| Type: | PSA |
| PSA World Tour 2010 | |
| Event Name: | PSA World Tour 2010 |
| Tournaments: | 127 |
| Categories: | PSA World Championship PSA World Series (10) PSA World Series Finals PSA Stars (over 2&1/2) (18) PSA Stars (under 2&1/2) (97) |
| World Number 1: |  Ramy Ashour(9 months) Nick Matthew (3 months) |
| World Champion: | Nick Matthew |
| Player Of The Year: | Nick Matthew |
| Young Player Of The Year: | Mohamed El Shorbagy |
| Prevseason: | 2009 |
| Nextseason: | 2011 |
The PSA World Tour 2010 is the international squash tour organised circuit organized by the Professional Squash Association (PSA) for the 2010 squash season. The most important tournament in the series is the World Open held in Saudi Arabia. The tour features three categories of regular events, Super Series, which feature the highest prize money and the best fields, Stars Tournament and Challenger. The Tour is concluded by the PSA Super Series Finals, the end of season championship for the top 8 rated players.
| World Open | |
| World Series Platinum | |
| World Series Gold | |
| 5 Stars | |
| 4 Stars |
Prize money: $92,500 and more
Prize money: between $25,000 (2&1/2 Stars) and $50,000 (5 Stars)
| Tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kig Open 2010 Los Angeles, United States2&1/2 Stars $28,000 | 7–10 January 2010 | Omar Mosaad 11-7, 4-11, 11-4, 11-9 |  Shahier Razik | Tarek Momen Tom Richards |  Aaron FrankcombChris Simpson  Yasir Butt Stefan Casteleyn | |
| Motor City Open 2010 Detroit, United States 4 Stars $40,000 | 29 January - 1 February 2010 | Karim Darwish 11-3, 11-7, 11-4 | Mohd Azlan Iskandar |  Thierry Lincou Omar Abdel Aziz |  Olli Tuominen Márk KrajcsákChris Ryder Ryan Cuskelly |
| Tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swedish Open 2010 Linköping, Sweden5 Stars $60,000 | 4–7 February 2010 | Nick Matthew 11-9, 11-6, 6-2 | James Willstrop | Amr Shabana Cameron Pilley | Grégory Gaultier Adrian Grant Alister Walker Stewart Boswell | |
| Bluenose Classic 2010 Halifax, Canada 4 Stars $40,000 | 4–7 February 2010 | Thierry Lincou 11-2, 10-12, 11-8, 12-10 | Daryl Selby | Peter Barker David Palmer | Mohd Azlan Iskandar Ong Beng Hee Shahier Razik Aaron Frankcomb |
| Tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berkshire Squash Open 2010 Williamstown, United States 2&1/2 Stars $25,000 | 8–11 April 2010 | Stewart Boswell 12-10, 2-11, 11-7, 11-4 | Alister Walker | Joey Barrington Shawn Delierre |  Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Julien Balbo Gilly LaneRobbie Temple | |
| Heliopolis Open 2010 Cairo, Egypt 5 Stars $50,000 | 14–17 April 2010 | Grégory Gaultier 8-11, 11-2, 11-6, 11-5 | Omar Mosaad | Karim Darwish Hisham Mohd Ashour | Mohd Ali Anwar Reda Tom Richards Simon Rösner Nicolas Müller | |
Kolkata International 2010 Kolkata, India5 Stars $50,000 | 14–17 April 2010 | Mohamed El Shorbagy 8-11, 11-2, 11-6, 11-5 | Tarek Momen | Cameron Pilley Saurav Ghosal | Adrian Grant Mohd Azlan Iskandar Ong Beng Hee Jonathan Kemp |
| Tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Irish Squash Open 2010 Dublin, Ireland2&1/2 Stars $25,000 | 1–4 September 2010 | Mohd Azlan Iskandar 11-9, 8-11, 9-11, 13-11, 11-5 |  Borja Golán | Chris Ryder Grégoire Marche | Joey Barrington Chris Simpson Mathieu Castagnet Bradley Hindle | |
| Colombian Open 2010 Bogota, Colombia 3 Stars $35,000 | 2–5 September 2010 | Miguel Ángel Rodríguez 9-11, 11-9, 11-5, 11-5 | Olli Tuominen | Shahier Razik Arturo Salazar |  Rafael Alarçón Stéphane Galifi Jan Koukal Cesar Salazar |
| Tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santiago Open 2010 Santiago de Compostela, Spain 3 Stars $31,175 | 17–20 November 2010 | Adrian Grant 6-11, 11-7, 11-7, 12-10 | Omar Mosaad | Olli Tuominen Mohammed Abbas | Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Arturo Salazar Stephen Coppinger Borja Golán | |
| Dutch Open Squash 2010 Rotterdam, Netherlands 3 Stars $30,000 | 18–21 November 2010 | Cameron Pilley 11-7, 11-9, 11-13, 14-12 | Laurens Jan Anjema | Stewart Boswell Chris Ryder | Alister Walker Hisham Mohd Ashour Simon Rösner Steven Finitsis |
| Rank | 2010 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nick Matthew | 1716.750 | |
| 2 | James Willstrop | 1392.250 | |
| 3 | Grégory Gaultier | 1050.750 | |
| 4 | Ramy Ashour | 1028.250 | |
| 5 | Karim Darwish | 980.750 | |
| 6 | Amr Shabana | 789.500 | |
| 7 | Peter Barker | 644.000 | |
| 8 | Mohamed El Shorbagy | 642.875 | |
| 9 | David Palmer | 485.000 | |
| 10 |  Mohd Azlan Iskandar | 465.000 |
Following is a list of notable players (winners of a main tour title, and/or part of the PSA World Rankings top 30 for at least one month) who announced their retirement from professional squash, became inactive, or were permanently banned from playing, during the 2010 season:
Renan Lavigne (born 1 November 1974 in Longjumeau, France) joined the pro tour in 1996, reached the singles no. 17 spot in October 2004. He won 9 PSA World Tour titles including Colombian Open in 2002 and the Comfort Inn Open in 2006. He retired after losing in the first round of the Saudi World Open in December 2010.[2]
