Saudi International | |
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Details | |
Event name | Saudi International Squash Tournament |
Location | Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia |
Website www | |
Men's PSA World Tour | |
Category | World Series Platinum |
Prize money | $250,000 |
Most recent champion(s) | Ramy Ashour |
The Saudi International is an annual men's squash tournament held in Al Khobar, in Saudi Arabia in December. It was part of the PSA World Series, the highest level of men's professional squash competition. The tournament was sponsored by ATCO, the company of President Ziad Al-Turki also chairman of the PSA. The event was founded in 2005 and was last held in 2009. [1]
Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score in final |
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2010 | not held due to the 2010 World Open | ||
2009 | Ramy Ashour | Nick Matthew | 11-7, 7-11, 11-9, 9-11, 11-8 |
2008 | Karim Darwish | Grégory Gaultier | 11-9, 11-5, 3-11, 11-8 |
2007 | Amr Shabana | Ramy Ashour | 11-5, 11-5, 1-11, 11-9 |
2006 | Amr Shabana | Grégory Gaultier | 11-7, 11-9, 11-4 |
2005 | Jonathon Power | Anthony Ricketts | 11-4, 11-9, 4-11, 11-5 |
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