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 more
TournamentDateChampionRunner-UpSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists
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 $50,000

January

February

March

April

July

September

October

November

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: