Motor City Open (squash)

The Motor City Open is an annual international squash championship held in Detroit, 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	David Palmer	15–10, 15–7, 15–12
2000	David Palmer	Alex Gough	12–15, 15–10, 15–11, 15–10
2001	Tommy Berden	Shahier Razik	7–15, 15–9, 10–15, 15–12, 15–13
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	Not Played
2009	Borja Golan	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

References

1. ^ King, R. J.. "Motor City Open". Detroit's Premier Business Journal. http://www.dbusiness.com/DBusiness/March-April-2009/Motor-City-Open/. Retrieved 26 February 2010. 
2. ^ "Welcome to the Motor City Open". http://themotorcityopen.com/about/. Retrieved 26 February 2010. 
3. ^ "Past Champions". http://themotorcityopen.com/about/champions.aspx. Retrieved 26 February 2010. 

External links

• Official Motor City Open website
• Birmingham Athletic Club website