2014 WSA World Tour

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WSA World Tour 2014
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Event nameWSA World Tour 2014
Tournaments73
Categories WSA World Championship
WSA World Series (4)
WSA Gold & Silver (11)
WSA Tour (57)
Website
www.wsaworldtour.com
Achievements
World Number 1 Flag of Malaysia.svg Nicol David
(12 months)
World Champion Flag of Malaysia.svg Nicol David
Awards
Player of the year Flag of Egypt.svg Raneem El Weleily
Young player of the year Flag of the United States.svg Amanda Sobhy
  2013
2015  

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.

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2014 Calendar

The Women's Squash Association organises the WSA World Tour, the female equivalent of the PSA World Tour [1] Listed below are the most important events on the tour.

World Championship

TournamentDateChampionRunner-UpSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists
WSA World Championship 2014
Flag of Egypt.svg Cairo, Egypt
World Championship
$150,000 - Draw
15–20 December 2014 Flag of Malaysia.svg Nicol David
5–11, 11–8, 7–11, 14–12, 11–5
Flag of Egypt.svg Raneem El Weleily Flag of England.svg Alison Waters
Flag of Egypt.svg Omneya Abdel Kawy
Flag of England.svg Laura Massaro
Flag of France.svg Camille Serme
Flag of Malaysia.svg Low Wee Wern
Flag of Egypt.svg Nour El Tayeb

World Series

TournamentDateChampionRunner-UpSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists
British Open 2014
Flag of England.svg Hull, England
World Series Platinum
$100,000 - Draw
11–18 May 2014 Flag of Malaysia.svg Nicol David
8–11, 11–5, 11–7, 11–8
Flag of England.svg Laura Massaro Flag of Egypt.svg Raneem El Weleily
Flag of England.svg Alison Waters
Flag of New Zealand.svg Joelle King
Flag of Malaysia.svg Low Wee Wern
Flag of Egypt.svg Omneya Abdel Kawy
Flag of England.svg Sarah Kippax
Malaysian Open Squash Championships 2014
Flag of Malaysia.svg Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
World Series Gold
$70,000 - Draw
18–23 August 2014 Flag of Egypt.svg Raneem El Weleily
7–11, 11–3, 12–10, 2–11, 11–7
Flag of Egypt.svg Nour El Tayeb Flag of Malaysia.svg Nicol David
Flag of the United States.svg Amanda Sobhy
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Annie Au
Flag of Ireland.svg Madeline Perry
Flag of England.svg Sarah-Jane Perry
Flag of Egypt.svg Habiba Mohamed
Hong Kong Open 2014
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong, China
World Series Gold
$77,000 - Draw
27–31 August 2014 Flag of Malaysia.svg Nicol David
11–4, 12–10, 11–8
Flag of Egypt.svg Nour El Tayeb Flag of England.svg Laura Massaro
Flag of the United States.svg Amanda Sobhy
Flag of France.svg Camille Serme
Flag of England.svg Alison Waters
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rachael Grinham
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Joey Chan
US Open 2014
Flag of the United States.svg Philadelphia, United States
World Series Platinum
$115,000 - Draw
13–18 October 2014 Flag of Malaysia.svg Nicol David
11–5, 12–10, 12–10
Flag of Egypt.svg Nour El Sherbini Flag of Egypt.svg Raneem El Weleily
Flag of France.svg Camille Serme
Flag of England.svg Laura Massaro
Flag of England.svg Alison Waters
Flag of Malaysia.svg Low Wee Wern
Flag of Egypt.svg Yathreb Adel

Gold 50

TournamentDateChampionRunner-UpSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists
Tournament of Champions 2014
Flag of the United States.svg New York City, United States
Gold 50
$50,000 - Draw
18–24 January 2014 Flag of Malaysia.svg Nicol David
11–4, 13–11, 11–8
Flag of England.svg Laura Massaro Flag of England.svg Alison Waters
Flag of France.svg Camille Serme
Flag of New Zealand.svg Joelle King
Flag of Malaysia.svg Low Wee Wern
Flag of Ireland.svg Madeline Perry
Flag of England.svg Sarah-Jane Perry
Cleveland Classic 2014
Flag of the United States.svg Cleveland, United States
Gold 50
$50,000 - Draw
30 January – 4 February 2014 Flag of Malaysia.svg Nicol David
13–11, 11–5, 11–6
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Annie Au Flag of England.svg Alison Waters
Flag of Egypt.svg Nour El Tayeb
Flag of England.svg Laura Massaro
Flag of Egypt.svg Raneem El Weleily
Flag of France.svg Camille Serme
Flag of Egypt.svg Omneya Abdel Kawy
Metro Squash Windy City Open 2014
Flag of the United States.svg Chicago, United States
Gold 50
$50,000 - Draw
28 February – 3 March 2014 Flag of England.svg Laura Massaro
9–11, 11–8, 11–9, 3–11, 11–6
Flag of Egypt.svg Raneem El Weleily Flag of New Zealand.svg Joelle King
Flag of France.svg Camille Serme
Flag of England.svg Alison Waters
Flag of Malaysia.svg Low Wee Wern
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Annie Au
Flag of England.svg Emma Beddoes
Texas Open 2014
Flag of the United States.svg Dallas, United States
Gold 50
$50,000 - Draw
8–13 April 2014 Flag of Egypt.svg Nour El Sherbini
11–7, 5–11, 11–7, 11–8
Flag of India.svg Dipika Pallikal Flag of Ireland.svg Madeline Perry
Flag of France.svg Camille Serme
Flag of Malaysia.svg Low Wee Wern
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rachael Grinham
Flag of Guyana.svg Nicolette Fernandes
Flag of England.svg Emma Beddoes
China Squash Open 2014
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shanghai, China
Gold 50
$50,000 - Draw
2–7 September 2014 Flag of Malaysia.svg Low Wee Wern
11–8, 11–6, 8–11, 8–11, 12–10
Flag of France.svg Camille Serme Flag of Egypt.svg Nouran Ahmed Gohar
Flag of Egypt.svg Salma Hany Ibrahim
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Annie Au
Flag of India.svg Dipika Pallikal
Flag of England.svg Jenny Duncalf
Flag of England.svg Sarah Kippax
Carol Weymuller Open 2014
Flag of the United States.svg Brooklyn, United States
Gold 50
$50,000 - Draw
30 September – 6 October 2014 Flag of England.svg Alison Waters
9–11, 12–10, 11–5, 12–10
Flag of Egypt.svg Omneya Abdel Kawy Flag of England.svg Laura Massaro
Flag of Egypt.svg Raneem El Weleily
Flag of England.svg Emma Beddoes
Flag of Guyana.svg Nicolette Fernandes
Flag of Egypt.svg Nour El Tayeb
Flag of Egypt.svg Salma Hany Ibrahim
Macau Open 2014
Flag of Macau.svg Macau, China
Gold 50
$50,0000 - Draw
21–26 October 2014 Flag of Malaysia.svg Nicol David
11–8, 11–2, 11–8
Flag of Egypt.svg Raneem El Weleily Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rachael Grinham
Flag of England.svg Jenny Duncalf
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Annie Au
Flag of England.svg Sarah-Jane Perry
Flag of England.svg Emma Beddoes
Flag of Malaysia.svg Delia Arnold

