2015 PSA World Tour

PSA World Tour 2015
Details
Event name	PSA World Tour 2015
Tournaments	219
Categories	World Championship World Series 15 & 15–16 (7) PSA International (37) PSA Challenger (168)
Website www.psaworldtour.com
Achievements
World Number 1	Men : Mohd El Shorbagy (11 months) Grégory Gaultier (1 month) Women : Nicol David (8 months) Raneem El Weleily (4 months)
World Champion	Men : Grégory Gaultier Women : Nour El Sherbini
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The PSA World Tour 2015 is the international squash tour organised circuit organized by the Professional Squash Association (PSA) for the 2015 men's and women's squash season. The most important tournament in the series is the World Championship held in Bellevue, Washington in the United States. The tour features three categories of regular events, World Series, which feature the highest prize money and the best fields, International and Challenger.^[1]

In November 2014, the Women's Squash Association and the Professional Squash Association announced a historic merge between the two associations.^[2] A decision was reached that will see the Professional Squash Association operate as the governing body for both the women's and men's ranks from January 1, 2015.

2015 Calendar

Categories: International tournaments and more.

Key

World Championship

World Series

International 100

International 70

International 50

January

Tournament	Date	Champion	Runner-Up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
Tournament of Champions 2015 New York City, United States Men : World Series $150,000 - Draw Women : World Series $118,000 - Draw	16–23 January 2015	Mohamed El Shorbagy 5–11, 11–9, 11–8, 12–10	Nick Matthew	Amr Shabana Miguel Ángel Rodríguez	Grégory Gaultier Borja Golán Tarek Momen Simon Rösner
		Raneem El Weleily 9–11, 12–10, 11–4, 11–4	Alison Waters	Laura Massaro Nour El Sherbini	Nicol David Camille Serme Nour El Tayeb Amanda Sobhy
Motor City Open 2015 Detroit, United States Men : International 70 $70,000 - Draw	24–27 January 2015	Miguel Ángel Rodríguez 9–11, 11–7, 8–11, 11–7, 11–3	Stephen Coppinger	Mathieu Castagnet Max Lee	Peter Barker Borja Golán Omar Mosaad Cameron Pilley
Pittsburgh Open 2015 Pittsburgh, United States Men : International 25 $25,000	29 January - 1 February 2015	Karim Abdel Gawad 11–13, 11–7, 11–9, 11–7	Alan Clyne	Ryan Cuskelly Charles Sharpes	Grégoire Marche Karim Ali Fathi Diego Elías Abdulla Al-Tamimi
Cleveland Classic 2015 Cleveland, United States Women : International 50 $50,000 - Draw	31 January – 3 February 2015	Nicol David 11–5, 11–9, 11–4	Raneem El Weleily	Laura Massaro Omneya Abdel Kawy	Camille Serme Low Wee Wern Nour El Tayeb Annie Au

February

Tournament	Date	Champion	Runner-Up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
Swedish Open 2015 Linköping, Sweden Men : International 70 $70,000 - Draw	5–8 February 2015	Nick Matthew 11–9, 11–8, 11–7	Grégory Gaultier	Simon Rösner Stephen Coppinger	James Willstrop Marwan El Shorbagy Cameron Pilley Tom Richards
Granite Open 2015 Toronto, Canada Women : International 25 $25,000	16–20 February 2015	Sarah-Jane Perry 8–11, 11–6, 12–10, 11–7	Dipika Pallikal	Amanda Sobhy Joshna Chinappa	Rachael Grinham Jenny Duncalf Line Hansen Delia Arnold
Metro Squash Windy City Open 2015 Chicago, United States Men : World Series $150,000 - Draw Women : World Series $150,000 - Draw	26 February - 4 March 2015	Nick Matthew 11–7, 11–2, 11–7	Mohamed El Shorbagy	Grégory Gaultier Marwan El Shorbagy	Peter Barker Tarek Momen Omar Mosaad Karim Abdel Gawad
		Raneem El Weleily 12–14, 12–10, 11–7, 11–7	Nicol David	Camille Serme Nour El Tayeb	Nour El Sherbini Alison Waters Low Wee Wern Emma Beddoes

March

Tournament	Date	Champion	Runner-Up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
Canary Wharf Squash Classic 2015 London, England Men : International 50 $50,000 - Draw	23–27 March 2015	Nick Matthew 11–4, 11–9, 11–7	Simon Rösner	Peter Barker Daryl Selby	Borja Golán James Willstrop Max Lee Fares Dessouki

