25-466: The PSA Squash Tour Finals is the end of season championship of the PSA Squash Tour of male and female professional squash players. The top eight players in the current PSA World Events ranking is qualified for the event. The eight players compete in two groups of four and play a round robin to determine the semi-finalists. The competition then becomes a knock-out competition to determine
50-534: A gruelling 5-game match. In June 2010, Matthew topped the world rankings for the first time. In the men's singles final of the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi , Matthew defeated compatriot James Willstrop 11–6, 11–7, 11–7 in 66 minutes to win the gold medal. December 2010 Matthew won the World Open Squash Men's Title, becoming the first Englishman in the premier event's 35-year history to win
75-470: A more international level of competition. It offers $ 3,000–$ 30,000 prize money and is the ideal circuit for less-experienced and upcoming players. PSA Satellite Tour comprises closed national championships or tournaments where entry is restricted to members of an association that promotes the tournament. In January 2013, the PSA announced, along with U.S. Squash , the creation of a new tournament series called
100-698: A potentially epic encounter brought to an early end as Matthew was forced to retire in the fifth game. Matthew launched the Nick Matthew Academy in February 2016, based in Sheffield and run in association with the One Health Group. The Academy has the goal of coaching and nurturing the next generation of English squash players and has created a pathway to help children go from beginners to elite players. As well as his association with
125-427: Is Hallamshire Tennis and Squash Club in Sheffield which has named 'The Nick Matthew Showcourt' after him. He married Esme Taylor, a sports physiologist who has worked with British Cycling , in 2013 and the couple celebrated the birth of their first child Charlotte Rose on 9 September 2014. Nick Matthew, who attended High Storrs School , first came to the squash world's attention as an outstanding junior player. He
150-477: Is also supported national governing body England Squash . Matthew has been a patron of the Sheffield Children's Hospital since 2014. In November 2016 he was named as an Athlete Ambassador for the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games by Commonwealth Games England. To prevent confusion and double counting, information in this table is updated only once a tournament or the player's participation in
175-624: Is the last ever game for the console to do so. Nick Matthew Nicholas Matthew OBE (born 25 July 1980 in Sheffield ) is a former English professional squash player who has won the two most prestigious tournaments in the professional game, the British Open and the World Open , three times each. He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 1 in June 2010. His home club
200-601: The ATP and the WTA for tennis . The PSA's highest professional level, the PSA World Tour involves over 250 tournaments annually around the world. Over 1,200 players from five continents and more than 60 countries are registered with the PSA. Rankings are updated weekly based on performances. PSA Squash Tour comprises the most important tournaments in prize money for more experienced and higher-ranked players, including
225-641: The US Pro Squash Series . This tournament series is used to support marketing activities for tournaments in the United States . In November 2014, the WSA and the PSA announced a historic merger between the two associations. A decision was reached to designate the PSA operate as the governing body for both the women's and men's ranks from 1 January 2015. On 7 December 2020 the PSA reached an agreement with Dunlop that extends Dunlop's tenure as
250-673: The World Championship and Tour Finals , labelled as following: Every year, the top eight performers compete in the PSA Squash Tour Finals . The players are separated into two groups of four, and play a round robin . The top two from each group advance to the semifinals (A1 vs B2; B1 vs A2). The winner of the event is crowned the World Tour champion. PSA Challenger Tour tournaments are entry point for young and upcoming professionals progressing through to
275-491: The Central arena Manchester, England on Sunday 3 November 2013. The 33-year-old world number one from Sheffield joined a select and distinguished group of players – Australian Geoff Hunt ; Pakistanis Jahangir Khan and Jansher Khan ; and Egyptian Amr Shabana – who have three world titles to their name. In February 2014, Matthew won a record sixth British National title with victory over fellow Englishman James Willstrop in
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#1732801092352300-409: The J.P. Morgan Tournament of Champions, beating then world number 1 James Willstrop. He has since regained his position as world number 1. He won his 3rd British Open title on 20 May 2012, becoming the first Englishman to win the title three times in the professional era. Matthew won his third PSA 2013 World Open , defeating Grégory Gaultier of France in the final by 3 games to 2 in 111 minutes in
325-518: The One Health Group (which works with the NHS to treat patients referred by their GP for orthopaedics, spine, general surgery and gynaecology), Matthew also works with a range of commercial partners: AJ Bell (a financial and investment services provider); equipment suppliers Dunlop, Hi-Tec, 2-Undr and Trion-Z; Rowe Motor Oil; FairBriar International; Benz Bavarian (which supplies his Mercedes car); Netsuite; Sea Island Resort and Squash and Beyond squash camps. He
