2014 WSA World Tour
WSA World Tour 2014 | |
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Details | |
Event name | WSA World Tour 2014 |
Tournaments | 73 |
Kategorien | WSA World Championship WSA World Series (4) WSA Gold & Silver (11) WSA Tour (57) |
Website www | |
Achievements | |
World Number 1 | ![]() (12 months) |
World Champion | ![]() |
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Young player of the year | ![]() |
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
[edit]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.
Tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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WSA World Championship 2014![]() World Championship $150,000 - Draw |
15–20 December 2014 | ![]() 5–11, 11–8, 7–11, 14–12, 11–5 |
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Tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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British Open 2014![]() World Series Platinum $100,000 - Draw |
11–18 May 2014 | ![]() 8–11, 11–5, 11–7, 11–8 |
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Malaysian Open Squash Championships 2014![]() World Series Gold $70,000 - Draw |
18–23 August 2014 | ![]() 7–11, 11–3, 12–10, 2–11, 11–7 |
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Hong Kong Open 2014![]() World Series Gold $77,000 - Draw |
27–31 August 2014 | ![]() 11–4, 12–10, 11–8 |
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US Open 2014![]() World Series Platinum $115,000 - Draw |
13–18 October 2014 | ![]() 11–5, 12–10, 12–10 |
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Gold 50
[edit]Silver 35
[edit]Tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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Greenwich Open 2014![]() Silver 35 $35,000 |
22–24 January 2014 | ![]() 11–6, 9–11, 8–11, 12–10, 11–8 |
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Silver 25
[edit]Tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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Granite Open 2014![]() Silver 25 $25,000 |
2–7 March 2014 | ![]() 11–5, 11–9, 11–5 |
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Hong Kong FC International 2014![]() Silver 25 $25,000 |
19–24 May 2014 | ![]() 11–6, 11–2, 11–9 |
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Atlantis Open 2014![]() Silver 25 $25,000 |
16–21 September 2014 | ![]() 11–13, 11–8, 11–5, 11–7 |
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Monte Carlo Classic 2014![]() Silver 25 $25,000 |
4–7 November 2014 | ![]() 15–13, 10–12, 11–7, 7–11, 11–9 |
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Year end world top 10 players
[edit]Rank | 2014 | |
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1 | ![]() |
3,398.120 |
2 | ![]() |
2,088.530 |
3 | ![]() |
1,984.120 |
4 | ![]() |
1,362.310 |
5 | ![]() |
1,248.890 |
6 | ![]() |
1,084.130 |
7 | ![]() |
1,033.160 |
8 | ![]() |
1,000.500 |
9 | ![]() |
857.250 |
10 | ![]() |
788.571 |
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 2014 season:
Kasey Brown (born 1 August 1985 in Taree) joined the pro tour in 2002, reached the singles no. 5 spot in December 2011. She won 11 WSA World Tour titles including the Greenwich Open in 2011 and the Australian Open in 2006. In 2011, she reached the final of the US Open, the biggest success of her career. She retired in October 2014 after competing a last time in the US Open.[3]
Manuela Manetta (born 6 June 1983 in Parma) joined the pro tour in 2002, reached the singles no. 25 spot in December 2007. She reached in 2010 the semifinals of the US Open and won more of ten National championships in Italien.[4]
See also
[edit]- Women's Squash Association (WSA)
- WSA World Series 2014
- WSA World Series Finals
- WSA World Open
- Official Women's Squash World Ranking
- PSA World Tour 2014
- 2014 Women's World Team Squash Championships
References
[edit]- ^ "Tournaments | WSA World Tour". Archived from the original on 2013-08-17. Retrieved 2013-12-26.
- ^ "Tournaments | WSA World Tour". Archived from the original on 2013-12-26. Retrieved 2013-12-26.
- ^ "Kasey Brown to retire". 8 October 2014.
- ^ "Manuela Manetta SquashInfo profile".