Cayman Islands Open | |
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Details | |
Event name | Cedrus Investments Cayman Islands Open |
Location | Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands |
Women's PSA World Tour | |
Category | World Series Gold |
Prize money | $68,500 |
Most recent champion(s) | Nicol David |
Cayman Islands Open is an annual squash tournament held in April in the Cayman Islands. The women's tournament is part of the WSA World Series, the highest level of competition. The tournament was established in 2009.
Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score in final |
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2013 | No competition | ||
2012 | not held due to the 2012 World Open | ||
2011 | Nicol David | Jenny Duncalf | 11–7, 11–6, 12–14, 11-4 |
2010 | Nicol David | Natalie Grainger | 11–8, 11–6, 11-5 |
2009 | Nicol David | Jenny Duncalf | 11–8, 11–4, 11-6 |
Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score in final |
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2013 | No competition | ||
2012 | |||
2011 | Alister Walker | Ramy Ashour | 11–5, 13–11, 6-11, 11-8 |
2010 | Colin Ramasra | Cameron Stafford | 7-11, 11–5, 11–7, 11-9 |
2009 | Dean Watson | Shawn Simpson | 11–5, 1-11, 11–7, 11-9 |
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