# 2009 PSA World Tour

The PSA World Tour 2009 is the international squash tour organised circuit organized by the Professional Squash Association (PSA) for the 2009 squash season. The most important tournament in the series is the World Open held in Kuwait. The tour features three categories of regular events, Super Series, which feature the highest prize money and the best fields, Stars Tournament and Challenger.

## 2009 Calendar
### Key

* World Open
* World Series Platinum
* World Series Gold & Silver
* 5 Stars
* 4 Stars

### World Open

| Tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists | Round of 16 | Round of 16 |
| World Open 2009 Kuwait City, Kuwait World Open $277,500 - Draw | 1–7 November 2009 | Amr Shabana 11–8, 11–5, 11–5 | Ramy Ashour | Grégory Gaultier James Willstrop | Nick Matthew Peter Barker Thierry Lincou Wael El Hindi | Karim Darwish Ong Beng Hee Laurens Jan Anjema Alister Walker | Cameron Pilley Hisham Mohd Ashour Daryl Selby Tarek Momen |

### Super Series

Prize money: $92,500 and more
| Tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
| Tournament of Champions 2009 New York City, United States Super Series Gold $117,500 | 23–29 January 2009 | Grégory Gaultier 11-9, 2-11, 11-8, 11-4 | Nick Matthew | Karim Darwish Ramy Ashour | James Willstrop David Palmer Thierry Lincou Mohd Azlan Iskandar |
| North American Open 2009 Richmond, Virginia, United States World Series Silver $93,750 | 23–28 February 2009 | Ramy Ashour 11-8, 13-11, 10-12, 5-11, 11-8 | Nick Matthew | Karim Darwish Grégory Gaultier | Amr Shabana David Palmer Thierry Lincou Wael El Hindi |
| British Open 2009 Manchester, England Super Series Silver $92,500 | 10-14 September 2009 | Nick Matthew 8-11, 11-8, 7-11, 11-3, 12-10 | James Willstrop | Amr Shabana Peter Barker | Grégory Gaultier David Palmer Mohd Azlan Iskandar Daryl Selby |
| Sky Open 2009 Cairo, Egypt Super Series Platinum $147,500 | 19-23 September 2009 | Karim Darwish 11-6, 7-11, 6-11, 11-9, 11-3 | Grégory Gaultier | Ramy Ashour Alister Walker | Amr Shabana Wael El Hindi James Willstrop Cameron Pilley |
| Hong Kong Open 2009 Hong Kong, China Super Series Platinum $145,000 | 14–18 October 2009 | Amr Shabana 11-9, 9-11, 11-3, 5-2 rtd | Grégory Gaultier | Karim Darwish James Willstrop | Ramy Ashour Thierry Lincou Daryl Selby Mohd Azlan Iskandar |
| Qatar Classic 2009 Doha, Qatar Super Series Platinum $147,500 | 19–23 November 2009 | Nick Matthew 11-5, 12-10, 11-6 | Karim Darwish | Ramy Ashour Peter Barker | David Palmer James Willstrop Thierry Lincou Aamir Atlas Khan |
| PSA Masters 2009 New Delhi, India Super Series Platinum $152,500 | 5–10 December 2009 | Ramy Ashour 11-6, 9-11, 11-9, 11-9 | Nick Matthew | Amr Shabana Peter Barker | David Palmer Thierry Lincou Mohamed El Shorbagy Laurens Jan Anjema |
| Saudi International 2009 Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia Super Series Platinum $250,000 | 13–18 December 2009 | Ramy Ashour 11-7, 7-11, 11-9, 9-11, 11-8 | Nick Matthew | David Palmer Adrian Grant | Thierry Lincou Wael El Hindi Mohamed El Shorbagy Aamir Atlas Khan |

### World Series Finals

| Final tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Round Robin |
| PSA World Series Finals 2009 Queen's Club, London, England PSA World Series Finals $110,000 | 14–17 March 2009 | Grégory Gaultier 11-6, 8-11, 11-5, 11-5 | Thierry Lincou | Karim Darwish Amr Shabana | Ramy Ashour James Willstrop David Palmer Wael El Hindi |

### Stars

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

#### January

| Tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
| Motor City Open 2009 Detroit, United States 3 Stars $30,000 | 30 January - 2 February 2009 | Borja Golán 10-12, 11-9, 11-5, 14-12 | Adrian Grant | Olli Tuominen Tarek Momen | Laurens Jan Anjema Stewart Boswell Hisham Mohd Ashour Shahier Razik |

#### February

| Tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
| Swedish Open 2009 Linköping, Sweden 5 Stars $60,000 | 5–8 February 2009 | Nick Matthew w/o | Karim Darwish | James Willstrop Mohamed El Shorbagy | Aamir Atlas Khan Omar Mosaad Joey Barrington Davide Bianchetti |
| Bluenose Classic 2009 Halifax, Canada 4 Stars $40,000 | 5–8 February 2009 | David Palmer 11-5, 11-5, 11-7 | Peter Barker | Borja Golán Laurens Jan Anjema | Cameron Pilley Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Chris Ryder Shawn Delierre |
| Finnish Open 2009 Mikkeli, Finland 2&1/2 Stars $25,000 | 12–15 February 2009 | Olli Tuominen 4-11, 5-11, 11-9, 6-1 rtd | Stewart Boswell | Omar Mosaad Omar Abdel Aziz | Hisham Mohd Ashour Mohamed El Shorbagy Davide Bianchetti Márk Krajcsák |

