2013 WSA World Tour

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]

WSA World Tour 2013
Details
Event nameWSA World Tour 2013
Tournaments62
CategoriesWSA World Open
WSA World Series (5)
WSA Gold & Silver (8)
WSA Tour (48)
Website
www.wsaworldtour.com
Achievements
World Number 1Malaysia Nicol David
(12 months)
World ChampionEngland Laura Massaro
Awards
Player of the yearEngland Laura Massaro
Comeback player of the yearAustralia Lisa Camilleri
Breakthrough player of the yearEngland Sarah-Jane Perry

2013 Calendar

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.

World Open

TournamentDateChampionRunner-UpSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists
WSA World Open 2013
Malaysia Penang, Malaysia
World Open
$120,000 - Draw
14–21 March 2014 England Laura Massaro
11–7, 6-11, 11–9, 5-11, 11–9
Egypt Nour El Sherbini Malaysia Nicol David
Egypt Raneem El Weleily
New Zealand Joelle King
Malaysia Low Wee Wern
Republic of Ireland Madeline Perry
France Camille Serme

World Series

TournamentDateChampionRunner-UpSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists
Kuala Lumpur Open Squash Championships 2013
Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
World Series Gold
$70,000 - Draw
27–31 March 2013 England Laura Massaro
11-9, 11-7, 11-6
England Alison Waters Malaysia Nicol David
New Zealand Joelle King
England Jenny Duncalf
Republic of Ireland Madeline Perry
Egypt Nour El Sherbini
Netherlands Natalie Grinham
British Open 2013
England Hull, England
World Series Platinum
$95,000 - Draw
21–26 May 2013 England Laura Massaro
11-4, 3-11, 12-10, 11-8
Malaysia Nicol David Egypt Raneem El Weleily
England Alison Waters
New Zealand Joelle King
England Jenny Duncalf
Australia Kasey Brown
Egypt Omneya Abdel Kawy
Malaysian Open Squash Championships 2013
Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
World Series Gold
$70,000 - Draw
12–15 September 2013 Malaysia Nicol David
13-11, 11-13, 7-11, 11-8, 11-5
Egypt Raneem El Weleily England Laura Massaro
France Camille Serme
New Zealand Joelle King
Malaysia Low Wee Wern
England Jenny Duncalf
England Sarah-Jane Perry
US Open 2013
United States Philadelphia, United States
World Series Platinum
$115,000 - Draw
13–18 October 2013 Malaysia Nicol David
11-8, 11-7, 11-6
England Laura Massaro New Zealand Joelle King
Malaysia Low Wee Wern
Egypt Raneem El Weleily
England Alison Waters
Republic of Ireland Madeline Perry
Australia Kasey Brown
Hong Kong Open 2013
Hong Kong Hong Kong, China
World Series Gold
$70,000 - Draw
4-8 December 2013 Malaysia Nicol David
11-7, 11-7, 12-10
Egypt Raneem El Weleily England Alison Waters
Hong Kong Annie Au
England Laura Massaro
England Jenny Duncalf
Egypt Omneya Abdel Kawy
India Joshna Chinappa

Gold 50

TournamentDateChampionRunner-UpSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists
Cleveland Classic 2013
United States Cleveland, United States
Gold 50
$50,000 - Draw
2–5 February 2013 Egypt Raneem El Weleily
3-11, 11-5, 9-11, 11-5, 11-9
Malaysia Nicol David England Alison Waters
Republic of Ireland Madeline Perry
New Zealand Joelle King
Egypt Nour El Sherbini
Malaysia Low Wee Wern
Hong Kong Annie Au
Carol Weymuller Open 2013
United States Brooklyn, United States
Gold 50
$50,000 - Draw
3–6 October 2013 Malaysia Nicol David
12-10, 11-2, 11-5
France Camille Serme England Laura Massaro
Egypt Raneem El Weleily
New Zealand Joelle King
Malaysia Low Wee Wern
England Jenny Duncalf
India Dipika Pallikal
China Squash Open 2013
China Shanghai, China
Gold 50
$50,000 - Draw
24–27 October 2013 Malaysia Nicol David
8-11, 6-11, 11-7, 11-7, 11-8
Egypt Raneem El Weleily New Zealand Joelle King
Netherlands Natalie Grinham
England Alison Waters
Malaysia Low Wee Wern
England Jenny Duncalf
India Dipika Pallikal

Silver 35

TournamentDateChampionRunner-UpSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists
Greenwich Open 2013
United States New York City, United States
Silver 35
$35,000
25–28 January 2013 Egypt Nour El Sherbini
11-7 5-11 11-7 5-11 14-12
Malaysia Low Wee Wern Australia Kasey Brown
France Camille Serme
Egypt Raneem El Weleily
Republic of Ireland Madeline Perry
India Dipika Pallikal
Egypt Nour El Tayeb
Texas Open 2013
United States Dallas, United States
Silver 35
$35,000
9–12 May 2013 Republic of Ireland Madeline Perry
9-11 11-8 8-11 11-5 11-6
Netherlands Natalie Grinham New Zealand Joelle King
England Jenny Duncalf
Australia Kasey Brown
Australia Rachael Grinham
England Sarah-Jane Perry
Japan Misaki Kobayashi
Macau Open 2013
Macau Macau, China
Silver 35
$35,000
17–20 October 2013 India Dipika Pallikal
12-10 5-11 11-7 11-9
Australia Rachael Grinham Netherlands Natalie Grinham
Hong Kong Joey Chan
Hong Kong Annie Au
India Joshna Chinappa
England Emma Beddoes
Malaysia Delia Arnold

Silver 25

TournamentDateChampionRunner-UpSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists
Tournament of Champions 2013
United States New York City, United States
Silver 25
$25,000
21–24 January 2013 Netherlands Natalie Grinham
11-6 11-6 11-5
Australia Kasey Brown Republic of Ireland Madeline Perry
Australia Rachael Grinham
United States Amanda Sobhy
Hong Kong Joey Chan
England Sarah Kippax
India Joshna Chinappa
Monte Carlo Classic 2013
Monaco Monte Carlo, Monaco
Silver 25
$25,000
28 October - 1 November 2013 France Camille Serme
11-7, 17-15, 9-11, 11-8
England Laura Massaro Netherlands Natalie Grinham
Egypt Nouran Gohar
Guyana Nicolette Fernandes
Republic of Ireland Aisling Blake
United States Latasha Khan
Egypt Heba El Torky

Source[3]

Year end world top 10 players

Rank 2013
1 Malaysia Nicol David 3499.38
2 England Laura Massaro 2278.94
3 Egypt Raneem El Weleily 1656.25
4 England Alison Waters 1185.94
5 France Camille Serme 1071.88
6 New Zealand Joelle King 1040.29
7 England Jenny Duncalf 952.94
8 Malaysia Low Wee Wern 904.71
9 Netherlands Natalie Grinham 902.29
10 Republic of Ireland Madeline Perry 867.58

Retirements

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:

  • New Zealand Jaclyn Hawkes (born 3 December 1982 in the Hong Kong) 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]
  • England 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

References

  1. "About the Women's Squash Association | WSA World Tour". Archived from the original on 17 August 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
  2. "Tournaments | WSA World Tour". Archived from the original on 17 August 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
  3. WISPA World Tour WISPA Archived 6 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "Jaclyn Hawkes retires from squash". 5 February 2013. Archived from the original on 13 April 2013.
  5. "Lauren Briggs profile".
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