# 2010 PSA World Tour

The PSA World Tour 2010 is the international squash tour organised circuit organized by the Professional Squash Association (PSA) 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 Series Platinum
* World Series Gold
* 5 Stars
* 4 Stars

### World Open

| Tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists | Round of 16 | Round of 16 |
| World Open 2010 Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia World Open $327,500 - Draw | 2–10 December 2010 | Nick Matthew 8-11, 11-6, 11-2, 11-3 | James Willstrop | Amr Shabana Peter Barker | Karim Darwish Grégory Gaultier Thierry Lincou Mohamed El Shorbagy | Daryl Selby David Palmer Wael El Hindi Mohd Azlan Iskandar | Alister Walker Stewart Boswell Aamir Atlas Khan Hisham Mohd Ashour |

### Super Series

Prize money: $92,500 and more
| Tournament | 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 |
| Final tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Round Robin |
| PSA World Series Finals 2010 Queen's Club, London, England PSA World Series Finals $110,000 | 4–8 January 2010 | Nick Matthew / Amr Shabana | Nick Matthew / Amr Shabana | James Willstrop Ramy Ashour | Thierry Lincou Peter Barker Wael El Hindi Alister Walker |

### Stars

Prize money: between $25,000 (2&1/2 Stars) and $50,000 (5 Stars)

#### January

| Tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
| Kig Open 2010 Los Angeles, United States 2&1/2 Stars $28,000 | 7–10 January 2010 | Omar Mosaad 11-7, 4-11, 11-4, 11-9 | Shahier Razik | Tarek Momen Tom Richards | Aaron Frankcomb Chris Simpson Yasir Butt Stefan Casteleyn |
| Motor City Open 2010 Detroit, United States 4 Stars $40,000 | 29 January - 1 February 2010 | Karim Darwish 11-3, 11-7, 11-4 | Mohd Azlan Iskandar | Thierry Lincou Omar Abdel Aziz | Olli Tuominen Márk Krajcsák Chris Ryder Ryan Cuskelly |

#### February

| Tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
| Swedish Open 2010 Linköping, Sweden 5 Stars $60,000 | 4–7 February 2010 | Nick Matthew 11-9, 11-6, 6-2 | James Willstrop | Amr Shabana Cameron Pilley | Grégory Gaultier Adrian Grant Alister Walker Stewart Boswell |
| Bluenose Classic 2010 Halifax, Canada 4 Stars $40,000 | 4–7 February 2010 | Thierry Lincou 11-2, 10-12, 11-8, 12-10 | Daryl Selby | Peter Barker David Palmer | Mohd Azlan Iskandar Ong Beng Hee Shahier Razik Aaron Frankcomb |

#### March

| Tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
| Montreal Open 2010 Montreal, Canada 4 Stars $40,000 | 3–6 March 2010 | Laurens Jan Anjema 11-9, 11-8, 11-1 | Daryl Selby | Adrian Grant Shahier Razik | Olli Tuominen Tom Richards Gilly Lane Scott Arnold |
| Chennai Squash Open 2010 Chennai, India 2&1/2 Stars $25,000 | 4–7 March 2010 | Ong Beng Hee 14-12, 11-9, 11-9 | Jonathan Kemp | Mohd Ali Anwar Reda Saurav Ghosal | Chris Simpson Yann Perrin Alan Clyne Laurence Delasaux |
| Rocky Mountain Open 2010 Calgary, Canada 3 Stars $30,750 | 17–20 March 2010 | Daryl Selby 11-7, 11-4, 12-10 | Hisham Mohd Ashour | Laurens Jan Anjema Shahier Razik | Eric Gálvez Stéphane Galifi Gilly Lane Clinton Leeuw |
| Kuala Lumpur Open Squash Championships 2010 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 5 Stars $50,000 | 17–20 March 2010 | Ramy Ashour 11-8, 11-8, 11-9 | Karim Darwish | Ong Beng Hee Mohd Azlan Iskandar | Mohamed El Shorbagy Stewart Boswell Cameron Pilley Aamir Atlas Khan |
| Canary Wharf Squash Classic 2010 Canary Wharf, London, England 5 Stars $52,500 | 22–26 March 2010 | Nick Matthew 12-10, 6-11, 13-11, 11-3 | Grégory Gaultier | James Willstrop Peter Barker | David Palmer Thierry Lincou Alister Walker Daryl Selby |

