PSA World Tour
Encyclopedia
The PSA World Tour is the international tour organised by the Professional Squash Association
for male professional squash
players. The most important tournament in the series is the World Open. The tour features three categories of regular events, World Series, which feature the highest prize money and the best fields, International and Challenger. The Tour is concluded by the PSA World Series Finals
, the end of season championship for the top 8 rated players. Players performances in the tour are rated by the PSA World Rankings. The Female equivalent is the WISPA World Tour.
World Series
Prize money: between $115,000 and $165,000
Professional Squash Association
The Professional Squash Association is the governing body for the men's professional squash circuit. The body operates in a similar fashion to the ATP for tennis. The PSA World Tour involves over 100 tournaments annually all over the globe...
for male professional squash
Squash (sport)
Squash is a high-speed racquet sport played by two players in a four-walled court with a small, hollow rubber ball...
players. The most important tournament in the series is the World Open. The tour features three categories of regular events, World Series, which feature the highest prize money and the best fields, International and Challenger. The Tour is concluded by the PSA World Series Finals
PSA World Series Finals
The PSA World Series Finals is the end of season championship of the PSA World Tour of male professional squash players. The top 8 players in the PSA World Series qualify for the event. The 8 players compete in 2 groups of 4 and play a round robin to determine the semi-finalists. The competition...
, the end of season championship for the top 8 rated players. Players performances in the tour are rated by the PSA World Rankings. The Female equivalent is the WISPA World Tour.
World SeriesPSA Super SeriesThe PSA World Series is a series of men's squash tournaments which are part of the Professional Squash Association World Tour. The PSA World Series touranaments are some of the most prestigious events on the men's tour...
Prize money: between $115,000 and $165,000
Tournament | Country | Location | Prize money | Date |
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Tournament of Champions Tournament of Champions (squash) The Tournament of Champions is an annual international squash championship held in New York City. In recent years, the event has been held at New York's Grand Central Terminal, in a specially-constructed four-walled glass court in the Vanderbilt Hall.... |
New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... |
$115,000 | January 21st - January 27th 2011 | |
North American Open | Richmond, Virginia Richmond, Virginia Richmond is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the United States. It is an independent city and not part of any county. Richmond is the center of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Greater Richmond area... |
$115,000 | 20 February - 26 February 2011 | |
Australian Open Australian Open (squash) The Australian Squash Open is an annual squash tournament that takes place at the National Convention Centre in Canberra in August. The tournament has been held since 1980 and will be held in Canberra from 2010 to 2014.-Men's:-Women's:-External links:*... |
Canberra Canberra Canberra is the capital city of Australia. With a population of over 345,000, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The city is located at the northern end of the Australian Capital Territory , south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Melbourne... |
$150,000 | 8 August - 14 August 2011 | |
British Grand Prix British Grand Prix (squash) The ROWE British Grand Prix is an annual men's squash tournament that takes place at the National Squash Centre in Manchester. The tournament is part of the PSA World Series, the most prestigious class of event in the PSA World Tour. The tournament was founded in 2010 and takes place in September... |
National Squash Centre National Squash Centre The National Squash Centre is a squash venue in Eastlands, Manchester, England which was constructed for the 2002 Commonwealth Games. The National Squash Centre is part of the Sportcity complex.... , Manchester Manchester Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater... |
$115,000 | 19 September - 25 September 2011 | |
US Open | Philadelphia | $115,000 | 30 September - 6 October 2011 | |
Qatar Classic Qatar Classic The Qatar Classic is an annual international squash tournament that takes place in Doha, Qatar in October. The event was re-established in 2001. The tournament features both men and women, the men's event is part of the PSA World Series and the women's event is part of the WISPA World... |
Doha Doha Doha is the capital city of the state of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf, it had a population of 998,651 in 2008, and is also one of the municipalities of Qatar... |
$150,000 | 16 October - 21 October 2011 | |
Hong Kong Open | Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour... |
$150,000 | 15 November - 20 November 2011 | |
PSA Kuwait Cup | Kuwait Kuwait The State of Kuwait is a sovereign Arab state situated in the north-east of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south at Khafji, and Iraq to the north at Basra. It lies on the north-western shore of the Persian Gulf. The name Kuwait is derived from the... |
$165,000 | 23 November - 29 November 2011 | |
PSA Masters PSA Masters The PSA Masters is a prestigious squash tournament which is one of the premier events on the Professional Squash Association Tour. It is the only PSA Tour event which is open exclusively to the top 32 players in the world rankings, and is part of the PSA World Series.From 2000-01, the event was... |
