The 2018–19 PSA World Tour is the international squash tour organised circuit organized by the Professional Squash Association (PSA) for the 2018 squash season. It's the 4th PSA season since the merger of PSA and WSA associations in 2015.

The most important tournaments in the series are the Men's and Women's PSA World Championship. The tour also features two circuits of regular events - PSA World Tour (formerly PSA World Series), which feature the highest prize money and the best fields; and PSA Challenger Tour with prize money ranging $5,500–$30,000. In the middle of the year, the PSA World Tour tour is concluded by the Men's and Women's PSA World Tour Finals in Cairo, the season-ending championships for the top 8 rated players from World Tour level tournaments.

Overview PSA World Tour changes Starting in August 2018, PSA revamped its professional tour structure in two individual circuits; PSA World Tour and PSA Challenger Tour.

PSA World Tour (formerly PSA World Series) will comprise most important tournaments in prize money ($50,000–$1,000,000) for more experienced and higher-ranked players, including PSA World Championships and PSA World Tour Finals, labelled as following: PSA World Tour Platinum — 48-player draws — $169,000 PSA World Tour Gold — 24-player draws — $120,500 PSA World Tour Silver — 24-player draws — $88,000 PSA World Tour Bronze — 24-player draws — $51,250

PSA Challenger Tour tournaments will offer a $5,500–$30,000 prize-money, ideal circuit for less-experienced and upcoming players, that will include the following tiers: PSA Challenger Tour 30 — $28,000 PSA Challenger Tour 20 — $18,000 PSA Challenger Tour 10 — $11,000 PSA Challenger Tour 5 — $5,500

Further, PSA will implement some rule changes like the removing of qualification rounds among others. Also PSA will grant 7 World Championship wildcards for winners of selected PSA Challenger Tour chosen by PSA. Additionally, PSA and WSF will jointly manage PSA Satellite Tour, a circuit for amateur or junior players who aim to become professionals.

Prize money/ranking points breakdown PSA World Tour events also have a separate World Tour ranking. Points for this are calculated on a cumulative basis after each World Tour event. The top eight players at the end of the calendar year are then eligible to play in the PSA World Tour Finals.

Ranking points vary according to tournament tier being awarded as follows:

PSA World TourRanking PointsRankPrize money US$Ranking PointsWinnerRunner up3/45/89/1617/3233/48Platinum$164,500–$180,50019188 points275018101100675410250152.5Gold$100,000–$120,50010660 points17501150700430260160Silver$75,000–$88,0007470 points1225 805490300182.5112.5Bronze$47,500–$55,0005330 points 87557535021513080PSA World Tour FinalsRanking PointsRankPrize money US$WinnerRunner up3/4Round-Robin Match WinUndefeated bonusWorld Tour Finals$160,0001000550200150150PSA Challenger TourRanking PointsRankPrize money US$Ranking PointsWinnerRunner up3/45/89/1617/3233/48Challenger Tour 30$28,0003194 points 5253452101307847.5Challenger Tour 20$18,0002112 points 350230140855131.5Challenger Tour 10$11,0001218 points 20013080503018Challenger Tour 5$5,500609 points 100654025159PSA World ChampionshipsRanking PointsRankPrize money US$Ranking PointsWinnerRunner up3/45/89/1617/3233/64PSA World Championships$500,00025045 points317520901270780475290177.5

Calendar

Key +World ChampionshipWorld SeriesPSA 100PSA 70PSA 50PSA 25/35PSA 5/10/15

+World ChampionshipWorld Tour PlatinumWorld Tour GoldWorld Tour SilverWorld Tour BronzeChallenger Tour 5/10/20/30