#### April

| Tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
| Berkshire Squash Open 2010 Williamstown, United States 2&1/2 Stars $25,000 | 8–11 April 2010 | Stewart Boswell 12-10, 2-11, 11-7, 11-4 | Alister Walker | Joey Barrington Shawn Delierre | Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Julien Balbo Gilly Lane Robbie Temple |
| Heliopolis Open 2010 Cairo, Egypt 5 Stars $50,000 | 14–17 April 2010 | Grégory Gaultier 8-11, 11-2, 11-6, 11-5 | Omar Mosaad | Karim Darwish Hisham Mohd Ashour | Mohd Ali Anwar Reda Tom Richards Simon Rösner Nicolas Müller |
| Kolkata International 2010 Kolkata, India 5 Stars $50,000 | 14–17 April 2010 | Mohamed El Shorbagy 8-11, 11-2, 11-6, 11-5 | Tarek Momen | Cameron Pilley Saurav Ghosal | Adrian Grant Mohd Azlan Iskandar Ong Beng Hee Jonathan Kemp |

#### July

| Tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
| Malaysian Open Squash Championships 2010 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 5 Stars $52,500 | 21–24 July 2010 | Mohd Azlan Iskandar 11-5, 11-6, 11-8 | Tarek Momen | Mohamed El Shorbagy Farhan Mehboob | Stewart Boswell Ong Beng Hee Aamir Atlas Khan Simon Rösner |

#### September

| Tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
| Irish Squash Open 2010 Dublin, Ireland 2&1/2 Stars $25,000 | 1–4 September 2010 | Mohd Azlan Iskandar 11-9, 8-11, 9-11, 13-11, 11-5 | Borja Golán | Chris Ryder Grégoire Marche | Joey Barrington Chris Simpson Mathieu Castagnet Bradley Hindle |
| Colombian Open 2010 Bogota, Colombia 3 Stars $35,000 | 2–5 September 2010 | Miguel Ángel Rodríguez 9-11, 11-9, 11-5, 11-5 | Olli Tuominen | Shahier Razik Arturo Salazar | Rafael Alarçón Stéphane Galifi Jan Koukal Cesar Salazar |

#### October

| Tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
| US Open 2010 Chicago, United States 5 Stars $80,000 | 27 September - 2 October 2010 | Wael El Hindi 11-8, 5-11, 11-7, 11-7 | Laurens Jan Anjema | Omar Mosaad Olli Tuominen | Thierry Lincou Mohamed El Shorbagy Nicolas Müller Mohammed Abbas |

#### November

| Tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
| Santiago Open 2010 Santiago de Compostela, Spain 3 Stars $31,175 | 17–20 November 2010 | Adrian Grant 6-11, 11-7, 11-7, 12-10 | Omar Mosaad | Olli Tuominen Mohammed Abbas | Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Arturo Salazar Stephen Coppinger Borja Golán |
| Dutch Open Squash 2010 Rotterdam, Netherlands 3 Stars $30,000 | 18–21 November 2010 | Cameron Pilley 11-7, 11-9, 11-13, 14-12 | Laurens Jan Anjema | Stewart Boswell Chris Ryder | Alister Walker Hisham Mohd Ashour Simon Rösner Steven Finitsis |

## Year end world top 10 players

| Rank | 2010 | 2010 |
| 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 2010 season:
* Renan Lavigne (born 1 November 1974 in Longjumeau, France) 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.