PSA World Tour 2009
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
Achievements
Awards
Player of the year Egypt Karim Darwish Young player of the year Egypt Mohamed El Shorbagy ← 2008 2010
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.
2009 Calendar Key World Open World Series Platinum World Series Gold & Silver 5 Stars 4 Stars
World Open Super Series Prize money: $92,500 and more
Tournament Date Champion Runner-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists Tournament of Champions 2009United States New York City , United States Super Series Gold $117,50023–29 January 2009 France Grégory Gaultier England Nick Matthew Egypt Karim Darwish Egypt Ramy Ashour England James Willstrop Australia David Palmer France Thierry Lincou Malaysia Mohd Azlan Iskandar North American Open 2009United States Richmond, Virginia , United States World Series Silver $93,75023–28 February 2009 Egypt Ramy Ashour England Nick Matthew Egypt Karim Darwish England Grégory Gaultier Egypt Amr Shabana Australia David Palmer France Thierry Lincou Egypt Wael El Hindi British Open 2009 England Manchester , England Super Series Silver $92,50010-14 September 2009 England Nick Matthew England James Willstrop Egypt Amr Shabana England Peter Barker France Grégory Gaultier Australia David Palmer Malaysia Mohd Azlan Iskandar England Daryl Selby Sky Open 2009Egypt Cairo , Egypt Super Series Platinum $147,50019-23 September 2009 Egypt Karim Darwish France Grégory Gaultier Egypt Ramy Ashour Botswana Alister Walker Egypt Amr Shabana Egypt Wael El Hindi England James Willstrop Australia Cameron Pilley Hong Kong Open 2009Hong Kong Hong Kong , China Super Series Platinum $145,00014–18 October 2009 Egypt Amr Shabana France Grégory Gaultier Egypt Karim Darwish England James Willstrop Egypt Ramy Ashour France Thierry Lincou England Daryl Selby Malaysia Mohd Azlan Iskandar Qatar Classic 2009Qatar Doha , Qatar Super Series Platinum $147,50019–23 November 2009 England Nick Matthew Egypt Karim Darwish Egypt Ramy Ashour England Peter Barker Australia David Palmer England James Willstrop France Thierry Lincou Pakistan Aamir Atlas Khan PSA Masters 2009India New Delhi , India Super Series Platinum $152,5005–10 December 2009 Egypt Ramy Ashour England Nick Matthew Egypt Amr Shabana England Peter Barker Australia David Palmer France Thierry Lincou Egypt Mohamed El Shorbagy Netherlands Laurens Jan Anjema Saudi International 2009Saudi Arabia Al Khobar , Saudi Arabia Super Series Platinum $250,00013–18 December 2009 Egypt Ramy Ashour England Nick Matthew Australia David Palmer England Adrian Grant France Thierry Lincou Egypt Wael El Hindi Egypt Mohamed El Shorbagy Pakistan Aamir Atlas Khan
World Series Finals Stars Prize money: between $25,000 (2&1/2 Stars) and $50,000 (5 Stars)
January February Tournament Date Champion Runner-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists Swedish Open 2009Sweden Linköping , Sweden 5 Stars $60,0005–8 February 2009 England Nick Matthew Egypt Karim Darwish England James Willstrop Egypt Mohamed El Shorbagy Pakistan Aamir Atlas Khan Egypt Omar Mosaad England Joey Barrington Italy Davide Bianchetti Bluenose Classic 2009Canada Halifax , Canada 4 Stars $40,0005–8 February 2009 Australia David Palmer England Peter Barker Spain Borja Golán Netherlands Laurens Jan Anjema Australia Cameron Pilley Colombia Miguel Ángel Rodríguez England Chris Ryder Canada Shawn Delierre Finnish Open 2009 Finland Mikkeli , Finland 2&1/2 Stars $25,00012–15 February 2009 Finland Olli Tuominen Australia Stewart Boswell Egypt Omar Mosaad Egypt Omar Abdel Aziz Egypt Hisham Mohd Ashour Egypt Mohamed El Shorbagy Italy Davide Bianchetti Hungary Márk Krajcsák
March Tournament Date Champion Runner-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists Kuala Lumpur Open Squash Championships 2009Malaysia Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia 5 Stars $50,0004–7 March 2009 England Peter Barker England Adrian Grant Malaysia Ong Beng Hee Spain Borja Golán Pakistan Aamir Atlas Khan Pakistan Farhan Mehboob Pakistan Yasir Ali Butt England Chris Simpson Indian Challenger 2009 India Kolkata , India 3 Stars $30,00018–21 March 2009 England Adrian Grant Egypt Hisham Mohd Ashour Malaysia Ong Beng Hee Malaysia Mohd Azlan Iskandar Egypt Mohammed Abbas India Saurav Ghosal Australia Aaron Frankcomb India Amr Swelim Canary Wharf Squash Classic 2009England Canary Wharf , London , England 5 Stars $52,50023–27 March 2009 Australia David Palmer England James Willstrop Egypt Amr Shabana France Grégory Gaultier Egypt Wael El Hindi England Peter Barker Spain Borja Golán Egypt Mohamed El Shorbagy
April June July Tournament Date Champion Runner-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists Australian Open 2009Australia Clare , Australia 3 Stars $30,00016–19 July 2009 Australia Stewart Boswell Australia Cameron Pilley Malaysia Ong Beng Hee Egypt Tarek Momen Australia Aaron Frankcomb New Zealand Martin Knight New Zealand Campbell Grayson Australia Scott Arnold Malaysian Open Squash Championships 2009Malaysia Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia 5 Stars $52,50029 July – 1 August 2009 Egypt Amr Shabana England Nick Matthew Egypt Wael El Hindi England James Willstrop Egypt Ong Beng Hee Pakistan Aamir Atlas Khan Pakistan Farhan Mehboob Egypt Omar Mosaad
August September November Tournament Date Champion Runner-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists Santiago Open 2009 Spain Santiago de Compostela , Spain 4 Stars $41,25011–14 November 2009 England Peter Barker England Adrian Grant Australia Stewart Boswell France Renan Lavigne Finland Olli Tuominen Egypt Hisham Mohd Ashour Italy Davide Bianchetti India Saurav Ghosal Dutch Open Squash 2009 Netherlands Rotterdam , Netherlands 3 Stars $40,00026–29 November 2009 England Daryl Selby Australia Cameron Pilley Netherlands Laurens Jan Anjema Malaysia Mohd Azlan Iskandar England Tom Richards Italy Davide Bianchetti United States Julian Illingworth Germany Simon Rösner
Year end world top 10 players 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 2009 season:
Scotland John White 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 .England Lee Beachill 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.Pakistan Shahid Zaman 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.See also External links