The Motor City Open is an annual international squash championship held in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. The tournament is hosted and organized by the Birmingham Athletic Club, a private club in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, and has been held each year since 1999, with the exception of 2008, when the event was moved from November to the following January.
The Motor City Open is usually scheduled immediately to follow the Tournament of Champions held in New York City. The tournament takes place over six days. The first two days consist of a qualifying competition, where 16 competitors compete for four places in the main draw. After the qualification rounds, the four qualifiers join the 12 exempt players in the main draw.
In addition to the main draw, the Motor City Open also features a pro-am doubles competition and a clinic for juniors conducted by the professionals. The event also conducts a silent auction to raise funds for charity. In recent years, this charity has been the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute.
Past winners Listed below are the results from the Motor City Open:
Year Champion Runner-up Score in final 1999 Peter Marshall David Palmer 15–10, 15–7, 15–12 2000 David Palmer Alex Gough 12–15, 15–10, 15–11, 15–10 2001 Tommy Berden Stefan Casteleyn 10-15, 15-12, 15-11, 12-15, 15-12 2002 Nick Taylor Graham Ryding 15–6, 12–15, 15–9, 15–9 2003 Jonathon Power Thierry Lincou 15–11, 12–15, 15–10, 15–4 2004 Grégory Gaultier Olli Tuominen 11–4, 11–10 (2–0), 3–11, 11–3 2005 Jonathon Power John White 11–2, 11–7, 11–6 2006 John White Liam Kenny 11–3, 11–4, 11–6 2007 Olli Tuominen Stewart Boswell 11–7, 11–6, 11–2 2008 No competition 2009 Borja Golán Adrian Grant 10–12, 11–9, 11–5, 14–12 2010 Karim Darwish Mohd Azlan Iskandar 11–3, 11–7, 11–4 2011 Mohamed El Shorbagy Omar Mosaad 8-11, 11-6, 11-8, 11-5 2012 Ong Beng Hee Hisham Ashour 11-8, 11-9, 11-7 2013 Amr Shabana Karim Darwish 11-4, 2-6 rtd 2014 Mohamed El Shorbagy Peter Barker 8-11, 12-14, 11-4, 11-6, 11-7 2015 Miguel Ángel Rodriguez Stephen Coppinger 9-11, 11-7, 8-11, 11-7, 11-3 2016 Ali Farag Nick Matthew 11-7, 5-11, 11-6, 11-7 2017 Ryan Cuskelly Ali Farag 4–11, 11–5, 11–5, 11–92018 Marwan El Shorbagy Paul Coll11-9, 11-9-13, 11-8, 11-8-13, 11-92019 Mohamed Abouelghar Diego Elías5-11, 11-6, 11-3, 4-11, 11-82020 Diego Elías Mohamed ElSherbini11-4, 11-5, 11-4 2021 There was no tournament in 2021 due to the Covid pandemic2022 Diego Elías Fares Dessouky11-5, 11-8, 11-92023 Diego Elías Mazen Hesham11-3, 11-4, 6-11, 11-32024 Diego Elías Paul Coll11-8, 11-9, 11-62025 Paul Coll Leonel Cárdenas8–11, 12–10, 11–9, 11–92026 Marwan El Shorbagy Diego Elías13–11, 11–5, 11–8
References
External links Official Motor City Open website Birmingham Athletic Club website