PSA World Tour 2011
PSA World Tour 2011
Details
Event name PSA World Tour 2011
Tournaments 126
Website
Achievements
World Number 1 England Nick Matthew Awards
Player of the year Egypt Ramy Ashour Young player of the year Switzerland Nicolas Müller ← 2010 2012
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. The Tour is concluded by the PSA World Series Finals , the end of season championship for the top 8 rated players.
2011 Calendar Key World Open World Series Platinum World Series Gold International 70 International 50
World Open PSA World Series Prize money: $115,000 and more
Tournament Date Champion Runner-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists Tournament of Champions 2011 United States New York City , United States World Series Gold $115,000 - Draw 21–27 January 2011 Egypt Ramy Ashour England Nick Matthew England James Willstrop Egypt Amr Shabana England Peter Barker Netherlands Laurens Jan Anjema Egypt Mohd El Shorbagy Australia David Palmer North American Open 2011 United States Richmond, Virginia , United States World Series Gold $115,000 - Draw 20–26 February 2011 England Nick Matthew Egypt Ramy Ashour England James Willstrop Egypt Amr Shabana France Grégory Gaultier England Peter Barker Malaysia Mohd Azlan Iskandar Australia David Palmer Australian Open 2011 Australia Canberra , Australia World Series Platinum $150,000 - Draw 8–14 August 2011 Egypt Ramy Ashour England Nick Matthew France Grégory Gaultier Australia David Palmer Egypt Karim Darwish England James Willstrop England Peter Barker Netherlands Laurens Jan Anjema British Grand Prix 2011 England Manchester , England World Series Gold $115,000 - Draw 19–25 September 2011 Egypt Ramy Ashour England Nick Matthew Egypt Karim Darwish Egypt Amr Shabana France Grégory Gaultier England Peter Barker Egypt Omar Mosaad England Adrian Grant US Open 2011 United States Philadelphia , United States World Series Gold $115,000 - Draw 30 September - 6 October 2011 Egypt Amr Shabana England Nick Matthew England James Willstrop France Thierry Lincou England Peter Barker Egypt Mohd El Shorbagy Malaysia Mohd Azlan Iskandar Netherlands Laurens Jan Anjema Qatar Classic 2011 Qatar Doha , Qatar World Series Platinum $150,000 - Draw 16–21 October 2011 France Grégory Gaultier England James Willstrop Egypt Karim Darwish Australia Stewart Boswell England Peter Barker Australia Cameron Pilley Switzerland Nicolas Müller Egypt Tarek Momen Hong Kong Open 2011 Hong Kong Hong Kong , China World Series Platinum $150,000 - Draw 15–20 November 2011 England James Willstrop Egypt Karim Darwish France Grégory Gaultier Malaysia Mohd Azlan Iskandar England Nick Matthew Egypt Amr Shabana England Peter Barker Australia Stewart Boswell Kuwait PSA Cup 2011 Kuwait Kuwait City , Kuwait World Series Platinum $165,000 - Draw 23–29 November 2011 England James Willstrop Egypt Karim Darwish France Grégory Gaultier Egypt Mohd El Shorbagy England Nick Matthew England Peter Barker Netherlands Laurens Jan Anjema Australia Stewart Boswell PSA Masters 2011 India New Delhi , India World Series Platinum $150,000 - Draw 12–18 December 2011 England James Willstrop France Grégory Gaultier England Peter Barker Egypt Mohd El Shorbagy Egypt Ramy Ashour Egypt Karim Darwish England Daryl Selby Netherlands Laurens Jan Anjema
International Prize money: between $25,000 and $114,999
January Tournament Date Champion Runner-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists Comfort Inn Open 2011 Canada Vancouver , Canada International 35 $35,00013–15 January 2011 England Daryl Selby Egypt Hisham Mohd Ashour Australia David Palmer Finland Olli Tuominen Canada Shahier Razik Colombia Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Mexico Cesar Salazar Mexico Jorge Isaac Baltazar Ferreira Motor City Open 2011United States Detroit , United States International 50 $50,00028–31 January 2011 Egypt Mohamed El Shorbagy Egypt Omar Mosaad Australia David Palmer England Adrian Grant England Jonathan Kemp Egypt Tarek Momen England Tom Richards Scotland Alan Clyne
February March Tournament Date Champion Runner-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists Kig Open 2011 United States Los Angeles , United States International 25 $25,0003–6 March 2011 England Jonathan Kemp United States Julian Illingworth Australia Ryan Cuskelly Belgium Stefan Casteleyn Egypt Mohd Ali Anwar Reda Egypt Omar Abdel Aziz England Chris Simpson Egypt Amr Khaled Khalifa Manitoba Open 2011 Canada Winnipeg , Canada International 25 $25,00010–13 March 2011 England Adrian Grant United States Julian Illingworth Canada Shahier Razik Australia Ryan Cuskelly Mexico Arturo Salazar Czech Republic Jan Koukal Finland Henrik Mustonen England Robbie Temple Rocky Mountain Open 2011 Canada Calgary , Canada International 50 $50,00016–19 March 2011 Australia