Motor City Open (squash)

The Motor City Open is an annual international squash championship held in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. The tournament is hosted and organized by the Birmingham Athletic Club, a private club in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, and has been held each year since 1999, with the exception of 2008, when the event was moved from November to the following January.[1]

Motor City Open
Details
Event nameMotor City Open
Location Bloomfield Hills, Michigan United States
VenueBirmingham Athletic Club
Website
themotorcityopen.com
Men's PSA World Tour
CategoryInternational 70
Prize money$70,000
Most recent champion(s) Ryan Cuskelly
CurrentMotor City Open 2016

The Motor City Open is usually scheduled immediately to follow the Tournament of Champions held in New York City. The tournament takes place over six days. The first two days consist of a qualifying competition, where 16 competitors compete for four places in the main draw. After the qualification rounds, the four qualifiers join the 12 exempt players in the main draw.

In addition to the main draw, the Motor City Open also features a pro-am doubles competition and a clinic for juniors conducted by the professionals. The event also conducts a silent auction to raise funds for charity. In recent years, this charity has been the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute.[2]

Past results

Listed below are the results from the Motor City Open:[3]

YearChampionRunner-upScore in final
1999 Peter Marshall David Palmer15–10, 15–7, 15–12
2000 David Palmer Alex Gough12–15, 15–10, 15–11, 15–10
2001 Tommy Berden Stefan Casteleyn10-15, 15-12, 15-11, 12-15, 15-12
2002 Nick Taylor Graham Ryding15–6, 12–15, 15–9, 15–9
2003 Jonathon Power Thierry Lincou15–11, 12–15, 15–10, 15–4
2004 Grégory Gaultier Olli Tuominen11–4, 11–10 (2–0), 3–11, 11–3
2005 Jonathon Power John White11–2, 11–7, 11–6
2006 John White Liam Kenny11–3, 11–4, 11–6
2007 Olli Tuominen Stewart Boswell11–7, 11–6, 11–2
2008No competition
2009 Borja Golán Adrian Grant10–12, 11–9, 11–5, 14–12
2010 Karim Darwish Mohd Azlan Iskandar11–3, 11–7, 11–4
2011 Mohamed El Shorbagy Omar Mosaad8-11, 11-6, 11-8, 11-5
2012 Ong Beng Hee Hisham Ashour11-8, 11-9, 11-7
2013 Amr Shabana Karim Darwish11-4, 2-6 rtd
2014 Mohamed El Shorbagy Peter Barker8-11, 12-14, 11-4, 11-6, 11-7
2015 Miguel Ángel Rodriguez Stephen Coppinger9-11, 11-7, 8-11, 11-7, 11-3
2016 Ali Farag Nick Matthew11-7, 5-11, 11-6, 11-7
2017 Ryan Cuskelly Ali Farag4–11, 11–5, 11–5, 11–9
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References
  1. King, R. J. "Motor City Open". Detroit's Premier Business Journal. Retrieved 26 February 2010.
  2. "Welcome to the Motor City Open". Retrieved 26 February 2010.
  3. "Past Champions". Archived from the original on 9 August 2009. Retrieved 26 February 2010.
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