Qatar Classic 2011

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The Qatar Classic 2011 took place from October 16-21 , 2011 at the Aspire Academy in Doha , Qatar . The men's squash tournament was part of the PSA World Tour 2011/12 and belonged to the World Series Platinum category . The women's squash tournament was part of the WSA World Tour 2011/12 and belonged to the World Series Gold category .

Defending champion in the men's race was Karim Darwish , who reached the semi-finals this year. Grégory Gaultier defeated James Willstrop in the final with 11: 8, 11: 7, 2:11 and 11: 8. In the women's category, Nicol David successfully defended her title from last year. In the final she defeated Madeline Perry 11: 2, 11: 7 and 11: 3.

The field of participants in the men's and women's competition consisted of 32 players each, eight of which were reserved for qualifiers. The eight best men were seeded, the women the best 16 players. Per Wildcard received Abdulla Mohd Al Tamimi a spot in the main draw, with the ladies no wild card was awarded.

Prize money and world ranking points

At the tournament, the following prize money and world ranking points were paid out or credited for reaching the respective round. Players who entered the main field from qualification received the specified qualification points in addition to those for reaching the respective round. Otherwise the amounts are not to be understood as cumulative. The total prize pool was $ 150,000 for the men and $ 60,000 for the women.

	Men's		Ladies
round	Points	Prize money	Points	Prize money
victory	2625	$ 23,625	4800	$ 13,600
final	1725	$ 15,525	3300	$ 9,200
Semifinals	1050	$ 9,450	1950	$ 5,400
Quarter finals	640	$ 5,740	1050	$ 3,200
Round of 16	375	$ 3,375	525	$ 1,800
First round	190	$ 1,690	300	$ 1,000

Men's

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Nick Matthew Round of 16 02.  Ramy Ashour 1 round 03.  Karim Darwish Semifinals 04th  James Willstrop final

No. player Round reached 05.  Amr Shabana 1 round 06th  Grégory Gaultier victory 07th  Peter Barker Quarter finals 08th.  David Palmer Round of 16

Explanation of symbols

Q = qualifier WC = wildcard LL = Lucky Loser ITF = qualified via ITF ranking

ALT = replacement (alternate) PR = Protected Ranking SE = Special Exempt

r = retired d = disqualification where = walkover

Results

First round									Round of 16									Quarter finals									Semifinals									final
1	N. Matthew	11	11	11
	AA Khan	9	4th	4th					1	N. Matthew	9	10	8th
Q	OA Aziz	13	8th	5						T. Momen	11	12	11
	T. Momen	15th	11	11															T. Momen	5	8th	7th
	MAA Reda	8th	6th	11	1													6th	G. Gaultier	11	11	11
Q	S. Suchde	11	11	9	11				Q	S. Suchde	3	3	8th
Q	M. Abouelghar	8th	3	4th					6th	G. Gaultier	11	11	11
6th	G. Gaultier	11	11	11																							6th	G. Gaultier	11	11	11
5	A. Shabana	6th	7th	4th																							3	K. Darwish	8th	4th	1
	N. Muller	11	11	11						N. Muller	11	7th	8th	11	11
	MA Iskandar	11	11	11						MA Iskandar	8th	11	11	7th	6th
WC	AM Al Tamimi	9	4th	4th															N. Muller	11	8th	5	4th
Q	H. Mustonen	4th																3	K. Darwish	2	11	11	11
	O. Tuominen	0	r						Q	H. Mustonen	4th	5	5
Q	K. Khan	2	2	2					3	K. Darwish	11	11	11
3	K. Darwish	11	11	11																																6th	G. Gaultier	11	11	2	11
4th	J. Willstrop	11	11	11																																4th	J. Willstrop	8th	7th	11	8th
Q	M. Abbas	6th	4th	3					4th	J. Willstrop	11	11	11
	S. Rösner	11	11	7th	11					S. Rösner	6th	7th	9
Q	C. Ryder	6th	4th	11	5													4th	J. Willstrop	6th	11	11	13
	H. Ashour	11	11	9	6th	6th												7th	P. Barker	11	7th	4th	11
	T. Lincou	9	7th	11	11	11				T. Lincou	6th	3	9
	O. Beng Hee	6th	6th	11	2				7th	P. Barker	11	11	11
7th	P. Barker	11	11	9	11																						4th	J. Willstrop	11	11	11
8th	D. Palmer	12	11	7th	11																							S. Boswell	8th	3	9
	A. Clyne	10	9	11	4th				8th	D. Palmer	8th	11	6th	11	5
Q	Ma. Elshorbagy	7th	8th	2						S. Boswell	11	4th	11	5	11
	S. Boswell	11	11	11															S. Boswell	11	11	4th	11
	S. Ghosal	6th	10	7th															C. Pilley	8th	5	11	4th
	C. Pilley	11	12	11						C. Pilley	11	11	13
	T. Richards	11	11							T. Richards	7th	2	11
2	R. Ashour	4th	6th	r

