The PSA World Tour 2011 is the international

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tour organised circuit organized by the

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(PSA) for the 2011

season. The most important tournament in the series is the World Open held in

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in the

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. The tour features three categories of regular events,

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, which feature the highest prize money and the best fields, International and Challenger. The Tour is concluded by the PSA World Series Finals, the end of season championship for the top 8 rated players.

2011 Calendar

Key

World Open

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Prize money: $115,000 and more

International

Prize money: between $25,000 and $114,999

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

September

October

November

Year end world top 10 players

Retirements

Following is a list of notable players (winners of a main tour title, and/or part of the

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top 30 for at least one month) who announced their retirement from professional squash, became inactive, or were permanently banned from playing, during the 2011 season: * David Palmer (born 28 June 1976 in the

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) joined the pro tour in 1994, reached the world no. 1 ranking in September 2001. Keeping the spot for four month in 2001. He won two World Open titles in 2002 against John White and in 2006 against

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 ...

. The Australian also won four

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titles in 2001, 2003, 2004 and 2008. He retired in November after losing in quarter final of the World Open. *

Stewart Boswell Stewart Boswell (born 29 July 1978 in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory) is an Australian former professional squash player. Career Overview In 2003, Boswell had been ranked in the world's top-10 for two years and had reached a career-hi ...

(born 29 July 1978 in

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) joined the pro tour in 1996, reached the singles no. 4 spot in May 2002. He won 9

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titles including three

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, two Berkshire Open and reached, in 2002, the final of the prestigious

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lost against David Palmer. He retired in December after losing in quarter final of the

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. * Stefan Casteleyn (born 25 February 1974 in

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) joined the pro tour in 1993, reached the singles no. 7 spot in December 1999. He won a total of nineteen Belgium Nationals. He retired the

in December 2011.

References

External links

PSA World Tour
{{2011 in squash PSA World Tour seasons 2011 in squash