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.
PSA World Tour 2010 | |
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Event name | PSA World Tour 2010 |
Tournaments | 127 |
Categories | PSA World Championship PSA World Series (10) PSA World Series Finals PSA Stars (over 2&1/2) (18) PSA Stars (under 2&1/2) (97) |
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World Number 1 | ![]() (9 months) ![]() (3 months) |
World Champion | ![]() |
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Player of the year | ![]() |
Young player of the year | ![]() |
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 | |
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World Open 2010![]() World Open $327,500 - Draw |
2–10 December 2010 | ![]() 8-11, 11-6, 11-2, 11-3 |
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Super Series
Prize money: $92,500 and more
Final tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Round Robin |
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PSA World Series Finals 2010![]() PSA World Series Finals $110,000 |
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Stars
Prize money: between $25,000 (2&1/2 Stars) and $50,000 (5 Stars)
January
Tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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Kig Open 2010![]() 2&1/2 Stars $28,000 |
7–10 January 2010 | ![]() 11-7, 4-11, 11-4, 11-9 |
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Motor City Open 2010![]() 4 Stars $40,000 |
29 January - 1 February 2010 | ![]() 11-3, 11-7, 11-4 |
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February
Tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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Swedish Open 2010![]() 5 Stars $60,000 |
4–7 February 2010 | ![]() 11-9, 11-6, 6-2 |
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Bluenose Classic 2010![]() 4 Stars $40,000 |
4–7 February 2010 | ![]() 11-2, 10-12, 11-8, 12-10 |
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March
April
Tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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Berkshire Squash Open 2010![]() 2&1/2 Stars $25,000 |
8–11 April 2010 | ![]() 12-10, 2-11, 11-7, 11-4 |
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Heliopolis Open 2010![]() 5 Stars $50,000 |
14–17 April 2010 | ![]() 8-11, 11-2, 11-6, 11-5 |
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Kolkata International 2010![]() 5 Stars $50,000 |
14–17 April 2010 | ![]() 8-11, 11-2, 11-6, 11-5 |
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July
Tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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Malaysian Open Squash Championships 2010![]() 5 Stars $52,500 |
21–24 July 2010 | ![]() 11-5, 11-6, 11-8 |
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September
Tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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Irish Squash Open 2010![]() 2&1/2 Stars $25,000 |
1–4 September 2010 | ![]() 11-9, 8-11, 9-11, 13-11, 11-5 |
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Colombian Open 2010![]() 3 Stars $35,000 |
2–5 September 2010 | ![]() 9-11, 11-9, 11-5, 11-5 |
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October
Tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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US Open 2010![]() 5 Stars $80,000 |
27 September - 2 October 2010 | ![]() 11-8, 5-11, 11-7, 11-7 |
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November
Tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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Santiago Open 2010![]() 3 Stars $31,175 |
17–20 November 2010 | ![]() 6-11, 11-7, 11-7, 12-10 |
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Dutch Open Squash 2010![]() 3 Stars $30,000 |
18–21 November 2010 | ![]() 11-7, 11-9, 11-13, 14-12 |
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Year end world top 10 players
Rank | 2010 | |
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1 | ![]() | 1716.750 |
2 | ![]() | 1392.250 |
3 | ![]() | 1050.750 |
4 | ![]() | 1028.250 |
5 | ![]() | 980.750 |
6 | ![]() | 789.500 |
7 | ![]() | 644.000 |
8 | ![]() | 642.875 |
9 | ![]() | 485.000 |
10 | ![]() | 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.[2]
See also
References
- "Calendar". psaworldtour.com. Retrieved 2012-06-17.
- "Renan Lavigne profile". Archived from the original on 2012-10-14. Retrieved 2013-03-09.