title: Women's China Squash Open 2016
text: # Women's China Squash Open 2016
  
  The Women's China Squash Open 2016 is the women's edition of the 2016 China Squash Open, which is a tournament of the PSA World Tour event International (prize money: 70 000 $). The event took place in Shanghai in China from 1 to 4 September. Laura Massaro won her first China Squash Open trophy, beating Nouran Gohar 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 China Squash Open (2016) :
  
  | Event | W | F | SF | QF | 1R |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Points (PSA) | 1225 | 805 | 490 | 300 | 175 |
  | Prize money | $12,350 | $8,450 | $5,525 | $3,415 | $1,950 |
  
  ## Seeds
  
  * Laura Massaro (champion)
  * Raneem El Weleily (semifinals)
  * Nouran Gohar (final)
  * Joelle King (semifinals)
  * Joshna Chinappa (quarterfinals)
  * Annie Au (first round)
  * Sarah-Jane Perry (quarterfinals)
  * Alison Waters (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 | Semi finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Laura Massaro | 13 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | Joey Chan | 11 | 9 | 9 | | | 1 | Laura Massaro | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | Heba El Torky | 11 | 8 | 4 | 7 | | 5 | Joshna Chinappa | 7 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 7 | Joshna Chinappa | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | 1 | Laura Massaro | 17 | 7 | 11 | 13 | | | | | |
  | 5 | Sarah-Jane Perry | 11 | 7 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | 4 | Joelle King | 15 | 11 | 7 | 11 | | | | | |
  | | Emily Whitlock | 0 | 11 | 9 | 7 | | 7 | Sarah-Jane Perry | 8 | 11 | 9 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | Delia Arnold | 3 | 11 | 5 | 5 | | 4 | Joelle King | 11 | 8 | 11 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 4 | Joelle King | 11 | 7 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Laura Massaro | 11 | 11 | 11 |
  | 3 | Nouran Gohar | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Nouran Gohar | 9 | 5 | 3 |
  | Q | Dipika Pallikal | 5 | 5 | 6 | | | 3 | Nouran Gohar | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Q | Salma Hany Ibrahim | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | Q | Salma Hany Ibrahim | 11 | 5 | 10 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 6 | Annie Au | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | 3 | Nouran Gohar | 11 | 11 | 5 | 11 | | | | | |
  | 8 | Alison Waters | 11 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 11 | | | | | | | 2 | Raneem El Weleily | 8 | 8 | 11 | 9 | | | | | |
  | | Victoria Lust | 4 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 8 | Alison Waters | 11 | 11 | 9 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WC | Li Dongjin | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | 2 | Raneem El Weleily | 9 | 13 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | 2 | Raneem El Weleily | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  