2013 WSA World Tour
WSA World Tour 2013 | |
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Details | |
Event name | WSA World Tour 2013 |
Tournaments | 62 |
Kategorien | WSA World Open WSA World Series (5) WSA Gold & Silver (8) WSA Tour (48) |
Website www | |
Achievements | |
World Number 1 | ![]() (12 months) |
World Champion | ![]() |
Awards | |
Player of the year | ![]() |
Comeback player of the year | ![]() |
Breakthrough player of the year | ![]() |
The WSA World Tour 2013 is the international squash tour and organized circuit, organized by the Women's Squash Association (WSA) for the 2013 squash season. The most important tournament in the series is the World Open held in Penang in Malaysia in March 2014. The tour features three categories of regular events, the World Series, which features the highest prize money and the best fields, Gold and Silver tournaments.[1]
2013 Calendar
[edit]The Women's Squash Association organises the WSA World Tour, the female equivalent of the PSA World Tour[2] Listed below are the most important events on the tour.
Tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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WSA World Open 2013![]() World Open $120,000 - Draw |
14–21 March 2014 | ![]() 11–7, 6-11, 11–9, 5-11, 11–9 |
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Gold 50
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Cleveland Classic 2013![]() Gold 50 $50,000 - Draw |
2–5 February 2013 | ![]() 3-11, 11-5, 9-11, 11-5, 11-9 |
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Carol Weymuller Open 2013![]() Gold 50 $50,000 - Draw |
3–6 October 2013 | ![]() 12-10, 11-2, 11-5 |
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China Squash Open 2013![]() Gold 50 $50,000 - Draw |
24–27 October 2013 | ![]() 8-11, 6-11, 11-7, 11-7, 11-8 |
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Silver 35
[edit]Tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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Greenwich Open 2013![]() Silver 35 $35,000 |
25–28 January 2013 | ![]() 11-7 5-11 11-7 5-11 14-12 |
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Texas Open 2013![]() Silver 35 $35,000 |
9–12 May 2013 | ![]() 9-11 11-8 8-11 11-5 11-6 |
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Macau Open 2013![]() Silver 35 $35,000 |
17–20 October 2013 | ![]() 12-10 5-11 11-7 11-9 |
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Silver 25
[edit]Tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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Tournament of Champions 2013![]() Silver 25 $25,000 |
21–24 January 2013 | ![]() 11-6 11-6 11-5 |
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Monte Carlo Classic 2013![]() Silver 25 $25,000 |
28 October - 1 November 2013 | ![]() 11-7, 17-15, 9-11, 11-8 |
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Source[3]
Year end world top 10 players
[edit]Rank | 2013 | |
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1 | ![]() |
3499.38 |
2 | ![]() |
2278.94 |
3 | ![]() |
1656.25 |
4 | ![]() |
1185.94 |
5 | ![]() |
1071.88 |
6 | ![]() |
1040.29 |
7 | ![]() |
952.94 |
8 | ![]() |
904.71 |
9 | ![]() |
902.29 |
10 | ![]() |
867.58 |
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 2013 season:
Jaclyn Hawkes (born 3 December 1982 in the Hongkong) joined the pro tour in 2003, reached the singles no. 12 spot in December 2012. She won 3 WSA World Tour titles. She retired in January 2013 after losing in the first round of the Carol Weymuller Open in September 2012.[4]
Lauren Briggs (born 8 August 1979 in the Stanford-Le-Hope) joined the pro tour in 1999, reached the singles no. 18 spot in December 2008. She won 12 WSA World Tour titles, winning in America, Finland, France, Holland, Malaysia, Switzerland, England, Scotland and Wales. She retired in November after competing a last time in the British Open.[5]
See also
[edit]- Women's Squash Association (WSA)
- WSA World Series 2013
- WSA World Series Finals
- WSA World Open
- Official Women's Squash World Ranking
- PSA World Tour 2013
References
[edit]- ^ "About the Women's Squash Association | WSA World Tour". Archived from the original on 17 August 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
- ^ "Tournaments | WSA World Tour". Archived from the original on 17 August 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
- ^ WISPA World Tour WISPA Archived 6 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Jaclyn Hawkes retires from squash". 5 February 2013. Archived from the original on 13 April 2013.
- ^ "Lauren Briggs profile".