2013 PSA World Tour

PSA World Tour 2013
Details
Event name	PSA World Tour 2013
Tournaments	115
Categories	PSA World Championship PSA World Series (7) PSA World Series Finals PSA International (19) PSA Challenger (87)
Website www.psaworldtour.com
Achievements
World Number 1	Ramy Ashour (12 months)
World Champion	Nick Matthew
Awards
Player of the year	Nick Matthew
Young player of the year	Karim Abdel Gawad
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The PSA World Tour 2013 is the international squash tour organised circuit organized by the Professional Squash Association (PSA) for the 2013 squash season. The most important tournament in the series is the World Championship held in Manchester in England. The tour features three categories of regular events, World Series, which feature the highest prize money and the best fields, International and Challenger.^[1] The Tour is concluded by the PSA World Series Finals, the end of season championship for the top 8 rated players.

Tournament	Date	Champion	Runner-Up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists	Round of 16
PSA World Championship 2013 Manchester, England World Championship $275,000 - Draw	27 October - 3 November 2013	Nick Matthew 11-9, 11-9, 11-13, 7-11, 11-2	Grégory Gaultier	Ramy Ashour Mohamed El Shorbagy	James Willstrop Amr Shabana Daryl Selby Saurav Ghosal	Karim Darwish Borja Golán Tarek Momen Omar Mosaad	Simon Rösner Cameron Pilley Miguel Á. Rodríguez Henrik Mustonen

Prize money: $115,000 and more

Tournament	Date	Champion	Runner-Up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
Tournament of Champions 2013 New York City, United States World Series Gold $115,000 - Draw	18–24 January 2013	Ramy Ashour 7-11, 6-11, 12-10, 11-3, 11-1	Grégory Gaultier	James Willstrop Nick Matthew	Mohamed El Shorbagy Karim Darwish Omar Mosaad Stephen Coppinger
North American Open 2013 Richmond, Virginia, United States World Series Gold $115,000 - Draw	25 February - 2 March 2013	Ramy Ashour 11-7, 11-8, 5-11, 11-7	Nick Matthew	James Willstrop Grégory Gaultier	Karim Darwish Peter Barker Amr Shabana Simon Rösner
Kuwait PSA Cup 2013 Kuwait City, Kuwait World Series Platinum $190,000 - Draw	8–14 March 2013	Ramy Ashour 6-11, 11-8, 11-3, 11-3	James Willstrop	Grégory Gaultier Mohamed El Shorbagy	Karim Darwish Amr Shabana Peter Barker Daryl Selby
British Open 2013 Hull, England World Series Platinum $150,000 - Draw	20–26 May 2013	Ramy Ashour 7-11, 11-4, 11-7, 11-8	Grégory Gaultier	Nick Matthew James Willstrop	Karim Darwish Borja Golán Tarek Momen Cameron Pilley
US Open 2013 Philadelphia, United States World Series Gold $115,000 - Draw	11–18 October 2013	Grégory Gaultier 11-4, 11-5, 11-5	Nick Matthew	James Willstrop Karim Darwish	Mohamed El Shorbagy Peter Barker Simon Rösner Mathieu Castagnet
Qatar Classic 2013 Doha, Qatar World Series Platinum $150,000 - Draw	10–15 November 2013	Mohamed El Shorbagy 11-5, 5-11, 11-6, 6-11, 11-4	Nick Matthew	Karim Darwish Borja Golán	Grégory Gaultier Amr Shabana Daryl Selby Karim Abdel Gawad
Hong Kong Open 2013 Hong Kong, China World Series Platinum $150,000 - Draw	3–8 December 2013	Nick Matthew 11-1, 11-8, 5-11, 11-5	Borja Golán	Grégory Gaultier James Willstrop	Ramy Ashour Mohamed El Shorbagy Amr Shabana Tarek Momen