April

Tournament	Date	Champion	Runner-Up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
El Gouna International 2015 El Gouna, Egypt Men : World Series $150,000 - Draw	5–10 April 2015	Ramy Ashour 11–9, 11–6, 4–11, 10–12, 12–10	Mohamed El Shorbagy	Grégory Gaultier Nick Matthew	Peter Barker Omar Mosaad James Willstrop Daryl Selby
Texas Open 2015 Dallas, United States Women : International 35 $35,000	7–12 April 2015	Amanda Sobhy 11–7, 8–11, 11–8, 11–4	Nour El Tayeb	Annie Au Rachael Grinham	Emma Beddoes Jenny Duncalf Nouran Gohar Donna Urquhart
Grasshopper Cup 2015 Zurich, Switzerland Men : International 70 $70,000 - Draw	15–19 April 2015	Grégory Gaultier 11–8, 11–3, 11–9	Simon Rösner	Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Omar Mosaad	Ramy Ashour Mathieu Castagnet Daryl Selby Saurav Ghosal
Andorra Open 2015 Anyós, Andorra Men : International 25 $25,000	22–25 April 2015	Karim Abdel Gawad 11–7, 12–10, 12–10	Tom Richards	Adrian Waller Grégoire Marche	Chris Simpson Shaun Le Roux Steven Finitsis Jens Schoor
Northern Ontario Open 2015 Sudbury, Canada Men : International 25 $25,000	22–25 April 2015	Ryan Cuskelly 12–10, 11–7, 11–8	Laurens Jan Anjema	César Salazar Shawn Delierre	Alister Walker Diego Elías Campbell Grayson Christopher Gordon
Houston Open 2015 Houston, United States Men : International 25 $25,000	30 April - 3 May 2015	Mazen Hesham 11–6, 11–5, 11–5	Adrian Grant	Steve Coppinger Diego Elías	César Salazar Ryan Cuskelly Karim Ali Fathi Tom Ford

May

Tournament	Date	Champion	Runner-Up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
British Open 2015 Hull, England Men : World Series $150,000 - Draw Women : World Series $100,000 - Draw	11–17 May 2015	Mohamed El Shorbagy 11–9, 6–11, 5–11, 11–8, 11–5	Grégory Gaultier	Nick Matthew Miguel Ángel Rodríguez	Tarek Momen Simon Rösner Mathieu Castagnet Mazen Hesham
		Camille Serme 11–3, 11–5, 8–11, 11–8	Laura Massaro	Nicol David Delia Arnold	Raneem El Weleily Nour El Sherbini Joelle King Sarah-Jane Perry
Sharm El Sheikh International 2015 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt Men : International 25 $25,000 Women : International 25 $25,000	20–23 May 2015	Karim Abdel Gawad 11–6, 8–11, 11–9, 6–11, 12–10	Ali Farag	Omar Abdel Meguid Mazen Hesham	Fares Dessouki Mohamed Abouelghar Zahed Mohamed Andrew Wagih
		Tesni Evans 12–10, 6–11, 7–11, 11–7, 11–5	Heba El Torky	Line Hansen Yathreb Adel	Nicolette Fernandes Salma Hany Deon Saffery Coline Aumard
Hong Kong FC International 2015 Hong Kong, China Men : International 25 $25,000 Women : International 25 $25,000	27–30 May 2015	Max Lee 9–11, 11–6, 11–1, 11–9	Saurav Ghosal	Omar Abdel Meguid Laurens Jan Anjema	Leo Au Tom Richards Mohd Nafiizwan Adnan Rex Hedrick
		Annie Au 11–7, 8–11, 9–11, 11–4, 11–8	Habiba Mohamed	Jenny Duncalf Joshna Chinappa	Rachael Grinham Joey Chan Delia Arnold Milou van der Heijden
Torneo Internacional PSA Sporta 2015 Guatemala City, Guatemala Men : International 35 $35,000	28–31 May 2015	Omar Mosaad 11–5, 8–11, 11–7, 11–6	César Salazar	Alan Clyne Mohamed Abouelghar	Chris Simpson Ryan Cuskelly Eddie Charlton Piedro Schweertman

