2011 PSA World Tour

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The PSA World Tour 2011 is the international squash tour organised circuit organized by the Professional Squash Association (PSA) for the 2011 squash season. The most important tournament in the series is the World Open held in Rotterdam in the Netherlands. The tour features three categories of regular events, World Series, which feature the highest prize money and the best fields, International and Challenger.[1] The Tour is concluded by the PSA World Series Finals, the end of season championship for the top 8 rated players.

PSA World Tour 2011
Details
Event namePSA World Tour 2011
Tournaments126
CategoriesPSA World Championship
PSA World Series (9)
PSA World Series Finals
PSA International (23)
PSA Challenger (92)
Website
www.psaworldtour.com
Achievements
World Number 1England Nick Matthew
(12 months)
World ChampionEngland Nick Matthew
Awards
Player of the yearEgypt Ramy Ashour
Young player of the yearSwitzerland Nicolas Müller
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2012 →

2011 Calendar

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World Open
World Series Platinum
World Series Gold
International 70
International 50
Tournament Date Champion Runner-Up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists Round of 16
World Open 2011
  Rotterdam, Netherlands
World Open
$275,000 - Draw
30 October - 6 November 2011   Nick Matthew
6-11, 11-9, 11-6, 11-5
  Grégory Gaultier   Karim Darwish
  James Willstrop
  Ramy Ashour
  Amr Shabana
  Peter Barker
  David Palmer
  Mohamed El Shorbagy
  Thierry Lincou
  Laurens Jan Anjema
  Hisham Ashour
  Cameron Pilley
  Alister Walker
  Borja Golán
  Marwan El Shorbagy

Prize money: $115,000 and more

Tournament Date Champion Runner-Up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
Tournament of Champions 2011
  New York City, United States
World Series Gold
$115,000 - Draw
21–27 January 2011   Ramy Ashour
11-3, 7-11, 11-9, 11-7
  Nick Matthew   James Willstrop
  Amr Shabana
  Peter Barker
  Laurens Jan Anjema
  Mohd El Shorbagy
  David Palmer
North American Open 2011
  Richmond, Virginia, United States
World Series Gold
$115,000 - Draw
20–26 February 2011   Nick Matthew
11-9, 11-5, 8-11, 8-11, 11-6
  Ramy Ashour   James Willstrop
  Amr Shabana
  Grégory Gaultier
  Peter Barker
  Mohd Azlan Iskandar
  David Palmer
Australian Open 2011
  Canberra, Australia
World Series Platinum
$150,000 - Draw
8–14 August 2011   Ramy Ashour
12-14, 11-6, 10-12, 11-8, 11-4
  Nick Matthew   Grégory Gaultier
  David Palmer
  Karim Darwish
  James Willstrop
  Peter Barker
  Laurens Jan Anjema
British Grand Prix 2011
  Manchester, England
World Series Gold
$115,000 - Draw
19–25 September 2011   Ramy Ashour
3-11, 11-3, 11-7, 11-4
  Nick Matthew   Karim Darwish
  Amr Shabana
  Grégory Gaultier
  Peter Barker
  Omar Mosaad
  Adrian Grant
US Open 2011
  Philadelphia, United States
World Series Gold
$115,000 - Draw
30 September - 6 October 2011   Amr Shabana
11-9, 8-11, 11-2, 11-4
  Nick Matthew   James Willstrop
  Thierry Lincou
  Peter Barker
  Mohd El Shorbagy
  Mohd Azlan Iskandar
  Laurens Jan Anjema
Qatar Classic 2011
  Doha, Qatar
World Series Platinum
$150,000 - Draw
16–21 October 2011   Grégory Gaultier
11-8, 11-7, 2-11, 11-8
  James Willstrop   Karim Darwish
  Stewart Boswell
  Peter Barker
  Cameron Pilley
  Nicolas Müller
  Tarek Momen
Hong Kong Open 2011
  Hong Kong, China
World Series Platinum
$150,000 - Draw
15–20 November 2011   James Willstrop
11-5, 11-9, 11-4
  Karim Darwish   Grégory Gaultier
  Mohd Azlan Iskandar
  Nick Matthew
  Amr Shabana
  Peter Barker
  Stewart Boswell
Kuwait PSA Cup 2011
  Kuwait City, Kuwait
World Series Platinum
$165,000 - Draw
23–29 November 2011   James Willstrop
11-9, 10-12, 11-4, 11-2
  Karim Darwish   Grégory Gaultier
  Mohd El Shorbagy
  Nick Matthew
  Peter Barker
  Laurens Jan Anjema
  Stewart Boswell
PSA Masters 2011
  New Delhi, India
World Series Platinum
$150,000 - Draw
12–18 December 2011   James Willstrop
19-21, 11-8, 11-4, 6-1
  Grégory Gaultier   Peter Barker
  Mohd El Shorbagy
  Ramy Ashour
  Karim Darwish
  Daryl Selby
  Laurens Jan Anjema
Final tournament Date Champion Runner-Up Semifinalists Round Robin
PSA World Series Finals 2011
  Queen's Club, London, England
PSA World Series Finals
$110,000 - Draw
4–8 January 2012   Amr Shabana
6-11, 12-10, 11-7, 7-11, 11-8
  Grégory Gaultier   James Willstrop
  Karim Darwish
  Peter Barker
  Mohd Azlan Iskandar
  Mohd El Shorbagy
  Laurens Jan Anjema

