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Tournament Of Champions (squash)
The Tournament of Champions is an annual international squash championship held in New York City. In recent years, the event has been held at Grand Central Terminal Grand Central Terminal (GCT; also referred to as Grand Central Station or simply as Grand Central) is a commuter rail terminal station, terminal located at 42nd Street (Manhattan), 42nd Street and Park Avenue in Midtown Manhattan, New York Ci ..., in a specially-constructed four-walled glass court in the Vanderbilt Hall. The tournament was first held in 1930. It was previously known as the US Professional Championships. The women's competition began in 2001. In 2022, the men's tournament has involved a main draw of 24 players, and the women's tournament has had a main draw of 24. The men's event is now part of the PSA World Series. Past results Men's finals (since 1993) Men's champions by country Men's champions (before 1993) National Professional Squash Racquets Championship Women's finals '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York City
New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States, located at the southern tip of New York State on one of the world's largest natural harbors. The city comprises five boroughs, each coextensive with a respective county. The city is the geographical and demographic center of both the Northeast megalopolis and the New York metropolitan area, the largest metropolitan area in the United States by both population and urban area. New York is a global center of finance and commerce, culture, technology, entertainment and media, academics, and scientific output, the arts and fashion, and, as home to the headquarters of the United Nations, international diplomacy. With an estimated population in 2024 of 8,478,072 distributed over , the city is the most densely populated major city in the United States. New York City has more than double the population of Los Angeles, the nation's second-most populous city. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 Tournament Of Champions
The Men's J. P. Morgan Tournament of Champions 2018 is the men's edition of the 2018 Tournament of Champions, which is a PSA World Series event (Prize money : 165 000 $). The event took place at the Grand Central Terminal in New York City in the United States from 18 January to 25 January. Simon Rösner won his first Tournament of Champions trophy, beating Tarek Momen in the final. Prize money and ranking points For 2018, the prize purse was $165,000. The prize money and points breakdown is as follows: Seeds Draw and results See also * 2017–18 PSA World Series *2018 PSA World Tour * Women's Tournament of Champions 2018 *Tournament of Champions (squash) References External linksPSA Tournament of Champions 2018 website {{PSA World Tour 2018 |
James Willstrop
James Willstrop (born 15 August 1983) is an English professional squash player from Yorkshire who represented the England men's national squash team and is a former world number 1. Career Willstrop has a large build for a squash player, being and . He trains at Pontefract Squash Club in West Yorkshire, where he was trained by his father, Malcolm Willstrop. In 2002, Willstrop claimed his third consecutive British Junior Under-19 National Championship title, to establish himself as England's most successful junior player of all time – having won National titles at all age groups (under-12, under-14, under-17, and under-19), and British Junior Open trophies at under-14, under-17, and under-19. In the same year, he established himself as the world's top junior player, claiming both the European and the World junior titles. Willstrop became one of the youngest players to represent the senior England team, making his debut at both the European and World Team Squash Champio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tournament Of Champions 2012
The Men's J. P. Morgan Tournament of Champions 2012 is the men's edition of the 2012 Tournament of Champions, which is a PSA World Series event Gold (prize money: $115,000). The event took place at the Grand Central Terminal in New York City in the United States from 20 January to 26 January. Nick Matthew won his first Tournament of Champions trophy, beating James Willstrop in the final. Prize money and ranking points For 2012, the prize purse was $115,000. The prize money and points breakdown is as follows: Seeds Draw and results See also *Tournament of Champions (squash) The Tournament of Champions is an annual international squash championship held in New York City. In recent years, the event has been held at Grand Central Terminal Grand Central Terminal (GCT; also referred to as Grand Central Station o ... * 2012 Men's British Open References External linksPSA Tournament of Champions 2012 website [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramy Ashour
Ramy Mohamed Ashour (; born September 30, 1987, in Cairo, Egypt), is a retired professional squash player from Egypt. Widely considered as one of the greatest squash players of all time, having won three World titles in 2008, 2012 and 2014. He became the youngest player to reach number one in the world since the 1980s, as well as the first ever two-time World Junior Squash Champion. Career overview Ashour won his first major international title in 2004 at the age of 16, becoming the youngest player ever to win the Men's World Junior Squash Championship. The same year, he helped lead Egypt to a second-place finish in the team event, behind Pakistan. In July 2006, he became the first player in history to win the World Junior Championships for the second time, defeating fellow Egyptian Omar Mosaad. He also led Egypt to a 2–1 victory over Pakistan in the final of the team event; the Egyptian team captured the top three positions in the individual players' event as well as the tea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tournament Of Champions 2013
