The PSA World Series (formerly known as the PSA Super Series) was a series of men's and women's
squash
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tournament
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s which were part of the
Professional Squash Association
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's highest professional level, the PSA Wor ...
(PSA)
World Tour for the squash season. The tournaments were some of the most prestigious events on the men's tour. The best-performing players in the World Series events qualified for the annual
PSA World Series Finals
The PSA World Tour Finals is the end of season championship of the PSA World Tour of male and female professional squash players. The top eight players in the current PSA World Tour is qualified for the event.
The eight players compete in two ...
tournament.
Each year, several tournaments on the tour were designated World Series events. These included major events such as the
World Championship
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, the
British Open
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, the
Hong Kong Open or the
Tournament of Champions. Then, early the next year, the eight best-performing players from the Super Series events were invited to compete in the
PSA World Series Finals
The PSA World Tour Finals is the end of season championship of the PSA World Tour of male and female professional squash players. The top eight players in the current PSA World Tour is qualified for the event.
The eight players compete in two ...
(a similar event to the
ATP World Tour Finals
The ATP Finals is the season-ending championship of the ATP Tour. It is the most significant event in the annual ATP calendar after the four majors as it features the top-eight singles players and top-eight doubles teams based on their results th ...
).
The
World Series Squash Finals were first staged in Vitis Club in
Zurich,
Switzerland
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, in 1993 and 1994. The event was then moved to
England
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and held at the
Galleria shopping complex in
Hatfield from 1996 to 1998. From 1999 to 2006, it was held in the Broadgate Arena in
London
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. In 2007, the event was moved to the
National Squash Centre
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Costing approximately £3.5m, the facilities inclu ...
in
Manchester
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. In 2009, the tournament was shortened to a four-day format and played at the
Queen's Club
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in
London
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.
From January 2015, it also included World Series tournaments for women after a merger between PSA and WSA in November 2014.
After 2017–18, the PSA World Series was replaced by the PSA World Tour and PSA World Tour finals.
Tournaments
Here is the list of tournaments that have been at least a season PSA World Series tournament since 1993 :
PSA World Series ranking points
PSA World Series events also had a separate World Series ranking. Points for this were calculated on a cumulative basis after each World Series event. The top eight players at the end of the calendar year were then eligible to play in the
PSA World Series Finals
The PSA World Tour Finals is the end of season championship of the PSA World Tour of male and female professional squash players. The top eight players in the current PSA World Tour is qualified for the event.
The eight players compete in two ...
.
At the same time, the players competing in PSA World Series events earned
world ranking
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In mathematics, this is known as a weak order or total preorder of ...
points according to the prize money, the classification of the event and the final position in the draw the player reached.
World Series Finals
Men's
Women's
See also
*
Professional Squash Association
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's highest professional level, the PSA Wor ...
*
WSA World Series
The WSA World Series (formerly known as the WISPA World Series) is a series of women's squash tournaments which are part of the Women's Squash Association (WSA) World Tour for the 2014 squash season. The eight best-performing players in the Wo ...
*
Official Men's Squash World Ranking
The Official Men's Squash World Ranking is the official world ranking for men's squash. The ranking is to rate the performance level of male professional squash player. It is also a merit-based method used for determining entry and seeding in men' ...
*
Official Women's Squash World Ranking The Official Women's Squash World Ranking is the official world ranking for women's squash. The ranking is to rate the performance level of female professional squash player. It is also a merit-based method used for determining entry and seeding in ...
References
External links
World Series Series Squash website
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Squash tournaments
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