Pittsburgh Open (squash)

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Pittsburgh Open
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Event namePittsburgh Open
Location Flag of the United States.svg Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Men's PSA World Tour
Category World Tour PSA 25
Prize money$75,000

The Three Rivers Capital Pittsburgh Open or simply Pittsburgh Open is a yearly professional squash tournament held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of the PSA World Tour.

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Results

These are the results from 2011 onwards:

YearDatesWinnerRunner-upReferences
201110–13 Nov Flag of Botswana.svg Alister Walker Flag of England.svg Adrian Grant [1] [2]
201431 Jan - 3 Feb Flag of Egypt.svg Karim Abdel Gawad Flag of Botswana.svg Alister Walker [3] [4]
201529 Jan - 1 Feb Flag of Egypt.svg Karim Abdel Gawad Flag of Scotland.svg Alan Clyne [5] [6]
20172–5 Feb Flag of Egypt.svg Zahed Mohamed Flag of Malaysia.svg Ivan Yuen [7] [8]
201825–28 Jan Flag of Hong Kong.svg Max Lee Flag of England.svg Ben Coleman [9] [10]
20196-10 Feb Flag of France.svg Gregoire Marche Flag of Egypt.svg Zahed Salem
202022-26 Jan Flag of Egypt.svg Fares Dessouky Flag of India.svg Saurav Ghosal

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