WSA World Tour 2013 | |
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Details | |
Event name | WSA World Tour 2013 |
Tournaments | 62 |
Categories | WSA World Open WSA World Series (5) WSA Gold & Silver (8) WSA Tour (48) |
Website www | |
Achievements | |
World Number 1 | Nicol David (12 months) |
World Champion | Laura Massaro |
Awards | |
Player of the year | Laura Massaro |
Comeback player of the year | Lisa Camilleri |
Breakthrough player of the year | Sarah-Jane Perry |
The WSA World Tour 2013 is the international squash tour and organized circuit, organized by the Women's Squash Association (WSA) for the 2013 squash season. The most important tournament in the series is the World Open held in Penang in Malaysia in March 2014. The tour features three categories of regular events, the World Series, which features the highest prize money and the best fields, Gold and Silver tournaments. [1]
The Women's Squash Association organises the WSA World Tour, the female equivalent of the PSA World Tour [2] Listed below are the most important events on the tour.
Tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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WSA World Open 2013 Penang, Malaysia World Open $120,000 - Draw | 14–21 March 2014 | Laura Massaro 11–7, 6-11, 11–9, 5-11, 11–9 | Nour El Sherbini | Nicol David Raneem El Weleily | Joelle King Low Wee Wern Madeline Perry Camille Serme |
Tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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Cleveland Classic 2013 Cleveland, United States Gold 50 $50,000 - Draw | 2–5 February 2013 | Raneem El Weleily 3-11, 11-5, 9-11, 11-5, 11-9 | Nicol David | Alison Waters Madeline Perry | Joelle King Nour El Sherbini Low Wee Wern Annie Au |
Carol Weymuller Open 2013 Brooklyn, United States Gold 50 $50,000 - Draw | 3–6 October 2013 | Nicol David 12-10, 11-2, 11-5 | Camille Serme | Laura Massaro Raneem El Weleily | Joelle King Low Wee Wern Jenny Duncalf Dipika Pallikal |
China Squash Open 2013 Shanghai, China Gold 50 $50,000 - Draw | 24–27 October 2013 | Nicol David 8-11, 6-11, 11-7, 11-7, 11-8 | Raneem El Weleily | Joelle King Natalie Grinham | Alison Waters Low Wee Wern Jenny Duncalf Dipika Pallikal |
Tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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Greenwich Open 2013 New York City, United States Silver 35 $35,000 | 25–28 January 2013 | Nour El Sherbini 11-7 5-11 11-7 5-11 14-12 | Low Wee Wern | Kasey Brown Camille Serme | Raneem El Weleily Madeline Perry Dipika Pallikal Nour El Tayeb |
Texas Open 2013 Dallas, United States Silver 35 $35,000 | 9–12 May 2013 | Madeline Perry 9-11 11-8 8-11 11-5 11-6 | Natalie Grinham | Joelle King Jenny Duncalf | Kasey Brown Rachael Grinham Sarah-Jane Perry Misaki Kobayashi |
Macau Open 2013 Macau, China Silver 35 $35,000 | 17–20 October 2013 | Dipika Pallikal 12-10 5-11 11-7 11-9 | Rachael Grinham | Natalie Grinham Joey Chan | Annie Au Joshna Chinappa Emma Beddoes Delia Arnold |
Tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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Tournament of Champions 2013 New York City, United States Silver 25 $25,000 | 21–24 January 2013 | Natalie Grinham 11-6 11-6 11-5 | Kasey Brown | Madeline Perry Rachael Grinham | Amanda Sobhy Joey Chan Sarah Kippax Joshna Chinappa |
Monte Carlo Classic 2013 Monte Carlo, Monaco Silver 25 $25,000 | 28 October - 1 November 2013 | Camille Serme 11-7, 17-15, 9-11, 11-8 | Laura Massaro | Natalie Grinham Nouran Gohar | Nicolette Fernandes Aisling Blake Latasha Khan Heba El Torky |
Rank | 2013 | |
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1 | Nicol David | 3499.38 |
2 | Laura Massaro | 2278.94 |
3 | Raneem El Weleily | 1656.25 |
4 | Alison Waters | 1185.94 |
5 | Camille Serme | 1071.88 |
6 | Joelle King | 1040.29 |
7 | Jenny Duncalf | 952.94 |
8 | Low Wee Wern | 904.71 |
9 | Natalie Grinham | 902.29 |
10 | Madeline Perry | 867.58 |
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