Professional Squash Association

Professional Squash Association
Sport Professional Squash
Jurisdiction International
Abbreviation PSA
Founded 1975 (1975)
Location Leeds, England, United Kingdom
President England James Willstrop (Men)
England Jenny Duncalf (Women)
Chairman Saudi Arabia Ziad Al-Turki
Chief Exec Wales Alex Gough
Director England Jonathan Kemp
France Renan Lavigne
Bahrain Mohab Khattab
England Chris Hornbuckle
Netherlands Marjolein Houtsma
United States Ashley Bernhard
Other key staff

England Lee Beachill (Chief Operations Officer)
Netherlands Tommy Berden (Chief Commercial Officer)
England Hannah Mason (Tour Director)
England Lee Drew (Refereeing Director)

Regional Representative :
India Ritwik Bhattacharya (Asia)
England Tim Garner (Europe)
New Zealand Kashif Shuja (Oceania)
United States Graham Bassett (America)
Sponsor Dunlop, Salming, ASB Squash Courts
Official website
www.psaworldtour.com
Current World Tour
Squash
Previous PSA Logo (2011-2014)
Former PSA Logo

The Professional Squash Association (PSA) is the governing body for the men's and women's professional squash circuit. The body operates in a similar fashion to the ATP and the WTA for tennis. The PSA World Tour involves over 200 tournaments annually all over the globe. Over 800 players from all the 5 continents (over 60 different countries represented [1] [2]) are registered with the PSA and rankings are updated monthly based on players' performances.

In November 2014, the WSA and the PSA announced a historic merger between the two associations.[3] A decision was reached that will see the PSA operate as the governing body for both the women's and men's ranks from January 1, 2015.

PSA World Tour

There are hundreds of PSA tournaments throughout the course of a season of the PSA World Tour, and they are classified into the following categories, based on prize money:

  1. PSA Challenger 15 $15,000 - $24,999
  2. PSA Challenger 10 $10,000 - $14,999
  3. PSA Challenger 5 $5,000 - $9,999
  1. PSA International 100 $100,000 - $149,999
  2. PSA International 70 $70,000 - $99,999
  3. PSA International 50 $50,000 - $69,999
  4. PSA International 35 $35,000 - $49,999
  5. PSA International 25 $25,000 - $34,999

PSA World Series - $150,000

On January 17, 2006, the PSA reached an agreement with Dunlop that extends Dunlop's tenure as the provider of official balls and official racquets for the PSA. The extension is five years.

Before January 1, 2015, the women's squash game was governed by the Women's Squash Association (WSA).

World Series Squash Finals

Every year, the top eight performers from the various World Series events gather for the PSA World Series Finals. The eight 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 and B1 vs. A2). The winner of the event is crowned World Series champion.

US Pro Squash Series

On January 2013, the PSA announced along with U.S. Squash, to create a new tournament series called the US Pro Squash Series. This tournament series is used to support marketing activities for tournaments in the United States.[4]

World Rankings

PSA publishes monthly rankings of professional players: PSA World Rankings (commonly known as the ‘World rankings’).

Current men's rankings

PSA Men's World Rankings, of November 2016[5]
Rank Player Average Points Move
1  Mohamed El Shorbagy (EGY) 2,257.500 Steady
2  Grégory Gaultier (FRA) 1,342.500 Steady
3  Karim Abdel Gawad (EGY) 957.000 Increase1
4  Omar Mosaad (EGY) 856.000 Decrease1
5  Nick Matthew (ENG) 835.500 Steady
6  Ali Farag (EGY) 711.500 Steady
7  Marwan El Shorbagy (EGY) 652.917 Steady
8  Miguel Ángel Rodríguez (COL) 584.000 Increase3
9  Tarek Momen (EGY) 574.000 Steady
10  Ramy Ashour (EGY) 567.000 Decrease2
11  James Willstrop (ENG) 561.000 Increase8
12  Mathieu Castagnet (FRA) 546.818 Decrease2
13  Simon Rösner (GER) 529.545 Decrease1
14  Cameron Pilley (AUS) 479.167 Decrease1
15  Borja Golán (ESP) 467.000 Decrease1
16  Ryan Cuskelly (AUS) 440.909 Decrease1
17  Max Lee (HKG) 411.364 Increase1
18  Fares Dessouki (EGY) 399.000 Decrease2
19  Daryl Selby (ENG) 356.500 Decrease2
20  Chris Simpson (ENG) 335.909 Increase1

Change since previous month's rankings

Current women's rankings

PSA Women's World Rankings, of November 2016[6]
Rank Player Average Points Move
1  Nour El Sherbini (EGY) 1,939.375 Steady
2  Laura Massaro (ENG) 1,335.000 Steady
3  Nouran Gohar (EGY) 1,160.000 Increase1
4  Raneem El Weleily (EGY) 1,141.875 Increase1
5  Nicol David (MAS) 1,100.625 Decrease2
6  Camille Serme (FRA) 984.444 Increase1
7  Amanda Sobhy (USA) 902.778 Decrease1
8  Omneya Abdel Kawy (EGY) 723.750 Steady
9  Joelle King (NZL) 481.111 Steady
10  Alison Waters (ENG) 446.667 Increase4
11  Annie Au (HKG) 433.000 Increase1
12  Sarah-Jane Perry (ENG) 415.556 Decrease1
13  Joshna Chinappa (IND) 379.500 Steady
14  Emily Whitlock (ENG) 315.000 Increase2
15  Delia Arnold (MAS) 298.333 Steady
16  Nour El Tayeb (EGY) 292.500 Decrease6
17  Victoria Lust (ENG) 290.556 Increase1
18  Jenny Duncalf (ENG) 270.500 Decrease1
19  Rachael Grinham (AUS) 245.556 Increase3
20  Joey Chan (HKG) 238.333 Steady

Change since previous month's rankings

Current Champions

Video game

PSA World Tour Squash
Developer(s) Alternative Software
Publisher(s) Alternative Software
Platform(s) Wii
Release date(s)
  • EU: May 22, 2015
Genre(s) Sport simulation
Mode(s) Single-player

A PSA-licensed video game titled PSA World Tour Squash 2015 has been developed and published by Alternative Software, and is released only in various European countries on May 22, 2015 exclusively for Nintendo's Wii console.[7] The game features 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)

See also

References

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