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2012 Men's British Open
The Men's Allam British Open 2012 is the men's edition of the 2012 British Open Squash Championships, which is a PSA World Series event Platinum (Prize money : $150 000 ). The event took place at the O2 in London, England from 14 May to 20 May. Nick Matthew won his third British Open trophy, beating Ramy Ashour in the final. Prize money and ranking points For 2012, the prize purse was $150,000. The prize money and points breakdown is as follows: Seeds Draw and results See also *2012 Men's World Open Squash Championship The 2012 Men's World Open Squash Championship is the men's edition of the 2012 World Championship, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players. The event took place in Doha in Qatar from 7-14 December 2012. Ramy Ashour won ... * 2012 Women's British Open Squash Championship References External linksPSA British Open 2012 website [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Open Squash Championships
The British Open Squash Championships is the oldest tournament in the game of squash. It is widely considered to be one of the two most prestigious tournaments in the game, alongside the World Squash Championships (prior to the establishment of the World Squash Championships which was called the World Open at the time) in the 1970s, the British Open was generally considered to be the ''de facto'' world championship of the sport. The British Open Squash Championships are often referred to as being the ''" Wimbledon of Squash"''. History While there had been a professional men's championship for some years, the 'open' men's championship (for both professionals and amateurs) was not inaugurated until 1930. Charles Read, British professional champion for many years, was designated the first open title holder. Would-be challengers were required to demonstrate they were capable of mounting a competent challenge as well as guaranteeing a minimum 'purse' (prize money) of £100 (which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Simpson (squash Player)
Chris Simpson (born 30 March 1987 in Guernsey) is a professional squash player who represented England as a junior. His career-high world ranking was No. 20 in April 2014. Simpson has competed in the Professional Squash Association World Squash Championships The World Squash Championships are squash events for men and women organised by the Professional Squash Association. The men's event was first held in 1976 in London, England and the women's was inaugurated in 1976 in Brisbane, Australia. Overv ... from 2009/2019. Tournament Wins * Men's CLIC Sargent St George's Hill Classic 2015 * Men's Bedell Jersey Classic 2014 * Men's FantasySquash Nottingham Open 2013 * Men's Bedell Jersey Classic 2013 References External links * * * 1987 births Living people English male squash players Guernsey squash players Commonwealth Games competitors for Guernsey Squash players at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Squash players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Squash playe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Coppinger
Stephen Coppinger (born 24 September 1984 in Dublin, Ireland) is a former professional squash player who represented South Africa. He grew up in Mombasa, Kenya ) , national_anthem = "Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu"() , image_map = , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Nairobi , coordinates = , largest_city = Nairobi , ... and was educated at Hilton College. He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 14 in April 2015. References External links * * 1984 births Living people South African male squash players Sportspeople from Cape Town Alumni of Hilton College (South Africa) 21st-century South African people {{SouthAfrica-squash-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ong Beng Hee
Ong Beng Hee (born 4 February 1980, in Penang, Malaysia) is a retired professional squash player and coach. Between 2000 and 2006, he won four consecutive Asian Championship titles. In 2002 and 2006 he won gold medals at the Asian Games. He won 11 Professional Squash Association (PSA) Tour titles out of 19 final appearances, and earned a world ranking of No. 7, a career-best. This record of achievements has made him Malaysia's most successful male squash player in history. He retired in July 2015. Biography 1994 – 1997 Ong Beng Hee began playing squash when he was eight – at the 17-court club his squash-enthusiast father had built in Malaysia. He first came to international attention in January 1994 when he won the British Junior Under-14 Open title in England. A year later he reached the final of the Under-16 British Open, eventually winning the Under-16 title in January 1996. Later that year, he reached the semi-finals of the 1996 World Junior Open in Egypt, competing a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Richards (squash Player)
Tom Richards (born 10 July 1986 in Guildford) is a retired Professional Squash player on the PSA World Tour who represented England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b .... He reached a career-high World ranking of No. 12, where he remained for just under a year. He won a total of 6 PSA Titles. At the age of 25, Richards was a member of the England Elite squad and a full England International, winning the European Team Championships in 2012, 2016 and 2019. Richards was part of the England Squash set-up since the age of 9 having started playing at the age of 3. He was t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max Lee