International

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Prize money: between $25,000 and $114,999

January

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Tournament Date Champion Runner-Up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
Comfort Inn Open 2011
  Vancouver, Canada
International 35
$35,000
13–15 January 2011   Daryl Selby
11-6, 10-12, 9-11, 12-10, 11-5
  Hisham Mohd Ashour   David Palmer
  Olli Tuominen
  Shahier Razik
  Miguel Ángel Rodríguez
  Cesar Salazar
  Jorge Isaac Baltazar Ferreira
Motor City Open 2011
  Detroit, United States
International 50
$50,000
28–31 January 2011   Mohamed El Shorbagy
8-11, 11-6, 11-8, 11-5
  Omar Mosaad   David Palmer
  Adrian Grant
  Jonathan Kemp
  Tarek Momen
  Tom Richards
  Alan Clyne

February

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Tournament Date Champion Runner-Up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
Swedish Open 2011
  Linköping, Sweden
International 50
$60,000
3–6 February 2011   Nick Matthew
11-7, 11-6, 11-5
  Peter Barker   Karim Darwish
  Daryl Selby
  Cameron Pilley
  Stewart Boswell
  Farhan Mehboob
  Davide Bianchetti
Bluenose Classic 2011
  Halifax, Canada
International 50
$50,000
3–6 February 2011   Mohd Azlan Iskandar
11-8, 8-11, 11-9, 11-7
  Hisham Mohd Ashour   Julian Illingworth
  Gilly Lane
  Laurens Jan Anjema
  Miguel Ángel Rodríguez
  Mohammed Abbas
  Nicolas Müller

March

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Tournament Date Champion Runner-Up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
Kig Open 2011
  Los Angeles, United States
International 25
$25,000
3–6 March 2011   Jonathan Kemp
11-7, 11-8, 7-11, 7-11, 11-6
  Julian Illingworth   Ryan Cuskelly
  Stefan Casteleyn
  Mohd Ali Anwar Reda
  Omar Abdel Aziz
  Chris Simpson
  Amr Khaled Khalifa
Manitoba Open 2011
  Winnipeg, Canada
International 25
$25,000
10–13 March 2011   Adrian Grant
8-11, 11-2, 11-2, 12-10
  Julian Illingworth   Shahier Razik
  Ryan Cuskelly
  Arturo Salazar
  Jan Koukal
  Henrik Mustonen
  Robbie Temple
Rocky Mountain Open 2011
  Calgary, Canada
International 50
$50,000
16–19 March 2011   David Palmer
11-7, 5-11, 4-11, 11-7, 11-6
  Laurens Jan Anjema   Omar Mosaad
  Nicolas Müller
  Shahier Razik
  Tarek Momen
  Ryan Cuskelly
  Zac Alexander
Kuala Lumpur Open Squash Championships 2011
  Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
International 50
$50,000
17–20 March 2011   Karim Darwish
11-9, 11-9, 11-3
  Mohamed El Shorbagy   Mohd Azlan Iskandar
  Grégoire Marche
  Saurav Ghosal
  Aamir Atlas Khan
  Stephen Coppinger
  Mohd Nafiizwan Adnan
Canary Wharf Squash Classic 2011
  London, England
International 50
$50,000
21–25 March 2011   Nick Matthew
5-11, 11-4, 11-1, 11-3
  Peter Barker   James Willstrop
  Grégory Gaultier
  Daryl Selby
  Stewart Boswell
  Simon Rösner
  Joey Barrington
Montreal Open 2011
  Montreal, Canada
International 50
$50,000
21–25 March 2011   Hisham Mohd Ashour
9-11, 11-7, 11-3, 11-6
  David Palmer   Laurens Jan Anjema
  Alister Walker
  Adrian Grant
  Stéphane Galifi
  Alan Clyne
  Jan Koukal
Kolkata International 2011
  Kolkata, India
International 50
$50,000
29–30 March 2011   Karim Darwish
12-10, 12-10, 11-4
  Omar Mosaad   Saurav Ghosal
  Karim Abdel Gawad
  Ong Beng Hee
  Mohd Ali Anwar Reda
  Robbie Temple
  Amr Khaled Khalifa

