Motor City Open (squash)

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]

Motor City Open
Details
Event name	Motor City Open
Location	Bloomfield Hills, Michigan United States
Venue	Birmingham Athletic Club
Website themotorcityopen.com
Men's PSA World Tour
Category	International 70
Prize money	$80,000
Most recent champion(s)	Diego Elías
Current	Motor City Open 2024

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	David Palmer	15–10, 15–7, 15–12
2000	David Palmer	Alex Gough	12–15, 15–10, 15–11, 15–10
2001	Tommy Berden	Stefan Casteleyn	10-15, 15-12, 15-11, 12-15, 15-12
2002	Nick Taylor	Graham Ryding	15–6, 12–15, 15–9, 15–9
2003	Jonathon Power	Thierry Lincou	15–11, 12–15, 15–10, 15–4
2004	Grégory Gaultier	Olli Tuominen	11–4, 11–10 (2–0), 3–11, 11–3
2005	Jonathon Power	John White	11–2, 11–7, 11–6
2006	John White	Liam Kenny	11–3, 11–4, 11–6
2007	Olli Tuominen	Stewart Boswell	11–7, 11–6, 11–2
2008	No competition
2009	Borja Golán	Adrian Grant	10–12, 11–9, 11–5, 14–12
2010	Karim Darwish	Mohd Azlan Iskandar	11–3, 11–7, 11–4
2011	Mohamed El Shorbagy	Omar Mosaad	8-11, 11-6, 11-8, 11-5
2012	Ong Beng Hee	Hisham Ashour	11-8, 11-9, 11-7
2013	Amr Shabana	Karim Darwish	11-4, 2-6 rtd
2014	Mohamed El Shorbagy	Peter Barker	8-11, 12-14, 11-4, 11-6, 11-7
2015	Miguel Ángel Rodriguez	Stephen Coppinger	9-11, 11-7, 8-11, 11-7, 11-3
2016	Ali Farag	Nick Matthew	11-7, 5-11, 11-6, 11-7
2017	Ryan Cuskelly	Ali Farag	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

References

1. King, R. J. (16 February 2009). "Motor City Open". Detroit's Premier Business Journal. Retrieved 26 February 2010.
2. "Welcome to the Motor City Open". Retrieved 26 February 2010.
3. "Past Champions". Archived from the original on 9 August 2009. Retrieved 26 February 2010.

External links

• Official Motor City Open website
• Birmingham Athletic Club website