2011 PSA World Tour
Squash tournament
The PSA World Tour 2011 is the international squash tour organised circuit organized by the Professional Squash Association (PSA) for the 2011 squash season. The most important tournament in the series is the World Open held in Rotterdam in the Netherlands . The tour features three categories of regular events, World Series , which feature the highest prize money and the best fields, International and Challenger.[ 1] The Tour is concluded by the PSA World Series Finals , the end of season championship for the top 8 rated players.
2011 Calendar
Key
World Open
World Series Platinum
World Series Gold
International 70
International 50
Prize money: $115,000 and more
Tournament
Date
Champion
Runner-Up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
Tournament of Champions 2011 New York City , United StatesWorld Series Gold $115,000 - Draw
21–27 January 2011
Ramy Ashour 11-3, 7-11, 11-9, 11-7
Nick Matthew
James Willstrop Amr Shabana
Peter Barker Laurens Jan Anjema Mohd El Shorbagy David Palmer
North American Open 2011 Richmond, Virginia , United StatesWorld Series Gold $115,000 - Draw
20–26 February 2011
Nick Matthew 11-9, 11-5, 8-11, 8-11, 11-6
Ramy Ashour
James Willstrop Amr Shabana
Grégory Gaultier Peter Barker Mohd Azlan Iskandar David Palmer
Australian Open 2011 Canberra , AustraliaWorld Series Platinum $150,000 - Draw
8–14 August 2011
Ramy Ashour 12-14, 11-6, 10-12, 11-8, 11-4
Nick Matthew
Grégory Gaultier David Palmer
Karim Darwish James Willstrop Peter Barker Laurens Jan Anjema
British Grand Prix 2011 Manchester , EnglandWorld Series Gold $115,000 - Draw
19–25 September 2011
Ramy Ashour 3-11, 11-3, 11-7, 11-4
Nick Matthew
Karim Darwish Amr Shabana
Grégory Gaultier Peter Barker Omar Mosaad Adrian Grant
US Open 2011 Philadelphia , United StatesWorld Series Gold $115,000 - Draw
30 September - 6 October 2011
Amr Shabana 11-9, 8-11, 11-2, 11-4
Nick Matthew
James Willstrop Thierry Lincou
Peter Barker Mohd El Shorbagy Mohd Azlan Iskandar Laurens Jan Anjema
Qatar Classic 2011 Doha , QatarWorld Series Platinum $150,000 - Draw
16–21 October 2011
Grégory Gaultier 11-8, 11-7, 2-11, 11-8
James Willstrop
Karim Darwish Stewart Boswell
Peter Barker Cameron Pilley Nicolas Müller Tarek Momen
Hong Kong Open 2011 Hong Kong , ChinaWorld Series Platinum $150,000 - Draw
15–20 November 2011
James Willstrop 11-5, 11-9, 11-4
Karim Darwish
Grégory Gaultier Mohd Azlan Iskandar
Nick Matthew Amr Shabana Peter Barker Stewart Boswell
Kuwait PSA Cup 2011 Kuwait City , KuwaitWorld Series Platinum $165,000 - Draw
23–29 November 2011
James Willstrop 11-9, 10-12, 11-4, 11-2
Karim Darwish
Grégory Gaultier Mohd El Shorbagy
Nick Matthew Peter Barker Laurens Jan Anjema Stewart Boswell
PSA Masters 2011 New Delhi , IndiaWorld Series Platinum $150,000 - Draw
12–18 December 2011
James Willstrop 19-21, 11-8, 11-4, 6-1
Grégory Gaultier
Peter Barker Mohd El Shorbagy
Ramy Ashour Karim Darwish Daryl Selby Laurens Jan Anjema
International
Prize money: between $25,000 and $114,999
January
Tournament
Date
Champion
Runner-Up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
Comfort Inn Open 2011 Vancouver , Canada International 35 $35,000
13–15 January 2011
Daryl Selby 11-6, 10-12, 9-11, 12-10, 11-5
Hisham Mohd Ashour
David Palmer Olli Tuominen
Shahier Razik Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Cesar Salazar Jorge Isaac Baltazar Ferreira
Motor City Open 2011 Detroit , United States International 50 $50,000
28–31 January 2011
Mohamed El Shorbagy 8-11, 11-6, 11-8, 11-5
Omar Mosaad
David Palmer Adrian Grant
Jonathan Kemp Tarek Momen Tom Richards Alan Clyne
February
March
Tournament
Date
Champion
Runner-Up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
Kig Open 2011 Los Angeles , United States International 25 $25,000
3–6 March 2011
Jonathan Kemp 11-7, 11-8, 7-11, 7-11, 11-6
Julian Illingworth
Ryan Cuskelly Stefan Casteleyn
Mohd Ali Anwar Reda Omar Abdel Aziz Chris Simpson Amr Khaled Khalifa
Manitoba Open 2011 Winnipeg , Canada International 25 $25,000
10–13 March 2011
Adrian Grant 8-11, 11-2, 11-2, 12-10
Julian Illingworth
Shahier Razik Ryan Cuskelly
Arturo Salazar Jan Koukal Henrik Mustonen Robbie Temple
Rocky Mountain Open 2011 Calgary , Canada International 50 $50,000
16–19 March 2011
David Palmer 11-7, 5-11, 4-11, 11-7, 11-6
