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.
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| Event name | PSA World Tour 2009 |
| Tournaments | 120 |
| Categories | PSA World Championship PSA World Series (8) PSA World Series Finals PSA Stars (over 2&1/2) (16) PSA Stars (under 2&1/2) (94) |
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| Achievements | |
| World Number 1 |  (11 months)  (1 month) |
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| Player of the year | |
| Young player of the year | |
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 | |
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World Open 2009 World Open $277,500 - Draw |
1–7 November 2009 | 11–8, 11–5, 11–5 |
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Super Series
Prize money: $92,500 and more
World Series Finals
| Final tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Round Robin |
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| PSA World Series Finals 2009 PSA World Series Finals $110,000 |
14–17 March 2009 | 11-6, 8-11, 11-5, 11-5 |
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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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Motor City Open 2009 3 Stars $30,000 |
30 January - 2 February 2009 |  10-12, 11-9, 11-5, 14-12 |
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February
| Tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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Swedish Open 2009 5 Stars $60,000 |
5–8 February 2009 | w/o |
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| Bluenose Classic 2009 4 Stars $40,000 |
5–8 February 2009 | 11-5, 11-5, 11-7 |
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| Finnish Open 2009 2&1/2 Stars $25,000 |
12–15 February 2009 | 4-11, 5-11, 11-9, 6-1 rtd |
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March
| Tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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| Kuala Lumpur Open Squash Championships 2009 5 Stars $50,000 |
4–7 March 2009 | 11-6, 11-2, 11-4 |
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Indian Challenger 2009 3 Stars $30,000 |
18–21 March 2009 | 11-8, 11-5, 11-8 |
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| Canary Wharf Squash Classic 2009 5 Stars $52,500 |
23–27 March 2009 | 11-9, 12-10, 8-11, 11-7 |
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April
| Tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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| Hurghada International 2009 5 Stars $61,2500 |
30 March - 4 April 2009 | 7-11, 11-5, 11-3, 11-8 |
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Irish Squash Open 2009 2&1/2 Stars $25,000 |
22-25 April 2009 | 11-7, 11-6, 11-5 |
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June
| Tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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| Internationaux De La Reunion 2009 3 Stars $30,000 |
24–27 June 2009 | 13-11, 11-3, 11-7 |
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July
| Tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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| Australian Open 2009 3 Stars $30,000 |
16–19 July 2009 | 11-8, 7-11, 11-8, 10-12, 11-9 |
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| Malaysian Open Squash Championships 2009 5 Stars $52,500 |
29 July – 1 August 2009 | 5-11, 11-9, 11-6, 11-4 |
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August
| Tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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| Colombian Open 2009 3 Stars $30,000 |
27–30 August 2009 | 12-10, 11-13, 12-10, 5-11, 12-12 rtd |
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September
| Tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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| US Open 2009 5 Stars $52,500 |
2-6 September 2009 | 11-7, 11-2, 7-11, 12-14, 11-8 |
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November
| Tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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| Santiago Open 2009 4 Stars $41,250 |
11–14 November 2009 | 11-9, 11-7, 9-11, 11-9 |
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| Dutch Open Squash 2009 3 Stars $40,000 |
26–29 November 2009 | 11-9, 4-11, 11-7, 12-10 |
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Year end world top 10 players
| Rank | 2009 | |
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| 1 | | 940.000 |
| 2 | | 919.375 |
| 3 | | 916.875 |
| 4 | | 891.250 |
| 5 | | 800.000 |
| 6 | | 573.125 |
| 7 | | 526.000 |
| 8 | | 491.875 |
| 9 | | 443.750 |
| 10 | | 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:
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See also
- 2009 Men's World Team Squash Championships
- PSA World Tour
- PSA World Rankings
- PSA World Series Finals
- PSA World Open
References
- "Calendar". psaworldtour.com. Retrieved 2012-06-17.
- "John White profile".
- "Bye Bye Beach ..." 10 February 2009.
- "Shahid Zaman profile".
External links
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