 8 | 11 | 8 | 7 | | | | | | |
  | 8 | Chris Simpson | 13 | 11 | 19 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Nick Matthew | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | |
  | | Nicolas Müller | 11 | 1 | 17 | | | 8 | Chris Simpson | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Mohamed Abouelghar | 8 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 2 | Nick Matthew | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | Nick Matthew | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  