The Men's J. P. Morgan Tournament of Champions 2013 is the men's edition of the 2013 Tournament of Champions, which is a PSA World Series event Gold (Prize money : 115 000 $). The event took place at the Grand Central Terminal in New York City in the United States from 18 January to 24 January. Ramy Ashour won his third Tournament of Champions trophy, beating Grégory Gaultier in the final. Prize money and ranking points For 2013, the prize purse was $115,000. The prize money and points breakdown is as follows: Seeds Draw and results See also * PSA World Tour 2013 *Tournament of Champions (squash) References External linksPSA Tournament of Champions 2013 website {{2013 in squash |
Amr Shabana
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Tournament Of Champions 2014
The Men's J. P. Morgan Tournament of Champions 2014 is the men's edition of the 2014 Tournament of Champions, which is a PSA World Series event Gold (prize money: 115 000 $). The event took place at the Grand Central Terminal in New York City in the United States from 17 January to 24 January. Amr Shabana won his third Tournament of Champions trophy, beating Grégory Gaultier in the final. Prize money and ranking points For 2014, the prize purse was $115,000. The prize money and points breakdown is as follows: Seeds Draw and results See also * PSA World Tour 2014 * Women's Tournament of Champions 2014 *Tournament of Champions (squash) References External linksPSA Tournament of Champions 2014 website {{2014 in squash |
Tournament Of Champions 2015
The Men's J. P. Morgan Tournament of Champions 2015 is the men's edition of the 2015 Tournament of Champions (squash), Tournament of Champions, which is a PSA World Series 2015, PSA World Series event (Prize money : 150 000 $). The event took place at the Grand Central Terminal in New York City in the United States from 16 January to 23 January. Mohamed El Shorbagy won his first Tournament of Champions trophy, beating Nick Matthew in the final. Prize money and ranking points For 2015, the prize purse was $150,000. The prize money and points breakdown is as follows: Seeds Draw and results See also *2015 PSA World Tour *Women's Tournament of Champions 2015 *Tournament of Champions (squash) References External linksPSA Tournament of Champions 2015 website {{2015 in squash 2015 in squ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nick Matthew
Nicholas Matthew (born 25 July 1980 in Sheffield) is a former English professional squash player who has won the two most prestigious tournaments in the professional game, the British Open and the World Open, three times each. He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 1 in June 2010. His home club is Hallamshire Tennis and Squash Club in Sheffield which has named 'The Nick Matthew Showcourt' after him. He married Esme Taylor, a sports physiologist who has worked with British Cycling, in 2013 and the couple celebrated the birth of their first child Charlotte Rose on 9 September 2014. Career overview Nick Matthew, who attended High Storrs School, first came to the squash world's attention as an outstanding junior player. He was the 1999 British Junior Open under-19 champion, a semi-finalist at the 1998 World Junior Championships, and a member of the England team which won the 1998 world junior team title. He made his first appearance on the professional tour in 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tournament Of Champions 2016
The Men's J. P. Morgan Tournament of Champions 2016 is the men's edition of the 2016 Tournament of Champions, which is a PSA World Series event (Prize money : 150 000 $). The event took place at the Grand Central Terminal in New York City in the United States from 7 January to 14 January. Mohamed El Shorbagy won his second Tournament of Champions trophy, beating Nick Matthew in the final. Prize money and ranking points For 2016, the prize purse was $150,000. The prize money and points breakdown is as follows: Seeds Draw and results See also *2015–16 PSA World Series * 2016 PSA World Tour * Women's Tournament of Champions 2016 *Tournament of Champions (squash) References External linksPSA Tournament of Champions 2016 website {{2016 in squash |
Grégory Gaultier
Grégory Gaultier (born 23 December 1982, in Épinal, France) is a former professional squash player from France. He has won the 2015 World Open Squash Championship, the British Open three times, in 2007, 2014 and 2017, the Qatar Classic in 2011, the US Open twice, in 2006 and 2013, the Tournament of Champions in 2009, and the PSA World Series Finals thrice, in 2008, 2009 and 2016. He reached the final of the World Open in 2006, 2007, 2011 and 2013, and the World No. 1 ranking in 2009. Gaultier is affectionately known to his friends as The General. Career overview Gaultier was the European junior squash champion in 2000 and 2001. He also won a British Junior Open title and finished as the runner-up at the World Junior Squash Championships. In 2003, Gaultier was a member of the French team which finished runners-up to Australia at the World Team Squash Championships. In the semi-finals against England, Gaultier won the deciding match against Lee Beachill which took Fra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
