2009 PSA World Tour
The PSA World Tour 2009 is the international squash tour organised circuit organized by the Professional Squash Association 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 Open (squash)">World Open
Super Series">PSA Super Series 2009">Super Series
Prize money: $92,500 and more| Tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
Tournament of Champions 2009 New York City, United StatesSuper Series Gold $117,500 | 23–29 January 2009 |  Grégory Gaultier11-9, 2-11, 11-8, 11-4 |  Nick Matthew |  Karim Darwish Ramy Ashour | James Willstrop  David Palmer Thierry Lincou Mohd Azlan Iskandar |
| North American Open 2009 Richmond, Virginia, United States World Series Silver $93,750 | 23–28 February 2009 | Ramy Ashour 11-8, 13-11, 10-12, 5-11, 11-8 | Nick Matthew | Karim Darwish Grégory Gaultier | Amr Shabana David Palmer Thierry Lincou Wael El Hindi |
| British Open 2009 Manchester, England Super Series Silver $92,500 | 10-14 September 2009 | Nick Matthew 8-11, 11-8, 7-11, 11-3, 12-10 | James Willstrop | Amr Shabana Peter Barker | Grégory Gaultier David Palmer Mohd Azlan Iskandar Daryl Selby |
| Sky Open 2009 Cairo, Egypt Super Series Platinum $147,500 | 19-23 September 2009 | Karim Darwish 11-6, 7-11, 6-11, 11-9, 11-3 | Grégory Gaultier | Ramy Ashour Alister Walker | Amr Shabana Wael El Hindi James Willstrop Cameron Pilley |
Hong Kong Open 2009 Hong Kong, ChinaSuper Series Platinum $145,000 | 14–18 October 2009 | Amr Shabana 11-9, 9-11, 11-3, 5-2 rtd | Grégory Gaultier | Karim Darwish James Willstrop | Ramy Ashour Thierry Lincou Daryl Selby Mohd Azlan Iskandar |
Qatar Classic 2009 Doha, QatarSuper Series Platinum $147,500 | 19–23 November 2009 | Nick Matthew 11-5, 12-10, 11-6 | Karim Darwish | Ramy Ashour Peter Barker | David Palmer James Willstrop Thierry Lincou Aamir Atlas Khan |
PSA Masters 2009 New Delhi, IndiaSuper Series Platinum $152,500 | 5–10 December 2009 | Ramy Ashour 11-6, 9-11, 11-9, 11-9 | Nick Matthew | Amr Shabana Peter Barker | David Palmer Thierry Lincou Mohamed El Shorbagy Laurens Jan Anjema |
Saudi International 2009 Al Khobar, Saudi ArabiaSuper Series Platinum $250,000 | 13–18 December 2009 | Ramy Ashour 11-7, 7-11, 11-9, 9-11, 11-8 | Nick Matthew | David Palmer Adrian Grant | Thierry Lincou Wael El Hindi Mohamed El Shorbagy Aamir Atlas Khan |
World Series Finals">PSA World Series Finals">World Series Finals
Stars
Prize money: between $25,000 and $50,000January
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Year end world top 10 players
Retirements
Following is a list of notable players who announced their retirement from professional squash, became inactive, or were permanently banned from playing, during the 2009 season:- John White 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.
- Lee Beachill 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.
- Shahid Zaman 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.