August TournamentDateChampionRunner-UpSemifinalistsQuarterfinalistsAustralian Open Melbourne, Australia Men : PSA Challenger 1024 players - $11,000−−−−−− Women : Challenger 1024 players - $11,0001–5 August Rex Hedrick11–4, 12–10, 11–5(13th PSA title) Dimitri Steinmann Sébastien Bonmalais Mohd Syafiq Kamal Joshua Larkin Evan Williams Luke Jones Ryunosuke Tsukue Low Wee Wern11–6, 11–9, 10–12, 11–6(8th PSA title) Hana Ramadan Rachel Arnold Tong Tsz Wing Sarah Cardwell Christine Nunn Ho Tze-Lok Ooi Kah YanGrowthpoint SA Open Pretoria, South Africa Men : Challenger 1024 players - $11,000−−−−−− Women : Challenger 516 players - $5,5006–11 August Mohamed ElSherbini7–11, 11–7, 11–3, 11–8(7th PSA title) Mazen Gamal Baptiste Masotti Rui Soares Blessing Muhwati Christo Potgieter Yannik Omlor Jean-Pierre Brits Farida Mohamed11–9, 13–11, 11–4(1st PSA title) Menna Nasser Alexa Pienaar Milnay Louw Cheyna Tucker Lauren Siddall Jennifer Preece Linda ShannonTarra KIA Bega Open Bega, Australia Men : Challenger 1024 players - $11,0008–12 August Rex Hedrick11–5, 7–11, 11–4, 11–9(14th PSA title) Joshua Larkin Dimitri Steinmann Rhys Dowling Alex Eustace Bryan Lim Tze Kang Scott Galloway Luke JonesSquash Melbourne Open Melbourne, Australia Men : Challenger 524 players - $5,500−−−−−− Women : Challenger 524 players - $5,50010–12 August Christophe André11–4, 12–10, 11–1(6th PSA title) Evan Williams Elvinn Keo Nicholas Calvert Thomas Calvert Ryan Pasqual Zac Millar Tim Cowell Vanessa Chu8–11, 11–9, 11–7, 9–11, 11–5(6th PSA title) Christine Nunn Sarah Cardwell Ooi Kah Yan Anna Serme Jessica Turnbull Aika Azman Casey Jane OwenCity of Greater Shepparton International Shepparton, Australia Men : Challenger 524 players - $5,50023–26 August Dimitri Steinmann3–11, 11–9, 11–5, 11–7(3rd PSA title) Evan Williams Naoki Hayashi Robin Gadola Asyraf Azan Alex Eustace Rohan Toole Abdelrahman AbdelkhalekPrague Open Prague, Czech Republic Men : Challenger 524 players - $5,50027–30 August Shehab Essam11–2, 11–4, 11–3(4th PSA title) Miko Äijänen Adam Auckland Balázs Farkas Jami Äijänen Owain Taylor Mark Fuller Brian ByrneRoberts & Morrow North Coast Open () Coffs Harbour, Australia Men : Challenger 524 players - $5,500−−−−−− Women : Challenger 516 players - $5,50030 Aug.–2 Sep. Dimitri Steinmann10–12, 11–5, 11–6, 11–2(4th PSA title) Evan Williams Nicholas Calvert Asyraf Azan Rohan Toole Alex Eustace Naoki Hayashi Robin Gadola Christine Nunn11–9, 11–9, 5–11, 5–11, 11–7(10th PSA title) Sarah Cardwell Jessica Turnbull Tamika Hunt Shehana Vithana Selena Shaikh Taylor Flavell Courtney Mather (QE): 2019 PSA World Squash Championships Qualifying Event.

