The World Squash Championships are
squash events, which since the early 1990s have been held annually for both men and women organised by the
Professional Squash Association
The Professional Squash Association, or simply the PSA, is the governing body for the men's and women's professional Squash (sport), squash circuit. The body operates in a similar fashion to the Association of Tennis Professionals, ATP and the ...
. The men's event was first held in 1976 in London, England and the women's was inaugurated in 1976 in Brisbane, Australia.
History
The
British Open
The Open Championship, often referred to as The Open or the British Open, is the oldest golf tournament in the world, and one of the most prestigious. Founded in 1860, it was originally held annually at Prestwick Golf Club in Scotland. Later th ...
had for many years been generally considered to be the sport's effective world championship, and this continued to be the case until the World Open (now called World Championship) was established.
The women's World Championship was held once every two years until the early 1990s, when it became an annual event. The men's event has been held every year since 1976, except for a two-year gap in 2000 and 2001 when it was not held due primarily to difficulties in securing sponsorship. In recent years, the men's World Championship has been part of the
PSA World Series
The PSA World Series (formerly known as the PSA Super Series) was a series of men's and women's squash tournaments which were part of the Professional Squash Association (PSA) World Tour for the squash season. The tournaments were some of the ...
.
Editions & results
Men
Source
World Squash
''Note:''
* Peter Nicol switched nationality in 2001.
* Mohamed El Shorbagy switched nationality by end of 2022.
* Marwan El Shorbagy switched nationality at on the 30 July 23
Women
Source
World Squash
''Note:''
* Vicki Hoffman was known as Vicki Cardwell from 1982
* Cassie Jackman was also known as Cassie Campion
* Carol Owens switched nationality in 2001.
* Natalie Pohrer was later known as Natalie Grainger.
* Natalie Grinham represented Netherlands from 2007 onwards.
* The 2013 edition was postponed until March 2014.
* The 2015 edition was postponed until April 2016.
* The 2016 edition was held in April 2017.
Most finals & titles
Men
Women
Medal table
Men
Women
See also
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World Squash Doubles Championships
The World Squash Doubles Championship was held in North America from 1981 until 1987 when it was sanctioned by the International Squash Racquets Federation. It was then held bi-ennially from 1994 as the World Hardball Doubles. There has also be ...
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World Squash Team Championships
The World Squash Team Championships are an international squash competition organised by the World Squash Federation and played between teams representing different nations. Countries enter teams of three or four players to represent them in the ...
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British Open Squash Championships
The British Open Squash Championships is the oldest 'open' tournament in the game of squash (open to both professional and amateur players). It is widely considered to be one of the two most prestigious tournaments in the game, alongside the ...
References
External links
World Squash Federation(official website)
{{Main world championships
Squash tournaments
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