British Grand Prix | |
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Event name | British Grand Prix |
Location | Manchester, England |
Venue | National Squash Centre |
Website www | |
Men's PSA World Tour | |
Category | International 70 |
Prize money | $70,000 |
Most recent champion(s) | Nick Matthew |
Current | British Grand Prix (squash) 2015 |
The British Grand Prix is an annual men's squash tournament that takes place at the National Squash Centre in Manchester. [1]
The tournament was part of the PSA World Series (2010-2011), the most prestigious class of event in the PSA World Tour. The tournament was founded in 2010 and takes place in September. [2] The first two editions of the tournament were won by Egyptian Ramy Ashour. [3] It was a partial replacement of the British Open Squash Championships, which were suspended in 2010 and restarted in 2012. [4]
Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score in final |
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2016 | Nick Matthew | James Willstrop | 11-7, 12-10, 11-4 |
2015 | Mohamed El Shorbagy | Nick Matthew | 11-7, 12-10, 9-11, 11-6 |
2014 | Nick Matthew | Mathieu Castagnet | 11-7, 11-6, 11-5 |
2013 | not held due to the 2013 World Championship | ||
2012 | Nick Matthew | James Willstrop | 4-11, 11-6, 11-9, 11-5 |
2011 | Ramy Ashour | Nick Matthew | 1-11, 11-3, 11-7, 11-4 |
2010 | Ramy Ashour | James Willstrop | 11-7, 3-11, 11-3, 11-5 |
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