Qatar Classic

Qatar Classic

Details
Event name	Qatar Classic Squash Championship
Location	Doha, Qatar
Venue	Aspire Academy
Website www.squashsite.co.uk/qatar/
PSA World Tour
Category	World Series Platinum
Prize money	$150,000
Most recent champion(s)	Mohamed El Shorbagy
Current	Men's Qatar Classic 2013
WSA World Tour
Category	World Series
Prize money	$74,000
Most recent champion(s)	Nicol David

The Qatar Classic is an annual international squash tournament that takes place in Doha, Qatar in October or November. The event was re-established in 2001. Between 1992 and 1997, the tournament was formerly known as the Qatar International.^[1] The tournament features both men and women, the men's event is part of the PSA World Series and the women's event is part of the WSA World Series.

Past Results

Men's

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Score in final
2014	not held due to the 2014 World Championships
2013	Mohamed El Shorbagy	Nick Matthew	11-5, 5-11, 11-6, 6-11, 11-4
2012	not held due to the 2012 World Championships
2011	Gregory Gaultier	James Willstrop	11-8, 11-7, 2-11, 11-8
2010	Karim Darwish	Amr Shabana	8-11, 11-2, 11-7, 11-6
2009	Nick Matthew	Karim Darwish	11-5, 12-10, 11-6
2008	Karim Darwish	Amr Shabana	11-4, 11-5, 11-3
2007 (October)	Amr Shabana	Gregory Gaultier	11-4, 8-11, 11-6, 11-5
2007 (April)	Ramy Ashour	David Palmer	8-11, 11-9, 11-9, 11-6
2005	James Willstrop	David Palmer	11-1, 11-7, 11-7
2004	not held due to the 2004 World Open
2003	Lee Beachill	John White	15-12, 15-5, 11-15, 12-15, 15-9
2002	Peter Nicol	David Palmer	15-9, 13-15, 15-6, 13-15, 15-7
2001	Peter Nicol	David Palmer	15-12, 15-5, 10-15, 12-15, 15-10

Women's

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Score in final
2014	No competition
2013
2012
2011	Nicol David	Madeline Perry	11-2, 11-7, 11-3
2010	Nicol David	Rachael Grinham	11-5, 11-8, 11-9
2009	Jenny Duncalf	Rachael Grinham	11-5, 11-3, 11-3
2008	Nicol David	Natalie Grinham	11-7, 11-3, 11-9
2007 (October)	Nicol David	Natalie Grainger	9-6, 9-4, 10-9
2007 (April)	Nicol David	Natalie Grinham	9-7, 2-9, 9-7, 9-2
2005	Vanessa Atkinson	Vicky Botwright	9-7, 9-4, 9-2
2004	Vanessa Atkinson	Rachael Grinham	9-4, 9-7, 9-6
2003	Natalie Grainger	Carol Owens	10-9, 9-7, 9-10, 9-4
2002	not held due to the 2002 World Open
2001	Sarah Fitz-Gerald	Leilani Joyce	9-0 9-2 9-1

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References

External links

PSA Major World Series Tournaments Men's Champions

British Open

(1930) Charles Read
(1931) Don Butcher
(1932) Don Butcher
(1933) F. D. Amr Bey
(1934) F. D. Amr Bey
(1935) F. D. Amr Bey
(1936) F. D. Amr Bey
(1937) F. D. Amr Bey
(1938) F. D. Amr Bey
(1939) Jim Dear
(1947) Mahmoud Karim
(1948) Mahmoud Karim
(1949) Mahmoud Karim
(1950) Mahmoud Karim
(1951) Hashim Khan
(1952) Hashim Khan
(1953) Hashim Khan
(1954) Hashim Khan
(1955) Hashim Khan
(1956) Hashim Khan
(1957) Roshan Khan
(1958) Hashim Khan
(1959) Azam Khan
(1960) Azam Khan
(1961) Azam Khan
(1962) Azam Khan
(1963) Mo Khan
(1964) A.A. AbouTaleb
(1965) A.A. AbouTaleb
(1966) A.A. AbouTaleb
(1967) Jonah Barrington
(1968) Jonah Barrington
(1969) Geoff Hunt
(1970) Jonah Barrington
(1971) Jonah Barrington
(1972) Jonah Barrington
(1973) Jonah Barrington
(1974) Geoff Hunt
(1975) Qamar Zaman
(1976) Geoff Hunt
(1977) Geoff Hunt
(1978) Geoff Hunt
(1979) Geoff Hunt
(1980) Geoff Hunt
(1981) Geoff Hunt
(1982) Jahangir Khan
(1983) Jahangir Khan
(1984) Jahangir Khan
(1985) Jahangir Khan
(1986) Jahangir Khan
(1987) Jahangir Khan
(1988) Jahangir Khan
(1989) Jahangir Khan
(1990) Jahangir Khan
(1991) Jahangir Khan
(1992) Jansher Khan
(1993) Jansher Khan
(1994) Jansher Khan
(1995) Jansher Khan
(1996) Jansher Khan
(1997) Jansher Khan
(1998) Peter Nicol
(1999) Jonathan Power
(2000) David Evans
(2001) David Palmer
(2002) Peter Nicol
(2003) David Palmer
(2004) David Palmer
(2005) Anthony Ricketts
(2006) Nick Matthew
(2007) Grégory Gaultier
(2008) David Palmer
(2009) Nick Matthew
(2012) Nick Matthew
(2013) Ramy Ashour
(2014) Grégory Gaultier

