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{{Infobox squash championship
| name           = PSA World Tour Finals
| number         = 1
| series         = Men's PSA World Tour Finals
| logo           = 
| logo_size      = 
| location       = {{flagicon|EGY}} [[Cairo]], [[Egypt]]
| venue          = [[Mall of Arabia (Cairo)|Mall of Arabia]]
| dates          = 9–14 June 2019
| director       = 
| website        = {{URL|https://worldtourfinals.com/}}
| category       = 
| prize_money    = $160,000
| champion       = {{flagathlete|[[Karim Abdel Gawad]]|EGY}}
| runner-up      = {{flagathlete|[[Mohamed Abouelghar]]|EGY}}
| semi-finalists = {{flagathlete|[[Tarek Momen]]|EGY}}<br>{{flagathlete|[[Mohamed El Shorbagy]]|EGY}}
| prev           = [[2018 Men's PSA World Series Finals|2018]]
| next           = [[2020 Men's PSA World Tour Finals|2020]]
}}
The '''2019 {{tooltip|2=Commercial International Bank|CIB}} Men's PSA World Series Finals''' was the men's edition of the [[PSA World Tour Finals]] (Prize money : $160,000). The top 8 players in the [[2018–19 PSA World Tour Finals|2018–19 PSA World Tour]] are qualified for the event. The event took place at [[Mall of Arabia (Cairo)|Mall of Arabia]], [[Cairo]] in [[Egypt]] from 9–14 June 2019.

It was the first edition under the PSA World Tour Finals label after the [[Professional Squash Association|PSA]] renamed PSA World Series to current PSA World Tour Finals. [[Commercial International Bank|CIB]] sponsored the event.

[[Mohamed El Shorbagy]] was the defending champion but lost in Semifinals to Karim Abdel Gawad. Gawad won his first ''PSA Finals'' title after defeating fellow countryman [[Mohamed Abouelghar]] 3–2 in a marathon match (92m). Karim started the match winning first two games 2–0, before Abouelghar equalled it 2–2. Karim Abdel Gawad won the last game 12–10 (3–2) becoming new champion.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://psaworldtour.com/news/view/6474|title=World Tour Finals: Finals Day - As It Happens|last=|first=|date=14 June 2019|website= psaworldtour.com|publisher=|access-date=|quote= }}</ref>

==PSA World Ranking Points==
PSA also awards points towards World Ranking. Points are awarded as follows:

{| class="wikitable"
! colspan=2 |PSA World Tour Finals
! colspan=6 |Ranking Points
|- bgcolor="#d1e4fd"
!Rank
!Prize Money US$
!Winner
!Runner up
!3/4
!Round-Robin Match Win
!Undefeated bonus
|-
|style="background:#d1d1e0;"|World Tour Finals
|$160,000
|1000
|550
|200
|150
|150
|}

===Match points distribution===
Points towards the standings are awarded when the following scores:

{| class="wikitable"
! Match score
! Points
|-
| 2–0 win || 4 points
|-
| 2–1 win || 3 points
|-
| 1–2 loss || 1 point
|-
| 0–2 loss || 0 point
|}

==Qualification & Seeds==

===Qualification===
Top eight players at 2018–19 PSA World Tour standings qualifies to Finals.

{{#section:2018–19 PSA World Tour Finals|chapter1}}

===Seeds===
{{columns-list|colwidth=40em|
# {{flagicon|EGY}} [[Ali Farag]]
# {{flagicon|EGY}} [[Mohamed El Shorbagy]]
# {{flagicon|EGY}} [[Tarek Momen]]
# {{flagicon|EGY}} [[Karim Abdel Gawad]]
# {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Paul Coll]]
# {{flagicon|GER}} [[Simon Rösner]]
# {{flagicon|PER}} [[Diego Elías]]
# {{flagicon|EGY}} [[Mohamed Abouelghar]]
}}

==Group stage results==
''Times are [[Eastern European Time|Eastern European Time (UTC+02:00)]]''. ''To the best of three games.''

