Qatar Classic

Qatar Classic
Details
Event name	Qatar Classic Squash Championship
Location	Doha, Qatar
Venue	Kahlifa Tennis and Squash Centre
Website www.squashsite.co.uk/qatar/
Men's Winner
Category	PSA World Tour Platinum
Prize money	$187,500
Women's Winner
Category	World Series
Prize money	$187,500

The Qatar Classic is an annual international squash tournament that takes place in Doha, Qatar in October or November. The event was re-established in 2001. Between 1992 and 1997, the tournament was formerly known as the Qatar International. ^[1] The tournament features both men and women, the men's event is part of the PSA World Series and the women's event is part of the WSA World Series.

Past winners

Men's

Year	Winner	Runner-up	score	Notes/Ref
2001	Peter Nicol	David Palmer	15-12, 15-5, 10-15, 12-15, 15-10
2002	Peter Nicol	David Palmer	15-9, 13-15, 15-6, 13-15, 15-7
2003	Lee Beachill	John White	15-12, 15-5, 11-15, 12-15, 15-9
2004 not held due to the 2004 World Open
2005	James Willstrop	David Palmer	11-1, 11-7, 11-7
2007	Ramy Ashour	David Palmer	8-11, 11-9, 11-9, 11-6	(April)
2007	Amr Shabana	Grégory Gaultier	11-4, 8-11, 11-6, 11-5	(October)
2008	Karim Darwish	Amr Shabana	11-4, 11-5, 11-3
2009	Nick Matthew	Karim Darwish	11-5, 12-10, 11-6
2010	Karim Darwish	Amr Shabana	8-11, 11-2, 11-7, 11-6
2011	Grégory Gaultier	James Willstrop	11-8, 11-7, 2-11, 11-8
2012 not held due to the 2012 World Championships
2013	Mohamed El Shorbagy	Nick Matthew	11-5, 5-11, 11-6, 6-11, 11-4
2014 not held due to the 2014 World Championships
2015	Mohamed El Shorbagy	Grégory Gaultier	11-5, 11-7, 5-11, 12-10
2016	Karim Abdel Gawad	Mohamed El Shorbagy	12-10, 15-13, 11-7
2017	Mohamed El Shorbagy	Tarek Momen	11-8, 10-12, 11-7, 11-7
2018	Ali Farag	Simon Rösner	11-9, 11-7, 11-5
2019 not held due to the 2019–20 World Championships
2020	Ali Farag	Paul Coll	11–8, 6–11, 11–9, 11–9
2021	Diego Elías	Paul Coll	13–11, 5–11, 13–11, 11–9
2022	Mohamed El Shorbagy	Victor Crouin	11–4, 11–6, 7–11, 11–8	[2]
2023	Ali Farag	Diego Elías	15-13 11-5 8-11 11-9
2024	Diego Elías	Mostafa Asal	12-10 12-10 14-12
2025	Victor Crouin	Leonel Cárdenas	11–5, 11–5, 11–4

Women

Year	Winner	Runner-up	score	Notes/Ref
2001	Sarah Fitz-Gerald	Leilani Joyce	9-0 9-2 9-1
2002 not held due to the 2002 World Open
2003	Natalie Grainger	Carol Owens	10-9, 9-7, 9-10, 9-4
2004	Vanessa Atkinson	Rachael Grinham	9-4, 9-7, 9-6
2005	Vanessa Atkinson	Vicky Botwright	9-7, 9-4, 9-2
2007	Nicol David	Natalie Grinham	9-7, 2-9, 9-7, 9-2	(April)
2007	Nicol David	Natalie Grainger	9-6, 9-4, 10-9	(October)
2008	Nicol David	Natalie Grinham	11-7, 11-3, 11-9
2009	Jenny Duncalf	Rachael Grinham	11-5, 11-3, 11-3
2010	Nicol David	Rachael Grinham	11-5, 11-8, 11-9
2011	Nicol David	Madeline Perry	11-2, 11-7, 11-3
2012–2014 No competition
2015	Laura Massaro	Nour El Sherbini	11-8, 12-14, 11-9, 8-11, 11-9
2016–2022 No competition
2023	Hania El Hammamy	Nour El Sherbini	9-11, 11-9, 9-11, 11-9, 11-6
2024	Nour El Sherbini	Nouran Gohar	10-12, 5-11, 11-6, 11-9, 11-6
2025	Fayrouz Aboelkheir	Nada Abbas	11–4, 10–12, 11–8, 11–6

References

1. Qatar Squash Federation Archived December 23, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
2. Smith, Jonathan (10 September 2022). "Mohamed ElShorbagy Captures Fourth QTerminals Qatar Classic Title". PSA World Tour. Retrieved 12 September 2022.

External links

• qatarsquash.com/championship.htm - Official website
• Qatar Classic on squashsite.co.uk