Squash World Championship 2010

The 32 Squash World Cup ( English PSA World Championship ) of the men took from 2 to 10 December, 2010. al-Khobar in Saudi Arabia instead. It was the most valuable tournament on the PSA World Tour 2010/11 .

The defending champion was Amr Shabana , who reached the semi-finals that year. He lost in the semifinals to Nick Matthew in four sets. The Englishman Matthew then defeated his compatriot James Willstrop in the final with 8:11, 11: 6, 11: 2 and 11: 3. It was Matthew's first world title and also the first title for an Englishman.

The men's field of participation consisted of 64 players, eight of them for qualifiers. Per Wildcard received Mohammed Taher Al-Saif a spot in the main draw.

Prize money and world ranking points

At the Squash World Championship 2010 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 $ 327,500.

singles
round	Points	Prize money
victory	2625	$ 48,400
final	1725	$ 30,250
Semifinals	1050	$ 18,150
Quarter finals	637.5	$ 10,590
Round of 16	375	$ 6,050
Second round	187.5	$ 3,025
First round	112.5	$ 1,515

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Nick Matthew victory 02.  Ramy Ashour 2nd round 03.  Amr Shabana Semifinals 04th  Karim Darwish Quarter finals 05.  Grégory Gaultier Quarter finals 06th  James Willstrop final 07th  Thierry Lincou 2nd round 08th.  Peter Barker Semifinals

No. player Round reached 09.  Daryl Selby Round of 16 10.  David Palmer Round of 16 11.  Wael El Hindi Round of 16 12.  Laurens Jan Anjema 2nd round 13.  Mohamed Elshorbagy Quarter finals 14th  Mohd Azlan Iskandar Round of 16 15th  Adrian Grant 2nd round 16.  Alister Walker 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

Semi-finals, finals

	Semifinals									final
	1	Nick Matthew	11	12	12
	3	Amr Shabana	9	8th	8th
										1	Nick Matthew	8th	11	11	11
										6th	James Willstrop	11	6th	2	3
	8th	Peter Barker	11	12	4th	8th
	6th	James Willstrop	8th	14th	11	11

Upper half

Upper half 1

First round									Second round									Round of 16									Quarter finals
1	N. Matthew	11	11	11
	R. Cuskelly	4th	5	6th					1	N. Matthew	11	11	11
Q	J. Lee	10	7th	6th						S. Razik	5	1	7th
	S. Razik	12	11	11														1	N. Matthew	11	11	13
	H. Ashour	11	11	12															H. Ashour	8th	6th	11
	C. Ryder	4th	5	10						H. Ashour	11	11	11
	M. Abbas	5	8th	11	11	8th			12	LJ Anjema	7th	9	7th
12	LJ Anjema	11	11	9	9	11																					1	N. Matthew	11	11	11
16	A. Walker	12	12	11	11																						7th	T. Lincou	3	5	2
	S. Coppinger	14th	10	9	9				16	A. Walker	11	11	11
	J. Barrington	11	11	11						J. Barrington	3	4th	3
Q	A. Clyne	7th	5	6th														16	A. Walker	5	9	11	9
	O. Mosaad	11	11	4th	11													7th	T. Lincou	11	11	7th	11
Q	J. Balbo	7th	5	11	5					O. Mosaad	6th	8th	3
Q	K. Shuja	4th	7th	7th					7th	T. Lincou	11	11	11
7th	T. Lincou	11	11	11

Upper half 2

First round									Second round									Round of 16									Quarter finals
5	G. Gaultier	11	11	11
WC	MT Al-Saif	3	5	8th					5	G. Gaultier	11	11	11
	MA Azan	6th	8th	11	5					F. Mehboob	6th	5	3
	F. Mehboob	11	11	9	11													5	G. Gaultier	9	11	11	11
	J. Kemp	11	11	11														10	D. Palmer	11	7th	8th	2
	R. Alarcon	2	5	9						J. Kemp	4th	11	7th	12	4th
Q	S. Galifi	3	2	10					10	D. Palmer	11	3	11	10	11
10	D. Palmer	11	11	12																							5	G. Gaultier	6th	10	0	r
14th	MA Iskandar	w.	O.																								3	A. Shabana	11	12	4th
Q	J. Koukal								14th	MA Iskandar	13	11	11
	M. Krajcsák	11	11	11						M. Krajcsák	11	5	7th
	M. Á. Rodríguez	8th	5	4th														14th	MA Iskandar	4th	8th	12	11	5
	MAA Reda	11	11	4th	11													3	A. Shabana	11	11	10	7th	11
	KA Gawad	1	8th	11	4th					MAA Reda	7th	1	7th
	C. Simpson	7th	10	8th					3	A. Shabana	11	11	11
3	A. Shabana	11	12	11

Bottom half

Lower half 1

First round									Second round									Round of 16									Quarter finals
4th	K. Darwish	11	11	11	11
	J. Illingworth	3	5	13	3				4th	K. Darwish	11	11	11
	A. Waller	11	11	3	8th	5				T. Richards	7th	9	5
	T. Richards	9	6th	11	11	11												4th	K. Darwish	11	11	11
	T. Momen	8th	10	8th														11	W. El Hindi	4th	3	3
	A. Frankcomb	11	12	11						A. Frankcomb	7th	6th	6th
	G. Marche	11	10	9	6th				11	W. El Hindi	11	11	11
11	W. El Hindi	7th	12	11	11																						4th	K. Darwish	7th	11	6th	r
15th	A. Grant	11	11	12																							8th	P. Barker	11	6th	7th
	R. Lavigne	4th	9	10					15th	A. Grant	9	11	13	3	0r
	D. Bianchetti									S. Boswell	11	8th	11	11	6th
	S. Boswell	w.	O.																S. Boswell	6th	6th	9
	S. Rösner	11	11	8th	11													8th	P. Barker	11	11	11
Q	R. Temple	6th	5	11	6th					S. Rösner	10	5	5
Q	MN Adnan	4th	3	3					8th	P. Barker	12	11	11
8th	P. Barker	11	11	11

Lower half 2

First round									Second round									Round of 16									Quarter finals
6th	J. Willstrop	9	11	11	11
	N. Muller	11	4th	7th	2				6th	J. Willstrop	11	11	11
	B. Golan	11	7th	11	11					B. Golan	6th	3	3
	S. Ghosal	4th	11	9	5													6th	J. Willstrop	11	7th	11	11
	O. Tuominen	14th	5	11	11													9	D. Selby	8th	11	9	7th
	OA Aziz	12	11	6th	8th					O. Tuominen	4th	7th	6th
	C. Grayson	5	3	5					9	D. Selby	11	11	11
9	D. Selby	11	11	11																							6th	J. Willstrop	11	11	11
13	M. Elshorbagy	11	11	11																							13	M. Elshorbagy	9	8th	8th
	M. Knight	6th	9	9					13	M. Elshorbagy	11	12	8th	11
Q	M. Castagnet	11	8th	11	11				Q	M. Castagnet	6th	10	11	9
	C. Pilley	3	11	9	5													13	M. Elshorbagy	11	11	11
	AA Khan	11	12	11															AA Khan	8th	6th	8th
Q	S. Finitsis	5	10	5						AA Khan	11
Q	K. Frost	1	5	11	9				2	R. Ashour	2	r
2	R. Ashour	11	11	5	11

Web links

• Reporting on squashsite.co.uk (English)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Rod Gilmour: Nick Matthew becomes first English champion as James Willstrop runs empty , The Telegraph . December 10, 2010. Archived from the original on January 21, 2011. Retrieved February 2, 2011.