=== Group A ===
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
! width="30" |Date
! width="30" |Time
! width="200" |Player 1
! width="200" |Player 2
! width="80" |Score
|-
| 9 June || 21:30 || '''{{flagathlete|[[Ali Farag]]|EGY}}''' || {{flagathlete|[[Mohamed Abouelghar]]|EGY}} || 12–10, 11–9
|-
| 10 June || 19:30 || '''{{flagathlete|[[Karim Abdel Gawad]]|EGY}}''' || {{flagathlete|[[Paul Coll]]|NZL}} || 11–5, 13–11
|-
| 11 June || 19:30 || {{flagathlete|[[Ali Farag]]|EGY}} || '''{{flagathlete|[[Karim Abdel Gawad]]|EGY}}''' || 9–11, 8–11
|-
| 11 June || 20:30 || {{flagathlete|[[Paul Coll]]|NZL}} || '''{{flagathlete|[[Mohamed Abouelghar]]|EGY}}''' || 3–11, 6–11
|-
| 12 June || 20:30 || '''{{flagathlete|[[Ali Farag]]|EGY}}''' || {{flagathlete|[[Paul Coll]]|NZL}} || 9–11, 12–10, 11–9
|-
| 12 June || 21:30 || {{flagathlete|[[Karim Abdel Gawad]]|EGY}} || '''{{flagathlete|[[Mohamed Abouelghar]]|EGY}}''' || 9–11, 3–11
|}

====Standings====
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WL
|for_against_style=games
|winpoints=3
|losspoints=1

|team3=FAR |team2=GAW |team4=COL |team1=ABO |

|hth_FAR=<!-- Game points= 23–19 (+4), 54,77% points won -->
|hth_GAW=ABO <!-- Game points= 24–16 (+8), 60% points won -->
|hth_ABO=Head-to-head: Abouelghar (11–9, 11–3) Gawad <!--FAR Game points= 41–32 (+9), 56,17% points won -->

|result1=SF |result2=SF |result3= |result4=

|win_FAR=2 |loss_FAR=1 |gf_FAR=4 |ga_FAR=3 |adjust_points_FAR=0
|win_GAW=2 |loss_GAW=1 |gf_GAW=4 |ga_GAW=2 |adjust_points_GAW=1
|win_COL=0 |loss_COL=3 |gf_COL=1 |ga_COL=6 |adjust_points_COL=-2
|win_ABO=2 |loss_ABO=1 |gf_ABO=4 |ga_ABO=2 |adjust_points_ABO=1

|status_GAW=
|status_COL=

|name_FAR={{flagathlete|[[Ali Farag]]|EGY}}
|name_GAW={{flagathlete|[[Karim Abdel Gawad]]|EGY}}
|name_COL={{flagathlete|[[Paul Coll]]|NZL}}
|name_ABO={{flagathlete|[[Mohamed Abouelghar]]|EGY}}

|res_col_header=Qualification<br>
|col_SF=green1 |text_SF=Advancing to Semifinals<br>
|update=complete
|source=[https://worldtourfinals.com/results?tab=men PSA World Tour Finals]
}}

=== Group B ===
{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
! width="30" |Date
! width="30" |Time
! width="200" |Player 1
! width="200" |Player 2
! width="80" |Score
|-
| 9 June || 19:30 || '''{{flagathlete|[[Mohamed El Shorbagy]]|EGY}}''' || {{flagathlete|[[Diego Elías]]|PER}} || 6–11, 11–3, 17–15
|-
| 9 June || 20:30 || '''{{flagathlete|[[Tarek Momen]]|EGY}}''' || {{flagathlete|[[Simon Rösner]]|GER}} || 6–11, 11–3, 11–8
|-
| 10 June || 20:30 || {{flagathlete|[[Simon Rösner]]|GER}} || '''{{flagathlete|[[Diego Elías]]|PER}}''' || 11–5, 8–11, 9–11
|-
| 10 June || 21:30 || '''{{flagathlete|[[Mohamed El Shorbagy]]|EGY}}''' || {{flagathlete|[[Tarek Momen]]|EGY}} || 11–9, 5–11, 11–6
|-
| 11 June || 21:30 || '''{{flagathlete|[[Mohamed El Shorbagy]]|EGY}}''' || {{flagathlete|[[Simon Rösner]]|GER}} || 11–9, 11–4
|-
| 12 June || 19:30 || '''{{flagathlete|[[Tarek Momen]]|EGY}}''' || {{flagathlete|[[Diego Elías]]|PER}} || 11–2, 4–11, 11–8
|}

====Standings====
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WL
|for_against_style=games
|winpoints=3
|losspoints=1
|team1=SHO |team2=MOM |team4=ROS |team3=ELI |

|result1=SF |result2=SF |result3= |result4=

|hth_ELI=<!--Game points= 56–62 (–6), 47,46% points won -->
|hth_MOM=<!--Game points= 54–48 (+6), 53% points won -->

|win_SHO=3 |loss_SHO=0 |gf_SHO=6 |ga_SHO=2 |adjust_points_SHO=1
|win_MOM=2 |loss_MOM=1 |gf_MOM=5 |ga_MOM=4 |adjust_points_MOM=0
|win_ROS=0 |loss_ROS=3 |gf_ROS=2 |ga_ROS=6 |adjust_points_ROS=-1
|win_ELI=1 |loss_ELI=2 |gf_ELI=4 |ga_ELI=5 |adjust_points_ELI=0

|status_SHO=
|status_MOM=
|status_ELI=
|status_ROS=

|name_SHO={{flagathlete|[[Mohamed El Shorbagy]]|EGY}}
|name_MOM={{flagathlete|[[Tarek Momen]]|EGY}}
|name_ROS={{flagathlete|[[Simon Rösner]]|GER}}
|name_ELI={{flagathlete|[[Diego Elías]]|PER}}

|res_col_header=Qualification<br>
|col_SF=green1 |text_SF=Advancing to Semifinals<br>
|update=complete
|source=[https://worldtourfinals.com/results?tab=men PSA World Tour Finals]
}}

==Knockout stage==

{{4TeamBracket-Tennis5 
| RD1 = '''Semi finals''' (13 June)
| RD2 = '''Final''' (14 June)
| score-width  = 10
| team-width   = 175

| RD1-seed1 = 8
| RD1-team1 = '''{{flagathlete|[[Mohamed Abouelghar]]|EGY}}'''
| RD1-score1-1 = 9
| RD1-score1-2 = '''11'''
| RD1-score1-3 = '''11'''
| RD1-score1-4 =
| RD1-score1-5 =
| RD1-seed2 = 3
| RD1-team2 = {{flagathlete|[[Tarek Momen]]|EGY}}
| RD1-score2-1 = '''11'''
| RD1-score2-2 = 5
| RD1-score2-3 = 8
| RD1-score2-4 =
| RD1-score2-5 =

| RD1-seed3 = 2
| RD1-team3 = {{flagathlete|[[Mohamed El Shorbagy]]|EGY}}
| RD1-score3-1 = 8
| RD1-score3-2 = 2
| RD1-score3-3 = 
| RD1-score3-4 = 
| RD1-score3-5 = 
| RD1-seed4 = 4
| RD1-team4 = '''{{flagathlete|[[Karim Abdel Gawad]]|EGY}}'''
| RD1-score4-1 = '''11'''
| RD1-score4-2 = '''11'''
| RD1-score4-3 = 
| RD1-score4-4 = 
| RD1-score4-5 =

| RD2-seed1 = 8
| RD2-team1 = {{flagathlete|[[Mohamed Abouelghar]]|EGY}}
| RD2-score1-1 = 10
| RD2-score1-2 = 6
| RD2-score1-3 = '''11'''
| RD2-score1-4 = '''11'''
| RD2-score1-5 = 10
| RD2-seed2 = 4
| RD2-team2 = '''{{flagathlete|[[Karim Abdel Gawad]]|EGY}}'''
| RD2-score2-1 = '''12'''
| RD2-score2-2 = '''11'''
| RD2-score2-3 = 5
| RD2-score2-4 = 8
| RD2-score2-5 = '''12'''
}}
{{winners-other|2019 Men's PSA World Tour Finals winner|EGY|[[Karim Abdel Gawad]]|First}}

===Semifinal===
''To the best of three games.''

{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
! width="30" |Date
! width="30" |Time
! width="200" |Player 1
! width="200" |Player 2
! width="80" |Score
|-
| 13 June || 19:45 || {{flagathlete|[[Mohamed El Shorbagy]]|EGY}} || '''{{flagathlete|[[Karim Abdel Gawad]]|EGY}}''' || 8–11, 2–11
|-
| 13 June || 21:15 || '''{{flagathlete|[[Mohamed Abouelghar]]|EGY}}''' || {{flagathlete|[[Tarek Momen]]|EGY}} || 9–11, 11–5, 11–8
|}

===Final===
''To the best of five games.''

{| class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
! width="30" |Date
! width="30" |Time
! width="200" |Player 1
! width="200" |Player 2
! width="150" |Score
|-
| 14 June || 21:00 || {{flagathlete|[[Mohamed Abouelghar]]|EGY}} || '''{{flagathlete|[[Karim Abdel Gawad]]|EGY}}''' || 10–12, 6–11, 11–5, 11–8, 10–12
|}

==See also==
*[[2019 Women's PSA World Tour Finals]]
*[[2018–19 PSA World Tour Finals]]
*[[PSA World Tour Finals]]
*[[2018–19 PSA World Tour]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://psaworldtour.com/tournaments/view/9649 PSA World Tour Finals at PSA website]
*[https://worldtourfinals.com/ PSA World Tour Finals official website]

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