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.
2010 Calendar
Key World OpenWorld Series PlatinumWorld Series Gold5 Stars4 Stars
World Open TournamentDateChampionRunner-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalistsRound of 16World Open 2010 Al-Khobar, Saudi ArabiaWorld Open$327,500 - Draw2–10 December 2010 Nick Matthew8-11, 11-6, 11-2, 11-3 James Willstrop Amr Shabana Peter Barker Karim Darwish Grégory Gaultier Thierry Lincou Mohamed El Shorbagy Daryl Selby David Palmer Wael El Hindi Mohd Azlan Iskandar Alister Walker Stewart Boswell Aamir Atlas Khan Hisham Mohd Ashour
Super Series Prize money: $92,500 and more TournamentDateChampionRunner-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalistsTournament of Champions 2010 New York City, United StatesWorld Series Silver$97,50022–28 January 2010 James Willstrop12-10, 11-5, 9-11, 11-3 Ramy Ashour Karim Darwish Nick Matthew Grégory Gaultier Amr Shabana David Palmer Wael El HindiNorth American Open 2010 Richmond, Virginia, United StatesWorld Series Silver$93,50020–26 February 2010 Nick Matthew11-9, 16-14, 5-4 Ramy Ashour Amr Shabana James Willstrop Grégory Gaultier Thierry Lincou Adrian Grant Olli TuominenSky Open 2010 Cairo, EgyptWorld Series Platinum$150,00017–22 May 2010 Nick Matthew6-11, 11-7, 12-10, 13-11 Karim Darwish Ramy Ashour Thierry Lincou James Willstrop Grégory Gaultier Peter Barker Wael El HindiAustralian Open 2010 Canberra, AustraliaWorld Series Platinum$142,50010–15 August 2010 Nick Matthew16-14, 11-7, 12-10 Ramy Ashour Grégory Gaultier James Willstrop Amr Shabana Karim Darwish Thierry Lincou Peter BarkerHong Kong Open 2010 Hong Kong, ChinaWorld Series Platinum$147,50025–29 August 2010 Ramy Ashour10-12, 11-9, 11-9, 9-11, 11-9 Grégory Gaultier Karim Darwish Peter Barker Nick Matthew Amr Shabana James Willstrop Thierry LincouBritish Grand Prix 2010 Manchester, EnglandWorld Series Silver$92,50015–20 September 2010 Ramy Ashour11-7, 3-11, 11-3, 11-5 James Willstrop Grégory Gaultier David Palmer Amr Shabana Thierry Lincou Daryl Selby Saurav GhosalEl Gouna International 2010 El Gouna, EgyptWorld Series Platinum$142,50018–24 October 2010 Karim Darwish16-14, 11-3, 5-0 Ramy Ashour Grégory Gaultier Thierry Lincou Amr Shabana James Willstrop Cameron Pilley Omar MosaadKuwait PSA Cup 2010 Kuwait City, KuwaitWorld Series Platinum$172,50028 October - 2 November 2010 Ramy Ashour9-11, 11-4, 13-11, 11-1 Amr Shabana Grégory Gaultier James Willstrop Karim Darwish Thierry Lincou Peter Barker Daryl SelbyQatar Classic 2010 Doha, QatarWorld Series Platinum$147,5007–12 November 2010 Karim Darwish8-11, 11-2, 11-7, 11-6 Amr Shabana Nick Matthew Grégory Gaultier James Willstrop Peter Barker Thierry Lincou Daryl SelbyPSA Masters 2010 New Delhi, IndiaWorld Series Platinum$192,50012–18 December 2010 Nick Matthew11-5, 11-8, 11-7 James Willstrop Amr Shabana Hisham Mohd Ashour Thierry Lincou Mohamed El Shorbagy Daryl Selby Cameron Pilley
Final tournamentDateChampionRunner-upSemifinalistsRound RobinPSA World Series Finals 2010 Queen's Club, London, EnglandPSA World Series Finals$110,0004–8 January 2010 Nick Matthew / Amr Shabana James Willstrop Ramy Ashour Thierry Lincou Peter Barker Wael El Hindi Alister Walker
Stars Prize money: between $25,000 (2&1/2 Stars) and $50,000 (5 Stars)
January TournamentDateChampionRunner-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalistsKig Open 2010 Los Angeles, United States2&1/2 Stars$28,0007–10 January 2010 Omar Mosaad11-7, 4-11, 11-4, 11-9 Shahier Razik Tarek Momen Tom Richards Aaron Frankcomb Chris Simpson Yasir Butt Stefan CasteleynMotor City Open 2010 Detroit, United States4 Stars$40,00029 January - 1 February 2010 Karim Darwish11-3, 11-7, 11-4 Mohd Azlan Iskandar Thierry Lincou Omar Abdel Aziz Olli Tuominen Márk Krajcsák Chris Ryder Ryan Cuskelly
February TournamentDateChampionRunner-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalistsSwedish Open 2010 Linköping, Sweden5 Stars$60,0004–7 February 2010 Nick Matthew11-9, 11-6, 6-2 James Willstrop Amr Shabana Cameron Pilley Grégory Gaultier Adrian Grant Alister Walker Stewart BoswellBluenose Classic 2010 Halifax, Canada4 Stars$40,0004–7 February 2010 Thierry Lincou11-2, 10-12, 11-8, 12-10 Daryl Selby Peter Barker David Palmer Mohd Azlan Iskandar Ong Beng Hee Shahier Razik Aaron Frankcomb
