Motor City Open (squash)

Motor City Open
Details
Location United States Bloomfield Hills, Michigan United States
Venue Birmingham Athletic Club
PSA World Tour
Website
themotorcityopen.com
Category International 70
Prize money $70,000
Most recent champion(s) Australia Ryan Cuskelly
Current Motor City Open 2016

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]

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
1999England Peter MarshallAustralia David Palmer15–10, 15–7, 15–12
2000Australia David PalmerWales Alex Gough12–15, 15–10, 15–11, 15–10
2001Netherlands Tommy BerdenBelgium Stefan Casteleyn10-15, 15-12, 15-11, 12-15, 15-12
2002England Nick TaylorCanada Graham Ryding15–6, 12–15, 15–9, 15–9
2003Canada Jonathon PowerFrance Thierry Lincou15–11, 12–15, 15–10, 15–4
2004France Grégory GaultierFinland Olli Tuominen11–4, 11–10 (2–0), 3–11, 11–3
2005Canada Jonathon PowerScotland John White11–2, 11–7, 11–6
2006Scotland John WhiteRepublic of Ireland Liam Kenny11–3, 11–4, 11–6
2007Finland Olli TuominenAustralia Stewart Boswell11–7, 11–6, 11–2
2008No competition
2009Spain Borja GolánEngland Adrian Grant10–12, 11–9, 11–5, 14–12
2010Egypt Karim DarwishMalaysia Mohd Azlan Iskandar11–3, 11–7, 11–4
2011Egypt Mohamed El ShorbagyEgypt Omar Mosaad8-11, 11-6, 11-8, 11-5
2012Malaysia Ong Beng HeeEgypt Hisham Ashour11-8, 11-9, 11-7
2013Egypt Amr ShabanaEgypt Karim Darwish11-4, 2-6 rtd
2014Egypt Mohamed El ShorbagyEngland Peter Barker8-11, 12-14, 11-4, 11-6, 11-7
2015Colombia Miguel Ángel RodriguezSouth Africa Stephen Coppinger9-11, 11-7, 8-11, 11-7, 11-3
2016Egypt Ali FaragEngland Nick Matthew11-7, 5-11, 11-6, 11-7
2017Australia Ryan CuskellyEgypt Ali Farag4–11, 11–5, 11–5, 11–9

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". Retrieved 26 February 2010.
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