Type: | PSA |
Motor City Open | |
Mcurrent: | Motor City Open 2024 |
Event Name: | Motor City Open |
Location: | Bloomfield Hills, Michigan United States |
Venue: | Birmingham Athletic Club |
Psa Category: | International 70 |
Psa Prize Money: | $80,000 |
Psa Most Recent Champion(S): | Diego Elías |
The Motor City Open is an annual international squash championship held in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. The tournament is hosted and organized by the Birmingham Athletic Club, a private club in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, and has been held each year since 1999, with the exception of 2008, when the event was moved from November to the following January.[1]
The Motor City Open is usually scheduled immediately to follow the Tournament of Champions held in New York City. The tournament takes place over six days. The first two days consist of a qualifying competition, where 16 competitors compete for four places in the main draw. After the qualification rounds, the four qualifiers join the 12 exempt players in the main draw.
In addition to the main draw, the Motor City Open also features a pro-am doubles competition and a clinic for juniors conducted by the professionals. The event also conducts a silent auction to raise funds for charity. In recent years, this charity has been the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute.[2]
Listed below are the results from the Motor City Open:[3]
Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score in final | |
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1999 | Peter Marshall | 15–10, 15–7, 15–12 | ||
2000 | David Palmer | 12–15, 15–10, 15–11, 15–10 | ||
2001 | Tommy Berden | 10-15, 15-12, 15-11, 12-15, 15-12 | ||
2002 | Nick Taylor | 15–6, 12–15, 15–9, 15–9 | ||
2003 | Jonathon Power | 15–11, 12–15, 15–10, 15–4 | ||
2004 | Grégory Gaultier | 11–4, 11–10 (2–0), 3–11, 11–3 | ||
2005 | Jonathon Power | 11–2, 11–7, 11–6 | ||
2006 | John White | 11–3, 11–4, 11–6 | ||
2007 | Olli Tuominen | 11–7, 11–6, 11–2 | ||
2008 | No competition | |||
2009 | Borja Golán | 10–12, 11–9, 11–5, 14–12 | ||
2010 | Karim Darwish | 11–3, 11–7, 11–4 | ||
2011 | Mohamed El Shorbagy | 8-11, 11-6, 11-8, 11-5 | ||
Ong Beng Hee | 11-8, 11-9, 11-7 | |||
Amr Shabana | 11-4, 2-6 rtd | |||
Mohamed El Shorbagy | 8-11, 12-14, 11-4, 11-6, 11-7 | |||
Miguel Ángel Rodriguez | 9-11, 11-7, 8-11, 11-7, 11-3 | |||
Ali Farag | 11-7, 5-11, 11-6, 11-7 | |||
2017 | Ryan Cuskelly | 4–11, 11–5, 11–5, 11–9 | ||
2018 | Marwan El Shorbagy | Paul Coll | 11-9, 11-9-13, 11-8, 11-8-13, 11-9 | |
2019 | Mohamed Abouelghar | Diego Elías | 5-11, 11-6, 11-3, 4-11, 11-8 | |
2020 | Diego Elías | Mohamed ElSherbini | 11-4, 11-5, 11-4 | |
2021 | There was no tournament in 2021 due to the Covid pandemic | |||
2022 | Diego Elías | Fares Dessouky | 11-5, 11-8, 11-9 | |
2023 | Diego Elías | Mazen Hesham | 11-3, 11-4, 6-11, 11-3 | |
2024 | Diego Elías | Paul Coll | 11-8, 11-9, 11-6 |