The Dynam Cup PSA SQ-Cube Open is one of two tournaments on the Challenger Tour this week, and the action gets underway at the Yokohama Squash Stadium SQ-Cube on Friday, May 27.

The tournament, which features a Challenger 5 level men’s event and a Challenger 3 level women’s draw, will run for three days across the weekend, and will see players from seven nations participate to take home the titles on Sunday afternoon in Yokohama.

World No.99 Yassin Elshafei will be the top seed for the men’s tournament, as he aims to add to the two titles he already has under his belt in the 2021-2022 campaign. His nearest challenger for the crown this week will be Hong Kong’s Tang Ming Hong, and Indian Sandeep Ramachandran, with Ryunosuke Tsukue, the leading home favourite, rounding out the top four seeds.

The Filipino trio of Robert Andrew Garcia, Reymark Begornia and David Pelino, along with Ziad Ibrahim make up the rest of the seeded players for the competition, one that will also feature Singaporean Samuel Kang and Pakistan’s Muhammad Haris Iqbal.

Hong Kong’s Cheng Nga Ching and Ching Hei Fung will join the Japanese pair of Satomi Watanabe and Akari Midorikawa in the top four seeds for the women’s Challenger 3 level tournament. Fung will be looking to join the other three as winners on Tour this season.

The event takes place from Friday, May 27 to Sunday, May 29 at the Yokohama Squash Stadium SQ-Cube in Japan, and you can follow the PSA Challenger Tour on *Twitter* and *Facebook* for daily updates from the event.

Men’s First Round Draw: Dynam Cup PSA SQ-Cube Open
[1] Yassin Elshafei (EGY) v Muhammad Haris Iqbal (PAK)
Samuel Kang (SGP) v [8] Ziad Ibrahim (EGY)
[5] Robert Andrew Garcia (PHI) v Naoki Sone (JPN)
[WC] Tomotaka Endo (JPN) v [4] Ryunosuke Tsukue (JPN)
[3] Sandeep Ramachandran (IND) v Naoki Hayashi (JPN)
Yujin Ikeda (JPN) v [7] David Pelino (PHI)
[6] Reymark Begornia (PJI) v Rahul Baitha (IND)
Yuta Ando (JPN) v [2] Tang Ming Hong (HKG)

Women’s First Round Draw: Dynam Cup PSA SQ-Cube Open
[1] Cheng Nga Ching (HKG) – [Bye]
Reserve v [5] Ayaka Matsuzawa (JPN)
[7] Yukino Sakurai (JPN) v Malak Ahmed (EGY)
[3] Ching Hei Fung (JPN) – [Bye]
[4] Akari Midorikawa (JPN) v Jemyca Aribado (PHI)
Ryoko Kadota (JPN) v [8] Kozue Onizawa (JPN)
[6] Kurumi Takahashi (JPN) v Chinatsu Matsui (JPN)
[2] Satomi Watanabe (JPN) – [Bye]

The last event of the week on the Challenger Tour is the Dynam Cup SQ-Cube Open, which takes place at Yokohama Squash Stadium from Sunday 19 to Monday 20 September.

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Challenger 5 level tournament, which features both men’s and women’s draws, will be run with domestic entrants only.

Two non-Japanese players will feature in the tournament in Yokohama, with the Pakistani duo of Shahzad Ali and Muhammad Haris Iqbal both in action in the men’s event.

Tomotaka Endo will be the top seed in the men’s event, with Naoki Hayashi and Ryunosuke Tsukue his nearest challengers. The two Pakistanis also feature in the top five seeds.

Satomi Watanabe will lead the women’s draw, with compatriots Risa Sugimoto, Akari Midorikawa and Kumuri Takahashi as the nearest contenders for the prize come Monday evening.

The event takes place from Sunday 19 to Monday 20 September at Yokohama Squash Stadium. Follow the PSA Challenger Tour on Twitter and Facebook for daily updates from the event.

Men’s First Round Draw: Dynam Cup SQ-Cube Open
[1] Tomotaka Endo (JPN) v Tomomine Murayama (JPN)
Kanta Ito (JPN) v [7] Naoki Sone (JPN)
[5] Shahzad Ali (PAK) v Hiromichi Suzuki (JPN)
Yuta Ando (JPN) v [3] Ryunosuke Tsukue (JPN)
[4] Muhammad Haris Iqbal (PAK) v Yuta Kiyosawa (JPN)
Yujin Ikeda (JPN) v [8] Kosei Toki (JPN)
[6[ Shota Yasunari (JPN) v Ren Makino (JPN)
Yuki Tokuhara (JPN) v [2] Naoki Hayashi (JPN)

Women’s First Round Draw: Dynam Cup SQ-Cube Open
[1] Satomi Watanabe (JPN) – [Bye]
Ryoko Kadota (JPN) v [7] Sato Mayuki (JPN)
[5] Yukino Sakurai (JPN) v Himari Sakata (JPN)
Himari Midorikawa (JPN) v [4] Kumuri Takahashi (JPN)
[3] Akari Midorikawa (JPN) – [Bye]
Reina Epato (JPN) v [8] Chinatsu Matsui (JPN)
[6] Ayaka Matsuzawa (JPN) v Waka Tachibana (JPN)
[2] Risa Sugimoto (JPN) – [Bye]