Professional Squash Association

The Professional Squash Association, or simply the PSA, is the governing body for the men's and women's professional squash circuit. The body operates in a similar fashion to the ATP and the WTA for tennis.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The PSA's highest professional level, the PSA Squash Tour involves over 250 tournaments annually around the world. Over 1,200 players from five continents and more than 60 countries are registered with the PSA.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Rankings are updated weekly based on performances.

Squash Tour

PSA Squash Tour comprises the most important tournaments in prize money for more experienced and higher-ranked players, including the World Championship and Tour Finals, labelled as following:

• Diamond Tier: 48-player draws for $300,000
• Platinum Tier: 48-player draws for $190,000
• Gold Tier: 24-player draws for $100,000
• Silver Tier: 24-player draws for $75,000
• Bronze Tier: 24-player draws for $50,000
• Copper Tier: 24-player draws for $25,000

Every year, the top eight performers compete in the PSA Squash Tour Finals. The players are separated into two groups of four, and play a round robin. The top two from each group advance to the semifinals (A1 vs B2; B1 vs A2). The winner of the event is crowned the World Tour champion.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Tournament			Ranking Points
Rank	Prize Money US$	Ranking Points	Winner	Runner up	3/4	5/8	9/16	17/32	33/48
World Championship	$600,000	27683 points	3500	2275	1400	875	525	321	196
Diamond	$300,000	24511 points	3100	2015	1240	775	465	284	173.5
Platinum	$190,000	17132 points	2800	1820	1120	700	420	257
Gold	$100,000	11010 points	1800	1170	720	450	270	165
Silver	$75,000	8261.5 points	1350	877.5	540	337.5	202.5	124
Bronze	$50,000	5505 points	900	585	360	225	135	82.5
Copper	$25,000	3061 points	500	325	200	125	75	46

Challenger Tour

PSA Challenger Tour tournaments are entry point for young and upcoming professionals progressing through to a more international level of competition. It offers $3,000–$30,000 prize money and is the ideal circuit for less-experienced and upcoming players.

• PSA Challenger 30 — $30,000
• PSA Challenger 20 — $20,000
• PSA Challenger 15 — $15,000
• PSA Challenger 12 — $12,000
• PSA Challenger 9 — $9,000
• PSA Challenger 6 — $6,000
• PSA Challenger 3 — $3,000

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 30	$30,000	2814 points	525	345	210	130	78	47.5
Challenger 20	$20,000	1860 points	350	230	140	85	51	31.5
Challenger 15	$15,000	1343 points	250	162.5	100	62.5	37.5	22.5
Challenger 12	$12,000	1074 points	200	130	80	50	30	18
Challenger 9	$9,000	806 points	150	97.5	60	37.5	22.5	13.5
Challenger 6	$6,000	537 points	100	65	40	25	15	9
Challenger 3	$3,000	331 points	65	40	25	15	9	5.5

Satellite Tour

PSA Satellite Tour comprises closed national championships or tournaments where entry is restricted to members of an association that promotes the tournament.

Background

In January 2013, the PSA announced, along with U.S. Squash, the creation of a new tournament series called the US Pro Squash Series. This tournament series is used to support marketing activities for tournaments in the United States.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

In November 2014, the WSA and the PSA announced a historic merger between the two associations.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> A decision was reached to designate the PSA operate as the governing body for both the women's and men's ranks from 1 January 2015.

On 7 December 2020 the PSA reached an agreement with Dunlop that extends Dunlop's tenure as the provider of official balls and official racquets for the PSA. The extension is three years.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

World rankings

Men's rankings

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Women's rankings

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Current champions

Men's

Tournament	Edition	Player
World Championship	2023-24	Template:Flagicon Diego Elías
World Number 1	Current	Template:Flagicon Ali Farag
World Tour Finals	2022-23	Template:Flagicon Mostafa Asal

Women's

Tournament	Edition	Player
World Championship	2023-24	Template:Flagicon Nouran Gohar
World Number 1	Current	Template:Flagicon Nour El Sherbini
World Tour Finals	2022-23	Template:Flagicon Nouran Gohar

Awards

• PSA Awards

Video game

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See also

• PSA World Tour records
• Official Men's Squash World Ranking
• Official Women's Squash World Ranking
• World Squash Federation
• PSA Awards
• Women's Squash Association

External links

• Official PSA Website
• PSA World Rankings