2013 WSA World Tour

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WSA World Tour 2013
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Event nameWSA World Tour 2013
Tournaments62
Categories WSA World Open
WSA World Series (5)
WSA Gold & Silver (8)
WSA Tour (48)
Website
www.wsaworldtour.com
Achievements
World Number 1 Flag of Malaysia.svg Nicol David
(12 months)
World Champion Flag of England.svg Laura Massaro
Awards
Player of the year Flag of England.svg Laura Massaro
Comeback player of the year Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lisa Camilleri
Breakthrough player of the year Flag of England.svg Sarah-Jane Perry
  2012
2014  

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]

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2013 Calendar

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.

World Open

TournamentDateChampionRunner-UpSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists
WSA World Open 2013
Flag of Malaysia.svg Penang, Malaysia
World Open
$120,000 - Draw
14–21 March 2014 Flag of England.svg Laura Massaro
11–7, 6-11, 11–9, 5-11, 11–9
Flag of Egypt.svg Nour El Sherbini Flag of Malaysia.svg Nicol David
Flag of Egypt.svg Raneem El Weleily
Flag of New Zealand.svg Joelle King
Flag of Malaysia.svg Low Wee Wern
Flag of Ireland.svg Madeline Perry
Flag of France.svg Camille Serme

World Series

TournamentDateChampionRunner-UpSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists
Kuala Lumpur Open Squash Championships 2013
Flag of Malaysia.svg Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
World Series Gold
$70,000 - Draw
27–31 March 2013 Flag of England.svg Laura Massaro
11-9, 11-7, 11-6
Flag of England.svg Alison Waters Flag of Malaysia.svg Nicol David
Flag of New Zealand.svg Joelle King
Flag of England.svg Jenny Duncalf
Flag of Ireland.svg Madeline Perry
Flag of Egypt.svg Nour El Sherbini
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Natalie Grinham
British Open 2013
Flag of England.svg Hull, England
World Series Platinum
$95,000 - Draw
21–26 May 2013 Flag of England.svg Laura Massaro
11-4, 3-11, 12-10, 11-8
Flag of Malaysia.svg Nicol David Flag of Egypt.svg Raneem El Weleily
Flag of England.svg Alison Waters
Flag of New Zealand.svg Joelle King
Flag of England.svg Jenny Duncalf
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kasey Brown
Flag of Egypt.svg Omneya Abdel Kawy
Malaysian Open Squash Championships 2013
Flag of Malaysia.svg Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
World Series Gold
$70,000 - Draw
12–15 September 2013 Flag of Malaysia.svg Nicol David
13-11, 11-13, 7-11, 11-8, 11-5
Flag of Egypt.svg Raneem El Weleily Flag of England.svg Laura Massaro
Flag of France.svg Camille Serme
Flag of New Zealand.svg Joelle King
Flag of Malaysia.svg Low Wee Wern
Flag of England.svg Jenny Duncalf
Flag of England.svg Sarah-Jane Perry
US Open 2013
Flag of the United States.svg Philadelphia, United States
World Series Platinum
$115,000 - Draw
13–18 October 2013 Flag of Malaysia.svg Nicol David
11-8, 11-7, 11-6
Flag of England.svg Laura Massaro Flag of New Zealand.svg Joelle King
Flag of Malaysia.svg Low Wee Wern
Flag of Egypt.svg Raneem El Weleily
Flag of England.svg Alison Waters
Flag of Ireland.svg Madeline Perry
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kasey Brown
Hong Kong Open 2013
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong, China
World Series Gold
$70,000 - Draw
4-8 December 2013 Flag of Malaysia.svg Nicol David
11-7, 11-7, 12-10
Flag of Egypt.svg Raneem El Weleily Flag of England.svg Alison Waters
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Annie Au
Flag of England.svg Laura Massaro
Flag of England.svg Jenny Duncalf
Flag of Egypt.svg Omneya Abdel Kawy
Flag of India.svg Joshna Chinappa