#### March

| Tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
| Kuala Lumpur Open Squash Championships 2009 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 5 Stars $50,000 | 4–7 March 2009 | Peter Barker 11-6, 11-2, 11-4 | Adrian Grant | Ong Beng Hee Borja Golán | Aamir Atlas Khan Farhan Mehboob Yasir Ali Butt Chris Simpson |
| Indian Challenger 2009 Kolkata, India 3 Stars $30,000 | 18–21 March 2009 | Adrian Grant 11-8, 11-5, 11-8 | Hisham Mohd Ashour | Ong Beng Hee Mohd Azlan Iskandar | Mohammed Abbas Saurav Ghosal Aaron Frankcomb Amr Swelim |
| Canary Wharf Squash Classic 2009 Canary Wharf, London, England 5 Stars $52,500 | 23–27 March 2009 | David Palmer 11-9, 12-10, 8-11, 11-7 | James Willstrop | Amr Shabana Grégory Gaultier | Wael El Hindi Peter Barker Borja Golán Mohamed El Shorbagy |

#### April

| Tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
| Hurghada International 2009 Cairo, Egypt 5 Stars $61,2500 | 30 March - 4 April 2009 | Ramy Ashour 7-11, 11-5, 11-3, 11-8 | Grégory Gaultier | Karim Darwish Amr Shabana | Aamir Atlas Khan Farhan Mehboob Mohamed El Shorbagy Tarek Momen |
| Irish Squash Open 2009 Dublin, Ireland 2&1/2 Stars $25,000 | 22-25 April 2009 | Thierry Lincou 11-7, 11-6, 11-5 | Mohamed El Shorbagy | Daryl Selby Joey Barrington | Márk Krajcsák Julien Balbo Rob Sutherland Nicolas Müller |

#### June

| Tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
| Internationaux De La Reunion 2009 Saint-Pierre, Reunion Island, France 3 Stars $30,000 | 24–27 June 2009 | Thierry Lincou 13-11, 11-3, 11-7 | Laurens Jan Anjema | Omar Mosaad Mohd Ali Anwar Reda | Renan Lavigne Aaron Frankcomb Liam Kenny Yann Perrin |

#### July

| Tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
| Australian Open 2009 Clare, Australia 3 Stars $30,000 | 16–19 July 2009 | Stewart Boswell 11-8, 7-11, 11-8, 10-12, 11-9 | Cameron Pilley | Ong Beng Hee Tarek Momen | Aaron Frankcomb Martin Knight Campbell Grayson Scott Arnold |
| Malaysian Open Squash Championships 2009 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 5 Stars $52,500 | 29 July – 1 August 2009 | Amr Shabana 5-11, 11-9, 11-6, 11-4 | Nick Matthew | Wael El Hindi James Willstrop | Ong Beng Hee Aamir Atlas Khan Farhan Mehboob Omar Mosaad |

#### August

| Tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
| Colombian Open 2009 Bogota, Colombia 3 Stars $30,000 | 27–30 August 2009 | David Palmer 12-10, 11-13, 12-10, 5-11, 12-12 rtd | Borja Golán | Olli Tuominen Miguel Ángel Rodríguez | Mohd Azlan Iskandar Eric Gálvez Arturo Salazar César Salazar |

#### September

| Tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
| US Open 2009 Chicago, United States 5 Stars $52,500 | 2-6 September 2009 | Amr Shabana 11-7, 11-2, 7-11, 12-14, 11-8 | Ramy Ashour | David Palmer James Willstrop | Peter Barker Adrian Grant Wael El Hindi Olli Tuominen |

#### November

| Tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
| Santiago Open 2009 Santiago de Compostela, Spain 4 Stars $41,250 | 11–14 November 2009 | Peter Barker 11-9, 11-7, 9-11, 11-9 | Adrian Grant | Stewart Boswell Renan Lavigne | Olli Tuominen Hisham Mohd Ashour Davide Bianchetti Saurav Ghosal |
| Dutch Open Squash 2009 Rotterdam, Netherlands 3 Stars $40,000 | 26–29 November 2009 | Daryl Selby 11-9, 4-11, 11-7, 12-10 | Cameron Pilley | Laurens Jan Anjema Mohd Azlan Iskandar | Tom Richards Davide Bianchetti Julian Illingworth Simon Rösner |

## Year end world top 10 players

| Rank | 2009 | 2009 |
| 1 | Karim Darwish | 940.000 |
| 2 | Grégory Gaultier | 919.375 |
| 3 | Amr Shabana | 916.875 |
| 4 | Nick Matthew | 891.250 |
| 5 | Ramy Ashour | 800.000 |
| 6 | James Willstrop | 573.125 |
| 7 | Peter Barker | 526.000 |
| 8 | David Palmer | 491.875 |
| 9 | Thierry Lincou | 443.750 |
| 10 | Wael El Hindi | 332.500 |

## 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 2009 season:
* John White (born 15 June 1973 in Mount Isa, Australia) joined the pro tour in 1991, reached the world no. 1 ranking in March 2004. Keeping the spot for two months. In 2002, he was runner-up at both the World Open against David Palmer and the British Open against Peter Nicol. He also has won major tournaments as the PSA Masters, the Davenport Virginia North American Open, the Motor City Open and the Irish Open. He retired in January after competing a last time in the Tournament of Champions.
* Lee Beachill (born 28 November 1977 in Pontefract, England) joined the pro tour in 1998, reached the world no. 1 ranking in October 2004. Keeping the spot for three months. In 2004, he was runner-up of the World Open against Thierry Lincou. He won 8 PSA World Tour titles including the US Open twice and the Qatar Classic. He announced his retirement in February.
* Shahid Zaman (born 12 August 1982 in Quetta, Pakistan) joined the pro tour in 1998, reached the singles no. 14 spot in July 2005. He won 5 PSA World Tour titles including a Pakistan Circuit in 2004 and CAOS International in 2005. He retired after competing in the Atlanta Open in May 2009.