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.
| WSA World Tour 2014 | |
|---|---|
| Details | |
| Event name | WSA World Tour 2014 |
| Tournaments | 73 |
| Categories | WSA World Championship WSA World Series (4) WSA Gold & Silver (11) WSA Tour (57) |
| Website www | |
| Achievements | |
| World Number 1 |  Nicol David(12 months) |
| World Champion | Nicol David |
| Awards | |
| Player of the year |  Raneem El Weleily |
| Young player of the year |  Amanda Sobhy |
2014 Calendar edit
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 edit
| Tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WSA World Championship 2014 Cairo, Egypt World Championship $150,000 - Draw |
15–20 December 2014 | Nicol David 5–11, 11–8, 7–11, 14–12, 11–5 |
Raneem El Weleily
|
 Alison Waters Omneya Abdel Kawy
|
Laura Massaro Camille Serme Low Wee Wern Nour El Tayeb
|
World Series edit
| Tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| British Open 2014 Hull, England World Series Platinum $100,000 - Draw |
11–18 May 2014 | Nicol David 8–11, 11–5, 11–7, 11–8 |
Laura Massaro
|
Raneem El Weleily Alison Waters
|
 Joelle King Low Wee Wern Omneya Abdel Kawy Sarah Kippax
|
| Malaysian Open Squash Championships 2014 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia World Series Gold $70,000 - Draw |
18–23 August 2014 | Raneem El Weleily 7–11, 11–3, 12–10, 2–11, 11–7 |
Nour El Tayeb
|
Nicol David Amanda Sobhy
|
 Annie Au Madeline Perry Sarah-Jane Perry Habiba Mohamed
|
| Hong Kong Open 2014 Hong Kong, China World Series Gold $77,000 - Draw |
27–31 August 2014 | Nicol David 11–4, 12–10, 11–8 |
Nour El Tayeb
|
Laura Massaro Amanda Sobhy
|
Camille Serme Alison Waters Rachael Grinham Joey Chan
|
| US Open 2014 Philadelphia, United States World Series Platinum $115,000 - Draw |
13–18 October 2014 | Nicol David 11–5, 12–10, 12–10 |
Nour El Sherbini
|
Raneem El Weleily Camille Serme
|
Laura Massaro Alison Waters Low Wee Wern Yathreb Adel
|
Gold 50 edit
Silver 35 edit
| Tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenwich Open 2014 Greenwich, United States Silver 35 $35,000 |
22–24 January 2014 | Joelle King 11–6, 9–11, 8–11, 12–10, 11–8 |
Low Wee Wern
|
Annie Au Amanda Sobhy
|
Nour El Sherbini Sarah-Jane Perry Nicolette Fernandes Joey Chan
|
Silver 25 edit
| Tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Granite Open 2014 Toronto, CanadaSilver 25 $25,000 |
2–7 March 2014 | Amanda Sobhy 11–5, 11–9, 11–5 |
Omneya Abdel Kawy
|
Rachael Grinham Sarah-Jane Perry
|
 Line Hansen Sarah Kippax Samantha Cornett Tesni Evans
|
| Hong Kong FC International 2014 Hong Kong, China Silver 25 $25,000 |
19–24 May 2014 | Amanda Sobhy 11–6, 11–2, 11–9 |
Rachael Grinham
|
Nicolette Fernandes Salma Hany Ibrahim
|
Joey Chan Donna Urquhart Heba El Torky Delia Arnold
|
| Atlantis Open 2014 Alexandria, Egypt Silver 25 $25,000 |
16–21 September 2014 | Habiba Mohamed 11–13, 11–8, 11–5, 11–7 |
Nour El Tayeb
|
Omneya Abdel Kawy Line Hansen
|
Nouran Ahmed Gohar Salma Hany Ibrahim Lucie Fialová Milou van der Heijden
|
Monte Carlo Classic 2014 Monte Carlo, MonacoSilver 25 $25,000 |
4–7 November 2014 | Nouran Ahmed Gohar 15–13, 10–12, 11–7, 7–11, 11–9 |
Omneya Abdel Kawy
|
 Dipika Pallikal Habiba Mohamed
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Camille Serme Madeline Perry Aisling Blake Mariam Ibrahim Metwally
|
Year end world top 10 players edit
| Rank | 2014 | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicol David
|
3,398.120 |
| 2 | Laura Massaro
|
2,088.530 |
| 3 | Raneem El Weleily
|
1,984.120 |
| 4 | Nour El Sherbini
|
1,362.310 |
| 5 | Alison Waters
|
1,248.890 |
| 6 | Camille Serme
|
1,084.130 |
| 7 | Low Wee Wern
|
1,033.160 |
| 8 | Nour El Tayeb
|
1,000.500 |
| 9 | Annie Au
|
857.250 |
| 10 | Omneya Abdel Kawy
|
788.571 |
Retirements edit
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:
Kasey Brown (born 1 August 1985 in Taree) joined the pro tour in 2002, reached the singles no. 5 spot in December 2011. She won 11 WSA World Tour titles including the Greenwich Open in 2011 and the Australian Open in 2006. In 2011, she reached the final of the US Open, the biggest success of her career. She retired in October 2014 after competing a last time in the US Open.[3]
Manuela Manetta (born 6 June 1983 in Parma) joined the pro tour in 2002, reached the singles no. 25 spot in December 2007. She reached in 2010 the semifinals of the US Open and won more of ten National championships in Italia.[4]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Tournaments | WSA World Tour". Archived from the original on 2013-08-17. Retrieved 2013-12-26.
- ^ "Tournaments | WSA World Tour". Archived from the original on 2013-12-26. Retrieved 2013-12-26.
- ^ "Kasey Brown to retire". 8 October 2014.
- ^ "Manuela Manetta SquashInfo profile".