El PSA World Tour 2015 es el circuito internacional de squash organizado por la Professional Squash Association (PSA) para la temporada 2015 de squash masculino y femenino . El torneo más importante de la serie es el Campeonato Mundial que se lleva a cabo en Bellevue, Washington en los Estados Unidos . El tour cuenta con tres categorías de eventos regulares, World Series , que cuentan con los premios en metálico más altos y los mejores campos, International y Challenger. [1]
En noviembre de 2014, la Asociación Femenina de Squash y la Asociación Profesional de Squash anunciaron una fusión histórica entre las dos asociaciones. [2] Se tomó la decisión de que la Asociación Profesional de Squash funcionará como el organismo rector de las categorías femenina y masculina a partir del 1 de enero de 2015.
Calendario
Categorías: Torneos internacionales y más.
Llave
Enero-julio de 2015
Enero
Febrero
Marzo
Abril
Puede
Junio
Julio
Agosto de 2015–julio de 2016
Agosto
Septiembre
Octubre
Noviembre
Diciembre
Enero
Febrero
Marzo
Abril
May
June
July
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Year end world top 10 players
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 2015 season:
Amr Shabana (born 29 July 1979 in the Cairo, Egypt) joined the pro tour in 1995, reached the world no. 1 ranking in April 2006. Keeping the spot for 33 months between 2006 and 2008. He won four World Open Squash Championship titles in 2003, 2005, 2007 and 2009. The Egyptian also has won 33 PSA World Tour titles including four Hong Kong Open titles in 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009, two titles of the US Open, 3 titles of the Tournament of Champions in New York or two Qatar Classic titles in 2006 and 2007. He retired in September after past more than ten years in the top 10 PSA World Ranking.[6]
Madeline Perry (born 11 February 1977 in Banbridge, Northern Ireland) joined the pro tour in 1998, reached the world no. 3 ranking in April 2011. She reached the final of the British Open in 2009 against Rachael Grinham and the final of the Qatar Classic in 2011 against Nicol David. She also has won 11 PSA World Tour titles including the Australian Open and the Irish Squash Open. She retired in April 2015 after competing a last time the Irish Squash Open in Dublin.[7]
Peter Barker (born 26 September 1983 in London, England) joined the pro tour in 2002, reached the singles no. 5 spot in 2012. He won 16 PSA World Tour titles including four times the Colombian Open in 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2013, the Kuala Lumpur Open in 2009 and the Malaysian Open in 2013. He reached the semi-finals of the World Championship in 2010 and two times the semi-finals of the prestigious British Open in 2009 and 2012. He retired in December after competing a last time in the Hong Kong Open.[8]
Ong Beng Hee (born 4 February 1980 in Penang, Malaysia) joined the pro tour in 1995, reached the singles no. 7 spot in 2001. Gold medallist of the Asian Games in 2002 and 2006, he won 15 PSA World Tour titles including three times the Malaysian Open in 2000, 2005 and 2008, the Kuala Lumpur Open in 2008, the Macau Open and the Swedish Open. He retired in July after competing a last time in the El Gouna International in Egypt.[9]
See also
- Professional Squash Association (PSA)
- 2015 PSA World Series
- Men's World Rankings
- Women's World Rankings
- 2015–16 PSA World Series
- PSA World Series Finals
- PSA World Open
- 2015 Men's World Team Squash Championships
References
- ^ "Welcome To The PSA". PSA World Tour. 4 June 2021.
- ^ "PSA/WSAmerge".
- ^ "Calendar". psaworldtour.com.
- ^ "Calendar". squashsite.co.uk.
- ^ "Calendar". squashinfo.com.
- ^ "Shabana Hall of fame".
- ^ "Perry set to retire after Irish Open".
- ^ "Barker calls time".
- ^ "Benn Hee retires".
External links
- PSA World Tour