June

Tournament	Date	Champion	Runner-Up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
Alexandria International 2015 Alexandria, Egypt Women : International 100 $100,000 - Draw	4–10 June 2015	Raneem El Weleily 11–6, 11–5, 11–9	Omneya Abdel Kawy	Nicol David Laura Massaro	Alison Waters Nour El Tayeb Camille Serme Nour El Sherbini

August

Tournament	Date	Champion	Runner-Up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
Colombian Open 2015 Bogota, Colombia Men : International 50 $50,000 - Draw	5–8 August 2015	Alfredo Ávila 11–9, 8–11, 11–4, 11–8	Saurav Ghosal	Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Peter Barker	Borja Golán César Salazar Zahed Mohamed Diego Elías
Australian Open 2015 Melbourne, Australia Men : International 25 $28,750 Women : International 25 $25,000	6–9 August 2015	Paul Coll 11–7, 5–11, 11–6, 11–5	Cameron Pilley	Ryan Cuskelly Nasir Iqbal	Mohd Nafiizwan Adnan Leo Au Rex Hedrick Steven Finitsis
		Joelle King 11–5, 11–6, 11–9	Annie Au	Rachael Grinham Delia Arnold	Line Hansen Joshana Chinappa Joey Chan Donna Urquhart

September

Tournament	Date	Champion	Runner-Up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
China Open 2015 Shanghai, China Men : International 100 $100,000 - Draw Women : International 50 $58,000 - Draw	1–6 September 2015	Grégory Gaultier 11–6, 11–2, 11–4	Marwan El Shorbagy	Omar Mosaad Leo Au	Mathieu Castagnet Borja Golán Max Lee Tom Richards
		Raneem El Weleily 13–11, 11–7, 11–7	Nouran Gohar	Camille Serme Amanda Sobhy	Nicol David Annie Au Sarah-Jane Perry Emma Beddoes
CCI International JSW Indian Circuit 2015 Mumbai, India Men : International 35 $35,000	8–13 September 2015	Borja Golán 11–6, 11–4, 10–12, 11–5	Saurav Ghosal	Mazen Hesham Shaun Le Roux	Adrian Waller Omar Abdel Meguid Mohamed Abouelghar Karim Ali Fathi
British Grand Prix 2015 Manchester, England Men : International 70 $70,000 - Draw	9–14 September 2015	Mohamed El Shorbagy 11–7, 12–10, 9–11, 11–6	Nick Matthew	Grégory Gaultier Karim Abdel Gawad	Miguel Á. Rodríguez Peter Barker Daryl Selby James Willstrop
Charlottesville Open 2015 Charlottesville, United States Men : International 35 $35,000	13–19 September 2015	Steve Coppinger 11–8, 8–11, 11–7, 11–3	Ryan Cuskelly	Ali Farag Campbell Grayson	Karim Abdel Gawad Cameron Pilley Alan Clyne Christopher Gordon
Macau Open 2015 Macau, China Men : International 50 $50,000 - Draw Women : International 50 $50,000 - Draw	15–20 September 2015	Max Lee 11–9, 11–6, 11–0	Fares Dessouki	Tarek Momen Mohd Nafiizwan Adnan	Omar Mosaad Borja Golán Marwan El Shorbagy Omar Abdel Meguid
		Laura Massaro 11–8, 11–3, 11–9	Nouran Gohar	Alison Waters Annie Au	Nour El Tayeb Joelle King Emily Whitlock Donna Urquhart
Kolkata International 2015 Kolkata, India Men : International 35 $35,000	24–27 September 2015	Saurav Ghosal 11–7, 11–2, 11–7	Marwan El Shorbagy	Steve Coppinger Chris Simpson	Zahed Mohamed Mahesh Mangaonkar Greg Lobban Rex Hedrick
Netsuite Open 2015 San Francisco, United States Men : International 100 $100,000 - Draw Women : International 25 $25,000	23–29 September 2015	Ramy Ashour 11–7, 9–11, 11–5, 11–4	Nick Matthew	Grégory Gaultier Miguel Ángel Rodríguez	Simon Rösner James Willstrop Cameron Pilley Ryan Cuskelly
		Amanda Sobhy 11–5, 4–11, 11–5, 12–10	Sarah-Jane Perry	Victoria Lust Line Hansen	Habiba Mohamed Nicolette Fernandes Tesni Evans Olivia Blatchford

