2010 PSA World Tour

PSA World Tour 2010
PSA World Tour 2010
Details
Event name	PSA World Tour 2010
Tournaments	127
Categories	PSA World Championship; PSA World Series (10); PSA World Series Finals; PSA Stars (over 2&1/2) (18); PSA Stars (under 2&1/2) (97)
	Website; www.psaworldtour.com
Achievements
World Number 1	Ramy Ashour; (9 months); Nick Matthew; (3 months)
World Champion	Nick Matthew
Awards
Player of the year	Nick Matthew
Young player of the year	Mohamed El Shorbagy
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The PSA World Tour 2010 is the international squash tour organised circuit organized by the Professional Squash Association (PSA) for the 2010 squash season. The most important tournament in the series is the World Open held in Saudi Arabia. The tour features three categories of regular events, Super Series, which feature the highest prize money and the best fields, Stars Tournament and Challenger. The Tour is concluded by the PSA Super Series Finals, the end of season championship for the top 8 rated players.

2010 Calendar

Key

World Open
World Series Platinum
World Series Gold
5 Stars
4 Stars

World Open

Tournament	Date	Champion	Runner-Up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists	Round of 16
World Open 2010 Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia World Open $327,500 - Draw	2–10 December 2010	Nick Matthew 8-11, 11-6, 11-2, 11-3	James Willstrop	Amr Shabana Peter Barker	Karim Darwish Grégory Gaultier Thierry Lincou Mohamed El Shorbagy	Daryl Selby David Palmer Wael El Hindi Mohd Azlan Iskandar	Alister Walker Stewart Boswell Aamir Atlas Khan Hisham Mohd Ashour

Super Series

Prize money: $92,500 and more

Tournament	Date	Champion	Runner-Up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
Tournament of Champions 2010 New York City, United States World Series Silver $97,500	22–28 January 2010	James Willstrop 12-10, 11-5, 9-11, 11-3	Ramy Ashour	Karim Darwish Nick Matthew	Grégory Gaultier Amr Shabana David Palmer Wael El Hindi
North American Open 2010 Richmond, Virginia, United States World Series Silver $93,500	20–26 February 2010	Nick Matthew 11-9, 16-14, 5-4	Ramy Ashour	Amr Shabana James Willstrop	Grégory Gaultier Thierry Lincou Adrian Grant Olli Tuominen
Sky Open 2010 Cairo, Egypt World Series Platinum $150,000	17–22 May 2010	Nick Matthew 6-11, 11-7, 12-10, 13-11	Karim Darwish	Ramy Ashour Thierry Lincou	James Willstrop Grégory Gaultier Peter Barker Wael El Hindi
Australian Open 2010 Canberra, Australia World Series Platinum $142,500	10–15 August 2010	Nick Matthew 16-14, 11-7, 12-10	Ramy Ashour	Grégory Gaultier James Willstrop	Amr Shabana Karim Darwish Thierry Lincou Peter Barker
Hong Kong Open 2010 Hong Kong, China World Series Platinum $147,500	25–29 August 2010	Ramy Ashour 10-12, 11-9, 11-9, 9-11, 11-9	Grégory Gaultier	Karim Darwish Peter Barker	Nick Matthew Amr Shabana James Willstrop Thierry Lincou
British Grand Prix 2010 Manchester, England World Series Silver $92,500	15–20 September 2010	Ramy Ashour 11-7, 3-11, 11-3, 11-5	James Willstrop	Grégory Gaultier David Palmer	Amr Shabana Thierry Lincou Daryl Selby Saurav Ghosal
El Gouna International 2010 El Gouna, Egypt World Series Platinum $142,500	18–24 October 2010	Karim Darwish 16-14, 11-3, 5-0	Ramy Ashour	Grégory Gaultier Thierry Lincou	Amr Shabana James Willstrop Cameron Pilley Omar Mosaad
Kuwait PSA Cup 2010 Kuwait City, Kuwait World Series Platinum $172,500	28 October - 2 November 2010	Ramy Ashour 9-11, 11-4, 13-11, 11-1	Amr Shabana	Grégory Gaultier James Willstrop	Karim Darwish Thierry Lincou Peter Barker Daryl Selby
Qatar Classic 2010 Doha, Qatar World Series Platinum $147,500	7–12 November 2010	Karim Darwish 8-11, 11-2, 11-7, 11-6	Amr Shabana	Nick Matthew Grégory Gaultier	James Willstrop Peter Barker Thierry Lincou Daryl Selby
PSA Masters 2010 New Delhi, India World Series Platinum $192,500	12–18 December 2010	Nick Matthew 11-5, 11-8, 11-7	James Willstrop	Amr Shabana Hisham Mohd Ashour	Thierry Lincou Mohamed El Shorbagy Daryl Selby Cameron Pilley