350-752: The PSA World Championship Matthew won the PSA 2010 World Open , defeating James Willstrop of England in the final by 3 games to 1 in 74 minutes at The Sunset Beach Resort in Saudi Arabia on Friday 10 December 2010. Matthew won the PSA 2011 World Open , defeating Grégory Gaultier of France in the final by 3 games to 1 in 92 minutes at the Luxor Theatre in Rotterdam, The Netherlands on Sunday 6 November 2011. After struggling with an injury in late 2011, Matthew entered
375-582: The PSA World Tour, he was runner-up to World No.1 Mohamad El Shorbagy in three prestigious finals. At January's J.P Morgan Tournament of Champions, played in the iconic Grand Central station, Elshorbagy defeated Matthew 8-11 11-6 11-8 6-11 11-6 in the final. In March, Matthew met El Shorbagy again in the final of the Windy City Open before injury prevented him from completing the match. In October's Delaware Investments US Open once again saw
400-544: The World Series Finals champions. The event has been staged since 1993 in Zürich, Hatfield, London and Manchester and then London again before switching to Dubai in 2016. The event has prize money of $ 160,000. In 2012 the event added a women's section 2011 and 2013 has seen the women compete again during the day session, with the men competing in the evening session. The first edition of the women's competition
425-538: The fifth game to win 11–8, 5–11, 11–4, 9–11, 11–6. In 2007, Matthew won the US Open title, beating James Willstrop in the final 11–7, 11–4, 11–7. Matthew won the British National Championship title in 2006 and 2009. In 2006, Matthew played Lee Beachill in a tight final, which he won 11–9, 6–11, 11–9, 10–12, 12–10. In 2009, he defeated Adrian Grant in the final 11–4, 11–3, 11–9. Matthew
450-618: The final before getting the better of Willstrop once more in the final of the Canary Wharf Classic to win his fourth title at the London event. 2014 saw more 2014 Commonwealth Games success for Matthew despite a knee injury, sustained in training, which overshadowed his preparations. Matthew carried the baton through his native Sheffield before the Games and was then chosen by his teammates to be flag bearer for Team England at
475-715: The first man since Ramy Ashour in 2013 to win three PSA World Tour titles in a row when he followed victories in the Swedish Open and Windy City Open with a record-breaking fifth Canary Wharf Classic trophy. Matthew has had continued success in 2016, despite bad luck with injuries and illness at key times of the season. He won a record eighth title at the British National championships in Manchester in February, beating his long-time rival James Willstrop 11-2 6-11 11-3 11-3 and dropping only one game all week. On
500-461: The likeness of several professional squash players such as Nick Matthew , Amr Shabana , Grégory Gaultier , Ramy Ashour , and many others, and takes place in many iconic, global squash courts. Players can compete in main World Tour, or set up their own tournaments with using custom player avatars and stats. The game also supports Wii MotionPlus , allowing users an enhanced, real-time squash motion control gameplay experience, ( Official website ) and
525-542: The opening ceremony at Celtic Park in Glasgow. In competition, Matthew competed in singles and doubles with Adrian Grant . He won Gold in singles courtesy of a 11–9 8–11 11–5 6–11 11–5 over James Willstrop in what was described as an 'absorbing contest', shown live on BBC Television. He and Grant then took silver in the doubles after falling 10–11 11–7 11–9 to Australians Cameron Pilley and David Palmer. 2015 has proved to be another successful year for Matthew. He became
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#1732801092352550-511: The provider of official balls and official racquets for the PSA. The extension is three years. PSA publishes weekly rankings of professional players: PSA World Rankings (commonly known as the ‘World rankings’). A PSA-licensed video game titled PSA World Tour Squash 2015 has been developed by Team6 Game Studios and published by Alternative Software , and was released only in various European countries on 22 May 2015, exclusively for Nintendo 's Wii console. The game features
575-826: Was a member of the England team which won the World Team Squash Championships in 2005 and 2007. 2009 saw Matthew soar up in rankings to world No. 4 in December. His best achievement of the year is by winning the Qatar Classic Open title in November. In the Saudi International Open, Matthew's fine run was halted by Ramy Ashour who beat him in the final that decided the next world No. 1. Matthew lost in 110 minutes in
600-489: Was the 1999 British Junior Open under-19 champion, a semi-finalist at the 1998 World Junior Championships, and a member of the England team which won the 1998 world junior team title. He made his first appearance on the professional tour in 1998. In 2006, Matthew became the first English player to win the British Open men's title since 1939. In the final, against Thierry Lincou of France, he came back from 0–4 down in
625-412: Was won by Nicol David . Before the 2018–19 PSA World Tour season, it was named PSA World Series Finals . Starting from August 2024 onwards it was renamed PSA Squash Tour Finals . Professional Squash Association The Professional Squash Association , aka PSA , is the governing body for the men's and women's professional squash circuit. The body operates in a similar fashion to
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