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British Grand Prix (squash)

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British Grand Prix
Details
Event nameBritish Grand Prix
LocationManchester, England
VenueNational Squash Centre
Website
www.britishsquashgrandprix.com
Men's PSA World Tour
CategoryInternational 70
Prize money$70,000
Most recent champion(s)England Nick Matthew
CurrentBritish Grand Prix (squash) 2015

The British Grand Prix is an annual men's squash tournament that takes place at the National Squash Centre in Manchester.[1]

The tournament was part of the PSA World Series (2010-2011), the most prestigious class of event in the PSA World Tour. The tournament was founded in 2010 and takes place in September.[2] The first two editions of the tournament were won by Egyptian Ramy Ashour.[3] It was a partial replacement of the British Open Squash Championships, which were suspended in 2010 and restarted in 2012.[4]

Past Results

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Year Champion Runner-up Score in final
2016 England Nick Matthew England James Willstrop 11-7, 12-10, 11-4
2015 Egypt Mohamed El Shorbagy England Nick Matthew 11-7, 12-10, 9-11, 11-6
2014 England Nick Matthew France Mathieu Castagnet 11-7, 11-6, 11-5
2013 not held due to the 2013 World Championship
2012 England Nick Matthew England James Willstrop 4-11, 11-6, 11-9, 11-5
2011 Egypt Ramy Ashour England Nick Matthew 1-11, 11-3, 11-7, 11-4
2010 Egypt Ramy Ashour England James Willstrop 11-7, 3-11, 11-3, 11-5

References

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  1. ^ "Venue - ROWE British Grand Prix Manchester". Britishsquashgrandprix.com. Archived from the original on 3 January 2012. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
  2. ^ "News - ROWE British Grand Prix Manchester". Britishsquashgrandprix.com. Archived from the original on 30 December 2011. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
  3. ^ "History - ROWE British Grand Prix Manchester". Britishsquashgrandprix.com. Archived from the original on 3 January 2012. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
  4. ^ British Open Back for 2012
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