Tournament	Date	Champion	Runner-Up	Semifinalists	Round Robin
PSA World Series Finals 2013 Richmond, Virginia, United States PSA World Series Finals $110,000 - Draw	15-19 March 2014	Ramy Ashour 15-17, 11-7, 11-4, 11-5	Mohamed El Shorbagy	Nick Matthew Grégory Gaultier	James Willstrop Borja Golán Tarek Momen Simon Rösner

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

Tournament	Date	Champion	Runner-Up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
Motor City Open 2013 Detroit, United States International 70 $70,000 - Draw	26–29 January 2013	Amr Shabana 11-4, 2-6 rtd	Karim Darwish	Mohamed El Shorbagy Omar Mosaad	Saurav Ghosal Ong Beng Hee Stephen Coppinger Miguel Á. Rodríguez

Tournament	Date	Champion	Runner-Up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
Swedish Open 2013 Linköping, Sweden International 70 $70,000 - Draw	31 January - 3 February 2013	Grégory Gaultier 11-3, 12-10, 11-9	Nick Matthew	Peter Barker Tarek Momen	Tom Richards Simon Rösner Cameron Pilley Karim Abdel Gawad
Metro Squash Windy City Open 2013 Chicago, United States International 25 $26,250	31 January - 3 February 2013	Borja Golán 5-11, 11-8, 11-6, 11-6	Stephen Coppinger	Alan Clyne Andrew Wagih Shoukry	Max Lee Karim Ali Fathi Cesar Salazar Matthew Karwalski

Tournament	Date	Champion	Runner-Up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
Canary Wharf Squash Classic 2013 London, England International 50 $50,000 - Draw	18–22 March 2013	James Willstrop 11-8, 5-11, 11-4, 11-4	Peter Barker	Nick Matthew Mohamed El Shorbagy	Tom Richards Daryl Selby Stephen Coppinger Henrik Mustonen
CIMB Kuala Lumpur Open 2013 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia International 50 $50,000 - Draw	28–31 March 2013	Karim Darwish 11-9, 12-10, 11-7	Mohamed El Shorbagy	Borja Golán Nicolas Müller	Tarek Momen Ong Beng Hee Olli Tuominen Karim Abdel Gawad

Tournament	Date	Champion	Runner-Up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
Grasshopper Cup 2013 Zürich, Switzerland International 35 $35,000	24–27 April 2013	Alister Walker 11-4, 5-11, 12-10, 9-11, 11-2	Daryl Selby	Borja Golán Laurens Jan Anjema	Nicolas Müller Grégoire Marche Andrew Wagih Shoukry Eddie Charlton

Tournament	Date	Champion	Runner-Up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
Torneo Internacional PSA Sporta 2013 Guatemala City, Guatemala International 25 $25,000	9–12 May 2013	Miguel Ángel Rodríguez 11-5, 9-11, 11-8, 11-0	Stephen Coppinger	Laurens Jan Anjema César Salazar	Campbell Grayson Christopher Gordon Eddie Charlton Erik Tepos Valtierra
Hong Kong FC International 2013 Hong Kong, China International 25 $25,000	29 May - 1 June 2013	Alister Walker 11-8, 11-6, 11-7	Laurens Jan Anjema	Mohd Nafiizwan Adnan Mohamed Abouelghar	Olli Tuominen Karim Abdel Gawad Max Lee Julian Illingworth

Tournament	Date	Champion	Runner-Up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
Colombian Open 2013 Bogotá, Colombia International 50 $50,000 - Draw	8–11 August 2013	Peter Barker 11-4, 11-4, 8-11, 11-3	Omar Mosaad	Cameron Pilley Miguel Ángel Rodríguez	Ryan Cuskelly Mathieu Castagnet Alan Clyne Alfredo Ávila

