Motor City Open (squash) explained

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]

Past results

Listed below are the results from the Motor City Open:[3]

Year Champion Runner-up Score in final
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 Coll11-9, 11-9-13, 11-8, 11-8-13, 11-9
2019 Mohamed Abouelghar Diego Elías5-11, 11-6, 11-3, 4-11, 11-8
2020 Diego Elías Mohamed ElSherbini11-4, 11-5, 11-4
2021 There was no tournament in 2021 due to the Covid pandemic
2022 Diego Elías Fares Dessouky11-5, 11-8, 11-9
2023 Diego Elías Mazen Hesham11-3, 11-4, 6-11, 11-3
2024 Diego Elías Paul Coll11-8, 11-9, 11-6

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Motor City Open. King. R. J.. 16 February 2009 . Detroit's Premier Business Journal. 26 February 2010.
  2. Web site: Welcome to the Motor City Open. 26 February 2010.
  3. Web site: Past Champions. 26 February 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20090809033225/http://themotorcityopen.com/about/champions.aspx. 9 August 2009. dead.