October

Tournament	Date	Champion	Runner-Up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
Carol Weymuller Open 2015 Brooklyn, United States Women : International 50 $50,000 - Draw	1–5 October 2015	Nour El Sherbini 11–5, 11–6, 11–3	Joelle King	Raneem El Weleily Joshna Chinappa	Omneya Abdel Kawy Sarah-Jane Perry Salma Hany Ibrahim Joey Chan
CAS International Championship 2015 Islamabad, Pakistan Men : International 25 $25,000	3–6 October 2015	Mohamed Abouelghar 7–11, 11–9, 13–11, 6–11, 11–9	Omar Abdel Meguid	Karim Ali Fathi Nasir Iqbal	Tayyab Aslam Shehab Essam Farhan Mehboob Israr Ahmed
US Open 2015 Philadelphia, United States Men : World Series $150,000 - Draw Women : World Series $150,000 - Draw	10–17 October 2015	Grégory Gaultier 11–6, 11–3, 11–5	Omar Mosaad	Mohamed El Shorbagy Nick Matthew	Simon Rösner Mathieu Castagnet Daryl Selby Fares Dessouki
		Laura Massaro 11–6, 9–11, 6–11, 11–8, 11–7	Nour El Tayeb	Camille Serme Omneya Abdel Kawy	Raneem El Weleily Nicol David Nour El Sherbini Dipika Pallikal
St George's Hill Open 2015 Weybridge, England Men : International 25 $25,000	21–24 October 2015	Chris Simpson 11–8, 11–2, 9–11, 11–1	Daryl Selby	Tom Richards Lucas Serme	Charles Sharpes Jens Schoor Kristian Frost Olesen George Parker
Bluenose Classic 2015 Halifax, Canada International 35 $35,000	22–25 October 2015	Ryan Cuskelly 16–14, 11–8, 11–6	Karim Abdel Gawad	Marwan El Shorbagy Andrew Schnell	Alister Walker Laurens Jan Anjema Alfredo Ávila Campbell Grayson
Qatar Classic 2015 Doha, Qatar Men : World Series $150,000 - Draw Women : World Series $115,000 - Draw	31 October - 6 November 2015	Mohamed El Shorbagy 11–5, 11–7, 5–11, 12–10	Gregory Gaultier	Mazen Hesham Ryan Cuskelly	Miguel Á. Rodríguez Max Lee Karim Abdel Gawad Ali Farag
		Laura Massaro 11–8, 12–14, 11–9, 8–11, 11–9	Nour El Sherbini	Nicol David Omneya Abdel Kawy	Camille Serme Annie Au Nouran Gohar Joshna Chinappa

November

Tournament	Date	Champion	Runner-Up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
President Gold Cup International 2015 Islamabad, Pakistan Men : International 25 $25,000	8–11 November 2015	Nasir Iqbal 11–9, 11–8, 11–5	Todd Harrity	Omar Abdel Meguid Karim Ali Fathi	Danish Atlas Khan Tayyab Aslam Farhan Mehboob Ahmad Al-Saraj
Monte Carlo Classic 2015 Monte Carlo, Monaco Women : International 35 $35,000	10–13 November 2015	Jenny Duncalf 11–4, 13–11, 11–9	Sarah-Jane Perry	Rachael Grinham Line Hansen	Emily Whitlock Nicolette Fernandes Tesni Evans Natalie Grinham
PSA Men's World Championship 2015 Bellevue, WA, United States Men : World Championship $350,000 - Draw	15–22 November 2015	Grégory Gaultier 11–6, 11–7, 12–10	Omar Mosaad	Tarek Momen James Willstrop	Nick Matthew Ramy Ashour Miguel Á Rodríguez Ali Farag
Edmonton Open 2015 Edmonton, Canada International 35 $35,000	23–28 November 2015	Karim Abdel Gawad 10–12, 11–6, 11–8, 11–9	Mohamed Abouelghar	Nicolas Mueller César Salazar	Chris Simpson Diego Elías Alfredo Ávila Laurens Jan Anjema

December

Tournament	Date	Champion	Runner-Up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
Hong Kong Open 2015 Hong Kong, China Men : World Series $150,000 - Draw Women : World Series $95,000 - Draw	1–6 December 2015	Mohamed El Shorbagy 11–6, 11–8, 11–6	Cameron Pilley	Nick Matthew Omar Mosaad	Grégory Gaultier Miguel Á Rodríguez Tarek Momen Mathieu Castagnet
		Nicol David 15–13, 11–9, 11–3	Laura Massaro	Raneem El Weleily Omneya Abdel Kawy	Camille Serme Nouran Gohar Amanda Sobhy Joelle King
PSA Women's World Championship 2015 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Women : World Championship $185,000 - Draw	25–30 April 2016 (Previously scheduled for 13–18 December 2015)	Nour El Sherbini 6–11, 4–11, 11–3, 11–5, 11–8	Laura Massaro	Raneem El Weleily Nouran Gohar	Omneya Abdel Kawy Amanda Sobhy Camille Serme Nicol David