Tournament	Date	Champion	Runner-Up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
Malaysian Open 2013 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia International 50 $50,000 - Draw	11–15 September 2013	Peter Barker 11-5, 9-11, 11-5, 11-3	Tarek Momen	Borja Golán Chris Simpson	Saurav Ghosal Karim Abdel Gawad Mohd Nafiizwan Adnan Mazen Hesham
Abierto Mexicano de Raquetas 2013 Toluca, Mexico International 70 $70,000 - Draw	19–22 September 2013	Grégory Gaultier 7-11, 11-8, 3-11, 11-6, 11-6	Mohamed El Shorbagy	Borja Golán Miguel Ángel Rodríguez	Omar Mosaad Marwan El Shorbagy Grégoire Marche Alfredo Ávila
Netsuite Open 2013 San Francisco, United States International 70 $70,000 - Draw	27 September – 1 October 2013	Ramy Ashour 11-4, 7-11, 7-11, 11-3, 11-3	Grégory Gaultier	James Willstrop Daryl Selby	Peter Barker Simon Rösner Tom Richards Laurens Jan Anjema

Tournament	Date	Champion	Runner-Up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
Montréal Open 2013 Montreal, Canada International 35 $35,000	3–6 October 2013	Borja Golán 9-11, 11-3, 11-2, 12-14, 11-5	Daryl Selby	Saurav Ghosal Adrian Waller	Chris Simpson Mathieu Castagnet Alan Clyne Omar Abdel Aziz
Indian Summer Benefit. Beyond Walls 2013 St. Paul, United States International 25 $25,000	5–7 October 2013	Laurens Jan Anjema 11-4, 9-11, 11-9, 11-6	Alister Walker	Tom Richards Nicolas Müller	Christopher Gordon Shaun Le Roux Muhd Asyraf Azan Eddie Charlton
Macau Open 2013 Macau, China International 50 $50,000 - Draw	17–20 October 2013	Omar Mosaad 11-8, 4-11, 9-11, 11-9, 11-8	Adrian Grant	Saurav Ghosal Omar Abdel Meguid	Stephen Coppinger Ong Beng Hee Max Lee Leo Au
Bluenose Classic 2013 Halifax, Canada International 35 $35,000	17–20 October 2013	Miguel Ángel Rodríguez 4-11, 11-2, 11-2, 11-6	Daryl Selby	Alister Walker Laurens Jan Anjema	Campbell Grayson Martin Knight Eddie Charlton Eric Gálvez

Tournament	Date	Champion	Runner-Up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
Sky Open 2013 Cairo, Egypt International 50 $50,000 - Draw	19–23 November 2013	Mohamed El Shorbagy 11-2, 11-7, 11-8	Karim Darwish	Marwan El Shorbagy Omar Abdel Meguid	Alister Walker Mazen Hesham Zahed Mohamed Fares Dessouky

Tournament	Date	Champion	Runner-Up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
Coronation London Open 2013 London, England International 25 $25,000	12–15 December 2013	Adrian Grant 7-11, 11-9, 11-4, 11-6	Chris Simpson	Stephen Coppinger Fares Dessouky	Christopher Gordon Rex Hedrick Lucas Serme Zahed Mohamed
Alwatan and Asnan International 2013 South Surra, Kuwait International 50 $50,000 - Draw	19–22 December 2013	Simon Rösner 11-4, 11-5, 12-10	Borja Golán	Laurens Jan Anjema Abdullah Al Muzayen	Tarek Momen Alister Walker Ryan Cuskelly Max Lee

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Rank	2013
1	Ramy Ashour	1675.000
2	Grégory Gaultier	1262.500
3	Nick Matthew	1252.000
4	Mohamed El Shorbagy	1030.500
5	James Willstrop	991.000
6	Karim Darwish	763.000
7	Borja Golán	572.500
8	Peter Barker	560.000
9	Amr Shabana	532.500
10	Daryl Selby	484.500

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 2013 season:

• Wael El Hindi (born 25 June 1980 in Giza, Egypt) joined the pro tour in 1999, reached the singles no. 8 spot in 2008. He won 8 PSA World Tour titles including the US Open in 2010 and the prestigious Petrosport Open, a World Series Platinum event in Egypt, in 2008. He retired in January after competing a last time in the Tournament of Champions in New York.^[3]

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• PSA World Series Finals
• PSA World Open
• WSA World Tour 2013
• 2013 Men's World Team Squash Championships

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