Silver 35

TournamentDateChampionRunner-UpSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists
Greenwich Open 2014
Flag of the United States.svg Greenwich, United States
Silver 35
$35,000
22–24 January 2014 Flag of New Zealand.svg Joelle King
11–6, 9–11, 8–11, 12–10, 11–8
Flag of Malaysia.svg Low Wee Wern Flag of Hong Kong.svg Annie Au
Flag of the United States.svg Amanda Sobhy
Flag of Egypt.svg Nour El Sherbini
Flag of England.svg Sarah-Jane Perry
Flag of Guyana.svg Nicolette Fernandes
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Joey Chan

Silver 25

TournamentDateChampionRunner-UpSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists
Granite Open 2014
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto, Canada
Silver 25
$25,000
2–7 March 2014 Flag of the United States.svg Amanda Sobhy
11–5, 11–9, 11–5
Flag of Egypt.svg Omneya Abdel Kawy Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rachael Grinham
Flag of England.svg Sarah-Jane Perry
Flag of Denmark.svg Line Hansen
Flag of England.svg Sarah Kippax
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Samantha Cornett
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Tesni Evans
Hong Kong FC International 2014
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong, China
Silver 25
$25,000
19–24 May 2014 Flag of the United States.svg Amanda Sobhy
11–6, 11–2, 11–9
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rachael Grinham Flag of Guyana.svg Nicolette Fernandes
Flag of Egypt.svg Salma Hany Ibrahim
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Joey Chan
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Donna Urquhart
Flag of Egypt.svg Heba El Torky
Flag of Malaysia.svg Delia Arnold
Atlantis Open 2014
Flag of Egypt.svg Alexandria, Egypt
Silver 25
$25,000
16–21 September 2014 Flag of Egypt.svg Habiba Mohamed
11–13, 11–8, 11–5, 11–7
Flag of Egypt.svg Nour El Tayeb Flag of Egypt.svg Omneya Abdel Kawy
Flag of Denmark.svg Line Hansen
Flag of Egypt.svg Nouran Ahmed Gohar
Flag of Egypt.svg Salma Hany Ibrahim
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lucie Fialová
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Milou van der Heijden
Monte Carlo Classic 2014
Flag of Monaco.svg Monte Carlo, Monaco
Silver 25
$25,000
4–7 November 2014 Flag of Egypt.svg Nouran Ahmed Gohar
15–13, 10–12, 11–7, 7–11, 11–9
Flag of Egypt.svg Omneya Abdel Kawy Flag of India.svg Dipika Pallikal
Flag of Egypt.svg Habiba Mohamed
Flag of France.svg Camille Serme
Flag of Ireland.svg Madeline Perry
Flag of Ireland.svg Aisling Blake
Flag of Egypt.svg Mariam Ibrahim Metwally

[2]

Year end world top 10 players

Rank2014
1 Flag of Malaysia.svg Nicol David 3,398.120
2 Flag of England.svg Laura Massaro 2,088.530
3 Flag of Egypt.svg Raneem El Weleily 1,984.120
4 Flag of Egypt.svg Nour El Sherbini 1,362.310
5 Flag of England.svg Alison Waters 1,248.890
6 Flag of France.svg Camille Serme 1,084.130
7 Flag of Malaysia.svg Low Wee Wern 1,033.160
8 Flag of Egypt.svg Nour El Tayeb 1,000.500
9 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Annie Au 857.250
10 Flag of Egypt.svg Omneya Abdel Kawy 788.571

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 2014 season:

See also

References

  1. "Tournaments | WSA World Tour". Archived from the original on 2013-08-17. Retrieved 2013-12-26.
  2. "Tournaments | WSA World Tour". Archived from the original on 2013-12-26. Retrieved 2013-12-26.
  3. "Kasey Brown to retire". 8 October 2014.
  4. "Manuela Manetta SquashInfo profile".