David Palmer Netherlands Laurens Jan Anjema Egypt Omar Mosaad Switzerland Nicolas Müller Canada Shahier Razik Egypt Tarek Momen Australia Ryan Cuskelly Australia Zac Alexander Kuala Lumpur Open Squash Championships 2011Malaysia Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia International 50 $50,00017–20 March 2011 Egypt Karim Darwish Egypt Mohamed El Shorbagy Malaysia Mohd Azlan Iskandar France Grégoire Marche India Saurav Ghosal Pakistan Aamir Atlas Khan South Africa Stephen Coppinger Malaysia Mohd Nafiizwan Adnan Canary Wharf Squash Classic 2011England London , England International 50 $50,00021–25 March 2011 England Nick Matthew England Peter Barker England James Willstrop France Grégory Gaultier England Daryl Selby Australia Stewart Boswell Germany Simon Rösner England Joey Barrington Montreal Open 2011Canada Montreal , Canada International 50 $50,00021–25 March 2011 Egypt Hisham Mohd Ashour Australia David Palmer Netherlands Laurens Jan Anjema Botswana Alister Walker England Adrian Grant Italy Stéphane Galifi Scotland Alan Clyne Czech Republic Jan Koukal Kolkata International 2011 India Kolkata , India International 50 $50,00029–30 March 2011 Egypt Karim Darwish Egypt Omar Mosaad India Saurav Ghosal Egypt Karim Abdel Gawad Malaysia Ong Beng Hee Egypt Mohd Ali Anwar Reda England Robbie Temple Egypt Amr Khaled Khalifa
April May June July Tournament Date Champion Runner-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists Malaysian Open Squash Championships 2011 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia International 50 $50,000 - Draw 20–23 July 2011 France Grégory Gaultier Pakistan Aamir Atlas Khan Australia Cameron Pilley Scotland Alan Clyne Egypt Mohamed El Shorbagy Malaysia Mohd Azlan Iskandar Malaysia Ong Beng Hee Egypt Karim Abdel Gawad Cairo Open Squash Championships 2011 Egypt Cairo , Egypt International 25 $25,00025–28 July 2011 Egypt Mohd Ali Anwar Reda Egypt Marwan El Shorbagy Egypt Omar Mosaad Egypt Omar Abdel Aziz Pakistan Aamir Atlas Khan Italy Stéphane Galifi Denmark Kristian Frost Olesen Egypt Omar Abdel Meguid
September October Tournament Date Champion Runner-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists Netsuite Open 2011United States San Francisco , United States International 35 $35,0007–10 October 2011 Netherlands Laurens Jan Anjema Egypt Omar Mosaad England Daryl Selby Botswana Alister Walker Egypt Wael El Hindi Canada Shahier Razik Scotland Alan Clyne Mexico Arturo Salazar Santiago Open 2011 Spain Santiago de Compostela , Spain International 25 $25,00019–22 October 2011 Spain Borja Golán England Adrian Grant France Grégoire Marche England Oliver Pett South Africa Stephen Coppinger Czech Republic Jan Koukal New Zealand Campbell Grayson Spain Carlos Cornes Ribadas
November Tournament Date Champion Runner-up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists Dayton Open 2011 United States Dayton , United States International 25 $25,00010–13 November 2011 Botswana Alister Walker Pakistan Yasir Butt England Adrian Grant England Chris Simpson England Adrian Waller New Zealand Campbell Grayson England Oliver Pett Pakistan Danish Atlas Khan Macau Open 2011Macau Macau , China International 50 $50,00010–13 November 2011 Egypt Mohamed El Shorbagy France Thierry Lincou Egypt Hisham Mohd Ashour Finland Olli Tuominen Malaysia Mohd Azlan Iskandar United States Julian Illingworth Malaysia Ong Beng Hee Spain Borja Golán Pittsburgh Open 2011United States Pittsburgh , United States International 25 $25,00017–20 November 2011 Botswana Alister Walker England Adrian Grant Canada Shahier Razik Australia Ryan Cuskelly England Chris Simpson Mexico Cesar Salazar New Zealand Campbell Grayson Finland Henrik Mustonen
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 2011 season:
Australia David Palmer Lithgow, New South Wales , Australia ) joined the pro tour in 1994, reached the world no. 1 ranking in September 2001. Keeping the spot for four month in 2001. He won two World Open titles in 2002 against John White and in 2006 against Grégory Gaultier . The Australian also won four British Open titles in 2001, 2003, 2004 and 2008. He retired in November after losing in quarter final of the World Open .Australia Stewart Boswell Canberra , Australia ) joined the pro tour in 1996, reached the singles no. 4 spot in May 2002. He won 9 PSA World Tour titles including three Australian Open , two Berkshire Open and reached, in 2002, the final of the prestigious US Open lost against David Palmer . He retired in December after losing in quarter final of the Kuwait PSA Cup .Belgium Stefan Casteleyn Brussels , Belgium ) joined the pro tour in 1993, reached the singles no. 7 spot in December 1999. He won a total of nineteen Belgium Nationals. He retired the PSA World Tour in December 2011.See also External links