Max Lee (born January 9, 1988, in Hong Kong) is a professional squash player who represents Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delt .... He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 12 in December 2015. He helped Hong Kong to win the Asian Team Squash Championships against Pakistan in April 2018. References External links * * 1988 births Living people Hong Kong male squash players Asian Games medalists in squash Asian Games silver medalists for Hong Kong Asian Games bronze medalists for Hong Kong Squash players at the 2010 Asian Games Squash players at the 2014 Asian Games Squash players at the 2018 Asian Games Medalists at the 2010 Asian Games Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games Competitors at the 2009 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daryl Selby
Daryl Selby (born 3 November 1982 in Harlow) is a former professional squash player who represented England. He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 9 in April 2010. His sister is professional squash player Lauren Selby. He attended Brentwood School, Essex as his secondary school between 1994 and 2001. Career overview Selby won the British National Squash Championships in 2011, defeating the reigning World Champion and World No.1, Nick Matthew in the final 9-11, 11-9, 6-11, 11-9, 11-7 (84m). In 2012, he reached the semifinals of the Tournament of Champions, losing to James Willstrop in semifinals. In June 2013, he was gold medalist with the England Team during the 2013 World Team Championships. In the same year, in reached for the first time the quarterfinals of the World Championships. He retired in August 2022, after having won another silver medal in the doubles competition of the 2022 Commonwealth Games The 2022 Commonwealth Games, officially kno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cameron Pilley
Cameron Pilley (born 27 October 1982) is a former professional squash player from Australia. He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 11 in January 2011. Pilley was born in Grafton, New South Wales. From 2001 to 2005, he attended the Australian Institute of Sport on a squash scholarship, where he trained under Geoff Hunt and Rodney Martin. He announced his retirement from professional squash on 27 December 2019. Career overview As a junior player, Pilley won the Australian under-19 title twice and represented Australia in the World Junior Championships. In 2006, he finished runner-up in the mixed doubles event at the World Doubles Squash Championships, partnering with Amelia Pittock. In 2008, he reached the final of the Canary Wharf Squash Classic, losing James Willstrop in the final 9–11, 11–9, 8–11, 11–6, 11–3. In November 2010, he won the Dutch Open against Laurens Jan Anjema in the final 11–7, 11–9, 11–13, 14–12. On 3 October 2011, Pilley ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borja Golán
Borja Golán (born 6 January 1983 in Santiago de Compostela) is a Spanish retired professional squash player. He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 5 in April 2014. Career overview In August 2009, in the Colombian Open final, Borja suffered serious injury to his right knee which kept him out of action for six months. He reached the top ten World Ranking the month following the tournament. About three years later, in 2013, he succeeded to climb back into the top 10. In November, he reached the semi-final of the Qatar Classic winning in quarter-final against the seed No. 1 Grégory Gaultier in a tense and controversial match. And in December, he was runner-up of the Hong Kong Open against Nick Matthew, his first PSA World Series final. He announced his retirement in May 2023. Major World Series The World Series is the annual championship series of Major League Baseball (MLB) in the United States and Canada, contested since 1903 between the champion teams of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olli Tuominen
Olli Tuominen (born 15 April 1979 in Helsinki) is a professional squash player who represented Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B .... He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 13 in February 2006. References External links * * * 1979 births Living people Finnish male squash players Sportspeople from Helsinki {{Finland-squash-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohammed Ali Anwar Reda
Mohamed Ali Anwar Reda ( ar, محمد علي أنور رضا; born April 16, 1989, in Cairo), known as Mohamed Reda, is a professional squash player who represented Egypt Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediter .... He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 23 in October 2011. References External links * * 1989 births Living people Egyptian male squash players 21st-century Egyptian people {{Egypt-squash-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tarek Momen
Tarek Momen (born 23 February 1988 in Cairo) is a professional squash player representing Egypt. He is a former World Champion, and reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 3 in February 2019. Career overview A PSA member since 2005, Tarek Momen found time to graduate in Electronic Engineering at the American University in Cairo before devoting himself 100% to the Tour – and first breaking into the top 20 world rankings in August 2010, then celebrating a career-high No10 in April 2013. The latest Egyptian to break into the world top ten, Momen reached his first Tour final at the Thessaloniki Open in Greece in March 2006 as a qualifier – upsetting No2 seed Daryl Selby in the semi-finals before losing out to Spanish favourite Borja Golán in the final. It was five years later before he converted a final appearance into a winner's cheque – claiming his maiden title at the 2011 Irish Open in Dublin. Unseeded, Momen dismissed No2 seed Olli Tuominen, then third seed Saur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |