Alwatan and Asnan International

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Alwatan and Asnan International
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Event name Alwatan and Asnan International Tournament
Location Flag of Kuwait.svg South Surra, Kuwait
PSA World Tour
Category International 50
Prize money $50,000
Most recent champion(s) Flag of Germany.svg Simon Rösner
Squash current event.svg Current Alwatan and Asnan International 2013

The Alwatan and Asnan International is a men's squash tournament held in South Surra, Kuwait.

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Surra is a residential area located in Capital Governorate (Kuwait) in Kuwait. It is located west of Jabriya and east of Qurtuba. It has six residential blocks and is considered home to about 35,366 persons.

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Kuwait, officially the State of Kuwait, is a country in Western Asia. Situated in the northern edge of Eastern Arabia at the tip of the Persian Gulf, it shares borders with Iraq and Saudi Arabia. As of 2016, Kuwait has a population of 4.5 million people: 1.3 million are Kuwaitis and 3.2 million are expatriates. Expatriates account for 70% of the population.

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The event is part of the PSA World Tour. It was established in 2013. [1]

Past Results

Year Champion Runner-up Score in final
2013 Flag of Germany.svg Simon Rösner Flag of Spain.svg Borja Golán 11-4, 11-5, 12-10

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