Laurens Jan Anjema
Omar Mosaad Nicolas Müller
Shahier Razik Tarek Momen Ryan Cuskelly Zac Alexander
Kuala Lumpur Open Squash Championships 2011 Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia International 50 $50,000
17–20 March 2011
Karim Darwish 11-9, 11-9, 11-3
Mohamed El Shorbagy
Mohd Azlan Iskandar Grégoire Marche
Saurav Ghosal Aamir Atlas Khan Stephen Coppinger Mohd Nafiizwan Adnan
Canary Wharf Squash Classic 2011 London , England International 50 $50,000
21–25 March 2011
Nick Matthew 5-11, 11-4, 11-1, 11-3
Peter Barker
James Willstrop Grégory Gaultier
Daryl Selby Stewart Boswell Simon Rösner Joey Barrington
Montreal Open 2011 Montreal , Canada International 50 $50,000
21–25 March 2011
Hisham Mohd Ashour 9-11, 11-7, 11-3, 11-6
David Palmer
Laurens Jan Anjema Alister Walker
Adrian Grant Stéphane Galifi Alan Clyne Jan Koukal
Kolkata International 2011 Kolkata , India International 50 $50,000
29–30 March 2011
Karim Darwish 12-10, 12-10, 11-4
Omar Mosaad
Saurav Ghosal Karim Abdel Gawad
Ong Beng Hee Mohd Ali Anwar Reda Robbie Temple Amr Khaled Khalifa
April
May
June
July
Tournament
Date
Champion
Runner-Up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
Malaysian Open Squash Championships 2011 Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia International 50 $50,000 - Draw
20–23 July 2011
Grégory Gaultier 11-8, 11-3, 11-3
Aamir Atlas Khan
Cameron Pilley Alan Clyne
Mohamed El Shorbagy Mohd Azlan Iskandar Ong Beng Hee Karim Abdel Gawad
Cairo Open Squash Championships 2011 Cairo , Egypt International 25 $25,000
25–28 July 2011
Mohd Ali Anwar Reda 6-11, 12-10, 12-10, 6-11, 16-14
Marwan El Shorbagy
Omar Mosaad Omar Abdel Aziz
Aamir Atlas Khan Stéphane Galifi Kristian Frost Olesen Omar Abdel Meguid
September
October
Tournament
Date
Champion
Runner-Up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
Netsuite Open 2011 San Francisco , United States International 35 $35,000
7–10 October 2011
Laurens Jan Anjema 7-11, 7-11, 11-8, 11-5, 14-12
Omar Mosaad
Daryl Selby Alister Walker
Wael El Hindi Shahier Razik Alan Clyne Arturo Salazar
Santiago Open 2011 Santiago de Compostela , Spain International 25 $25,000
19–22 October 2011
Borja Golán 14-12, 11-0, 8-11, 11-6
Adrian Grant
Grégoire Marche Oliver Pett
Stephen Coppinger Jan Koukal Campbell Grayson Carlos Cornes Ribadas
November
Tournament
Date
Champion
Runner-Up
Semifinalists
Quarterfinalists
Dayton Open 2011 Dayton , United States International 25 $25,000
10–13 November 2011
Alister Walker 11-4, 14-12, 11-4
Yasir Butt
Adrian Grant Chris Simpson
Adrian Waller Campbell Grayson Oliver Pett Danish Atlas Khan
Macau Open 2011 Macau , China International 50 $50,000
10–13 November 2011
Mohamed El Shorbagy 11-13, 11-5, 11-5, 11-7
Thierry Lincou
Hisham Mohd Ashour Olli Tuominen
Mohd Azlan Iskandar Julian Illingworth Ong Beng Hee Borja Golán
Pittsburgh Open 2011 Pittsburgh , United States International 25 $25,000
17–20 November 2011
Alister Walker 11-7, 6-11, 11-4, 15-17, 11-2
Adrian Grant
Shahier Razik Ryan Cuskelly
Chris Simpson Cesar Salazar Campbell Grayson Henrik Mustonen
[ 2]
Year end world top 10 players
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 2011 season:
David Palmer (born 28 June 1976 in the Lithgow, New South Wales , Australia ) joined the pro tour in 1994, reached the world no. 1 ranking in September 2001. Keeping the spot for four month in 2001. He won two World Open titles in 2002 against John White and in 2006 against Grégory Gaultier . The Australian also won four British Open titles in 2001, 2003, 2004 and 2008. He retired in November after losing in quarter final of the World Open .[ 3]
Stewart Boswell (born 29 July 1978 in Canberra , Australia ) joined the pro tour in 1996, reached the singles no. 4 spot in May 2002. He won 9 PSA World Tour titles including three Australian Open , two Berkshire Open and reached, in 2002, the final of the prestigious US Open lost against David Palmer . He retired in December after losing in quarter final of the Kuwait PSA Cup .[ 4]
Stefan Casteleyn (born 25 February 1974 in Brussels , Belgium ) joined the pro tour in 1993, reached the singles no. 7 spot in December 1999. He won a total of nineteen Belgium Nationals. He retired the PSA World Tour in December 2011.[ 5]
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