Kuala Lumpur Open Squash Championships

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CIMB KL Open Squash Championships
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Event nameCIMB Kuala Lumpur Open Squash Championships
Location Flag of Malaysia.svg Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
Venue Berjaya Times Square
Website
klopensquash.com
Men's PSA World Tour
Category International 50
Prize money$50,000
Most recent champion(s) Flag of Egypt.svg Karim Darwish
Squash current event.svg 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) Flag of England.svg Laura Massaro
Squash current event.svg 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.

Contents

Men's championship

YearChampionRunner-upScore
2014No competition
2013 Flag of Egypt.svg Karim Darwish Flag of Egypt.svg Mohamed El Shorbagy 11-9, 12-10, 11-7
2012 Flag of Egypt.svg Omar Mosaad Flag of England.svg Adrian Grant 11–6, 13–11, 12–14, 6-11, 11-8
2011 Flag of Egypt.svg Karim Darwish Flag of Egypt.svg Mohamed El Shorbagy 11–9, 11–9, 11–3
2010 Flag of Egypt.svg Ramy Ashour Flag of Egypt.svg Karim Darwish 11–8, 11–8, 11–9
2009 Flag of England.svg Peter Barker Flag of England.svg Adrian Grant 11–6, 11–2, 11–4
2008 Flag of Malaysia.svg Ong Beng Hee Flag of Malaysia.svg Mohd Azlan Iskandar 11-8, 15-13, 12-10
2007 Flag of Egypt.svg Mohammed Abbas Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stewart Boswell 11–6, 11–5, 11–5
2006 Flag of Malaysia.svg Mohd Azlan Iskandar Flag of Malaysia.svg Ong Beng Hee 6–11, 11–8, 12-10, 6-11, 11-4
2005 Flag of Pakistan.svg Shamsul Islam Khan Flag of Egypt.svg Amr Mansi 11-13, 11-6, 11-1, 11-8
2004 Flag of Egypt.svg Wael El Hindi Flag of the Netherlands.svg Laurens Jan Anjema 15-2, 7-15, 15-11, 15-10
2003 Flag of Malaysia.svg Mohd Azlan Iskandar Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tommy Berden 15-10, 15-9, 3-15, 15-5
2002 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mike Corren Flag of Malaysia.svg Kenneth Low 15-6, 15-11, 15-12
2001 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tommy Berden Flag of Malaysia.svg Kenneth Low 15-12, 15-2, 17-16
2000 Flag of Pakistan.svg Ajaz Azmat Flag of Pakistan.svg Mansoor Zaman 9-15, 15-8, 15-11, 15-6
1999 Flag of Malaysia.svg Kenneth Low Flag of Malaysia.svg Ong Beng Hee 11-15, 15-6, 15-13, 1-15, 15-8

Women's championship

YearChampionRunner-upScore
2014not held due to the 2013 World Open
2013 Flag of England.svg Laura Massaro Flag of England.svg Alison Waters 11-9, 11-7, 11-6
2012 Flag of Malaysia.svg Nicol David Flag of Hong Kong.svg Annie Au 11-4, 12-10, 11-9
2011 Flag of Malaysia.svg Nicol David Flag of Ireland.svg Madeline Perry 11-6, 11-6, 11-2
2010 Flag of Malaysia.svg Nicol David Flag of Egypt.svg Omneya Abdel Kawy 11-8, 10-12, 11-7, 5-11, 11-8
2009 Flag of the United States.svg Natalie Grainger Flag of Malaysia.svg Nicol David 9–4, 9–2, 9–2
2008 Flag of Malaysia.svg Nicol David Flag of the Netherlands.svg Natalie Grinham 9–4, 9–2, 9–2
2007 Flag of Malaysia.svg Nicol David Flag of Australia (converted).svg Natalie Grinham 6–9 9–3, 9–6, 7–9, 9–6
2006 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Vanessa Atkinson Flag of Malaysia.svg Nicol David 9-7, 4-9, 9-1, 9-3
2005 Flag of Malaysia.svg Nicol David Flag of the Netherlands.svg Annelize Naudé 9–4, 9–2, 9–0
2004No competition
2003
2002 Flag of Malaysia.svg Nicol David Flag of Denmark.svg Ellen Petersen 9–2, 9–7, 8–10, 9–4
2001 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rachael Grinham Flag of Australia (converted).svg Natalie Grinham 7-9, 0-9 (retired)
2000 Flag of Malaysia.svg Nicol David Flag of Norway.svg Elin Blikra 9-2, 9-5, 9-5
1999 Flag of Malaysia.svg Carol Owens Flag of Malaysia.svg Nicol David 9-0, 9-2, 9-5

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