Final tournament	Date	Champion	Runner-Up	Semifinalists	Round Robin
PSA World Series Finals 2010 Queen's Club, London, England PSA World Series Finals $110,000	4–8 January 2010	Nick Matthew / Amr Shabana		James Willstrop Ramy Ashour	Thierry Lincou Peter Barker Wael El Hindi Alister Walker

Stars

Prize money: between $25,000 (2&1/2 Stars) and $50,000 (5 Stars)

January

Tournament	Date	Champion	Runner-Up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
Kig Open 2010 Los Angeles, United States 2&1/2 Stars $28,000	7–10 January 2010	Omar Mosaad 11-7, 4-11, 11-4, 11-9	Shahier Razik	Tarek Momen Tom Richards	Aaron Frankcomb Chris Simpson Yasir Butt Stefan Casteleyn
Motor City Open 2010 Detroit, United States 4 Stars $40,000	29 January - 1 February 2010	Karim Darwish 11-3, 11-7, 11-4	Mohd Azlan Iskandar	Thierry Lincou Omar Abdel Aziz	Olli Tuominen Márk Krajcsák Chris Ryder Ryan Cuskelly

February

Tournament	Date	Champion	Runner-Up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
Swedish Open 2010 Linköping, Sweden 5 Stars $60,000	4–7 February 2010	Nick Matthew 11-9, 11-6, 6-2	James Willstrop	Amr Shabana Cameron Pilley	Grégory Gaultier Adrian Grant Alister Walker Stewart Boswell
Bluenose Classic 2010 Halifax, Canada 4 Stars $40,000	4–7 February 2010	Thierry Lincou 11-2, 10-12, 11-8, 12-10	Daryl Selby	Peter Barker David Palmer	Mohd Azlan Iskandar Ong Beng Hee Shahier Razik Aaron Frankcomb

March

Tournament	Date	Champion	Runner-Up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
Montreal Open 2010 Montreal, Canada 4 Stars $40,000	3–6 March 2010	Laurens Jan Anjema 11-9, 11-8, 11-1	Daryl Selby	Adrian Grant Shahier Razik	Olli Tuominen Tom Richards Gilly Lane Scott Arnold
Chennai Squash Open 2010 Chennai, India 2&1/2 Stars $25,000	4–7 March 2010	Ong Beng Hee 14-12, 11-9, 11-9	Jonathan Kemp	Mohd Ali Anwar Reda Saurav Ghosal	Chris Simpson Yann Perrin Alan Clyne Laurence Delasaux
Rocky Mountain Open 2010 Calgary, Canada 3 Stars $30,750	17–20 March 2010	Daryl Selby 11-7, 11-4, 12-10	Hisham Mohd Ashour	Laurens Jan Anjema Shahier Razik	Eric Gálvez Stéphane Galifi Gilly Lane Clinton Leeuw
Kuala Lumpur Open Squash Championships 2010 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 5 Stars $50,000	17–20 March 2010	Ramy Ashour 11-8, 11-8, 11-9	Karim Darwish	Ong Beng Hee Mohd Azlan Iskandar	Mohamed El Shorbagy Stewart Boswell Cameron Pilley Aamir Atlas Khan
Canary Wharf Squash Classic 2010 Canary Wharf, London, England 5 Stars $52,500	22–26 March 2010	Nick Matthew 12-10, 6-11, 13-11, 11-3	Grégory Gaultier	James Willstrop Peter Barker	David Palmer Thierry Lincou Alister Walker Daryl Selby

April

Tournament	Date	Champion	Runner-Up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
Berkshire Squash Open 2010 Williamstown, United States 2&1/2 Stars $25,000	8–11 April 2010	Stewart Boswell 12-10, 2-11, 11-7, 11-4	Alister Walker	Joey Barrington Shawn Delierre	Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Julien Balbo Gilly Lane Robbie Temple
Heliopolis Open 2010 Cairo, Egypt 5 Stars $50,000	14–17 April 2010	Grégory Gaultier 8-11, 11-2, 11-6, 11-5	Omar Mosaad	Karim Darwish Hisham Mohd Ashour	Mohd Ali Anwar Reda Tom Richards Simon Rösner Nicolas Müller
Kolkata International 2010 Kolkata, India 5 Stars $50,000	14–17 April 2010	Mohamed El Shorbagy 8-11, 11-2, 11-6, 11-5	Tarek Momen	Cameron Pilley Saurav Ghosal	Adrian Grant Mohd Azlan Iskandar Ong Beng Hee Jonathan Kemp

