2022–23 PSA World Tour
2022–23 PSA World Tour | |
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Event name | PSA World Tour 2022–23 |
Dates | August 2022 – July 2023 |
Categories | World Championship: Men's/Women's World Tour Finals: Men's/Women's PSA Challenger Tour WSF & PSA Satellite Tour |
Website PSA World Tour | |
Achievements | |
World Number 1 | Men : Women : |
World Champion | Men: ![]() Women: ![]() |
The 2022–23 PSA World Tour is the international squash tour organised circuit organized by the Professional Squash Association (PSA) for the 2022–23 squash season. It's the 8th PSA season since the merger of PSA and WSA associations in 2015.
The most important tournaments in the series are the PSA World Championship for Men's and Women's. The tour also features two circuits of regular events—PSA World Tour (formerly PSA World Series), which feature the highest prize money and the best fields; and PSA Challenger Tour with prize money ranging $5,500–$30,000. In the middle of the year (usually in June), the PSA World Tour tour is concluded by the Men's and Women's PSA World Tour Finals in Cairo, the season-ending championships for the top 8 rated players from World Tour level tournaments.
Overview
PSA World Tour changes
Starting in August 2018, PSA revamped its professional tour structure in two individual circuits; PSA World Tour and PSA Challenger Tour.[1]
PSA World Tour (formerly PSA World Series) will comprise most important tournaments in prize money for more experienced and higher-ranked players, including PSA World Championships and PSA World Tour Finals, labelled as following:
- PSA World Tour Platinum — 48-player draws — $165,000
- PSA World Tour Gold — 24-player draws — $97,500–$100,000
- PSA World Tour Silver — 24-player draws — $67,500–$70,000
- PSA World Tour Bronze — 24-player draws — $45,000–$47,500
PSA Challenger Tour tournaments will offer a $6,000–$30,000 prize-money, ideal circuit for less-experienced and upcoming players, that will include the following tiers:
- PSA Challenger Tour 30 — $30,000
- PSA Challenger Tour 20 — $20,000
- PSA Challenger Tour 10 — $12,000
- PSA Challenger Tour 5 — $6,000
- PSA Challenger Tour 3 — $3,000 (starting August 2020)
Prize money/ranking points breakdown
PSA World Tour events also have a separate World Tour ranking. Points for this are calculated on a cumulative basis after each World Tour event. The top eight players at the end of the calendar year are then eligible to play in the PSA World Tour Finals.
Ranking points vary according to tournament tier being awarded as follows:
PSA World Tour | Ranking Points | ||||||||
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Rank | Prize Money US$ | Ranking Points | Winner | Runner up | 3/4 | 5/8 | 9/16 | 17/32 | 33/48 |
Platinum | $165,000 | 19188 points | 2750 | 1810 | 1100 | 675 | 410 | 250 | 152.5 |
Gold | $97,500–$100,000 | 10660 points | 1750 | 1150 | 700 | 430 | 260 | 160 | |
Silver | $67,500–$70,000 | 7470 points | 1225 | 805 | 490 | 300 | 182.5 | 112.5 | |
Bronze | $47,500–$50,000 | 5330 points | 875 | 575 | 350 | 215 | 130 | 80 | |
PSA World Tour Finals | Ranking Points | ||||||||
Rank | Prize Money US$ | Winner | Runner up | 3/4 | Round-Robin Match Win | Undefeated bonus | |||
World Tour Finals | $185,000 | 1000 | 550 | 200 | 150 | 150 | |||
PSA Challenger Tour | Ranking Points | ||||||||
Rank | Prize Money US$ | Ranking Points | Winner | Runner up | 3/4 | 5/8 | 9/16 | 17/32 | 33/48 |
Challenger Tour 30 | $30,000 | 3194 points | 525 | 345 | 210 | 130 | 78 | 47.5 | |
Challenger Tour 20 | $20,000 | 2112 points | 350 | 230 | 140 | 85 | 51 | 31.5 | |
Challenger Tour 10 | $12,000 | 1218 points | 200 | 130 | 80 | 50 | 30 | 18 | |
Challenger Tour 5 | $6,000 | 609 points | 100 | 65 | 40 | 25 | 15 | 9 | |
PSA World Championships | Ranking Points | ||||||||
Rank | Prize Money US$ | Ranking Points | Winner | Runner up | 3/4 | 5/8 | 9/16 | 17/32 | 33/64 |
PSA World Championships | $500,000 | 25045 points | 3175 | 2090 | 1270 | 780 | 475 | 290 | 177.5 |
Calendar
Key
World Championship |
World Tour Platinum |
World Tour Gold |
World Tour Silver |
World Tour Bronze |
Challenger Tour 3/5/10/20/30 |
August
September
October
November
Tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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Open PSA Lagord![]() Men : Challenger 20 24 players – $20,000 |
1–5 November | Quarter-finals schedule (3 November 2022)![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |||
