The PSA World Tour 2009 is the international squash tour organised circuit organized by the Professional Squash Association (PSA) for the 2009 squash season. The most important tournament in the series is the World Open held in Kuwait. The tour features three categories of regular events, Super Series, which feature the highest prize money and the best fields, Stars Tournament and Challenger.
| PSA World Tour 2009 | |
|---|---|
| Details | |
| Event name | PSA World Tour 2009 |
| Tournaments | 120 |
| Categories | PSA World Championship PSA World Series (8) PSA World Series Finals PSA Stars (over 2&1/2) (16) PSA Stars (under 2&1/2) (94) |
| Website www | |
| Achievements | |
| World Number 1 |  Karim Darwish(11 months)  Grégory Gaultier(1 month) |
| World Champion | Amr Shabana |
| Awards | |
| Player of the year | Karim Darwish |
| Young player of the year | Mohamed El Shorbagy |
2009 Calendar
editKey
edit| World Open |
| World Series Platinum |
| World Series Gold & Silver |
| 5 Stars |
| 4 Stars |
| Tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists | Round of 16 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
World Open 2009 Kuwait City, KuwaitWorld Open $277,500 - Draw |
1–7 November 2009 | Amr Shabana 11–8, 11–5, 11–5 |
Ramy Ashour
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Grégory Gaultier James Willstrop
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Nick Matthew Peter Barker Thierry Lincou Wael El Hindi
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Karim Darwish Ong Beng Hee Laurens Jan Anjema Alister Walker
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 Cameron Pilley Hisham Mohd Ashour Daryl Selby Tarek Momen
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Prize money: $92,500 and more
| Final tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Round Robin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA World Series Finals 2009 Queen's Club, London, England PSA World Series Finals $110,000 |
14–17 March 2009 | Grégory Gaultier 11-6, 8-11, 11-5, 11-5 |
Thierry Lincou
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Karim Darwish Amr Shabana
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Ramy Ashour James Willstrop David Palmer Wael El Hindi
|
Stars
editPrize money: between $25,000 (2&1/2 Stars) and $50,000 (5 Stars)
January
edit| Tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Motor City Open 2009 Detroit, United States3 Stars $30,000 |
30 January - 2 February 2009 |  Borja Golán10-12, 11-9, 11-5, 14-12 |
Adrian Grant
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 Olli Tuominen Tarek Momen
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Laurens Jan Anjema Stewart Boswell Hisham Mohd Ashour Shahier Razik
|
February
edit| Tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swedish Open 2009 Linköping, Sweden5 Stars $60,000 |
5–8 February 2009 | Nick Matthew w/o |
Karim Darwish
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James Willstrop Mohamed El Shorbagy
|
 Aamir Atlas Khan Omar Mosaad Joey Barrington Davide Bianchetti
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| Bluenose Classic 2009 Halifax, Canada 4 Stars $40,000 |
5–8 February 2009 | David Palmer 11-5, 11-5, 11-7 |
Peter Barker
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Borja Golán Laurens Jan Anjema
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Cameron Pilley Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Chris Ryder Shawn Delierre
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| Finnish Open 2009 Mikkeli, Finland 2&1/2 Stars $25,000 |
12–15 February 2009 | Olli Tuominen 4-11, 5-11, 11-9, 6-1 rtd |
Stewart Boswell
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Omar Mosaad Omar Abdel Aziz
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Hisham Mohd Ashour Mohamed El Shorbagy Davide Bianchetti Márk Krajcsák
|
March
edit| Tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuala Lumpur Open Squash Championships 2009 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 5 Stars $50,000 |
4–7 March 2009 | Peter Barker 11-6, 11-2, 11-4 |
Adrian Grant
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Ong Beng Hee Borja Golán
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Aamir Atlas Khan Farhan Mehboob Yasir Ali Butt Chris Simpson
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Indian Challenger 2009 Kolkata, India3 Stars $30,000 |
18–21 March 2009 | Adrian Grant 11-8, 11-5, 11-8 |
Hisham Mohd Ashour
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Ong Beng Hee Mohd Azlan Iskandar
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Mohammed Abbas Saurav Ghosal Aaron Frankcomb Amr Swelim
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| Canary Wharf Squash Classic 2009 Canary Wharf, London, England 5 Stars $52,500 |
23–27 March 2009 | David Palmer 11-9, 12-10, 8-11, 11-7 |
James Willstrop
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Amr Shabana Grégory Gaultier
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Wael El Hindi Peter Barker Borja Golán Mohamed El Shorbagy
|
April