Hong Kong Open

(1985) Phil Kenyon
(1986) Rodney Martin
(1987) Jansher Khan
(1988) Jansher Khan
(1989) Jansher Khan
(1990) Jansher Khan
(1991) Jansher Khan
(1992) Rodney Martin
(1993) Brett Martin
(1994) Jansher Khan
(1995) Jansher Khan
(1996) Rodney Eyles
(1997) Jansher Khan
(1998) Jonathon Power
(1999) Peter Nicol
(2000) Peter Nicol
(2001) David Palmer
(2002) Peter Nicol
(2004) Thierry Lincou
(2006) Amr Shabana
(2007) Amr Shabana
(2008) Amr Shabana
(2009) Amr Shabana
(2010) Ramy Ashour
(2011) James Willstrop
(2012) Ramy Ashour
(2013) Nick Matthew
(2014) Mohamed El Shorbagy

Qatar Classic

(2001) Peter Nicol (2002) Peter Nicol (2003) Lee Beachill (2005) James Willstrop (2006/7) Ramy Ashour (2007) Amr Shabana (2008) Karim Darwish (2009) Nick Matthew (2010) Karim Darwish (2011) Grégory Gaultier (2013) Mohamed El Shorbagy

US Open

(1954) Henri Salaun
(1955) Diehl Mateer
(1956) Hashim Khan
(1957) Hashim Khan
(1958) Roshan Khan
(1959) Diehl Mateer
(1960) Roshan Khan
(1961) Roshan Khan
(1962) Azam Khan
(1963) Hashim Khan
(1964) Mo Khan
(1965) Mo Khan
(1966) Mo Khan
(1967) Ralph Howe
(1968) Mo Khan
(1969) Sharif Khan
(1970) Sharif Khan
(1971) Sharif Khan
(1972) Sharif Khan
(1973) Sharif Khan
(1974) Sharif Khan
(1975) Victor Niederhoffer
(1976) Sharif Khan
(1977) Sharif Khan
(1978) Sharif Khan
(1979) Sharif Khan
(1980) Sharif Khan
(1981) Sharif Khan
(1982) Michael Desaulniers
(1983) Mark Talbott
(1984) Jahangir Khan
(1985) Jahangir Khan
(1986) Stuart Davenport
(1987) Jansher Khan
(1988) Jansher Khan
(1989) Rodney Martin
(1990) Jansher Khan
(1991) Rodney Martin
(1993) Rodney Eyles
(1994) Peter Nicol
(1995) Jansher Khan
(1996) Rodney Eyles
(1997) Jonathon Power
(1998) Peter Nicol
(1999) Simon Parke
(2000) Jonathon Power
(2002) David Palmer
(2003) Peter Nicol
(2004) Lee Beachill
(2005) Lee Beachill
(2006) Grégory Gaultier
(2007) Nick Matthew
(2009) Amr Shabana
(2010) Wael El Hindi
(2011) Amr Shabana
(2012) Ramy Ashour
(2013) Grégory Gaultier
(2014) Mohamed El Shorbagy

Tournament of Champions

(1930) Jack Summers
(1931) Jack Summers
(1932) Jack Summers
(1933) John Skillman
(1934) Jack Summers
(1935) John Skillman
(1936) James J. Tully
(1937) John Skillman
(1938) Al Ramsay
(1939) Lester Cummings
(1940) Al Ramsay
(1941) Lester Cummings
(1942) Lester Cummings
(1946) Lester Cummings
(1947) Edward T. Reid
(1948) Al Ramsay
(1949) Edward T. Reid
(1950) Edward T. Reid
(1951) James J. Tully
(1952) Edward T. Reid
(1953) John Warzycki
(1954) John Warzycki
(1955) Hashim Khan
(1956) Al Chassard
(1957) Mahmoud Karim
(1958) Mahmoud Karim
(1959) Al Chassard
(1960) Raymond Widelski
(1961) Al Chassard
(1962) Al Chassard
(1963) Hashim Khan
(1964) Hashim Khan
(1965) Mo Khan
(1966) Mo Khan
(1967) Mo Khan
(1968) Mo Khan
(1969) Mo Khan
(1970) Sharif Khan
(1971) Sharif Khan
(1972) Sharif Khan
(1973) Sharif Khan
(1974) Sharif Khan
(1975) Sharif Khan
(1976) Sharif Khan
(1977) Sharif Khan
(1978) Stuart Goldstein
(1979) Sharif Khan
(1980) Clive Caldwell
(1981) Michael Desaulniers
(1982) Clive Caldwell
(1983) Mark Talbott
(1984) Jahangir Khan
(1985) Jahangir Khan
(1986) Mario Sánchez
(1987) Mark Talbott
(1988) Mark Talbott
(1989) Mark Talbott
(1990) Mark Talbott
(1991) Kenton Jernigan
(1992) Jansher Khan
(1993) Jansher Khan
(1994) Rodney Eyles
(1995) Jansher Khan
(1996) Jonathon Power
(1999) Jonathan Power
(2000) Jonathon Power
(2001) Peter Nicol
(2002) Jonathon Power
(2003) Peter Nicol
(2004) Peter Nicol
(2005) Anthony Ricketts
(2006) Amr Shabana
(2007) Amr Shabana
(2008) Ramy Ashour
(2009) Grégory Gaultier
(2010) James Willstrop
(2011) Ramy Ashour
(2012) Nick Matthew
(2013) Ramy Ashour
(2014) Amr Shabana
(2015) Mohamed El Shorbagy

