2010 PSA World Tour
The PSA World Tour 2010 is the international squash tour organised circuit organized by the Professional Squash Association 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 Open (squash)">World Open
Super Series">PSA Super Series 2010">Super Series
Prize money: $92,500 and moreTournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
Tournament of Champions 2010 New York City, United States World Series Silver $97,500 | 22–28 January 2010 | James Willstrop 12-10, 11-5, 9-11, 11-3 | Ramy Ashour | Karim Darwish Nick Matthew | Grégory Gaultier Amr Shabana David Palmer Wael El Hindi |
North American Open 2010 Richmond, Virginia, United States World Series Silver $93,500 | 20–26 February 2010 | Nick Matthew 11-9, 16-14, 5-4 | Ramy Ashour | Amr Shabana James Willstrop | Grégory Gaultier Thierry Lincou Adrian Grant Olli Tuominen |
Sky Open 2010 Cairo, Egypt World Series Platinum $150,000 | 17–22 May 2010 | Nick Matthew 6-11, 11-7, 12-10, 13-11 | Karim Darwish | Ramy Ashour Thierry Lincou | James Willstrop Grégory Gaultier Peter Barker Wael El Hindi |
Australian Open 2010 Canberra, Australia World Series Platinum $142,500 | 10–15 August 2010 | Nick Matthew 16-14, 11-7, 12-10 | Ramy Ashour | Grégory Gaultier James Willstrop | Amr Shabana Karim Darwish Thierry Lincou Peter Barker |
Hong Kong Open 2010 Hong Kong, China World Series Platinum $147,500 | 25–29 August 2010 | Ramy Ashour 10-12, 11-9, 11-9, 9-11, 11-9 | Grégory Gaultier | Karim Darwish Peter Barker | Nick Matthew Amr Shabana James Willstrop Thierry Lincou |
British Grand Prix 2010 Manchester, England World Series Silver $92,500 | 15–20 September 2010 | Ramy Ashour 11-7, 3-11, 11-3, 11-5 | James Willstrop | Grégory Gaultier David Palmer | Amr Shabana Thierry Lincou Daryl Selby Saurav Ghosal |
El Gouna International 2010 El Gouna, Egypt World Series Platinum $142,500 | 18–24 October 2010 | Karim Darwish 16-14, 11-3, 5-0 | Ramy Ashour | Grégory Gaultier Thierry Lincou | Amr Shabana James Willstrop Cameron Pilley Omar Mosaad |
Kuwait PSA Cup 2010 Kuwait City, Kuwait World Series Platinum $172,500 | 28 October - 2 November 2010 | Ramy Ashour 9-11, 11-4, 13-11, 11-1 | Amr Shabana | Grégory Gaultier James Willstrop | Karim Darwish Thierry Lincou Peter Barker Daryl Selby |
Qatar Classic 2010 Doha, Qatar World Series Platinum $147,500 | 7–12 November 2010 | Karim Darwish 8-11, 11-2, 11-7, 11-6 | Amr Shabana | Nick Matthew Grégory Gaultier | James Willstrop Peter Barker Thierry Lincou Daryl Selby |
PSA Masters 2010 New Delhi, India World Series Platinum $192,500 | 12–18 December 2010 | Nick Matthew 11-5, 11-8, 11-7 | James Willstrop | Amr Shabana Hisham Mohd Ashour | Thierry Lincou Mohamed El Shorbagy Daryl Selby Cameron Pilley |
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 2010 season:- Renan Lavigne 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.