CIMB KL Open Squash Championships | |
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Details | |
Event name | CIMB Kuala Lumpur Open Squash Championships |
Location | Kuala Lumpur Malaysia |
Venue | Berjaya Times Square |
Website klopensquash | |
Men's PSA World Tour | |
Category | International 50 |
Prize money | $50,000 |
Most recent champion(s) | Karim Darwish |
Current | Men's Kuala Lumpur Open Squash Championships 2013 |
Women's PSA World Tour | |
Category | World Series Gold |
Prize money | $70,000 |
Most recent champion(s) | Laura Massaro |
Current | Women's Kuala Lumpur Open Squash Championships 2013 |
The Kuala Lumpur Open Squash Championships is an annual squash tournament held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The tournament is sponsored by CIMB.
Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
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2014 | No competition | ||
2013 | Karim Darwish | Mohamed El Shorbagy | 11-9, 12-10, 11-7 |
2012 | Omar Mosaad | Adrian Grant | 11–6, 13–11, 12–14, 6-11, 11-8 |
2011 | Karim Darwish | Mohamed El Shorbagy | 11–9, 11–9, 11–3 |
2010 | Ramy Ashour | Karim Darwish | 11–8, 11–8, 11–9 |
2009 | Peter Barker | Adrian Grant | 11–6, 11–2, 11–4 |
2008 | Ong Beng Hee | Mohd Azlan Iskandar | 11-8, 15-13, 12-10 |
2007 | Mohammed Abbas | Stewart Boswell | 11–6, 11–5, 11–5 |
2006 | Mohd Azlan Iskandar | Ong Beng Hee | 6–11, 11–8, 12-10, 6-11, 11-4 |
2005 | Shamsul Islam Khan | Amr Mansi | 11-13, 11-6, 11-1, 11-8 |
2004 | Wael El Hindi | Laurens Jan Anjema | 15-2, 7-15, 15-11, 15-10 |
2003 | Mohd Azlan Iskandar | Tommy Berden | 15-10, 15-9, 3-15, 15-5 |
2002 | Mike Corren | Kenneth Low | 15-6, 15-11, 15-12 |
2001 | Tommy Berden | Kenneth Low | 15-12, 15-2, 17-16 |
2000 | Ajaz Azmat | Mansoor Zaman | 9-15, 15-8, 15-11, 15-6 |
1999 | Kenneth Low | Ong Beng Hee | 11-15, 15-6, 15-13, 1-15, 15-8 |
Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
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2014 | not held due to the 2013 World Open | ||
2013 | Laura Massaro | Alison Waters | 11-9, 11-7, 11-6 |
2012 | Nicol David | Annie Au | 11-4, 12-10, 11-9 |
2011 | Nicol David | Madeline Perry | 11-6, 11-6, 11-2 |
2010 | Nicol David | Omneya Abdel Kawy | 11-8, 10-12, 11-7, 5-11, 11-8 |
2009 | Natalie Grainger | Nicol David | 9–4, 9–2, 9–2 |
2008 | Nicol David | Natalie Grinham | 9–4, 9–2, 9–2 |
2007 | Nicol David | Natalie Grinham | 6–9 9–3, 9–6, 7–9, 9–6 |
2006 | Vanessa Atkinson | Nicol David | 9-7, 4-9, 9-1, 9-3 |
2005 | Nicol David | Annelize Naudé | 9–4, 9–2, 9–0 |
2004 | No competition | ||
2003 | |||
2002 | Nicol David | Ellen Petersen | 9–2, 9–7, 8–10, 9–4 |
2001 | Rachael Grinham | Natalie Grinham | 7-9, 0-9 (retired) |
2000 | Nicol David | Elin Blikra | 9-2, 9-5, 9-5 |
1999 | Carol Owens | Nicol David | 9-0, 9-2, 9-5 |
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