PSA World Series
Series of men's and women's squash tournament
Squash tournament
PSA World SeriesEvent name PSA World Series Dates 1992–2018
The PSA World Series (formerly known as the PSA Super Series ) was a series of men's and women's squash tournaments which were part of the Professional Squash Association (PSA) World Tour for the squash season. The tournaments were some of the most prestigious events on the men's tour. The best-performing players in the World Series events qualified for the annual PSA World Series Finals tournament.
Each year, several tournaments on the tour were designated World Series events. These included major events such as the World Championship , the British Open , the Hong Kong Open or the Tournament of Champions . Then, early the next year, the eight best-performing players from the Super Series events were invited to compete in the PSA World Series Finals (a similar event to the ATP World Tour Finals ).
The World Series Squash Finals were first staged in Vitis Club in Zurich , Switzerland , in 1993 and 1994. The event was then moved to England and held at the Galleria shopping complex in Hatfield from 1996 to 1998. From 1999 to 2006, it was held in the Broadgate Arena in London . In 2007, the event was moved to the National Squash Centre in Manchester . In 2009, the tournament was shortened to a four-day format and played at the Queen's Club in London .
From January 2015, it also included World Series tournaments for women after a merger between PSA and WSA in November 2014.
After 2017–18, the PSA World Series was replaced by the PSA World Tour and PSA World Tour finals.
Tournaments
Here is the list of tournaments that have been at least a season PSA World Series tournament since 1993 :
PSA World Series ranking points
PSA World Series events also had a separate World Series ranking. Points for this were calculated on a cumulative basis after each World Series event. The top eight players at the end of the calendar year were then eligible to play in the PSA World Series Finals .
Tournament
World Series ranking points
Rank
Prize money US$
Ranking points
Winner
Runner up
3/4
5/8
9/16
17/32
World Series
150,000 +
625 points
100
65
40
25
15
10
At the same time, the players competing in PSA World Series events earned world ranking points according to the prize money, the classification of the event and the final position in the draw the player reached.
Tournament classification
World ranking points
Rank
Prize money US$
Ranking points
Winner
Runner up
3/4
5/8
9/16
17/32
33/64
Last Rnd Q.
PSA World Championship
$325,000 +
21,660
2,890
1,900
1,155
700
410
205
125
75
PSA World Series
$150,000– $324,999
15,970
2,625
1,725
1,050
640
375
190
-
115
PSA Cup
$170,000– $324,999
16,300
2,200
1,500
900
640
390
200
120
-
World Series Finals
Men's
Year
Location
Champion
Runner-up
Score in final
1993
Zurich
Jansher Khan
Chris Dittmar
15–10, 10–15, 15–13, 15–8
1994
Jansher Khan
Peter Marshall
8–15, 15–8, 15–7, 15–9
1995
No competition
1996
Hatfield
Del Harris
Brett Martin
10–8, 7–9, 9–4, 6–9, 9–2
1997
Jansher Khan
Brett Martin
9–7, 9–5, 9–2
1998
Jansher Khan
Simon Parke
15–12, 13–15, 15–11, 15–10
1999
London
Peter Nicol
Ahmed Barada
15–8, 9–15, 15–9, 15–11
2000
Peter Nicol
Simon Parke
13–15, 15–9, 15–12, 12–15, 15–12
2001
Peter Nicol
David Palmer
15–7, 15–11, 13–15, 17–14
2002
David Palmer
Thierry Lincou
15–9, 10–15, 15–7, 10–15, 15–4
2003
Jonathon Power
Peter Nicol
15–11, 10–15, 13–15, 15–4, 15–14
2004
Thierry Lincou
Joe Kneipp
10–11 (0–2) , 11–9, 11–2, 11–1
2005
Jonathon Power
Thierry Lincou
11–7, 11–6, 11–2
2006
Anthony Ricketts
Lee Beachill
11–7, 6–11, 11–4, 11–10 (2-0)
2007
Manchester
Ramy Ashour
Grégory Gaultier
11–10 (2–0) , 11–8, 4–11, 11–4
2008
London
Grégory Gaultier
Amr Shabana
11–9, 11–8, 11–8
2009
Grégory Gaultier
Thierry Lincou
11–6, 8–11, 11–5, 11–5
2010[ 1]
Nick Matthew / Amr Shabana
Not played [ 2]
2011
Amr Shabana
Grégory Gaultier
6–11, 12–10, 11–7, 7–11, 11–8
2012
Amr Shabana
Nick Matthew
4–11, 11–2, 11–4, 11–7
2013
Richmond
Ramy Ashour
Mohamed El Shorbagy
15–17, 11–7, 11–4, 11–5
2014
World Series Finals were not held
2015
2016
Dubai
Grégory Gaultier
Cameron Pilley
11–4, 11–5, 8–11, 11–6
2017
Mohamed El Shorbagy
James Willstrop
12–10, 11–9, 11–8
2018
Mohamed El Shorbagy
Ali Farag
9–11, 11–3, 11–9, 11–8
Women's
Year
Location
Champion
Runner-up
Score in final
2011
London
Nicol David
Madeline Perry
11–9, 11–9, 11–9
2012
Nicol David
Laura Massaro
11–3, 11–2, 11–9
2013
World Series Finals were not held
2014
2015
2016
Dubai
Laura Massaro
Raneem El Weleily
9–11, 11–6, 5–11, 12–10, 11–5
2017
Laura Massaro
Nour El Sherbini
11–8, 12–10, 11–5
2018
Nour El Sherbini
Raneem El Weleily
3–11, 8–11, 11–7, 11–4, 11–6
See also
References
External links
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