PSA Squash Tour Finals
| PSA World Tour Finals | |
|---|---|
| Details | |
| Event name | PSA World Tour Finals |
| Location | Cairo, Egypt (2019–present) |
| Venue | Vitis Club (1994–1995) The Galleria, Hatfield (1996–1999) Broadgate Arena (1999–2006) National Squash Centre (2007–2008) Queen's Club (2009–2013) Westwood Club (2014) Burj Park (2016) Dubai Opera (2017) Emirates Golf Club (2018) |
| Dates | 1993– |
| Website worldseriesfinals | |
| Men's PSA World Tour | |
| Most recent champion(s) |  Karim Abdel Gawad (men's) Raneem El Weleily (women's) |
| Squash |
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The PSA World Tour Finals was the end of season championship of the PSA World Tour of male and female professional squash players. The top eight players in the current PSA World Tour is qualified for the event.
The eight players compete in two groups of four and play a round robin[1] to determine the semi-finalists. The competition then becomes a knock-out competition to determine the World Series Finals champions. The event has been staged since 1993 in Zurich, Hatfield, London and Manchester and then London again before switching to Dubai in 2016. The Queen's Club in Palliser Road, London, is known for its racket sports events and in tennis also hosts the pre-Wimbledon Aegon Championships each June.[2] The event has prize money of $160,000. In 2012 the event added a women's section 2011 and 2013 has seen the women compete again during the day session, with the men competing in the evening session.[3] The first edition of the women's competition was won by Nicol David.[4]
Before the 2018–19 PSA World Tour season, it was named PSA World Series Finals.
Venues
| Location | Years | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| Zurich | 1993–1994 | Vitis Club |
| Hatfield | 1996–1999 | The Galleria, Hatfield |
| London | 1999–2006 | Broadgate Arena |
| Manchester | 2007–2008 | National Squash Centre |
| London | 2009–2013 | Queen's Club |
| Richmond, Virginia | 2014 | Westwood Club |
| Dubai | 2016 | Burj Park |
| Dubai | 2017 | Dubai Opera |
| Dubai | 2018 | Emirates Golf Club |
| Cairo | 2019 | Wadi Degla |
Results
Men's
| Year | Location | Champion | Runner-up | Score in final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Cairo | Karim Abdel Gawad (EGY) |
Mohamed Abouelghar (EGY) |
12–10, 11–6, 5–11, 8–11, 12–10 |
| 2018 | Dubai | Mohamed El Shorbagy (EGY) |
Ali Farag (EGY) |
9–11, 11–3, 11–9, 11–8 |
| 2017 | Mohamed El Shorbagy (EGY) |
 James Willstrop (ENG) |
12–10, 11–9, 11–8 | |
| 2016 |  Grégory Gaultier (FRA) |
 Cameron Pilley (AUS) |
11–4, 11–5, 8–11, 11–6 | |
| 2015 | World Series Finals were not held | |||
| 2014 | ||||
| 2013 | Richmond | Ramy Ashour (EGY) |
Mohamed El Shorbagy (EGY) |
15–17, 11–7, 11–4, 11–5 |
| 2012 | London | Amr Shabana (EGY) |
Nick Matthew (ENG) |
4–11, 11–2, 11–4, 11–7 |
| 2011 | Amr Shabana (EGY) |
Grégory Gaultier (FRA) |
6–11, 12–10, 11–7, 7–11, 11–8 | |
| 2010[7] | Nick Matthew (ENG) / Amr Shabana (EGY) |
Did not played[8] | ||
| 2009 | Grégory Gaultier (FRA) |
Thierry Lincou (FRA) |
11–6, 8–11, 11–5, 11–5 | |
| 2008 | Grégory Gaultier (FRA) |
Amr Shabana (EGY) |
11–9, 11–8, 11–8 | |
| 2007 | Manchester | Ramy Ashour (EGY) |
Grégory Gaultier (FRA) |
11–10 (2–0), 11–8, 4–11, 11–4 |
| 2006 | London | Anthony Ricketts (AUS) |
Lee Beachill (ENG) |
11–7, 6–11, 11–4, 11–10 (2–0) |
| 2005 |  Jonathon Power (CAN) |
Thierry Lincou (FRA) |
11–7, 11–6, 11–2 | |
| 2004 | Thierry Lincou (FRA) |
Joe Kneipp (AUS) |
10–11 (0–2), 11–9, 11–2, 11–1 | |
| 2003 | Jonathon Power (CAN) |
 Peter Nicol (SCO) |
15–11, 10–15, 13–15, 15–4, 15–14 | |
| 2002 | David Palmer (AUS) |
Thierry Lincou (FRA) |
15–9, 10–15, 15–7, 10–15, 15–4 | |
| 2001 | Peter Nicol (ENG) |
David Palmer (AUS) |
15–7, 15–11, 13–15, 17–14 | |
| 2000 | Peter Nicol (ENG) |
Simon Parke (ENG) |
13–15, 15–9, 15–12, 12–15, 15–12 | |
| 1999 | Peter Nicol (ENG) |
Ahmed Barada (EGY) |
15–8, 9–15, 15–9, 15–11 | |
| 1998 | Hatfield |  Jansher Khan (PAK) |
Simon Parke (ENG) |
15–12, 13–15, 15–11, 15–10 |
| 1997 | Jansher Khan (PAK) |
Brett Martin (AUS) |
9–7, 9–5, 9–2 | |
| 1996 | Del Harris (EGY) |
Brett Martin (AUS) |
10–8, 7–9, 9–4, 6–9, 9–2 | |
| 1995 | No competition | |||
| 1994 | Zurich | Jansher Khan (PAK) |
Peter Marshall (ENG) |
8–15, 15–8, 15–7, 15–9 |
| 1993 | Jansher Khan (PAK) |
Chris Dittmar (AUS) |
15–10, 10–15, 15–13, 15–8 | |
Women's
| Year | Location | Champion | Runner-up | Score in final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Cairo | Raneem El Weleily (EGY) |
Camille Serme (FRA) |
12–10, 11–6, 5–11, 8–11, 12–10 |
| 2018 | Dubai | Nour El Sherbini (EGY) |
Raneem El Weleily (EGY) |
3–11, 8–11, 11–7, 11–4, 11–6 |
| 2017 | Laura Massaro (ENG) |
Nour El Sherbini (EGY) |
11–8, 12–10, 11–5 | |
| 2016 | Laura Massaro (ENG) |
Raneem El Weleily (EGY) |
9–11, 11–6, 5–11, 12–10, 11–5 | |
| 2015 | World Series Finals were not held | |||
| 2014 | ||||
| 2013 | ||||
| 2012 | London |  Nicol David (MAS) |
Laura Massaro (ENG) |
11–3, 11–2, 11–9 |
| 2011 | Nicol David (MAS) |
 Madeline Perry (IRL) |
11–9, 11–9, 11–9 | |
References
- ^ http://www.psaworldtour.com/staticFiles/a0/74/0,,13121~160928,00.pdf
- ^ http://www.psaworldtour.com/news/20111122/world-series-finals-returns-to-queens_2281852_2524107
- ^ http://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/ATCO-World-Series-Squash-Finals-tickets/artist/1668847
- ^ http://www.squashsite.co.uk/2009/worldseriesfinals2012.htm
- ^ http://www.squashplayer.co.uk/superseries_2009/Darwish_preview_09.html
- ^ http://www.squashsite365.com/site/archives/19500
- ^ Tournament moved from December to January 2011
- ^ "Squash – Queens World Series final scrapped after wind damage". BBC News. 16 January 2011. Retrieved 26 November 2011.