PSA World Series Finals

WSA Major World Series Tournaments Women's Champions

British Open

(1922) Joyce Cave
(1923) Silvia Huntsman
(1924) Nancy Cave
(1925) Joyce Cave
(1926–1927) Cecily Fenwick
(1928) Joyce Cave
(1929–1930) Nancy Cave
(1931) Cecily Fenwick
(1932–1934) Susan Noel
(1935–1939) Margot Lumb
(1947–1949) Joan Curry
(1950–1959) Janet Morgan
(1960) Sheila Macintosh
(1961) Fran Marshall
(1962–1977) Heather McKay
(1978) Sue Newman
(1979) Barbara Wall
(1980–1983) Vicki Cardwell
(1984–1990) Susan Devoy
(1991) Lisa Opie
(1992) Susan Devoy
(1993–1998) Michelle Martin
(1999–2000) Leilani Joyce
(2001–2002) Sarah Fitz-Gerald
(2003–2004) Rachael Grinham
(2005–2006) Nicol David
(2007) Rachael Grinham
(2008) Nicol David
(2009) Rachael Grinham
(2012) Nicol David
(2013) Laura Massaro
(2014) Nicol David

Hong Kong Open

(1993) Michelle Martin (1994) Michelle Martin (2001) Leilani Rorani (2002) Rachel Grinham (2006) Nicol David (2007) Nicol David (2008) Nicol David (2009) Nicol David (2010) Nicol David (2011) Nicol David (2012) Nicol David (2013) Nicol David (2014) Nicol David

Qatar Classic

(2001) Sarah Fitz-Gerald (2003) Natalie Grainger (2004) Vanessa Atkinson (2005) Vanessa Atkinson (2006/7) Nicol David (2007) Nicol David (2008) Nicol David (2009) Jenny Duncalf (2010) Nicol David (2011) Nicol David

Malaysian Open

(1975) Helen Chinchen
(1976) Annette Andrews
(1977) Annette Andrews
(1978) Annette Andrews
(1979) M Miyagishina
(1980) Sue Paton
(1981) Sue Paton
(1982) Sue Paton
(1983) Chia Chew Lan
(1984) Lim Siok Hui
(1985) Geraldine Yeo
(1986) Lisa Opie
(1987) Lucy Soutter
(1988) Lisa Opie
(1990) Lisa Opie
(1991) Michelle Martin
(1992) Michelle Martin
(1993) Michelle Martin
(1994) Michelle Martin
(1995) Liz Irving
(1996) Sarah Fitz-Gerald
(1997) Sarah Fitz-Gerald
(2000) Stephanie Brind
(2002) Carol Owens
(2003) Cassie Jackman
(2004) Vanessa Atkinson
(2005) Nicol David
(2006) Nicol David
(2007) Nicol David
(2008) Nicol David
(2009) Nicol David
(2010) Nicol David
(2011) Nicol David
(2012) Raneem El Weleily
(2013) Nicol David
(2014) Raneem El Weleily

WSA World Series Finals

(2011) Nicol David (2012) Nicol David

PSA World Tour 2015 « 2014 2016 »

World Championship	Men's World Championship (2015) Women's World Championship (2015)

World Series	Tournament of Champions (Men:2015) Windy City Open (Men:2015/Women:2015) El Gouna International (Men:2015) British Open (Men:2015/Women:2015) United States Open (Men:2015/Women:2015) Qatar Classic (Men:2015) Hong Kong Open (Men:2015/Women:2015)

Finals	PSA World Series Finals (Men:2015)

International 100 (Men)	China Open (2015) Netsuite Open (2015)

International 70 (Men)	Motor City Open (2015) Swedish Open (2015)

International 50 (Men)	Canary Wharf Squash Classic (2015) Grasshopper Cup (2015) Colombian Open (2015) Macau Open (2015)

Gold 50 (Women)	Tournament of Champions (2015) Cleveland Classic (2015) Macau Open (2015)

WSA World Tour 2014 « 2013 2015 »

World Open	World Championship (2014)

World Series	British Open (2014) Malaysian Open Squash Championships (2014) Hong Kong Open (2014) United States Open (2014)

Gold 50	Tournament of Champions (2014) Cleveland Classic (2014) Windy City Open (2014) Texas Open (2014) China Open (2014) Carol Weymuller Open (2014) Macau Open (2014)