WSA World Tour
The WSA World Tour was the name given to the women's squash tournament series organized by the WSA players' association until 2014 , equivalent to the men's PSA World Tour . The season started in the first week of January and ended in mid-December. For victories at the events, the players were awarded points in the squash world rankings.
Tournament categories
The tournaments differed in the number of world ranking points awarded. Accordingly, they can be divided into three categories in order of their value:
- the WSA World Series tournaments
- the tournaments in the WSA Gold and WSA Silver categories
- the tournaments in the WSA Tour category
The WSA World Series tournaments were divided into the categories Platinum and Gold . The WSA Gold category was not subdivided again, but WSA Silver was divided into two different subcategories: Silver 35 and 25 . The WSA Tour tournaments were only divided into three sub-categories: Tour 15, 10 and 5 .
The WSA World Series Finals , organized annually by the WSA, played a special role as the season's final tournament. In addition, the WSA hosted the annual world championships as patron .
Tournaments at a glance
The WSA World Tour included over 70 tournaments all over the world, over 250 players are registered in the monthly updated world rankings. The WSA tournaments had different rating categories based on the prize money paid out. The point breakdown for the world ranking was as follows:
| Tournament category | Prize money | S. | F. | HF | VF | AF | 2R | 1R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WSA World Championship | 5300 | 3630 | 2150 | 1150 | 575 | 330 | 170 | |
| WSA World Series Platinum | $ 95,000 + | 4800 | 3300 | 1950 | 1050 | 525 | 300 | 150 |
| WSA World Series Gold | $ 70,000 + | 3360 | 2310 | 1365 | 735 | 365.5 | 210 | 105 |
| WSA Gold 50 | $ 50,000 + | 2450 | 1610 | 980 | 595 | 350 | 175 | - |
| WSA Silver 35 | $ 35,000 + | 1575 | 1035 | 630 | 382.5 | 225 | 112.5 | - |
| WSA Silver 25 | $ 25,000 + | 892.5 | 586.5 | 357 | 216.75 | 127.5 | 63.75 | - |
| WSA Tour 15 | $ 15,000 + | 560 | 368 | 224 | 136 | 80 | 40 | - |
| WSA Tour 10 | $ 10,000 + | 350 | 230 | 140 | 85 | 50 | 25th | - |
| WSA Tour 5 | $ 5,000 + | 210 | 138 | 84 | 51 | 30th | 15th | - |