23-Oct:
Gaultier rises in
World Series Standings
 Success
in last week's Qatar Classic in Doha has seen
Gregory Gaultier
rise to fifth place in the latest 2011 Dunlop PSA World
Series Standings.
In his first major title success for more than two years,
the Frenchman defeated England's former champion
James Willstrop
in a 70-minute final of the sixth PSA World Series event of
the year at the Khalifa International Tennis & Squash
Complex.
But, despite surprise early exits in Doha, England's world
number one
Nick Matthew
and the second-ranked Egyptian
Ramy Ashour
share the lead at the top of the standings, both with 375
points.
Egypt's US Open champion
Amr Shabana
holds onto third place, while Willstrop strengthens his grip
on fourth place after reaching his first World Series final
of the year.
Egypt's
Karim Darwish
failed to defend his 2010 title in Doha, but a semi-final
berth sees the 30-year-old from Cairo reclaim a place in the
all-important top eight, overtaking Malaysian
Azlan Iskandar.
England's
Peter Barker,
whose quarter-final finishes in all six PSA World Series
events makes him the year's most consistent performer, is at
No6 in the new list.
|
World Series Standings
after Qatar |
|
# |
Prev |
Player |
Pts |
|
1= |
1 |
Ramy Ashour (Egy) |
375 |
|
1= |
2 |
Nick Matthew (Eng) |
375 |
|
3 |
3 |
Amr Shabana (Egy) |
230 |
|
4 |
4 |
James Willstrop (Eng) |
225 |
|
5 |
7 |
Gregory Gaultier (Fra) |
190 |
|
6 |
5 |
Peter Barker (Eng) |
150 |
|
7 |
6 |
David Palmer (Aus) |
120 |
|
8 |
9= |
Karim Darwish (Egy) |
115 |
|
9= |
8 |
Azlan Iskandar (Mas) |
100 |
|
9= |
14= |
Stewart Boswell (Aus) |
100 |
|
11= |
11 |
Tom Richards (Eng) |
85 |
|
11= |
14= |
Nicolas Mueller (Sui) |
85 |
|
13 |
12= |
Thierry Lincou (Fra) |
80 |
|
14 |
9= |
Laurens Jan Anjema (Ned) |
75 |
|
15 |
22 |
Cameron Pilley (Aus) |
70 |
|
16= |
17 |
Simon Rosner (Ger) |
65 |
|
16= |
12= |
Adrian Grant (Eng) |
65 |
|
2011 World
Series Events
World Series Finals
10. PSA Masters Delhi
9. Kuwait Cup
8. Hong Kong Open
7. World Open
Rotterdam
6. Qatar Classic
5.
British Grand Prix
4.
US Open
3.
Australian Open
2.
North American Open
1. Tournament of
Champions |
PSA
World Series Events 2011