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.
| 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 | |
| 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 |
2010 Calendar edit
Key edit
| World Open |
| World Series Platinum |
| World Series Gold |
| 5 Stars |
| 4 Stars |
World Open edit
| Tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists | Round of 16 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
World Open 2010 Al-Khobar, Saudi ArabiaWorld Open $327,500 - Draw |
2–10 December 2010 | Nick Matthew 8-11, 11-6, 11-2, 11-3 |
James Willstrop
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Amr Shabana Peter Barker
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Karim Darwish Grégory Gaultier Thierry Lincou Mohamed El Shorbagy
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Daryl Selby David Palmer Wael El Hindi Mohd Azlan Iskandar
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 Alister Walker Stewart Boswell Aamir Atlas Khan Hisham Mohd Ashour
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Super Series edit
Prize money: $92,500 and more
| 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
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James Willstrop Ramy Ashour
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Thierry Lincou Peter Barker Wael El Hindi Alister Walker
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Stars edit
Prize money: between $25,000 (2&1/2 Stars) and $50,000 (5 Stars)
January edit
| Tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kig Open 2010 Los Angeles, United States2&1/2 Stars $28,000 |
7–10 January 2010 | Omar Mosaad 11-7, 4-11, 11-4, 11-9 |
 Shahier Razik
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Tarek Momen Tom Richards
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Aaron Frankcomb Chris Simpson Yasir Butt Stefan Casteleyn
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| 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
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Thierry Lincou Omar Abdel Aziz
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 Olli Tuominen Márk Krajcsák Chris Ryder Ryan Cuskelly
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February edit
| Tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swedish Open 2010 Linköping, Sweden5 Stars $60,000 |
4–7 February 2010 | Nick Matthew 11-9, 11-6, 6-2 |
James Willstrop
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Amr Shabana Cameron Pilley
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Grégory Gaultier Adrian Grant Alister Walker Stewart Boswell
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| 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
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Peter Barker David Palmer
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Mohd Azlan Iskandar Ong Beng Hee Shahier Razik Aaron Frankcomb
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March edit
April edit
| 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
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Joey Barrington Shawn Delierre
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 Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Julien Balbo Gilly Lane Robbie Temple
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| 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
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Karim Darwish Hisham Mohd Ashour
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Mohd Ali Anwar Reda Tom Richards Simon Rösner Nicolas Müller
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Kolkata International 2010 Kolkata, India5 Stars $50,000 |
14–17 April 2010 | Mohamed El Shorbagy 8-11, 11-2, 11-6, 11-5 |
Tarek Momen
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Cameron Pilley Saurav Ghosal
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Adrian Grant Mohd Azlan Iskandar Ong Beng Hee Jonathan Kemp
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July edit
| 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
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Mohamed El Shorbagy Farhan Mehboob
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Stewart Boswell Ong Beng Hee Aamir Atlas Khan Simon Rösner
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September edit
| Tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Squash Open 2010 Dublin, Ireland2&1/2 Stars $25,000 |
1–4 September 2010 | Mohd Azlan Iskandar 11-9, 8-11, 9-11, 13-11, 11-5 |
 Borja Golán
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Chris Ryder Grégoire Marche
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Joey Barrington Chris Simpson Mathieu Castagnet Bradley Hindle
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| 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
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Shahier Razik Arturo Salazar
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 Rafael Alarçón Stéphane Galifi Jan Koukal Cesar Salazar
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October edit
| 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
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Omar Mosaad Olli Tuominen
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Thierry Lincou Mohamed El Shorbagy Nicolas Müller Mohammed Abbas
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November edit
| 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
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Olli Tuominen Mohammed Abbas
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Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Arturo Salazar Stephen Coppinger Borja Golán
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| 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
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Stewart Boswell Chris Ryder
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Alister Walker Hisham Mohd Ashour Simon Rösner Steven Finitsis
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Year end world top 10 players edit
| 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 edit
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]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "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.