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Event name | PSA World Tour 2016 | ||
Categories | World Championship World Series 15–16 & 16–17 PSA World Series Finals PSA International | ||
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The PSA World Tour 2016 is the international squash tour organised circuit organized by the Professional Squash Association (PSA) for the 2016 squash season. 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. [1] 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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Categories: International tournaments and more.
World Championship |
World Series |
International 100 |
International 70 |
International 25/35/50 |
Tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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Swedish Open 2016 Men : International 70 $70,000 - Draw | 4–7 February 2016 | 12–10, 8–11, 11–9, 3–11, 11–4 | |||
Squash Colombia Open 2016 Men : International 100 $115,000 - Draw | 16–20 February 2016 | 11–9, 7–11, 11–3, 11–9 | |||
Windy City Open 2016 Men : World Series $150,000 - Draw Women : World Series $150,000 - Draw | 25 February - 2 March 2016 | 11–6, 11–3, 2–0 rtd | |||
9–11, 11–6, 11–3, 11–6 |
Tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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Grasshopper Cup 2016 Men : International 70 $70,000 - Draw | 14–17 April 2016 | 6–11, 13–11, 11–9, 9–11, 11–6 | |||
El Gouna International 2016 Men : World Series $150,000 - Draw | 24–29 April 2016 | 7–11, 9–11, 11–3, 11–9, 11–8 |
Tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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Hong Kong Open 2016 Men : World Series $150,000 - Draw Women : World Series $100,000 - Draw | 23–28 August 2016 | 11–9, 8–11, 11–6, 5–11, 11–6 | |||
6–11, 12–10, 11–7, 11–8 |
Tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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British Grand Prix 2016 Men : International 70 $70,000 - Draw | 2–5 December 2016 | 11-7, 12-10, 11-4 | |||
St George's Hill Open 2016 Men : International 100 $100,000 - Draw | 8–12 December 2016 | 11-7, 13-11, 11-4 | |||
PSA Women's World Championship 2016 Women : World Championship $165,000 - Draw | 7–14 April 2017 (Previously scheduled for 2016) | 11-8, 11-9, 11-9 |
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