2010 PSA World Tour

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 namePSA World Tour 2010
Tournaments127
CategoriesPSA 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 1Egypt Ramy Ashour
(9 months)
England Nick Matthew
(3 months)
World ChampionEngland Nick Matthew
Awards
Player of the yearEngland Nick Matthew
Young player of the yearEgypt Mohamed El Shorbagy

2010 Calendar

Key

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

World Open

TournamentDateChampionRunner-UpSemifinalistsQuarterfinalistsRound of 16
World Open 2010
Saudi Arabia Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia
World Open
$327,500 - Draw
2–10 December 2010 England Nick Matthew
8-11, 11-6, 11-2, 11-3
England James Willstrop Egypt Amr Shabana
England Peter Barker
Egypt Karim Darwish
France Grégory Gaultier
France Thierry Lincou
Egypt Mohamed El Shorbagy
England Daryl Selby
Australia David Palmer
Egypt Wael El Hindi
Malaysia Mohd Azlan Iskandar
Botswana Alister Walker
Australia Stewart Boswell
Pakistan Aamir Atlas Khan
Egypt Hisham Mohd Ashour

Super Series

Prize money: $92,500 and more

TournamentDateChampionRunner-UpSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists
Tournament of Champions 2010
United States New York City, United States
World Series Silver
$97,500
22–28 January 2010 England James Willstrop
12-10, 11-5, 9-11, 11-3
Egypt Ramy Ashour Egypt Karim Darwish
England Nick Matthew
France Grégory Gaultier
Egypt Amr Shabana
Australia David Palmer
Egypt Wael El Hindi
North American Open 2010
United States Richmond, Virginia, United States
World Series Silver
$93,500
20–26 February 2010 England Nick Matthew
11-9, 16-14, 5-4
Egypt Ramy Ashour Egypt Amr Shabana
England James Willstrop
France Grégory Gaultier
France Thierry Lincou
England Adrian Grant
Finland Olli Tuominen
Sky Open 2010
Egypt Cairo, Egypt
World Series Platinum
$150,000
17–22 May 2010 England Nick Matthew
6-11, 11-7, 12-10, 13-11
Egypt Karim Darwish Egypt Ramy Ashour
France Thierry Lincou
England James Willstrop
France Grégory Gaultier
England Peter Barker
Egypt Wael El Hindi
Australian Open 2010
Australia Canberra, Australia
World Series Platinum
$142,500
10–15 August 2010 England Nick Matthew
16-14, 11-7, 12-10
Egypt Ramy Ashour France Grégory Gaultier
England James Willstrop
Egypt Amr Shabana
Egypt Karim Darwish
France Thierry Lincou
England Peter Barker
Hong Kong Open 2010
Hong Kong Hong Kong, China
World Series Platinum
$147,500
25–29 August 2010 Egypt Ramy Ashour
10-12, 11-9, 11-9, 9-11, 11-9
France Grégory Gaultier Egypt Karim Darwish
England Peter Barker
England Nick Matthew
Egypt Amr Shabana
England James Willstrop
France Thierry Lincou
British Grand Prix 2010
England Manchester, England
World Series Silver
$92,500
15–20 September 2010 Egypt Ramy Ashour
11-7, 3-11, 11-3, 11-5
England James Willstrop France Grégory Gaultier
England David Palmer
Egypt Amr Shabana
France Thierry Lincou
England Daryl Selby
India Saurav Ghosal
El Gouna International 2010
Egypt El Gouna, Egypt
World Series Platinum
$142,500
18–24 October 2010 Egypt Karim Darwish
16-14, 11-3, 5-0
Egypt Ramy Ashour France Grégory Gaultier
France Thierry Lincou
Egypt Amr Shabana
England James Willstrop
Australia Cameron Pilley
Egypt Omar Mosaad
Kuwait PSA Cup 2010
Kuwait Kuwait City, Kuwait
World Series Platinum
$172,500
28 October - 2 November 2010 Egypt Ramy Ashour
9-11, 11-4, 13-11, 11-1
Egypt Amr Shabana France Grégory Gaultier
England James Willstrop
Egypt Karim Darwish
France Thierry Lincou
England Peter Barker
England Daryl Selby
Qatar Classic 2010
Qatar Doha, Qatar
World Series Platinum
$147,500
7–12 November 2010 Egypt Karim Darwish
8-11, 11-2, 11-7, 11-6
Egypt Amr Shabana England Nick Matthew
France Grégory Gaultier
England James Willstrop
England Peter Barker
France Thierry Lincou
England Daryl Selby
PSA Masters 2010
India New Delhi, India
World Series Platinum
$192,500
12–18 December 2010 England Nick Matthew
11-5, 11-8, 11-7
England James Willstrop Egypt Amr Shabana
Egypt Hisham Mohd Ashour
France Thierry Lincou
Egypt Mohamed El Shorbagy
England Daryl Selby
Australia Cameron Pilley
Final tournamentDateChampionRunner-UpSemifinalistsRound Robin
PSA World Series Finals 2010
England Queen's Club, London, England
PSA World Series Finals
$110,000
4–8 January 2010 England Nick Matthew / Egypt Amr Shabana England James Willstrop
Egypt Ramy Ashour
France Thierry Lincou
England Peter Barker
Egypt Wael El Hindi
Botswana Alister Walker