QPCC Premiere PSA Squash Tournament![]() Men : Challenger 5 24 players – $6,000 |
Quarter-finals schedule (3 November 2022)![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||||
Sport Central Open![]() Men : Challenger 5 16 players – $6,000 |
3–6 November | ||||
Carrus Nations Cup![]() Mixed teams : Invitational 8 teams/2 players each/1 male & 1 female |
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Czech Open![]() Men : Challenger 30 24 players – $30,000 −−−−−− Women : Challenger 3 16 players – $3,000 |
3–7 November | ||||
Open International Niort-Venise Verte![]() Men : Challenger 20 24 players – $20,000 |
7–11 November | ||||
SACC Costa Rica Open![]() Men : Challenger 5 16 players – $6,000 −−−−−− Women : Challenger 5 16 players – $6,000 |
9–12 November | ||||
Robertson Lodges/Barfoot & Thompson NZL Open![]() Men : World Tour Silver 24 players – $77,500 −−−−−− Women : World Tour Silver 24 players – $77,500 |
8–13 November | ||||
Rhode Island Open![]() Women : Challenger 20 24 players – $20,000 |
9–13 November | ||||
Telsa Media David Lloyd Purley Open![]() Men : Challenger 3 16 players – $3,000 −−−−−− Women : Challenger 3 16 players – $3,000 |
11–13 November | ||||
Open Feminin du Jeu de Paume![]() Women : Challenger 3 16 players – $3,000 |
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Kinetic 5K Challenger![]() Men : Challenger 5 16 players – $6,000 −−−−−− Women : Challenger 5 16 players – $6,000 |
15–18 November | ||||
Wake Up Squash Angers International![]() Men : Challenger 3 16 players – $3,000 |
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MARIGOLD Singapore Squash Open![]() Men : World Tour Gold 24 players – $110,000 −−−−−− Women : World Tour Gold 24 players – $110,000 |
15–20 November | ||||
London Open![]() Men : Challenger 20 24 players – $20,000 −−−−−− Women : Challenger 10 24 players – $12,000 |
16–20 November | ||||
Romanian Open![]() Men : Challenger 5 16 players – $6,000 |
17–20 November | ||||
4th HCL SRFI Indian Tour – Jodhpur![]() Men : Challenger 10 24 players – $12,000 −−−−−− Women : Challenger 10 24 players – $12,000 |
17–21 November | ||||
2nd Kuwait International Championship![]() Men : Challenger 10 24 players – $12,000 |
19–23 November | ||||
Malaysian Open![]() Men : World Tour Bronze 24 players – $52,500 −−−−−− Women : World Tour Bronze 24 players – $52,500 |
22–26 November | ||||
St George's Hill LTC Open![]() Men : Challenger 10 16 players – $12,000 |
23–26 November | ||||
PSA Cognac Open![]() Men : Challenger 5 24 players – $6,000 −−−−−− Women : Challenger 5 24 players – $6,000 |
23–27 November | ||||
Torneo Challenger de Anivesario CDP![]() Men : Challenger 3 16 players – $3,000 |
24–27 November | ||||
Monte Carlo Classic![]() Men : Challenger 20 24 players – $20,000 |
28 Nov. – 2 Dec. | ||||
Sutton Coldfield International![]() Men : Challenger 5 24 players – $6,000 −−−−−− Women : Challenger 5 24 players – $6,000 |
29 Nov. – 3 Dec. | ||||
Everbright Securities International HK Open![]() Men : World Tour Platinum 48 players - $170,000 −−−−−− Women : World Tour Platinum 48 players - $170,000 |
28 Nov. – 4 Dec. | ||||
HSC International Squash Open![]() Men : Challenger 10 24 players – $12,000 |
30 Nov. – 4 Dec. |
Statistical information
The players/nations are sorted by:
- Total number of titles;
- Cumulated importance of those titles;
- Alphabetical order (by family names for players).
Key
World Championship |
World Tour Platinum |
World Tour Gold |
World Tour Silver |
World Tour Bronze |
Challenger Tour 5/10/20/30 |
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Comebacks
Retirements
Following is a list of notable players (winners of a main tour title, and/or part of the PSA Men's World Rankings and Women's 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 2022–23 season:
Current world top 10 players
Men's world ranking
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See also
- 2022–23 PSA World Tour Finals
- 2023 Men's PSA World Tour Finals
- 2023 Women's PSA World Tour Finals
- 2023 in squash
References
- ^ "PSA Unveil New Tour Structure for Professional Squash and Announce Initiative with WSF". PSA World Tour. 27 March 2018.
- ^ "PSA Calendar". PSA World Tour.
- ^ "2022 World Squash Calendar". SquashSite. 19 December 2021.
- ^ "2022 World Squash Calendar". Squash Info.
- ^ "Daryl Selby Announces Retirement". PSA World Tour. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ "Current PSA World Rankings". PSA World Tour, Inc.
- ^ "Current PSA World Rankings". PSA World Tour, Inc.