2011 PSA World Tour

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.

PSA World Tour 2011
Details
Event name	PSA World Tour 2011
Tournaments	126
Categories	PSA World Championship PSA World Series (9) PSA World Series Finals PSA International (23) PSA Challenger (92)
Website www.psaworldtour.com
Achievements
World Number 1	Nick Matthew (12 months)
World Champion	Nick Matthew
Awards
Player of the year	Ramy Ashour
Young player of the year	Nicolas Müller
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2011 Calendar

Key

World Open

World Series Platinum

World Series Gold

International 70

International 50

World Open

Tournament	Date	Champion	Runner-Up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists	Round of 16
World Open 2011 Rotterdam, Netherlands World Open $275,000 - Draw	30 October - 6 November 2011	Nick Matthew 6-11, 11-9, 11-6, 11-5	Grégory Gaultier	Karim Darwish James Willstrop	Ramy Ashour Amr Shabana Peter Barker David Palmer	Mohamed El Shorbagy Thierry Lincou Laurens Jan Anjema Hisham Ashour	Cameron Pilley Alister Walker Borja Golán Marwan El Shorbagy

PSA World Series

Prize money: $115,000 and more

Tournament	Date	Champion	Runner-Up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
Tournament of Champions 2011 New York City, United States World 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 States World 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, Australia World 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, England World 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 States World 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, Qatar World 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, China World 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, Kuwait World 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, India World 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

Final tournament	Date	Champion	Runner-Up	Semifinalists	Round Robin
PSA World Series Finals 2011 Queen's Club, London, England PSA World Series Finals $110,000 - Draw	4–8 January 2012	Amr Shabana 6-11, 12-10, 11-7, 7-11, 11-8	Grégory Gaultier	James Willstrop Karim Darwish	Peter Barker Mohd Azlan Iskandar Mohd El Shorbagy 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

Tournament	Date	Champion	Runner-Up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
Swedish Open 2011 Linköping, Sweden International 50 $60,000	3–6 February 2011	Nick Matthew 11-7, 11-6, 11-5	Peter Barker	Karim Darwish Daryl Selby	Cameron Pilley Stewart Boswell Farhan Mehboob Davide Bianchetti
Bluenose Classic 2011 Halifax, Canada International 50 $50,000	3–6 February 2011	Mohd Azlan Iskandar 11-8, 8-11, 11-9, 11-7	Hisham Mohd Ashour	Julian Illingworth Gilly Lane	Laurens Jan Anjema Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Mohammed Abbas Nicolas Müller

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

Tournament	Date	Champion	Runner-Up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
Berkshire Squash Open 2011 Williamstown, United States International 25 $30,000	6–10 April 2011	Wael El Hindi 11-9, 11-7, 11-9	Tom Richards	Jonathan Kemp Miguel Ángel Rodríguez	Shahier Razik Borja Golán Arturo Salazar Mohd Nafiizwan Adnan
Irish Squash Open 2011 Dublin, Ireland International 25 $25,000	13–16 April 2011	Tarek Momen 12-10, 11-7, 8-11, 11-3	Stewart Boswell	Saurav Ghosal Borja Golán	Olli Tuominen Chris Ryder Mathieu Castagnet Siddharth Suchde

May

Tournament	Date	Champion	Runner-Up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
Hurghada International 2011 Hurghada, Egypt International 70 $77,500 - Draw	14–19 May 2011	Ramy Ashour 11-9, 9-11, 12-14, 11-9, 11-3	Karim Darwish	Grégory Gaultier Olli Tuominen	Omar Mosaad Tarek Momen Mohd Ali Anwar Reda Mohammed Abbas

June

Tournament	Date	Champion	Runner-Up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
Internationaux De La Reunion 2011 Saint-Pierre, Reunion Island, France International 25 $25,000	22–25 June 2011	Mohamed El Shorbagy 5-11, 11-5, 11-4, 10-12, 15-13	Thierry Lincou	Márk Krajcsák Julien Balbo	Yann Perrin Kamran Khan Oliver Pett Rasmus Nielsen

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

Tournament	Date	Champion	Runner-Up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
Colombian Open 2011 Bogota, Colombia International 35 $35,000	1–4 September 2011	Mohamed El Shorbagy 7-11, 11-7, 11-8, 2-11, 15-13	Laurens Jan Anjema	Alister Walker Miguel Ángel Rodríguez	Martin Knight Rafael Alarçón Henrik Mustonen Max Lee

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

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Year end world top 10 players

Rank	2011
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 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]

See also

• PSA World Series 2011
• 2011 Men's World Team Squash Championships
• PSA World Tour
• PSA World Rankings
• PSA World Series Finals
• PSA World Open
• 2011 Men's World Team