The PSA World Tour 2009 is the international squash tour organised circuit organized by the

Professional Squash Association The Professional Squash Association (PSA) is the governing body for the men's and women's professional squash circuit. The body operates in a similar fashion to the ATP and the WTA for tennis. The PSA's highest professional level, the PSA Wor ...

(PSA) for the 2009 squash season. The most important tournament in the series is the World Open held in Kuwait. The tour features three categories of regular events, Super Series, which feature the highest prize money and the best fields, Stars Tournament and Challenger.

2009 Calendar

Key

World Open

Super Series

Prize money: $92,500 and more

World Series Finals

Stars

Prize money: between $25,000 (2&1/2 Stars) and $50,000 (5 Stars)

January

February

March

April

June

July

August

September

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

PSA World Rankings The Official Men's Squash World Ranking is the official world ranking for men's squash. The ranking is to rate the performance level of male professional squash player. It is also a merit-based method used for determining entry and seeding in men ...

top 30 for at least one month) who announced their retirement from professional squash, became inactive, or were permanently banned from playing, during the 2009 season: * John White (born 15 June 1973 in Mount Isa,

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...

) joined the pro tour in 1991, reached the world no. 1 ranking in March 2004. Keeping the spot for two months. In 2002, he was runner-up at both the World Open against David Palmer and the British Open against

Peter Nicol Peter Nicol (born 5 April 1973) is a former professional squash player from Scotland, who represented first Scotland and then England in international squash. In 1998, while still competing for Scotland, he became the first player from the UK ...

. He also has won major tournaments as the

PSA Masters The PSA Masters is a prestigious squash tournament which is one of the premier events on the Professional Squash Association (PSA) Tour. It is the only PSA World Tour event which is open exclusively to the top 32 players in the world rankings, and ...

, the Davenport Virginia North American Open, the Motor City Open and the Irish Open. He retired in January after competing a last time in the Tournament of Champions. * Lee Beachill (born 28 November 1977 in Pontefract, England) joined the pro tour in 1998, reached the world no. 1 ranking in October 2004. Keeping the spot for three months. In 2004, he was runner-up of the World Open against Thierry Lincou. He won 8

PSA World Tour Sports competitions that are a recurring series of events or races, but do not constitute a sports league. Series Sports Sport pertains to any form of competitive physical activity or game that aims to use, maintain, or improve physical ...

titles including the US Open twice and the

Qatar Classic The Qatar Classic is an annual international squash tournament that takes place in Doha, Qatar in October or November. The event was re-established in 2001. Between 1992 and 1997, the tournament was formerly known as the Qatar International. The ...

. He announced his retirement in February. *

Shahid Zaman Shahid Zaman Khan (born August 12, 1982) is a Pakistani professional squash player. He is a nephew of the 1975 World squash champion, Qamar Zaman, the famous master of the drop shots and deception. In 2004, he won his first title at the Pakistan ...

(born 12 August 1982 in Quetta, Pakistan) joined the pro tour in 1998, reached the singles no. 14 spot in July 2005. He won 5

titles including a Pakistan Circuit in 2004 and CAOS International in 2005. He retired after competing in the Atlanta Open in May 2009.

References

External links

PSA World Tour
{{PSA World Tour 2009 PSA World Tour seasons 2009 in squash