PSA World Tour 2010
PSA World Tour 2010
Details
Event name PSA World Tour 2010
Tournaments 127
Categories PSA World Championship PSA World Series (10) PSA World Series Finals PSA Stars (over 2&1/2) (18) PSA Stars (under 2&1/2) (97)Website
Achievements
World Number 1 Egypt Ramy Ashour England Nick Matthew (3 months)Awards
Player of the year England Nick Matthew Young player of the year Egypt Mohamed El Shorbagy ← 2009 2011 →
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 Open World Series Platinum World Series Gold 5 Stars 4 Stars
World Open Super Series Prize money: $92,500 and more
Tournament Date Champion Runner-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists Tournament of Champions 2010United States New York City , United States World Series Silver $97,50022–28 January 2010 England James Willstrop Egypt Ramy Ashour Egypt Karim Darwish England Nick Matthew France Grégory Gaultier Egypt Amr Shabana Australia David Palmer Egypt Wael El Hindi North American Open 2010United States Richmond, Virginia , United States World Series Silver $93,50020–26 February 2010 England Nick Matthew Egypt Ramy Ashour Egypt Amr Shabana England James Willstrop France Grégory Gaultier France Thierry Lincou England Adrian Grant Finland Olli Tuominen Sky Open 2010Egypt Cairo , Egypt World Series Platinum $150,00017–22 May 2010 England Nick Matthew Egypt Karim Darwish Egypt Ramy Ashour France Thierry Lincou England James Willstrop France Grégory Gaultier England Peter Barker Egypt Wael El Hindi Australian Open 2010Australia Canberra , Australia World Series Platinum $142,50010–15 August 2010 England Nick Matthew Egypt Ramy Ashour France Grégory Gaultier England James Willstrop Egypt Amr Shabana Egypt Karim Darwish France Thierry Lincou England Peter Barker Hong Kong Open 2010Hong Kong Hong Kong , China World Series Platinum $147,50025–29 August 2010 Egypt Ramy Ashour France Grégory Gaultier Egypt Karim Darwish England Peter Barker England Nick Matthew Egypt Amr Shabana England James Willstrop France Thierry Lincou British Grand Prix 2010England Manchester , England World Series Silver $92,50015–20 September 2010 Egypt Ramy Ashour England James Willstrop France Grégory Gaultier England David Palmer Egypt Amr Shabana France Thierry Lincou England Daryl Selby India Saurav Ghosal El Gouna International 2010Egypt El Gouna , Egypt World Series Platinum $142,50018–24 October 2010 Egypt Karim Darwish Egypt Ramy Ashour France Grégory Gaultier France Thierry Lincou Egypt Amr Shabana England James Willstrop Australia Cameron Pilley Egypt Omar Mosaad Kuwait PSA Cup 2010Kuwait Kuwait City , Kuwait World Series Platinum $172,50028 October - 2 November 2010 Egypt Ramy Ashour Egypt Amr Shabana France Grégory Gaultier England James Willstrop Egypt Karim Darwish France Thierry Lincou England Peter Barker England Daryl Selby Qatar Classic 2010Qatar Doha , Qatar World Series Platinum $147,5007–12 November 2010 Egypt Karim Darwish Egypt Amr Shabana England Nick Matthew France Grégory Gaultier England James Willstrop England Peter Barker France Thierry Lincou England Daryl Selby PSA Masters 2010India New Delhi , India World Series Platinum $192,50012–18 December 2010 England Nick Matthew England James Willstrop Egypt Amr Shabana Egypt Hisham Mohd Ashour France Thierry Lincou Egypt Mohamed El Shorbagy England Daryl Selby Australia Cameron Pilley
Stars Prize money: between $25,000 (2&1/2 Stars) and $50,000 (5 Stars)
January February March Tournament Date Champion Runner-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists Montreal Open 2010Canada Montreal , Canada 4 Stars $40,0003–6 March 2010 Netherlands Laurens Jan Anjema England Daryl Selby England Adrian Grant Canada Shahier Razik Finland Olli Tuominen England Tom Richards United States Gilly Lane Australia Scott Arnold Chennai Squash Open 2010 India Chennai , India 2&1/2 Stars $25,0004–7 March 2010 Malaysia Ong Beng Hee England Jonathan Kemp Egypt Mohd Ali Anwar Reda India Saurav Ghosal England Chris Simpson France Yann Perrin Scotland Alan Clyne England Laurence Delasaux Rocky Mountain Open 2010 Canada Calgary , Canada 3 Stars $30,75017–20 March 2010 England Daryl Selby Egypt Hisham Mohd Ashour Netherlands Laurens Jan Anjema Canada Shahier Razik Mexico Eric Gálvez Italy Stéphane Galifi United States Gilly Lane South Africa Clinton Leeuw Kuala Lumpur Open Squash Championships 2010Malaysia Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia 5 Stars $50,00017–20 March 2010 Egypt Ramy Ashour Egypt Karim Darwish Malaysia Ong Beng Hee Malaysia Mohd Azlan Iskandar Egypt Mohamed El Shorbagy Australia Stewart Boswell Australia Cameron Pilley Pakistan Aamir Atlas Khan Canary Wharf Squash Classic 2010England Canary Wharf , London , England 5 Stars $52,50022–26 March 2010 England Nick Matthew France Grégory Gaultier England James Willstrop England Peter Barker Australia David Palmer France Thierry Lincou Botswana Alister Walker England Daryl Selby
April Tournament Date Champion Runner-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists Berkshire Squash Open 2010 United States Williamstown , United States 2&1/2 Stars $25,0008–11 April 2010 Australia Stewart Boswell Botswana Alister Walker England Joey Barrington Canada Shawn Delierre Colombia Miguel Ángel Rodríguez France Julien Balbo United States Gilly Lane England Robbie Temple Heliopolis Open 2010 Egypt Cairo , Egypt 5 Stars $50,00014–17 April 2010 France Grégory Gaultier Egypt Omar Mosaad Egypt Karim Darwish Egypt Hisham Mohd Ashour Egypt Mohd Ali Anwar Reda England Tom Richards Germany Simon Rösner Switzerland Nicolas Müller Kolkata International 2010 India Kolkata , India 5 Stars $50,00014–17 April 2010 Egypt Mohamed El Shorbagy Egypt Tarek Momen Australia Cameron Pilley India Saurav Ghosal England Adrian Grant Malaysia Mohd Azlan Iskandar Malaysia Ong Beng Hee England Jonathan Kemp
July September Tournament Date Champion Runner-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists Irish Squash Open 2010 Republic of Ireland Dublin , Ireland 2&1/2 Stars $25,0001–4 September 2010 Malaysia Mohd Azlan Iskandar Spain Borja Golán England Chris Ryder France Grégoire Marche England Joey Barrington England Chris Simpson France Mathieu Castagnet Malta Bradley HindleColombian Open 2010Colombia Bogotá , Colombia 3 Stars $35,0002–5 September 2010 Colombia Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Finland Olli Tuominen Canada Shahier Razik Mexico Arturo Salazar Brazil Rafael Alarçón Italy Stéphane Galifi Czech Republic Jan Koukal Mexico Cesar Salazar
October November Tournament Date Champion Runner-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists Santiago Open 2010 Spain Santiago de Compostela , Spain 3 Stars $31,17517–20 November 2010 England Adrian Grant Egypt Omar Mosaad Finland Olli Tuominen Egypt Mohammed Abbas Colombia Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Mexico Arturo Salazar South Africa Stephen Coppinger Spain Borja Golán Dutch Open Squash 2010 Netherlands Rotterdam , Netherlands 3 Stars $30,00018–21 November 2010 Australia Cameron Pilley Netherlands Laurens Jan Anjema Australia Stewart Boswell England Chris Ryder Botswana Alister Walker Egypt Hisham Mohd Ashour Germany Simon Rösner Australia Steven Finitsis
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 2010 season:
France Renan Lavigne 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 External links