March TournamentDateChampionRunner-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalistsMontreal Open 2010 Montreal, Canada4 Stars$40,0003–6 March 2010 Laurens Jan Anjema11-9, 11-8, 11-1 Daryl Selby Adrian Grant Shahier Razik Olli Tuominen Tom Richards Gilly Lane Scott ArnoldChennai Squash Open 2010 Chennai, India2&1/2 Stars $25,0004–7 March 2010 Ong Beng Hee14-12, 11-9, 11-9 Jonathan Kemp Mohd Ali Anwar Reda Saurav Ghosal Chris Simpson Yann Perrin Alan Clyne Laurence DelasauxRocky Mountain Open 2010 Calgary, Canada3 Stars$30,75017–20 March 2010 Daryl Selby11-7, 11-4, 12-10 Hisham Mohd Ashour Laurens Jan Anjema Shahier Razik Eric Gálvez Stéphane Galifi Gilly Lane Clinton LeeuwKuala Lumpur Open Squash Championships 2010 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia5 Stars$50,00017–20 March 2010 Ramy Ashour11-8, 11-8, 11-9 Karim Darwish Ong Beng Hee Mohd Azlan Iskandar Mohamed El Shorbagy Stewart Boswell Cameron Pilley Aamir Atlas KhanCanary Wharf Squash Classic 2010 Canary Wharf, London, England5 Stars$52,50022–26 March 2010 Nick Matthew12-10, 6-11, 13-11, 11-3 Grégory Gaultier James Willstrop Peter Barker David Palmer Thierry Lincou Alister Walker Daryl Selby
April TournamentDateChampionRunner-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalistsBerkshire Squash Open 2010 Williamstown, United States2&1/2 Stars$25,0008–11 April 2010 Stewart Boswell12-10, 2-11, 11-7, 11-4 Alister Walker Joey Barrington Shawn Delierre Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Julien Balbo Gilly Lane Robbie TempleHeliopolis Open 2010 Cairo, Egypt5 Stars$50,00014–17 April 2010 Grégory Gaultier8-11, 11-2, 11-6, 11-5 Omar Mosaad Karim Darwish Hisham Mohd Ashour Mohd Ali Anwar Reda Tom Richards Simon Rösner Nicolas MüllerKolkata International 2010 Kolkata, India5 Stars$50,00014–17 April 2010 Mohamed El Shorbagy8-11, 11-2, 11-6, 11-5 Tarek Momen Cameron Pilley Saurav Ghosal Adrian Grant Mohd Azlan Iskandar Ong Beng Hee Jonathan Kemp
July TournamentDateChampionRunner-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalistsMalaysian Open Squash Championships 2010 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia5 Stars$52,50021–24 July 2010 Mohd Azlan Iskandar11-5, 11-6, 11-8 Tarek Momen Mohamed El Shorbagy Farhan Mehboob Stewart Boswell Ong Beng Hee Aamir Atlas Khan Simon Rösner
September TournamentDateChampionRunner-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalistsIrish Squash Open 2010 Dublin, Ireland2&1/2 Stars$25,0001–4 September 2010 Mohd Azlan Iskandar11-9, 8-11, 9-11, 13-11, 11-5 Borja Golán Chris Ryder Grégoire Marche Joey Barrington Chris Simpson Mathieu Castagnet Bradley HindleColombian Open 2010 Bogotá, Colombia3 Stars$35,0002–5 September 2010 Miguel Ángel Rodríguez9-11, 11-9, 11-5, 11-5 Olli Tuominen Shahier Razik Arturo Salazar Rafael Alarçón Stéphane Galifi Jan Koukal Cesar Salazar
October TournamentDateChampionRunner-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalistsUS Open 2010 Chicago, United States5 Stars$80,00027 September - 2 October 2010 Wael El Hindi11-8, 5-11, 11-7, 11-7 Laurens Jan Anjema Omar Mosaad Olli Tuominen Thierry Lincou Mohamed El Shorbagy Nicolas Müller Mohammed Abbas
November TournamentDateChampionRunner-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalistsSantiago Open 2010 Santiago de Compostela, Spain3 Stars$31,17517–20 November 2010 Adrian Grant6-11, 11-7, 11-7, 12-10 Omar Mosaad Olli Tuominen Mohammed Abbas Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Arturo Salazar Stephen Coppinger Borja GolánDutch Open Squash 2010 Rotterdam, Netherlands3 Stars$30,00018–21 November 2010 Cameron Pilley11-7, 11-9, 11-13, 14-12 Laurens Jan Anjema Stewart Boswell Chris Ryder Alister Walker Hisham Mohd Ashour Simon Rösner Steven Finitsis
Year end world top 10 players Rank20101 Nick Matthew1716.7502 James Willstrop1392.2503 Grégory Gaultier1050.7504 Ramy Ashour1028.2505 Karim Darwish980.7506 Amr Shabana789.5007 Peter Barker644.0008 Mohamed El Shorbagy642.8759 David Palmer485.00010 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:
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.
See also PSA Super Series 2010 PSA World Tour PSA World Rankings PSA World Series Finals PSA World Open WISPA World Tour 2010
References
External links PSA World Tour