edit| Tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurghada International 2009 Cairo, Egypt 5 Stars $61,2500 |
30 March - 4 April 2009 | Ramy Ashour 7-11, 11-5, 11-3, 11-8 |
Grégory Gaultier
|
Karim Darwish Amr Shabana
|
Aamir Atlas Khan Farhan Mehboob Mohamed El Shorbagy Tarek Momen
|
Irish Squash Open 2009 Dublin, Ireland2&1/2 Stars $25,000 |
22-25 April 2009 | Thierry Lincou 11-7, 11-6, 11-5 |
Mohamed El Shorbagy
|
Daryl Selby Joey Barrington
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Márk Krajcsák Julien Balbo Rob Sutherland Nicolas Müller
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June
edit| Tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internationaux De La Reunion 2009 Saint-Pierre, Reunion Island, France 3 Stars $30,000 |
24–27 June 2009 | Thierry Lincou 13-11, 11-3, 11-7 |
Laurens Jan Anjema
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Omar Mosaad Mohd Ali Anwar Reda
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Renan Lavigne Aaron Frankcomb Liam Kenny Yann Perrin
|
July
edit| Tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian Open 2009 Clare, Australia 3 Stars $30,000 |
16–19 July 2009 | Stewart Boswell 11-8, 7-11, 11-8, 10-12, 11-9 |
Cameron Pilley
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Ong Beng Hee Tarek Momen
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Aaron Frankcomb Martin Knight Campbell Grayson Scott Arnold
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| Malaysian Open Squash Championships 2009 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 5 Stars $52,500 |
29 July – 1 August 2009 | Amr Shabana 5-11, 11-9, 11-6, 11-4 |
Nick Matthew
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Wael El Hindi James Willstrop
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Ong Beng Hee Aamir Atlas Khan Farhan Mehboob Omar Mosaad
|
August
edit| Tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colombian Open 2009 Bogota, Colombia 3 Stars $30,000 |
27–30 August 2009 | David Palmer 12-10, 11-13, 12-10, 5-11, 12-12 rtd |
Borja Golán
|
Olli Tuominen Miguel Ángel Rodríguez
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Mohd Azlan Iskandar Eric Gálvez Arturo Salazar César Salazar
|
September
edit| Tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Open 2009 Chicago, United States 5 Stars $52,500 |
2-6 September 2009 | Amr Shabana 11-7, 11-2, 7-11, 12-14, 11-8 |
Ramy Ashour
|
David Palmer James Willstrop
|
Peter Barker Adrian Grant Wael El Hindi Olli Tuominen
|
November
edit| Tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santiago Open 2009 Santiago de Compostela, Spain 4 Stars $41,250 |
11–14 November 2009 | Peter Barker 11-9, 11-7, 9-11, 11-9 |
Adrian Grant
|
Stewart Boswell Renan Lavigne
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Olli Tuominen Hisham Mohd Ashour Davide Bianchetti Saurav Ghosal
|
| Dutch Open Squash 2009 Rotterdam, Netherlands 3 Stars $40,000 |
26–29 November 2009 | Daryl Selby 11-9, 4-11, 11-7, 12-10 |
Cameron Pilley
|
Laurens Jan Anjema Mohd Azlan Iskandar
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Tom Richards Davide Bianchetti Julian Illingworth Simon Rösner
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Year end world top 10 players
edit| Rank | 2009 | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karim Darwish |
940.000 |
| 2 | Grégory Gaultier |
919.375 |
| 3 | Amr Shabana |
916.875 |
| 4 | Nick Matthew |
891.250 |
| 5 | Ramy Ashour |
800.000 |
| 6 | James Willstrop |
573.125 |
| 7 | Peter Barker |
526.000 |
| 8 | David Palmer |
491.875 |
| 9 | Thierry Lincou |
443.750 |
| 10 | Wael El Hindi |
332.500 |
Retirements
editFollowing 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 2009 season:
John White (born 15 June 1973 in Mount Isa, Australia) joined the pro tour in 1991, reached the world no. 1 ranking in March 2004. Keeping the spot for two months. In 2002, he was runner-up at both the World Open against David Palmer and the British Open against Peter Nicol. He also has won major tournaments as the PSA Masters, the Davenport Virginia North American Open, the Motor City Open and the Irish Open. He retired in January after competing a last time in the Tournament of Champions.[2]
Lee Beachill (born 28 November 1977 in Pontefract, England) joined the pro tour in 1998, reached the world no. 1 ranking in October 2004. Keeping the spot for three months. In 2004, he was runner-up of the World Open against Thierry Lincou. He won 8 PSA World Tour titles including the US Open twice and the Qatar Classic. He announced his retirement in February.[3]
Shahid Zaman (born 12 August 1982 in Quetta, Pakistan) joined the pro tour in 1998, reached the singles no. 14 spot in July 2005. He won 5 PSA World Tour titles including a Pakistan Circuit in 2004 and CAOS International in 2005. He retired after competing in the Atlanta Open in May 2009.[4]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Calendar". psaworldtour.com. Archived from the original on 2012-06-23. Retrieved 2012-06-17.
- ^ "John White profile".[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Bye Bye Beach ..." 10 February 2009.
- ^ "Shahid Zaman profile".[permanent dead link]