# 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. 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 Series Platinum
* World Series Gold
* International 70
* International 50

### World Open

| Tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists | Round of 16 | 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 David Palmer | Mohamed El Shorbagy Thierry Lincou Laurens Jan Anjema Hisham Ashour | Cameron Pilley Alister Walker Borja Golán Marwan El Shorbagy |

### PSA World Series

Prize money: $115,000 and more
| Tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
| Tournament of Champions 2011 New York City, United States World Series Gold $115,000 - Draw | 21–27 January 2011 | Ramy Ashour 11-3, 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, Qatar World 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, China World 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, Kuwait World 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, India World 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

Prize money: between $25,000 and $114,999

#### January

| Tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
| Comfort Inn Open 2011 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 | David Palmer Olli Tuominen | 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 | 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 | Cameron Pilley Stewart Boswell Farhan Mehboob Davide Bianchetti |
| Bluenose Classic 2011 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 Nicolas Müller |

#### March

| Tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
| Kig Open 2011 Los Angeles, United States International 25 $25,000 | 3–6 March 2011 | Jonathan Kemp 11-7, 11-8, 7-11, 7-11, 11-6 | Julian Illingworth | Ryan Cuskelly Stefan Casteleyn | Mohd Ali Anwar Reda Omar Abdel Aziz Chris Simpson Amr Khaled Khalifa |
| Manitoba Open 2011 Winnipeg, Canada International 25 $25,000 | 10–13 March 2011 | Adrian Grant 8-11, 11-2, 11-2, 12-10 | Julian Illingworth | Shahier Razik Ryan Cuskelly | Arturo Salazar Jan Koukal Henrik Mustonen Robbie Temple |
| Rocky Mountain Open 2011 Calgary, Canada International 50 $50,000 | 16–19 March 2011 | David Palmer 11-7, 5-11, 4-11, 11-7, 11-6 | Laurens Jan Anjema | Omar Mosaad Nicolas Müller | Shahier Razik Tarek Momen Ryan Cuskelly Zac Alexander |
| Kuala Lumpur Open Squash Championships 2011 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia International 50 $50,000 | 17–20 March 2011 | Karim Darwish 11-9, 11-9, 11-3 | Mohamed El Shorbagy | Mohd Azlan Iskandar Grégoire Marche | Saurav Ghosal Aamir Atlas Khan Stephen Coppinger Mohd Nafiizwan Adnan |
| Canary Wharf Squash Classic 2011 London, England International 50 $50,000 | 21–25 March 2011 | Nick Matthew 5-11, 11-4, 11-1, 11-3 | Peter Barker | James Willstrop Grégory Gaultier | Daryl Selby Stewart Boswell Simon Rösner Joey Barrington |
| Montreal Open 2011 Montreal, Canada International 50 $50,000 | 21–25 March 2011 | Hisham Mohd Ashour 9-11, 11-7, 11-3, 11-6 | David Palmer | Laurens Jan Anjema Alister Walker | Adrian Grant Stéphane Galifi Alan Clyne Jan Koukal |
| Kolkata International 2011 Kolkata, India International 50 $50,000 | 29–30 March 2011 | Karim Darwish 12-10, 12-10, 11-4 | Omar Mosaad | Saurav Ghosal Karim Abdel Gawad | Ong Beng Hee Mohd Ali Anwar Reda Robbie Temple Amr Khaled Khalifa |

#### 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 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 | Shahier Razik Ryan Cuskelly | Chris Simpson Cesar Salazar Campbell Grayson Henrik Mustonen |

## Year end world top 10 players

| Rank | 2011 | 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 | 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:
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.