April

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Tournament Date Champion Runner-Up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
Berkshire Squash Open 2011
  Williamstown, United States
International 25
$30,000
6–10 April 2011   Wael El Hindi
11-9, 11-7, 11-9
  Tom Richards   Jonathan Kemp
  Miguel Ángel Rodríguez
  Shahier Razik
  Borja Golán
  Arturo Salazar
  Mohd Nafiizwan Adnan
Irish Squash Open 2011
  Dublin, Ireland
International 25
$25,000
13–16 April 2011   Tarek Momen
12-10, 11-7, 8-11, 11-3
  Stewart Boswell   Saurav Ghosal
  Borja Golán
  Olli Tuominen
  Chris Ryder
  Mathieu Castagnet
  Siddharth Suchde
Tournament Date Champion Runner-Up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
Hurghada International 2011
  Hurghada, Egypt
International 70
$77,500 - Draw
14–19 May 2011   Ramy Ashour
11-9, 9-11, 12-14, 11-9, 11-3
  Karim Darwish   Grégory Gaultier
  Olli Tuominen
  Omar Mosaad
  Tarek Momen
  Mohd Ali Anwar Reda
  Mohammed Abbas

June

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Tournament Date Champion Runner-Up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
Internationaux De La Reunion 2011
  Saint-Pierre, Reunion Island, France
International 25
$25,000
22–25 June 2011   Mohamed El Shorbagy
5-11, 11-5, 11-4, 10-12, 15-13
  Thierry Lincou   Márk Krajcsák
  Julien Balbo
  Yann Perrin
  Kamran Khan
  Oliver Pett
  Rasmus Nielsen

July

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Tournament Date Champion Runner-Up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
Malaysian Open Squash Championships 2011
  Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
International 50
$50,000 - Draw
20–23 July 2011   Grégory Gaultier
11-8, 11-3, 11-3
  Aamir Atlas Khan   Cameron Pilley
  Alan Clyne
  Mohamed El Shorbagy
  Mohd Azlan Iskandar
  Ong Beng Hee
  Karim Abdel Gawad
Cairo Open Squash Championships 2011
  Cairo, Egypt
International 25
$25,000
25–28 July 2011   Mohd Ali Anwar Reda
6-11, 12-10, 12-10, 6-11, 16-14
  Marwan El Shorbagy   Omar Mosaad
  Omar Abdel Aziz
  Aamir Atlas Khan
  Stéphane Galifi
  Kristian Frost Olesen
  Omar Abdel Meguid

September

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Tournament Date Champion Runner-Up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
Colombian Open 2011
  Bogota, Colombia
International 35
$35,000
1–4 September 2011   Mohamed El Shorbagy
7-11, 11-7, 11-8, 2-11, 15-13
  Laurens Jan Anjema   Alister Walker
  Miguel Ángel Rodríguez
  Martin Knight
  Rafael Alarçón
  Henrik Mustonen
  Max Lee

October

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Tournament Date Champion Runner-Up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
Netsuite Open 2011
  San Francisco, United States
International 35
$35,000
7–10 October 2011   Laurens Jan Anjema
7-11, 7-11, 11-8, 11-5, 14-12
  Omar Mosaad   Daryl Selby
  Alister Walker
  Wael El Hindi
  Shahier Razik
  Alan Clyne
  Arturo Salazar
Santiago Open 2011
  Santiago de Compostela, Spain
International 25
$25,000
19–22 October 2011   Borja Golán
14-12, 11-0, 8-11, 11-6
  Adrian Grant   Grégoire Marche
  Oliver Pett
  Stephen Coppinger
  Jan Koukal
  Campbell Grayson
  Carlos Cornes Ribadas

November

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Tournament Date Champion Runner-Up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
Dayton Open 2011
  Dayton, United States
International 25
$25,000
10–13 November 2011   Alister Walker
11-4, 14-12, 11-4
  Yasir Butt   Adrian Grant
  Chris Simpson
  Adrian Waller
  Campbell Grayson
  Oliver Pett
  Danish Atlas Khan
Macau Open 2011
  Macau, China
International 50
$50,000
10–13 November 2011   Mohamed El Shorbagy
11-13, 11-5, 11-5, 11-7
  Thierry Lincou   Hisham Mohd Ashour
  Olli Tuominen
  Mohd Azlan Iskandar
  Julian Illingworth
  Ong Beng Hee
  Borja Golán
Pittsburgh Open 2011
  Pittsburgh, United States
International 25
$25,000
17–20 November 2011   Alister Walker
11-7, 6-11, 11-4, 15-17, 11-2
  Adrian Grant   Shahier Razik
  Ryan Cuskelly
  Chris Simpson
  Cesar Salazar
  Campbell Grayson
  Henrik Mustonen

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Year end world top 10 players

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Rank 2011
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

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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 2011 season:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Tournaments | About". PSA World Tour. Archived from the original on 2011-11-25. Retrieved 2011-11-26.
  2. ^ "Calendar". psaworldtour.com. Archived from the original on 2012-06-23. Retrieved 2012-06-17.
  3. ^ "The Marine signs off".
  4. ^ "Boswell calls time on career".
  5. ^ "Stefan Casteleyn". Archived from the original on 2016-01-17. Retrieved 2015-10-25.
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