Motor City Open (squash)

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Motor City Open
Logo Motor City Squash.png
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Event nameMotor City Open
Location Flag of the United States.svg Bloomfield Hills, Michigan United States
Venue Birmingham Athletic Club
Website
themotorcityopen.com
Men's PSA World Tour
Category International 70
Prize money$80,000
Most recent champion(s) Flag of Peru.svg Diego Elías
Squash current event.svg Current Motor City Open 2024

The Motor City Open is an annual international squash championship held in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. The tournament is hosted and organized by the Birmingham Athletic Club, a private club in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, and has been held each year since 1999, with the exception of 2008, when the event was moved from November to the following January. [1]

Contents

The Motor City Open is usually scheduled immediately to follow the Tournament of Champions held in New York City. The tournament takes place over six days. The first two days consist of a qualifying competition, where 16 competitors compete for four places in the main draw. After the qualification rounds, the four qualifiers join the 12 exempt players in the main draw.

In addition to the main draw, the Motor City Open also features a pro-am doubles competition and a clinic for juniors conducted by the professionals. The event also conducts a silent auction to raise funds for charity. In recent years, this charity has been the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute. [2]

Past results

Listed below are the results from the Motor City Open: [3]

YearChampionRunner-upScore in final
1999 Flag of England.svg Peter Marshall Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Palmer 15–10, 15–7, 15–12
2000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Palmer Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Alex Gough 12–15, 15–10, 15–11, 15–10
2001 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Tommy Berden Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Stefan Casteleyn 10-15, 15-12, 15-11, 12-15, 15-12
2002 Flag of England.svg Nick Taylor Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Graham Ryding 15–6, 12–15, 15–9, 15–9
2003 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jonathon Power Flag of France.svg Thierry Lincou 15–11, 12–15, 15–10, 15–4
2004 Flag of France.svg Grégory Gaultier Flag of Finland.svg Olli Tuominen 11–4, 11–10 (2–0), 3–11, 11–3
2005 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jonathon Power Flag of Scotland.svg John White 11–2, 11–7, 11–6
2006 Flag of Scotland.svg John White Flag of Ireland.svg Liam Kenny 11–3, 11–4, 11–6
2007 Flag of Finland.svg Olli Tuominen Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stewart Boswell 11–7, 11–6, 11–2
2008No competition
2009 Flag of Spain.svg Borja Golán Flag of England.svg Adrian Grant 10–12, 11–9, 11–5, 14–12
2010 Flag of Egypt.svg Karim Darwish Flag of Malaysia.svg Mohd Azlan Iskandar 11–3, 11–7, 11–4
2011 Flag of Egypt.svg Mohamed El Shorbagy Flag of Egypt.svg Omar Mosaad 8-11, 11-6, 11-8, 11-5
2012 Flag of Malaysia.svg Ong Beng Hee Flag of Egypt.svg Hisham Ashour 11-8, 11-9, 11-7
2013 Flag of Egypt.svg Amr Shabana Flag of Egypt.svg Karim Darwish 11-4, 2-6 rtd
2014 Flag of Egypt.svg Mohamed El Shorbagy Flag of England.svg Peter Barker 8-11, 12-14, 11-4, 11-6, 11-7
2015 Flag of Colombia.svg Miguel Ángel Rodriguez Flag of South Africa.svg Stephen Coppinger 9-11, 11-7, 8-11, 11-7, 11-3
2016 Flag of Egypt.svg Ali Farag Flag of England.svg Nick Matthew 11-7, 5-11, 11-6, 11-7
2017 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ryan Cuskelly Flag of Egypt.svg Ali Farag 4–11, 11–5, 11–5, 11–9
2018 Flag of Egypt.svg Marwan El Shorbagy Flag of New Zealand.svg Paul Coll 11-9, 11-9-13, 11-8, 11-8-13, 11-9
2019 Flag of Egypt.svg Mohamed Abouelghar Flag of Peru.svg Diego Elías 5-11, 11-6, 11-3, 4-11, 11-8
2020 Flag of Peru.svg Diego Elías Flag of Egypt.svg Mohamed ElSherbini 11-4, 11-5, 11-4
2021There was no tournament in 2021 due to the Covid pandemic
2022 Flag of Peru.svg Diego Elías Flag of Egypt.svg Fares Dessouky 11-5, 11-8, 11-9
2023 Flag of Peru.svg Diego Elías Flag of Egypt.svg Mazen Hesham 11-3, 11-4, 6-11, 11-3
2024 Flag of Peru.svg Diego Elías Flag of New Zealand.svg Paul Coll 11-8, 11-9, 11-6

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References

  1. King, R. J. (16 February 2009). "Motor City Open". Detroit's Premier Business Journal. Retrieved 26 February 2010.
  2. "Welcome to the Motor City Open" . Retrieved 26 February 2010.
  3. "Past Champions". Archived from the original on 9 August 2009. Retrieved 26 February 2010.