Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Major Competition in Squash

The World Open

  •  Individual world championship for squash players.
  • Held annually in a different location each time, the competition begins with a qualifying round, followed by the first round, second round, quarter-finals, semi-finals and culminating in the final. 
  • Female squash players compete in the Women's World Open

 
 
The World Team Squash Championships

  • World championship for national teams from the 142 members of the WSF. 
  • Teams of three or four players can be entered, and each round involves three singles matches between two countries, with the winner progressing to the next round. 
  • The contest held bi-annually and the venue changes each time.
  • There is also a women's championships, held in the years when there is no men's competition.


The PSA World Tour

  • Continuous competition.
  • It consists of over one hundred single elimination events
  • Individual players compete in these events, accumulating points which determine their position in the world rankings
  • Super series tournament - Tournament of Champions, PSA Masters, British Open, Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Open, Pakistan Open, Qatar Classic and World Open
  • Eight highest ranking player will compete in the Super Series Finals.


The WISPA World Tour

  • Women's equivalent of the PSA World Tour.
  • It is the official World Circuit for Women's Professional Squash 
  • The basis for the Women's World Rankings


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