2014 WSA World Tour explained

See also: 2014 WSA World Series.

Type:WSA
WSA World Tour 2014
Event Name:WSA World Tour 2014
Tournaments:73
Categories:WSA World Championship
WSA World Series (4)
WSA Gold & Silver (11)
WSA Tour (57)
World Number 1: Nicol David
(12 months)
World Champion: Nicol David
Player Of The Year: Raneem El Weleily
Young Player Of The Year: Amanda Sobhy
Prevseason:2013
Nextseason: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.

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 Series

TournamentDateChampionRunner-UpSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists
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
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

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

Silver 25

TournamentDateChampionRunner-UpSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists
Granite Open 2014
Toronto, Canada
Silver 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, Monaco
Silver 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
Camille Serme
Madeline Perry
Aisling Blake
Mariam Ibrahim Metwally

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Year end world top 10 players

Rank2014
1 Nicol David3,398.120
2 Laura Massaro2,088.530
3 Raneem El Weleily1,984.120
4 Nour El Sherbini1,362.310
5 Alison Waters1,248.890
6 Camille Serme1,084.130
7 Low Wee Wern1,033.160
8 Nour El Tayeb1,000.500
9 Annie Au857.250
10 Omneya Abdel Kawy788.571

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

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tournaments WSA World Tour . 2013-12-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130817075406/http://wsaworldtour.com/tournaments . 2013-08-17 . dead .
  2. Web site: Tournaments WSA World Tour . 2013-12-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131226224307/http://wsaworldtour.com/tournaments/year/2014 . 2013-12-26 . dead .
  3. Web site: Kasey Brown to retire. 8 October 2014.
  4. Web site: Manuela Manetta SquashInfo profile.