The Qatar Classic is an annual international squash tournament that takes place in Doha , Qatar in October or November. The event was re-established in 2001. Between 1992 and 1997, the tournament was formerly known as the Qatar International.[ 1] PSA World Series and the women's event is part of the WSA World Series .
Year
Winner
Runner-up
score
Notes/Ref
2001
England Peter Nicol Australia David Palmer 15-12, 15-5, 10-15, 12-15, 15-10
2002
England Peter Nicol Australia David Palmer 15-9, 13-15, 15-6, 13-15, 15-7
2003
England Lee Beachill Scotland John White 15-12, 15-5, 11-15, 12-15, 15-9
2004 not held due to the 2004 World Open
2005
England James Willstrop Australia David Palmer 11-1, 11-7, 11-7
2007
Egypt Ramy Ashour Australia David Palmer 8-11, 11-9, 11-9, 11-6
(April)
2007
Egypt Amr Shabana France Grégory Gaultier 11-4, 8-11, 11-6, 11-5
(October)
2008
Egypt Karim Darwish Egypt Amr Shabana 11-4, 11-5, 11-3
2009
England Nick Matthew Egypt Karim Darwish 11-5, 12-10, 11-6
2010
Egypt Karim Darwish Egypt Amr Shabana 8-11, 11-2, 11-7, 11-6
2011 France Grégory Gaultier England James Willstrop 11-8, 11-7, 2-11, 11-8
2012 not held due to the 2012 World Championships
2013 Egypt Mohamed El Shorbagy England Nick Matthew 11-5, 5-11, 11-6, 6-11, 11-4
2014 not held due to the 2014 World Championships
2015 Egypt Mohamed El Shorbagy France Grégory Gaultier 11-5, 11-7, 5-11, 12-10
2016
Egypt Karim Abdel Gawad Egypt Mohamed El Shorbagy 12-10, 15-13, 11-7
2017
Egypt Mohamed El Shorbagy Egypt Tarek Momen 11-8, 10-12, 11-7, 11-7
2018
Egypt Ali Farag Germany Simon Rösner 11-9, 11-7, 11-5
2019 not held due to the 2019–20 World Championships
2020
Egypt Ali Farag New Zealand Paul Coll 11–8, 6–11, 11–9, 11–9
2021
Peru Diego Elías New Zealand Paul Coll 13–11, 5–11, 13–11, 11–9
2022
England Mohamed El Shorbagy France Victor Crouin 11–4, 11–6, 7–11, 11–8
[ 2]
2023
Egypt Ali Farag Peru Diego Elías 15-13 11-5 8-11 11-9
2024
Peru Diego Elías Egypt Mostafa Asal 12-10 12-10 14-12
2025
France Victor Crouin Mexico Leonel Cárdenas 11–5, 11–5, 11–4
Year
Winner
Runner-up
score
Notes/Ref
2001
Australia Sarah Fitz-Gerald New Zealand Leilani Joyce 9-0 9-2 9-1
2002 not held due to the 2002 World Open
2003
United States Natalie Grainger New Zealand Carol Owens 10-9, 9-7, 9-10, 9-4
2004
Netherlands Vanessa Atkinson Australia Rachael Grinham 9-4, 9-7, 9-6
2005
Netherlands Vanessa Atkinson England Vicky Botwright 9-7, 9-4, 9-2
2007
Malaysia Nicol David Australia Natalie Grinham 9-7, 2-9, 9-7, 9-2
(April)
2007
Malaysia Nicol David United States Natalie Grainger 9-6, 9-4, 10-9
(October)
2008
Malaysia Nicol David Netherlands Natalie Grinham 11-7, 11-3, 11-9
2009
England Jenny Duncalf Australia Rachael Grinham 11-5, 11-3, 11-3
2010
Malaysia Nicol David Australia Rachael Grinham 11-5, 11-8, 11-9
2011 Malaysia Nicol David Republic of Ireland Madeline Perry 11-2, 11-7, 11-3
2012–2014 No competition
2015 England Laura Massaro Egypt Nour El Sherbini 11-8, 12-14, 11-9, 8-11, 11-9
2016–2022 No competition
2023 Egypt Hania El Hammamy Egypt Nour El Sherbini 9-11, 11-9, 9-11, 11-9, 11-6
2024
Egypt Nour El Sherbini Egypt Nouran Gohar 10-12, 5-11, 11-6, 11-9, 11-6
2025
Egypt Fayrouz Aboelkheir Egypt Nada Abbas 11–4, 10–12, 11–8, 11–6
Squash competitions
Multi-sport events World Continental events Open (individual) National Championships Junior
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