July

Tournament	Date	Champion	Runner-Up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
Malaysian Open Squash Championships 2010 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 5 Stars $52,500	21–24 July 2010	Mohd Azlan Iskandar 11-5, 11-6, 11-8	Tarek Momen	Mohamed El Shorbagy Farhan Mehboob	Stewart Boswell Ong Beng Hee Aamir Atlas Khan Simon Rösner

September

Tournament	Date	Champion	Runner-Up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
Irish Squash Open 2010 Dublin, Ireland 2&1/2 Stars $25,000	1–4 September 2010	Mohd Azlan Iskandar 11-9, 8-11, 9-11, 13-11, 11-5	Borja Golán	Chris Ryder Grégoire Marche	Joey Barrington Chris Simpson Mathieu Castagnet Bradley Hindle
Colombian Open 2010 Bogota, Colombia 3 Stars $35,000	2–5 September 2010	Miguel Ángel Rodríguez 9-11, 11-9, 11-5, 11-5	Olli Tuominen	Shahier Razik Arturo Salazar	Rafael Alarçón Stéphane Galifi Jan Koukal Cesar Salazar

October

Tournament	Date	Champion	Runner-Up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
US Open 2010 Chicago, United States 5 Stars $80,000	27 September - 2 October 2010	Wael El Hindi 11-8, 5-11, 11-7, 11-7	Laurens Jan Anjema	Omar Mosaad Olli Tuominen	Thierry Lincou Mohamed El Shorbagy Nicolas Müller Mohammed Abbas

November

Tournament	Date	Champion	Runner-Up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
Santiago Open 2010 Santiago de Compostela, Spain 3 Stars $31,175	17–20 November 2010	Adrian Grant 6-11, 11-7, 11-7, 12-10	Omar Mosaad	Olli Tuominen Mohammed Abbas	Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Arturo Salazar Stephen Coppinger Borja Golán
Dutch Open Squash 2010 Rotterdam, Netherlands 3 Stars $30,000	18–21 November 2010	Cameron Pilley 11-7, 11-9, 11-13, 14-12	Laurens Jan Anjema	Stewart Boswell Chris Ryder	Alister Walker Hisham Mohd Ashour Simon Rösner Steven Finitsis

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Year end world top 10 players

Rank	2010
1	Nick Matthew	1716.750
2	James Willstrop	1392.250
3	Grégory Gaultier	1050.750
4	Ramy Ashour	1028.250
5	Karim Darwish	980.750
6	Amr Shabana	789.500
7	Peter Barker	644.000
8	Mohamed El Shorbagy	642.875
9	David Palmer	485.000
10	Mohd Azlan Iskandar	465.000

Retirements

Following is a list of notable players (winners of a main tour title, and/or part of the PSA World Rankings top 30 for at least one month) who announced their retirement from professional squash, became inactive, or were permanently banned from playing, during the 2010 season:

Renan Lavigne (born 1 November 1974 in Longjumeau, France) joined the pro tour in 1996, reached the singles no. 17 spot in October 2004. He won 9 PSA World Tour titles including Colombian Open in 2002 and the Comfort Inn Open in 2006. He retired after losing in the first round of the Saudi World Open in December 2010.^[2]

References

^ "Calendar". psaworldtour.com. Archived from the original on 2012-06-23. Retrieved 2012-06-17.
^ "Renan Lavigne profile". Archived from the original on 2012-10-14. Retrieved 2013-03-09.

External links

PSA World Tour

[1] "Calendar". psaworldtour.com. Archived from the original on 2012-06-23. Retrieved 2012-06-17.

[2] "Renan Lavigne profile". Archived from the original on 2012-10-14. Retrieved 2013-03-09.

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PSA World Tour 2010 « 2009 2011 »
World Open	World Open (2010)
Super Series	Tournament of Champions (2010) North American Open (2010) Sky Open (2010) Australian Open (2010) Hong Kong Open (2010) British Grand Prix (2010) El Gouna International (2010) Kuwait PSA Cup (2010) Qatar Classic (2010) PSA Masters (2010)
Finals	PSA World Series Finals (2010)
5 Stars	Swedish Open (2010) Kuala Lumpur Open (2010) Canary Wharf Squash Classic (2010) Kolkata International (2010) Malaysian Open (2010) US Open (2010)

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