Ladies

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Nicol David victory 02.  Jenny Duncalf Round of 16 03.  Rachael Grinham Semifinals 04th  Madeline Perry final 05.  Laura Massaro Round of 16 06th  Kasey Brown 1 round 07th  Camille Serme Round of 16 08th.  Omneya Abdel Kawy 1 round

No. player Round reached 09.  Raneem El Weleily Quarter finals 10.  Donna Urquhart Round of 16 11.  Jaclyn Hawkes 1 round 12.  Low Wee Wern Quarter finals 13.  Nour El Tayeb Semifinals 14th  Sarah Kippax 1 round 15th  Joey Chan Round of 16 16.  Delia Arnold 1 round

Explanation of symbols

Q = qualifier WC = wildcard LL = Lucky Loser ITF = qualified via ITF ranking

ALT = replacement (alternate) PR = Protected Ranking SE = Special Exempt

r = retired d = disqualification where = walkover

Results

First round									Round of 16									Quarter finals									Semifinals									final
1	N. David	11	11	11
	L. Hansen	4th	4th	4th					1	N. David	11	11	11
	K. El Defrawy	11	4th	6th	11	11				K. El Defrawy	6th	7th	1
16	D. Arnold	8th	11	11	6th	8th												1	N. David	11	11	11
7th	C. Serme	11	11	11														9	R. El Weleily	6th	4th	8th
Q	T. Swartz	3	8th	5					7th	C. Serme	7th	5	5
Q	T. Bailey	4th	6th	11	12	3			9	R. El Weleily	11	11	11
9	R. El Weleily	11	11	8th	10	11																					1	N. David	11	4th	11	11
3	R. Grinham	11	11	11																							3	R. Grinham	6th	11	6th	8th
Q	Y. nobility	8th	5	2					3	R. Grinham	7th	11	11	11
	A. Blake	11	11	11						A. Blake	11	5	7th	5
14th	S. Kippax	1	9	3														3	R. Grinham	14th	11	11
8th	O. Abdel Kawy	11	3	7th	11														E. Beddoes	12	4th	7th
	E. Beddoes	6th	11	11	13					E. Beddoes	8th	11	11	6th	13
	H. El Torky	0	r						15th	J. Chan	11	6th	7th	11	11
15th	J. Chan	6th																																		1	N. David	11	11	11
12	L. Wee Wern	11	11	11																																4th	M. Perry	2	7th	3
Q	E. Whitlock	3	9	5					12	L. Wee Wern	11	3	12	11
Q	M. Mahmoud	4th	3	5					5	L. Massaro	6th	11	10	9
5	L. Massaro	11	11	11														12	L. Wee Wern	8th	5	9
11	J. Hawkes	3	11	8th	7th													4th	M. Perry	11	11	11
Q	FA Meguid	11	5	11	11				Q	FA Meguid	5	5	3
Q	S. Munirah Jusoh	6th	4th	2					4th	M. Perry	11	11	11
4th	M. Perry	11	11	11																							4th	M. Perry	11	19th	11
10	D. Urquhart	11	12	6th	11	11																					13	N. El Tayeb	9	17th	9
	V. Lust	3	14th	11	6th	8th			10	D. Urquhart	8th	7th	5
	N. El Sherbini	11	7th	11						N. El Sherbini	11	11	11
6th	K. Brown	9	11	5	r														N. El Sherbini	8th	11	8th	11
13	N. El Tayeb	11	14th	11														13	N. El Tayeb	11	5	11	13
	G. Huber	1	12	8th					13	N. El Tayeb	11	5	11	12
Q	S. Wall	6th	3	6th					2	J. Duncalf	8th	11	9	10
2	J. Duncalf	11	11	11

Web links

• Tournament website at psaworldtour.com ( Memento from October 9, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
• Reporting on squashsite.co.uk (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ World series Prize Money (PDF; 605 kB) Archived from the original on July 17, 2012. Retrieved on February 5, 2014.