2011 PSA World Tour
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.[1] The Tour is concluded by the PSA World Series Finals, the end of season championship for the top 8 rated players.
| PSA World Tour 2011 | |
|---|---|
| Details | |
| Event name | PSA World Tour 2011 | 
| Tournaments | 126 | 
| Categories | PSA World Championship PSA World Series (9) PSA World Series Finals PSA International (23) PSA Challenger (92) | 
| Website www | |
| Achievements | |
| World Number 1 |  Nick Matthew (12 months) | 
| World Champion |  Nick Matthew | 
| Awards | |
| Player of the year |  Ramy Ashour | 
| Young player of the year | .svg.png.webp) Nicolas Müller | 
2011 Calendar
    
    Key
    
| World Open | 
| World Series Platinum | 
| World Series Gold | 
| International 70 | 
| International 50 | 
World Open
    
| Tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists | Round of 16 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Open 2011  Rotterdam, Netherlands World Open $275,000 - Draw | 30 October - 6 November 2011 |  Nick Matthew 6-11, 11-9, 11-6, 11-5 |  Grégory Gaultier |  Karim Darwish  James Willstrop |  Ramy Ashour  Amr Shabana  Peter Barker .svg.png.webp) David Palmer |  Mohamed El Shorbagy  Thierry Lincou  Laurens Jan Anjema  Hisham Ashour | .svg.png.webp) Cameron Pilley  Alister Walker  Borja Golán  Marwan El Shorbagy | 
PSA World Series
    
Prize money: $115,000 and more
| 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
    
Prize money: between $25,000 and $114,999
January
    
| Tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comfort Inn Open 2011 .svg.png.webp) Vancouver, Canada International 35 $35,000 | 13–15 January 2011 |  Daryl Selby 11-6, 10-12, 9-11, 12-10, 11-5 |  Hisham Mohd Ashour | .svg.png.webp) David Palmer  Olli Tuominen | .svg.png.webp) Shahier Razik  Miguel Ángel Rodríguez  Cesar Salazar  Jorge Isaac Baltazar Ferreira | 
| Motor City Open 2011  Detroit, United States International 50 $50,000 | 28–31 January 2011 |  Mohamed El Shorbagy 8-11, 11-6, 11-8, 11-5 |  Omar Mosaad | .svg.png.webp) David Palmer  Adrian Grant |  Jonathan Kemp  Tarek Momen  Tom Richards  Alan Clyne | 
February
    
| Tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swedish Open 2011  Linköping, Sweden International 50 $60,000 | 3–6 February 2011 |  Nick Matthew 11-7, 11-6, 11-5 |  Peter Barker |  Karim Darwish  Daryl Selby | .svg.png.webp) Cameron Pilley .svg.png.webp) Stewart Boswell  Farhan Mehboob  Davide Bianchetti | 
| Bluenose Classic 2011 .svg.png.webp) Halifax, Canada International 50 $50,000 | 3–6 February 2011 |  Mohd Azlan Iskandar 11-8, 8-11, 11-9, 11-7 |  Hisham Mohd Ashour |  Julian Illingworth  Gilly Lane |  Laurens Jan Anjema  Miguel Ángel Rodríguez  Mohammed Abbas .svg.png.webp) Nicolas Müller | 
March
    
April
    
| Tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berkshire Squash Open 2011  Williamstown, United States International 25 $30,000 | 6–10 April 2011 |  Wael El Hindi 11-9, 11-7, 11-9 |  Tom Richards |  Jonathan Kemp  Miguel Ángel Rodríguez | .svg.png.webp) Shahier Razik  Borja Golán  Arturo Salazar  Mohd Nafiizwan Adnan | 
| Irish Squash Open 2011  Dublin, Ireland International 25 $25,000 | 13–16 April 2011 |  Tarek Momen 12-10, 11-7, 8-11, 11-3 | .svg.png.webp) Stewart Boswell |  Saurav Ghosal  Borja Golán |  Olli Tuominen  Chris Ryder  Mathieu Castagnet  Siddharth Suchde | 
May
    
| Tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurghada International 2011  Hurghada, Egypt International 70 $77,500 - Draw | 14–19 May 2011 |  Ramy Ashour 11-9, 9-11, 12-14, 11-9, 11-3 |  Karim Darwish |  Grégory Gaultier  Olli Tuominen |  Omar Mosaad  Tarek Momen  Mohd Ali Anwar Reda  Mohammed Abbas | 
June
    
| Tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internationaux De La Reunion 2011  Saint-Pierre, Reunion Island, France International 25 $25,000 | 22–25 June 2011 |  Mohamed El Shorbagy 5-11, 11-5, 11-4, 10-12, 15-13 |  Thierry Lincou |  Márk Krajcsák  Julien Balbo |  Yann Perrin  Kamran Khan  Oliver Pett  Rasmus Nielsen | 
July
    
| Tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysian Open Squash Championships 2011  Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia International 50 $50,000 - Draw | 20–23 July 2011 |  Grégory Gaultier 11-8, 11-3, 11-3 |  Aamir Atlas Khan | .svg.png.webp) Cameron Pilley  Alan Clyne |  Mohamed El Shorbagy  Mohd Azlan Iskandar  Ong Beng Hee  Karim Abdel Gawad | 
| Cairo Open Squash Championships 2011  Cairo, Egypt International 25 $25,000 | 25–28 July 2011 |  Mohd Ali Anwar Reda 6-11, 12-10, 12-10, 6-11, 16-14 |  Marwan El Shorbagy |  Omar Mosaad  Omar Abdel Aziz |  Aamir Atlas Khan  Stéphane Galifi  Kristian Frost Olesen  Omar Abdel Meguid | 
September
    
| Tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colombian Open 2011  Bogota, Colombia International 35 $35,000 | 1–4 September 2011 |  Mohamed El Shorbagy 7-11, 11-7, 11-8, 2-11, 15-13 |  Laurens Jan Anjema |  Alister Walker  Miguel Ángel Rodríguez |  Martin Knight  Rafael Alarçón  Henrik Mustonen  Max Lee | 
October
    
| Tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netsuite Open 2011  San Francisco, United States International 35 $35,000 | 7–10 October 2011 |  Laurens Jan Anjema 7-11, 7-11, 11-8, 11-5, 14-12 |  Omar Mosaad |  Daryl Selby  Alister Walker |  Wael El Hindi .svg.png.webp) Shahier Razik  Alan Clyne  Arturo Salazar | 
| Santiago Open 2011  Santiago de Compostela, Spain International 25 $25,000 | 19–22 October 2011 |  Borja Golán 14-12, 11-0, 8-11, 11-6 |  Adrian Grant |  Grégoire Marche  Oliver Pett |  Stephen Coppinger  Jan Koukal  Campbell Grayson  Carlos Cornes Ribadas | 
November
    
| Tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dayton Open 2011  Dayton, United States International 25 $25,000 | 10–13 November 2011 |  Alister Walker 11-4, 14-12, 11-4 |  Yasir Butt |  Adrian Grant  Chris Simpson |  Adrian Waller  Campbell Grayson  Oliver Pett  Danish Atlas Khan | 
| Macau Open 2011  Macau, China International 50 $50,000 | 10–13 November 2011 |  Mohamed El Shorbagy 11-13, 11-5, 11-5, 11-7 |  Thierry Lincou |  Hisham Mohd Ashour  Olli Tuominen |  Mohd Azlan Iskandar  Julian Illingworth  Ong Beng Hee  Borja Golán | 
| Pittsburgh Open 2011  Pittsburgh, United States International 25 $25,000 | 17–20 November 2011 |  Alister Walker 11-7, 6-11, 11-4, 15-17, 11-2 |  Adrian Grant | .svg.png.webp) Shahier Razik .svg.png.webp) Ryan Cuskelly |  Chris Simpson  Cesar Salazar  Campbell Grayson  Henrik Mustonen | 
Year end world top 10 players
    
| Rank | 2011 | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Nick Matthew | 1716.750 | 
| 2 |  James Willstrop | 1392.250 | 
| 3 |  Grégory Gaultier | 1050.750 | 
| 4 |  Ramy Ashour | 1028.250 | 
| 5 |  Karim Darwish | 980.750 | 
| 6 |  Amr Shabana | 789.500 | 
| 7 |  Peter Barker | 644.000 | 
| 8 |  Mohamed El Shorbagy | 642.875 | 
| 9 | .svg.png.webp) David Palmer | 485.000 | 
| 10 |  Mohd Azlan Iskandar | 465.000 | 
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:
.svg.png.webp) David Palmer (born 28 June 1976 in the 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.[3] David Palmer (born 28 June 1976 in the 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.[3]
.svg.png.webp) Stewart Boswell (born 29 July 1978 in 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.[4] Stewart Boswell (born 29 July 1978 in 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.[4]
.svg.png.webp) Stefan Casteleyn (born 25 February 1974 in 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.[5] Stefan Casteleyn (born 25 February 1974 in 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.[5]
See also
    
    
References
    
- "Tournaments | About". PSA World Tour. Archived from the original on 2011-11-25. Retrieved 2011-11-26.
- "Calendar". psaworldtour.com. Archived from the original on 2012-06-23. Retrieved 2012-06-17.
- "The Marine signs off".
- "Boswell calls time on career".
- "Stefan Casteleyn". Archived from the original on 2016-01-17. Retrieved 2015-10-25.