New Delhi New Delhi New Delhi is the capital city of India. It serves as the centre of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi. It is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory. The total area of the city is... |
$165,000 | 12 December - 18 December 2011 |
International
Prize money: between $25,000 and $115,000Tournament | Country | Location | Prize money | Date |
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Comfort Inn Open | Vancouver Vancouver Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,... |
$35,000 | 13 January - 15 January 2011 | |
Motor City Open 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... |
Detroit | $50,000 | 28 January - 31 January 2011 | |
Bluenose Classic | Halifax City of Halifax Halifax is a city in Canada, which was the capital of the province of Nova Scotia and shire town of Halifax County. It was the largest city in Atlantic Canada until it was amalgamated into Halifax Regional Municipality in 1996... |
$50,000 | 3 February - 6 February | |
Swedish Open | Linköping Linköping Linköping is a city in southern middle Sweden, with 104 232 inhabitants in 2010. It is the seat of Linköping Municipality with 146 736 inhabitants and the capital of Östergötland County... |
$60,000 | 3 February - 6 February 2011 | |
Kig Open | Los Angeles Los Ángeles Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants... |
$25,000 | 3 March - 6 March 2011 | |
Manitoba Open | Winnipeg Winnipeg Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers .The name... |
$25,000 | 10 March - 13 March 2011 | |
Rocky Mountain Open | Calgary Calgary Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies... |
$50,000 | 16 March - 19 March 2011 | |
Kuala Lumpur Open Squash Championships Kuala Lumpur Open Squash Championships - Men's championship :- Women's championship :-See also:* British Open Squash Championships* British Junior Open Squash* World Open... |
Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million... |
$50,000 | 17 March - 20 March 2011 | |
Canary Wharf Squash Classic Canary Wharf Squash Classic The Canary Wharf Squash Classic is an annual international squash tournament for male professional players, held at the East Wintergarden in Canary Wharf, London, England.... |
Canary Wharf Canary Wharf Canary Wharf is a major business district located in London, United Kingdom. It is one of London's two main financial centres, alongside the traditional City of London, and contains many of the UK's tallest buildings, including the second-tallest , One Canada Square... , London London London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its... |
$50,000 | 21 March - 25 March 2011 | |
Montreal Open | Montreal Montreal Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America... |
$50,000 | 21 March - 25 March 2011 | |
Kolkata International | Kolkata Kolkata Kolkata , formerly known as Calcutta, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly River, it was the commercial capital of East India... |
$50,000 | 29 March - 30 March 2011 | |
Berkshire Squash Open | Williamstown Williamstown, Massachusetts Williamstown is a town in Berkshire County, in the northwest corner of Massachusetts. It shares a border with Vermont to the north and New York to the west. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 7,754 at the 2010 census... |
$30,000 | 6 April - 10 April 2011 | |
Irish Squash Open | Dublin | $25,000 | 13 April - 16 April 2011 | |
Hurghada International | Hurghada Hurghada Hurghada is a city in the Red Sea Governorate of Egypt. It is a main tourist center and second largest city in Egypt located on the Red Sea coast.- Overview :... |
$77,500 | 14 May - 19 May 2011 | |
Squash Reunion Open | Saint-Pierre Saint-Pierre, Réunion Saint-Pierre is the third-largest commune in the French overseas department of Réunion. It is located on the southwest side of the island of Réunion.-External links:*... , Reunion Island |
$25,000 | 22 June - 25 June 2011 | |
Malaysian Open Squash Championships | Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million... |
$50,000 | 20 July - 23 July 2011 | |
Egypt Open Squash Championships | Cairo Cairo Cairo , is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Arab world and Africa, and the 16th largest metropolitan area in the world. Nicknamed "The City of a Thousand Minarets" for its preponderance of Islamic architecture, Cairo has long been a centre of the region's political and cultural life... |
$25,000 | 25 July - 28 July 2011 | |
Colombia Open | Bogota Bogotá Bogotá, Distrito Capital , from 1991 to 2000 called Santa Fé de Bogotá, is the capital, and largest city, of Colombia. It is also designated by the national constitution as the capital of the department of Cundinamarca, even though the city of Bogotá now comprises an independent Capital district... |
$35,000 | 1 September - 4 September 2011 | |
Stanford Open | Stanford, California Stanford, California Stanford is a census-designated place in Santa Clara County, California, United States and is the home of Stanford University. The population was 13,809 at the 2010 census.... |
$35,000 | 7 October - 10 October 2011 | |
Santiago Open | Santiago de Compostela Santiago de Compostela Santiago de Compostela is the capital of the autonomous community of Galicia, Spain.The city's Cathedral is the destination today, as it has been throughout history, of the important 9th century medieval pilgrimage route, the Way of St. James... |
$25,000 | 19 October - 22 October 2011 | |
Dayton Open | Dayton Dayton Dayton is a city in Ohio and the county seat of Montgomery County, Ohio, United States.Dayton may also refer to:-United States:*Dayton, Alabama*Dayton, California, in Butte County*Dayton, Lassen County, California*Dayton, Idaho*Dayton, Indiana... |
$25,000 | 10 November - 13 November 2011 | |
Pittsburgh Open | Pittsburgh | $25,000 | 17 November - 20 November 2011 |
Challenger
Prize money: between $5,000 and $25,000Tournament | Country | Location | Prize money | Date |
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