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Year end world top 10 players

Men's world ranking Rank 2015 1  Grégory Gaultier (FRA) 1,554.500 2  Mohamed El Shorbagy (EGY) 1,456.000 3  Nick Matthew (ENG) 1,278.000 4  Omar Mosaad (EGY) 783.500 5  Miguel Ángel Rodríguez (COL) 709.500 6  Ramy Ashour (EGY) 575.000 7  Simon Rösner (GER) 525.500 8  Karim Abdel Gawad (EGY) 489.500 9  Mathieu Castagnet (FRA) 471.500 10  Tarek Momen (EGY) 460.500

Women's world ranking Rank 2015 1  Raneem El Weleily (EGY) 2,831.765 2  Laura Massaro (ENG) 2,553.529 3  Nicol David (MAS) 2,396.250 4  Camille Serme (FRA) 1,784.375 5  Omneya Abdel Kawy (EGY) 1,462.500 6  Nour El Sherbini (EGY) 1,430.000 7  Nour El Tayeb (EGY) 1,340.625 8  Alison Waters (ENG) 1,175.625 9  Nouran Gohar (EGY) 827.059 10  Annie Au (HKG) 815.789

Retirements

Following is a list of notable players (winners of a main tour title, and/or part of the PSA Men's World Rankings and Women's 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 2015 season:

• Amr Shabana (born 29 July 1979 in the Cairo, Egypt) joined the pro tour in 1995, reached the world no. 1 ranking in April 2006. Keeping the spot for 33 months between 2006 and 2008. He won four World Open Squash Championship titles in 2003, 2005, 2007 and 2009. The Egyptian also has won 33 PSA World Tour titles including four Hong Kong Open titles in 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009, two titles of the US Open, 3 titles of the Tournament of Champions in New York or two Qatar Classic titles in 2006 and 2007. He retired in September after past more than ten years in the top 10 PSA World Ranking.^[4]
• Madeline Perry (born 11 February 1977 in Banbridge, Northern Ireland) joined the pro tour in 1998, reached the world no. 3 ranking in April 2011. She reached the final of the British Open in 2009 against Rachael Grinham and the final of the Qatar Classic in 2011 against Nicol David. She also has won 11 PSA World Tour titles including the Australian Open and the Irish Squash Open. She retired in April 2015 after competing a last time the Irish Squash Open in Dublin.^[5]
• Peter Barker (born 26 September 1983 in London, England) joined the pro tour in 2002, reached the singles no. 5 spot in 2012. He won 16 PSA World Tour titles including four times the Colombian Open in 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2013, the Kuala Lumpur Open in 2009 and the Malaysian Open in 2013. He reached the semi-finals of the World Championship in 2010 and two times the semi-finals of the prestigious British Open in 2009 and 2012. He retired in December after competing a last time in the Hong Kong Open.^[6]
• Ong Beng Hee (born 4 February 1980 in Penang, Malaysia) joined the pro tour in 1995, reached the singles no. 7 spot in 2001. Gold medallist of the Asian Games in 2002 and 2006, he won 15 PSA World Tour titles including three times the Malaysian Open in 2000, 2005 and 2008, the Kuala Lumpur Open in 2008, the Macau Open and the Swedish Open. He retired in July after competing a last time in the El Gouna International in Egypt.^[7]

See also

• Professional Squash Association (PSA)
• 2015 PSA World Series
• Men's World Rankings
• Women's World Rankings
• 2015–16 PSA World Series
• PSA World Series Finals
• PSA World Open
• 2015 Men's World Team Squash Championships

References

1. "Welcome To The PSA". PSA World Tour.
2. http://www.squashsite.co.uk/2009/psa_wsamerge.htm
3. "Calendar". psaworldtour.com.
4. "Shabana Hall of fame".
5. "Perry set to retire after Irish Open".
6. "Barker calls time".
7. "Benn Hee retires".

External links

• PSA World Tour