2014 WSA World Series

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WSA World Series 2014
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Event name WSA World Series 2014
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Year World Tour 2014
Squash current event.svg Current 2014 Women's World Open Squash Championship
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The WSA World Series 2014 is a series of women's squash tournaments which are part of the Women's Squash Association (WSA) World Tour for the 2014 squash season. The WSA World Series tournaments are some of the most prestigious events on the women's tour. Nicol David won the 2014 WSA World Series followed by Raneem El Weleily and Laura Massaro.

Squash (sport) racquet sport

Squash is a ball sport played by two (singles) or four players in a four-walled court with a small, hollow rubber ball. The players must alternate in striking the ball with their racquet and hit the ball onto the playable surfaces of the four walls of the court.

The Women's Squash Association (WSA) was the governing body for the women's professional squash circuit between 2011 and 2014. It was based in London, England. The body operates in a similar fashion to the WTA for tennis. The WSA World Tour involved over 100 tournaments annually all over the globe. Over 250 players were registered with the WSA and rankings are updated monthly based on players' performances.

Nicol David Malaysian squash player

Datuk Nicol Ann David is a Malaysian female professional squash player, currently ranked world number 6. Beginning in August 2006, David was the world number one for a record-breaking 108 consecutive months, finally ceding the ranking in September 2015 to Raneem El Weleily. She has won the World Open title a record 8 times in 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2014, as well as the British Open title in 2005, 2006, 2008, 2012 and 2014. In July 2016, she reached her 151st successive month in the top 10, breaking the record in both men's and women's categories. She surpassed Peter Nicol's previous records of 150 months.

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WSA World Series Ranking Points

WSA World Series events also have a separate World Series ranking. Points for this are calculated on a cumulative basis after each World Series event.

TournamentRanking Points
RankPrize Money US$Ranking PointsWinnerRunner up3/45/89/1617/32
World Series$70,000+625 points1006540251510

[1]

2014 Tournaments

TournamentCountryLocationRankPrize moneyDate2014 Winner
World Open 2013 Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia Penang World Open $120,00014-21 March 2014 Flag of England.svg Laura Massaro
British Open 2014 Flag of England.svg  England Hull World Series Platinum$100,00011–18 May 2014 Flag of Malaysia.svg Nicol David
Malaysian Open 2014 Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia Kuala Lumpur World Series Gold$70,00018–23 August 2014 Flag of Egypt.svg Raneem El Weleily
Hong Kong Open 2014 Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong Hong Kong World Series Gold$77,00027-31 August 2014 Flag of Malaysia.svg Nicol David
US Open 2014 Flag of the United States.svg  United States Philadelphia World Series Platinum$115,00013–18 October 2014 Flag of Malaysia.svg Nicol David
World Championship 2014 Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt Cairo World Championship $150,00015–20 December 2014 Flag of Malaysia.svg Nicol David

World Series Standings 2014

Performance Table Legend
101st Round15Round of 16
25Quarterfinalist40Semifinalist
65Runner-up100Winner
Top 16 World Series Standings 2014 [2]
RankPlayerNumber of
Tournament		 World
Open (2013) 		British
Open 		Malaysian
Open 		Hong Kong
Open 		US Open World
Championship 		Total
Points
MAS Flag of Malaysia.svg ENG Flag of England.svg MAS Flag of Malaysia.svg HKG Flag of Hong Kong.svg USA Flag of the United States.svg EGY Flag of Egypt.svg
1 Flag of Malaysia.svg Nicol David 64010040100100100480
2 Flag of Egypt.svg Raneem El Weleily 54040100-4065285
3 Flag of England.svg Laura Massaro 61006515402525270
4 Flag of Egypt.svg Nour El Tayeb 510106565-25175
5 Flag of England.svg Alison Waters 6154010252540155
6 Flag of Egypt.svg Nour El Sherbini 46510--6510150
7 Flag of France.svg Camille Serme 6251510254025140
8 Flag of Malaysia.svg Low Wee Wern 6252515152525130
9 Flag of Egypt.svg Omneya Abdel Kawy 6152515151540125
10 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Annie Au 610152515151595
11 Flag of England.svg Sarah-Jane Perry 615152515101595
12 Flag of Australia.svg Rachael Grinham 610101525151590
13 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Joey Chan 610101525101080
14 Flag of England.svg Jenny Duncalf 615101515151080
15 Flag of Ireland.svg Madeline Perry 5251025-101080
16 Flag of the United States.svg Amanda Sobhy 2--4040--80

See also

The Official Women's Squash World Ranking 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. The rankings are produced monthly. The current world number one is Nour El Sherbini of Egypt, who replaced Laura Massaro in May 2016.

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Professional Squash Association

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 are registered with the PSA and rankings are updated monthly based on players' performances.

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WSA World Series

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The WSA World Tour is the international squash tour and organized circuit, organized by the Women's Squash Association (WSA) for the 2014 squash season. The most important tournaments in the series are the World Championship, the US Open and the British Open. The tour features three categories of regular events, the World Series, which features the highest prize money and the best fields, and Gold and Silver tournaments. Players performances in the tour are rated by the WSA World Rankings. The Male equivalent is the PSA World Tour.

The PSA World Series 2014 is a series of men's squash tournaments which are part of the Professional Squash Association (PSA) World Tour for the 2014 squash season. The PSA World Series tournaments are some of the most prestigious events on the men's tour. Mohamed El Shorbagy won the 2014 PSA World Series followed by Grégory Gaultier and Ramy Ashour.

The Women's China Squash Open 2014 is the women's edition of the 2014 China Squash Open, which is a tournament of the WSA World Tour event International. The event took place in Shanghai in China from 2 to 7 September. Low Wee Wern won her third China Squash Open trophy, beating Camille Serme in the final.

The 2016–17 PSA World Tour is the international squash tour organised circuit organized by the Professional Squash Association (PSA) for the 2016 squash season. It's the 2nd PSA season since the merger of PSA and WSA associations in 2015. The most important tournaments in the series is the Men's World Championship and the Women's World Championship. The tour features three categories of regular events, World Series, which feature the highest prize money and the best fields, International and Challenger. In the middle of the year, the PSA World Series tour is concluded by the Men's PSA World Series Finals and the Women's PSA World Series Finals in Dubai, the end of the world series season for the top 8 rated players. Players performances in the tour are rated by the Men's World Rankings and Women's World Rankings.

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References

  1. ↑ "World series Prize Money" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-29.[ permanent dead link ]
  2. ↑ WSA World Series Standings Archived 2013-08-17 at the Wayback Machine .


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