2011 PSA World Tour
The PSA World Tour 2011 is the international squash tour organised circuit organized by the Professional Squash Association 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 Open (squash)">World Open
PSA World Series">PSA World Series 2011">PSA World Series
Prize money: $115,000 and more| Tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
Tournament of Champions 2011 New York City, United StatesWorld Series Gold $115,000 - Draw | 21–27 January 2011 |  Ramy Ashour11-3, 7-11, 11-9, 11-7 |  Nick Matthew | James Willstrop Amr Shabana | Peter Barker Laurens Jan Anjema Mohd El Shorbagy David Palmer |
| North American Open 2011 Richmond, Virginia, United States World Series Gold $115,000 - Draw | 20–26 February 2011 | Nick Matthew 11-9, 11-5, 8-11, 8-11, 11-6 | Ramy Ashour | James Willstrop Amr Shabana |  Grégory Gaultier Peter Barker Mohd Azlan Iskandar David Palmer |
| Australian Open 2011 Canberra, Australia World Series Platinum $150,000 - Draw | 8–14 August 2011 | Ramy Ashour 12-14, 11-6, 10-12, 11-8, 11-4 | Nick Matthew | Grégory Gaultier David Palmer | Karim Darwish James Willstrop Peter Barker Laurens Jan Anjema |
| British Grand Prix 2011 Manchester, England World Series Gold $115,000 - Draw | 19–25 September 2011 | Ramy Ashour 3-11, 11-3, 11-7, 11-4 | Nick Matthew | Karim Darwish Amr Shabana | Grégory Gaultier Peter Barker Omar Mosaad Adrian Grant |
| US Open 2011 Philadelphia, United States World Series Gold $115,000 - Draw | 30 September - 6 October 2011 | Amr Shabana 11-9, 8-11, 11-2, 11-4 | Nick Matthew | James Willstrop Thierry Lincou | Peter Barker Mohd El Shorbagy Mohd Azlan Iskandar Laurens Jan Anjema |
Qatar Classic 2011 Doha, QatarWorld Series Platinum $150,000 - Draw | 16–21 October 2011 | Grégory Gaultier 11-8, 11-7, 2-11, 11-8 | James Willstrop | Karim Darwish Stewart Boswell | Peter Barker Cameron Pilley Nicolas Müller Tarek Momen |
Hong Kong Open 2011 Hong Kong, ChinaWorld Series Platinum $150,000 - Draw | 15–20 November 2011 | James Willstrop 11-5, 11-9, 11-4 | Karim Darwish | Grégory Gaultier Mohd Azlan Iskandar | Nick Matthew Amr Shabana Peter Barker Stewart Boswell |
Kuwait PSA Cup 2011 Kuwait City, KuwaitWorld Series Platinum $165,000 - Draw | 23–29 November 2011 | James Willstrop 11-9, 10-12, 11-4, 11-2 | Karim Darwish | Grégory Gaultier Mohd El Shorbagy | Nick Matthew Peter Barker Laurens Jan Anjema Stewart Boswell |
PSA Masters 2011 New Delhi, IndiaWorld Series Platinum $150,000 - Draw | 12–18 December 2011 | James Willstrop 19-21, 11-8, 11-4, 6-1 | Grégory Gaultier | Peter Barker Mohd El Shorbagy | Ramy Ashour Karim Darwish Daryl Selby Laurens Jan Anjema |
| Final tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Round Robin |
| PSA World Series Finals 2011 Queen's Club, London, England PSA World Series Finals $110,000 - Draw | 4–8 January 2012 | Amr Shabana 6-11, 12-10, 11-7, 7-11, 11-8 | Grégory Gaultier | James Willstrop Karim Darwish | Peter Barker Mohd Azlan Iskandar Mohd El Shorbagy Laurens Jan Anjema |
International
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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 2011 season:- David Palmer 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.
- Stewart Boswell 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.
- Stefan Casteleyn 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.