Gold 50

TournamentDateChampionRunner-UpSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists
Cleveland Classic 2013
Flag of the United States.svg Cleveland, United States
Gold 50
$50,000 - Draw
2–5 February 2013 Flag of Egypt.svg Raneem El Weleily
3-11, 11-5, 9-11, 11-5, 11-9
Flag of Malaysia.svg Nicol David Flag of England.svg Alison Waters
Flag of Ireland.svg Madeline Perry
Flag of New Zealand.svg Joelle King
Flag of Egypt.svg Nour El Sherbini
Flag of Malaysia.svg Low Wee Wern
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Annie Au
Carol Weymuller Open 2013
Flag of the United States.svg Brooklyn, United States
Gold 50
$50,000 - Draw
3–6 October 2013 Flag of Malaysia.svg Nicol David
12-10, 11-2, 11-5
Flag of France.svg Camille Serme Flag of England.svg Laura Massaro
Flag of Egypt.svg Raneem El Weleily
Flag of New Zealand.svg Joelle King
Flag of Malaysia.svg Low Wee Wern
Flag of England.svg Jenny Duncalf
Flag of India.svg Dipika Pallikal
China Squash Open 2013
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shanghai, China
Gold 50
$50,000 - Draw
24–27 October 2013 Flag of Malaysia.svg Nicol David
8-11, 6-11, 11-7, 11-7, 11-8
Flag of Egypt.svg Raneem El Weleily Flag of New Zealand.svg Joelle King
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Natalie Grinham
Flag of England.svg Alison Waters
Flag of Malaysia.svg Low Wee Wern
Flag of England.svg Jenny Duncalf
Flag of India.svg Dipika Pallikal

Silver 35

TournamentDateChampionRunner-UpSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists
Greenwich Open 2013
Flag of the United States.svg New York City, United States
Silver 35
$35,000
25–28 January 2013 Flag of Egypt.svg Nour El Sherbini
11-7 5-11 11-7 5-11 14-12
Flag of Malaysia.svg Low Wee Wern Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kasey Brown
Flag of France.svg Camille Serme
Flag of Egypt.svg Raneem El Weleily
Flag of Ireland.svg Madeline Perry
Flag of India.svg Dipika Pallikal
Flag of Egypt.svg Nour El Tayeb
Texas Open 2013
Flag of the United States.svg Dallas, United States
Silver 35
$35,000
9–12 May 2013 Flag of Ireland.svg Madeline Perry
9-11 11-8 8-11 11-5 11-6
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Natalie Grinham Flag of New Zealand.svg Joelle King
Flag of England.svg Jenny Duncalf
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kasey Brown
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rachael Grinham
Flag of England.svg Sarah-Jane Perry
Flag of Japan.svg Misaki Kobayashi
Macau Open 2013
Flag of Macau.svg Macau, China
Silver 35
$35,000
17–20 October 2013 Flag of India.svg Dipika Pallikal
12-10 5-11 11-7 11-9
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rachael Grinham Flag of the Netherlands.svg Natalie Grinham
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Joey Chan
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Annie Au
Flag of India.svg Joshna Chinappa
Flag of England.svg Emma Beddoes
Flag of Malaysia.svg Delia Arnold

Silver 25

TournamentDateChampionRunner-UpSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists
Tournament of Champions 2013
Flag of the United States.svg New York City, United States
Silver 25
$25,000
21–24 January 2013 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Natalie Grinham
11-6 11-6 11-5
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kasey Brown Flag of Ireland.svg Madeline Perry
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rachael Grinham
Flag of the United States.svg Amanda Sobhy
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Joey Chan
Flag of England.svg Sarah Kippax
Flag of India.svg Joshna Chinappa
Monte Carlo Classic 2013
Flag of Monaco.svg Monte Carlo, Monaco
Silver 25
$25,000
28 October - 1 November 2013 Flag of France.svg Camille Serme
11-7, 17-15, 9-11, 11-8
Flag of England.svg Laura Massaro Flag of the Netherlands.svg Natalie Grinham
Flag of Egypt.svg Nouran Gohar
Flag of Guyana.svg Nicolette Fernandes
Flag of Ireland.svg Aisling Blake
Flag of the United States.svg Latasha Khan
Flag of Egypt.svg Heba El Torky

Source [3]

Year end world top 10 players

Rank2013
1 Flag of Malaysia.svg Nicol David 3499.38
2 Flag of England.svg Laura Massaro 2278.94
3 Flag of Egypt.svg Raneem El Weleily 1656.25
4 Flag of England.svg Alison Waters 1185.94
5 Flag of France.svg Camille Serme 1071.88
6 Flag of New Zealand.svg Joelle King 1040.29
7 Flag of England.svg Jenny Duncalf 952.94
8 Flag of Malaysia.svg Low Wee Wern 904.71
9 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Natalie Grinham 902.29
10 Flag of Ireland.svg Madeline Perry 867.58

Retirements

Following is a list of notable players (winners of a main tour title, and/or part of the WSA World Rankings top 30 for at least one month) who announced their retirement from professional squash, became inactive, or were permanently banned from playing, during the 2013 season:

See also

References

  1. "About the Women's Squash Association | WSA World Tour". Archived from the original on 17 August 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
  2. "Tournaments | WSA World Tour". Archived from the original on 17 August 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
  3. WISPA World Tour WISPA Archived 6 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "Jaclyn Hawkes retires from squash". 5 February 2013. Archived from the original on 13 April 2013.
  5. "Lauren Briggs profile".