Professional Squash Association

Professional Squash Association
PSA
Sport Professional Squash
Jurisdiction International
Founded 1975 (1975)
Location Leeds, England, United Kingdom
President England James Willstrop (Men)
England Jenny Duncalf (Women)
Chairman Saudi Arabia Ziad Al-Turki
Chief Exec Wales Alex Gough
Director England Jonathan Kemp
France Renan Lavigne
Bahrain Mohab Khattab
England Chris Hornbuckle
Netherlands Marjolein Houtsma
United States Ashley Bernhard
Other key staff

England Lee Beachill (Chief Operations Officer)
Netherlands Tommy Berden (Chief Commercial Officer)
England Hannah Mason (Tour Director)
England Lee Drew (Refereeing Director)

Regional Representative :
India Ritwik Bhattacharya (Asia)
England Tim Garner (Europe)
New Zealand Kashif Shuja (Oceania)
United States Graham Bassett (America)
Sponsor Dunlop, Salming, ASB Squash Courts
Official website
www.psaworldtour.com
Current World Tour
Squash
Previous PSA Logo (2011-2014)
Former PSA Logo

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 (over 60 different contries represented [1] [2]) are registered with the PSA and rankings are updated monthly based on players' performances.

In November 2014, the WSA and the PSA announced a historic merger between the two associations.[3] A decision was reached that will see the PSA operate as the governing body for both the women's and men's ranks from January 1, 2015.

PSA World Tour

There are hundreds of PSA tournaments throughout the course of a season of the PSA World Tour, and they are classified into the following categories, based on prize money:

  1. PSA Challenger 15 $15,000 - $24,999
  2. PSA Challenger 10 $10,000 - $14,999
  3. PSA Challenger 5 $5,000 - $9,999
  1. PSA International 100 $100,000 - $149,999
  2. PSA International 70 $70,000 - $99,999
  3. PSA International 50 $50,000 - $69,999
  4. PSA International 35 $35,000 - $49,999
  5. PSA International 25 $25,000 - $34,999

PSA World Series - $150,000

On January 17, 2006, the PSA reached an agreement with Dunlop that extends Dunlop's tenure as the provider of official balls and official racquets for the PSA. The extension is five years.

Before January 1, 2015, the women's squash game was governed by the Women's Squash Association (WSA).

World Series Squash Finals

Every year, the top eight performers from the various World Series events gather for the PSA World Series Finals. The eight players are separated into two groups of four, and play a round robin. The top two from each group advance to the semifinals (A1 vs. B2 and B1 vs. A2). The winner of the event is crowned World Series champion.

US Pro Squash Series

On January 2013, the PSA announced along with U.S. Squash, to create a new tournament series called the US Pro Squash Series. This tournament series is used to support marketing activities for tournaments in the United States.[4]

World Rankings

PSA publishes monthly rankings of professional players: PSA World Rankings (commonly known as the ‘World rankings’).

Current men's rankings

PSA Men's World Rankings, of February 2016[5]
Rank Player Average Points Move
1  Mohamed El Shorbagy (EGY) 1,693.500 Steady
2  Grégory Gaultier (FRA) 1,589.500 Steady
3  Nick Matthew (ENG) 1,260.500 Steady
4  Omar Mosaad (EGY) 877.500 Steady
5  Ramy Ashour (EGY) 575.000 Increase1
6  Miguel Ángel Rodríguez (COL) 562.000 Decrease1
7  Simon Rösner (GER) 538.000 Steady
8  Mathieu Castagnet (FRA) 522.500 Increase2
9  Karim Abdel Gawad (EGY) 489.500 Steady
10  Marwan El Shorbagy (EGY) 470.000 Increase1
11  Tarek Momen (EGY) 462.000 Decrease3
12  James Willstrop (ENG) 435.500 Steady
13  Ali Farag (EGY) 417.000 Increase9
14  Cameron Pilley (AUS) 402.727 Decrease1
15  Max Lee (HKG) 393.500 Decrease1
16  Ryan Cuskelly (AUS) 391.667 Increase1
17  Daryl Selby (ENG) 389.500 Decrease2
18  Mazen Hesham (EGY) 386.500 Decrease2
19  Borja Golán (ESP) 379.500 Steady
20  Saurav Ghosal (IND) 359.545 Decrease2

Change since previous month's rankings

Current women's rankings

PSA Women's World Rankings, of February 2016[6]
Rank Player Average Points Move
1  Laura Massaro (ENG) 2,732.941 Steady
2  Nicol David (MAS) 2,465.000 Increase1
3  Raneem El Weleily (EGY) 2,213.529 Decrease1
4  Nour El Sherbini (EGY) 1,868.750 Increase1
5  Camille Serme (FRA) 1,790.625 Decrease1
6  Omneya Abdel Kawy (EGY) 1,512.500 Steady
7  Amanda Sobhy (USA) 1,212.500 Increase1
8  Nouran Gohar (EGY) 1,112.353 Increase2
9  Nour El Tayeb (EGY) 1,084.375 Decrease2
10  Annie Au (HKG) 794.737 Increase1
11  Joelle King (NZL) 772.500 Increase1
12  Sarah-Jane Perry (ENG) 720.105 Increase1
13  Alison Waters (ENG) 688.125 Decrease4
14  Joshna Chinappa (IND) 645.364 Increase1
15  Delia Arnold (MAS) 615.895 Increase1
16  Jenny Duncalf (ENG) 611.304 Decrease2
17  Dipika Pallikal (IND) 582.000 Steady
18  Emily Whitlock (ENG) 562.952 Increase1
19  Victoria Lust (ENG) 540.000 Increase2
20  Emma Beddoes (ENG) 498.750 Steady

Change since previous month's rankings

Current Champions

Current men's champions

Current women's champions

Video game

PSA World Tour Squash
Developer(s) Alternative Software
Publisher(s) Alternative Software
Platform(s) Wii
Release date(s)
  • EU May 22, 2015
Genre(s) Sport simulation
Mode(s) Single-player

A PSA-licensed video game titled PSA World Tour Squash 2015 has been developed and published by Alternative Software, and is released only in various European countries on May 22, 2015 exclusively for Nintendo's Wii console.[7] The game features the likeness of several professional squash players such as Nick Matthew, Amr Shabana, Grégory Gaultier, Ramy Ashour, and many others, and takes place in many iconic, global squash courts. Players can compete in main World Tour, or set up their own tournaments with using custom player avatars and stats. The game also supports Wii MotionPlus, allowing users an enhanced, real-time squash motion control gameplay experience. (Official website)

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