September TournamentDateChampionRunner-UpSemifinalistsQuarterfinalistsOpen International de Nantes Nantes, France Men : Challenger 3024 players - $28,000 - Draw−−−−−− Women : Challenger 2024 players - $18,000 - Draw4–9 September Declan James2–11, 11–9, 5–11, 11–9, 11–9(13th PSA title) James Willstrop Zahed Salem Baptiste Masotti George Parker Olli Tuominen Grégoire Marche Lucas Serme Nele Gilis4–11, 11–6, 6–11, 12–10, 11–6(5th PSA title) Emily Whitlock Fiona Moverley Lucy Turmel Julianne Courtice Nadine Shahin Tinne Gilis Alexandra FullerJ.P. Morgan China Squash Open Shanghai, China Men : World Tour Gold24 players - $120,500 - Draw−−−−−− Women : World Tour Gold24 players - $120,500 - Draw5–9 September Mohamed Abouelghar11–8, 11–8, 11–8(9th PSA title) Paul Coll Saurav Ghosal Simon Rösner Grégory Gaultier Abdulla Al-Tamimi Joel Makin Raphael Kandra Raneem El Weleily11–5, 8–11, 11–6, 11–5(18th PSA title) Camille Serme Nour El Sherbini Nour El Tayeb Nicol David Sarah-Jane Perry Nouran Gohar Joshna ChinappaPharmasyntez Russian Open Moscow, Russia Men : Challenger 524 players - $5,5006–9 September Jami Äijänen 11–8, 11–7, 10–12, 11–7 (2nd PSA title) Stuart MacGregor Martin Švec Sajad Zareian Anthony Graham Miko Äijänen Mohammad Kashani Miles JenkinsPakistan Chief of the Air Staff International Islamabad, Pakistan Men : Challenger 3024 players - $28,00010–14 September Youssef Soliman11–13, 11–13, 11–7, 11–6, 11–6(7th PSA title) Leo Au Nafiizwan Adnan Tayyab Aslam Asim Khan Omar Abdel Meguid Mazen Gamal Mostafa AsalPakistan Women's International Tournament Islamabad, Pakistan Women : Challenger 1024 players - $11,000 Rowan Elaraby11–5, 11–8, 11–7(6th PSA title) Nada Abbas Tong Tsz Wing Farida Mohamed Menna Hamed Tessa ter Sluis Madina Zafar Faiza ZafarSportwerk Open Hamburg, Germany Men : Challenger 1024 players - $11,00011–15 September Youssef Ibrahim11–9, 11–9, 11–9(3rd PSA title) Bernat Jaume Edmon López Jan Van Den Herrewegen Abhay Singh Brian Byrne Baptiste Masotti Valentin RappRemeo Open Helsinki, Finland Men : Challenger 1024 players - $11,00012–16 September Mahesh Mangaonkar11–6, 13–15, 14–12, 11–9(6th PSA title) Olli Tuominen Charlie Lee Iker Pajares Rui Soares Miko Äijänen Carlos Cornes Martin ŠvecQueclink International Hong Kong, China Men : Challenger 3024 players - $28,000 - Draw−−−−−− Women : Challenger 3024 players - $28,000 - Draw18–22 September Max Lee11–4, 11–5, 11–6(14th PSA title) Leo Au Youssef Soliman Tsz Fung Yip Nafiizwan Adnan George Parker Harinder Pal Sandhu Peter Creed Annie Au11–8, 11–7, 11–6(15th PSA title) Hania El Hammamy Rachel Arnold Mayar Hany Danielle Letourneau Coline Aumard Amanda Landers-Murphy Zeina MickawyNASH Cup London, Canada Men : Challenger 1024 players - $12,000 Alfredo Ávila8–11, 11–3, 7–11, 12–10, 11–2(11th PSA title) Christopher Binnie Vikram Malhotra Mostafa Asal Jesús Camacho Charles Sharpes Andrew Schnell Shawn DelierreBeijing Squash Challenge Beijing, China Men : Challenger 516 players - $5,50019–22 September Henry Leung11–7, 14–12, 11–7 (1st PSA title) Chi Him Wong Khaled Labib Elvinn Keo Valentino Bong Sandeep Ramachandran Darosham Khan Ravi DixitMadeira Island Open () Caniço, Portugal Men : Challenger 1024 players - $11,00019–23 September Todd Harrity10–12, 11–5, 11–9, 11–3(3rd PSA title) Joshua Masters Mahesh Mangaonkar Valentin Rapp Cláudio Pinto Rui Soares Abhay Singh Emyr EvansNASH Cup London, Canada Women : Challenger 2024 players - $18,000 Emily Whitlock11–9, 13–11, 11–5(17th PSA title) Samantha Cornett Nadine Shahin Milou van der Heijden Haley Mendez Julianne Courtice Mélissa Alves Olivia FiechterKiva Club Open Santa Fe, United States Men : Challenger 516 players - $5,50020–23 September Aditya Jagtap11–7, 4–11, 14–12, 11–8(2nd PSA title) Faraz Khan Babatunde Ajagbe Shahjahan Khan Hugo Varela Mario Yáñez Micah Franklin Edgar RamírezAspin Kemp & Associates Aspin Cup Charlottetown, Canada Men : Challenger 1024 players - $11,00025–29 September Vikram Malhotra11–3, 11–9, 9–11, 11–9(7th PSA title) Mostafa Asal Alfredo Ávila Cameron Seth Michael McCue Reiko Peter Kristian Frost Henrik MustonenWakefield PSA Open The Plains, United States Men : Challenger 516 players - $5,500 Juan Camilo Vargas8–11, 11–5, 12–10, 9–11, 11–9(2nd PSA title) Shahjahan Khan Christopher Binnie Mario Yáñez Reuben Phillips Mark Broekman Leandro Romiglio Dylan CunninghamOracle Netsuite Open San Francisco, United States Men : World Tour Gold24 players - $118,000 - Draw27 Sep.–2 Oct. Ali Farag11–9, 13–11, 4–11, 11–9(12th PSA title) Mohamed El Shorbagy Grégory Gaultier Karim Abdel Gawad Tarek Momen Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Simon Rösner Diego ElíasOracle Netsuite Open San Francisco, United States Women : World Tour Silver24 players - $88,000 - Draw Sarah-Jane Perry11–9, 11–7, 9–11, 7–11, 11–7(10th PSA title) Raneem El Weleily Laura Massaro Annie Au Camille Serme Nicol David Joelle King Alison Waters (QE): 2019 PSA World Squash Championships Qualifying Event.

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