Stars

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

January

TournamentDateChampionRunner-UpSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists
Kig Open 2010
United States Los Angeles, United States
2&1/2 Stars
$28,000
7–10 January 2010 Egypt Omar Mosaad
11-7, 4-11, 11-4, 11-9
Canada Shahier Razik Egypt Tarek Momen
England Tom Richards
Australia Aaron Frankcomb
England Chris Simpson
Pakistan Yasir Butt
Belgium Stefan Casteleyn
Motor City Open 2010
United States Detroit, United States
4 Stars
$40,000
29 January - 1 February 2010 Egypt Karim Darwish
11-3, 11-7, 11-4
Malaysia Mohd Azlan Iskandar France Thierry Lincou
Egypt Omar Abdel Aziz
Finland Olli Tuominen
Hungary Márk Krajcsák
England Chris Ryder
Australia Ryan Cuskelly

February

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

March

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

April

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

July

TournamentDateChampionRunner-UpSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists
Malaysian Open Squash Championships 2010
Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
5 Stars
$52,500
21–24 July 2010 Malaysia Mohd Azlan Iskandar
11-5, 11-6, 11-8
Egypt Tarek Momen Egypt Mohamed El Shorbagy
Pakistan Farhan Mehboob
Australia Stewart Boswell
Malaysia Ong Beng Hee
Pakistan Aamir Atlas Khan
Germany Simon Rösner

September

TournamentDateChampionRunner-UpSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists
Irish Squash Open 2010
Republic of Ireland Dublin, Ireland
2&1/2 Stars
$25,000
1–4 September 2010 Malaysia Mohd Azlan Iskandar
11-9, 8-11, 9-11, 13-11, 11-5
Spain Borja Golán England Chris Ryder
France Grégoire Marche
England Joey Barrington
England Chris Simpson
France Mathieu Castagnet
Malta Bradley Hindle
Colombian Open 2010
Colombia Bogota, Colombia
3 Stars
$35,000
2–5 September 2010 Colombia Miguel Ángel Rodríguez
9-11, 11-9, 11-5, 11-5
Finland Olli Tuominen Canada Shahier Razik
Mexico Arturo Salazar
Brazil Rafael Alarçón
Italy Stéphane Galifi
Czech Republic Jan Koukal
Mexico Cesar Salazar

October

TournamentDateChampionRunner-UpSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists
US Open 2010
United States Chicago, United States
5 Stars
$80,000
27 September - 2 October 2010 Egypt Wael El Hindi
11-8, 5-11, 11-7, 11-7
Netherlands Laurens Jan Anjema Egypt Omar Mosaad
Finland Olli Tuominen
France Thierry Lincou
Egypt Mohamed El Shorbagy
Switzerland Nicolas Müller
Egypt Mohammed Abbas

November

TournamentDateChampionRunner-UpSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists
Santiago Open 2010
Spain Santiago de Compostela, Spain
3 Stars
$31,175
17–20 November 2010 England Adrian Grant
6-11, 11-7, 11-7, 12-10
Egypt Omar Mosaad Finland Olli Tuominen
Egypt Mohammed Abbas
Colombia Miguel Ángel Rodríguez
Mexico Arturo Salazar
South Africa Stephen Coppinger
Spain Borja Golán
Dutch Open Squash 2010
Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands
3 Stars
$30,000
18–21 November 2010 Australia Cameron Pilley
11-7, 11-9, 11-13, 14-12
Netherlands Laurens Jan Anjema Australia Stewart Boswell
England Chris Ryder
Botswana Alister Walker
Egypt Hisham Mohd Ashour
Germany Simon Rösner
Australia Steven Finitsis

[1]

Year end world top 10 players

Rank 2010
1England Nick Matthew1716.750
2England James Willstrop1392.250
3France Grégory Gaultier1050.750
4Egypt Ramy Ashour1028.250
5Egypt Karim Darwish980.750
6Egypt Amr Shabana789.500
7England Peter Barker644.000
8Egypt Mohamed El Shorbagy642.875
9Australia David Palmer485.000
10Malaysia Mohd Azlan Iskandar465.000

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:

  • France 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

References

  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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