Women's International Squash Players Association
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The Women's International Squash Players Association (WISPA) is an organization for female squash
professionals. It is responsible for running the women's professional tour and the women's world rankings. It is based in London
, England
.
The goals of the association are to:
The association was founded in 1983 as the Women's Squash Players Association.
Listed below are the most important events on the tour.
Squash (sport)
Squash is a high-speed racquet sport played by two players in a four-walled court with a small, hollow rubber ball...
professionals. It is responsible for running the women's professional tour and the women's world rankings. It is based in London
London
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, England
England
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.
The goals of the association are to:
- Enable more players to consider a career in professional squash economically viable through the development of a world tour;
- Produce and publish world rankings;
- Increase exposure for the sport and its players;
- Encourage professionalProfessionalA professional is a person who is paid to undertake a specialised set of tasks and to complete them for a fee. The traditional professions were doctors, lawyers, clergymen, and commissioned military officers. Today, the term is applied to estate agents, surveyors , environmental scientists,...
ism among its members; - Raise the administrative standards at events;
- Increase the level of support and advice offered to promotersPromotion (marketing)Promotion is one of the four elements of marketing mix . It is the communication link between sellers and buyers for the purpose of influencing, informing, or persuading a potential buyer's purchasing decision....
; and - Improve communication and relationships with other squash organizations and the press.
The association was founded in 1983 as the Women's Squash Players Association.
World Tour
The Women's International Squash Players Association organises the WISPA World Tour, the female equivalent of the PSA World TourPSA World Tour
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...
Listed below are the most important events on the tour.
World Series
| Tournament | Country | Location | Prize money | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cayman Islands Open | Cayman Islands Cayman Islands The Cayman Islands is a British Overseas Territory and overseas territory of the European Union located in the western Caribbean Sea. The territory comprises the three islands of Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac, and Little Cayman, located south of Cuba and northwest of Jamaica... |
$68,500 | 4 April - 9 April 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... |
$68,500 | 19 July - 23 July 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... |
$74,000 | 8 August - 14 August 2011 | |
| US Open | Philadelphia | $60,000 | 1 October - 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... |
$74,000 | 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... |
$74,000 | 14 November - 20 November 2011 |
Gold 50
| Tournament | Country | Location | Prize money | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland WISPA Classic | Cleveland | $55,800 | 29 January 2011 - 2 February 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... |
$53,500 | 16 March - 20 March 2011 | |
| Singapore Womens Masters | Singapore Singapore Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the... |
$53,500 | 26 July 2011 - 30 July 2011 | |
| Carol Weymuller Open | Brooklyn Brooklyn Brooklyn is the most populous of New York City's five boroughs, with nearly 2.6 million residents, and the second-largest in area. Since 1896, Brooklyn has had the same boundaries as Kings County, which is now the most populous county in New York State and the second-most densely populated... |
$50,400 | 22 September 2011 - 25 September 2011 |
See also
- Official Women's Squash World RankingOfficial Women's Squash World RankingWISPA world rankings is the official world ranking for women's squash. The ranking is to rate the performance level of female professional squash player. It is also a merit-based method used for determining entry and seeding in women's squash tournaments...
- Professional Squash AssociationProfessional Squash AssociationThe 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...
- World Squash FederationWorld Squash FederationThe World Squash Federation is the international federation for squash, an indoor racquet sport which was formerly called "Squash rackets."It is based in Hastings in England. As of 2009 it has 147 member federations...