2013 PSA World Tour
The PSA World Tour 2013 is the international squash tour organised circuit organized by the Professional Squash Association for the 2013 squash season. The most important tournament in the series is the World Championship held in Manchester in England. The tour features three categories of regular events, World Series, which feature the highest prize money and the best fields, International and Challenger. The Tour is concluded by the PSA World Series Finals, the end of season championship for the top 8 rated players.
2013 Calendar
Key
World Championship">World Open (squash)">World Championship
World Series">PSA World Series 2013">World Series
Prize money: $115,000 and moreTournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
Tournament of Champions 2013 New York City, United States World Series Gold $115,000 - Draw | 18–24 January 2013 | Ramy Ashour 7-11, 6-11, 12-10, 11-3, 11-1 | Grégory Gaultier | James Willstrop Nick Matthew | Mohamed El Shorbagy Karim Darwish Omar Mosaad Stephen Coppinger |
North American Open 2013 Richmond, Virginia, United States World Series Gold $115,000 - Draw | 25 February - 2 March 2013 | Ramy Ashour 11-7, 11-8, 5-11, 11-7 | Nick Matthew | James Willstrop Grégory Gaultier | Karim Darwish Peter Barker Amr Shabana Simon Rösner |
Kuwait PSA Cup 2013 Kuwait City, Kuwait World Series Platinum $190,000 - Draw | 8–14 March 2013 | Ramy Ashour 6-11, 11-8, 11-3, 11-3 | James Willstrop | Grégory Gaultier Mohamed El Shorbagy | Karim Darwish Amr Shabana Peter Barker Daryl Selby |
British Open 2013 Hull, England World Series Platinum $150,000 - Draw | 20–26 May 2013 | Ramy Ashour 7-11, 11-4, 11-7, 11-8 | Grégory Gaultier | Nick Matthew James Willstrop | Karim Darwish Borja Golán Tarek Momen Cameron Pilley |
US Open 2013 Philadelphia, United States World Series Gold $115,000 - Draw | 11–18 October 2013 | Grégory Gaultier 11-4, 11-5, 11-5 | Nick Matthew | James Willstrop Karim Darwish | Mohamed El Shorbagy Peter Barker Simon Rösner Mathieu Castagnet |
Qatar Classic 2013 Doha, Qatar World Series Platinum $150,000 - Draw | 10–15 November 2013 | Mohamed El Shorbagy 11-5, 5-11, 11-6, 6-11, 11-4 | Nick Matthew | Karim Darwish Borja Golán | Grégory Gaultier Amr Shabana Daryl Selby Karim Abdel Gawad |
Hong Kong Open 2013 Hong Kong, China World Series Platinum $150,000 - Draw | 3–8 December 2013 | Nick Matthew 11-1, 11-8, 5-11, 11-5 | Borja Golán | Grégory Gaultier James Willstrop | Ramy Ashour Mohamed El Shorbagy Amr Shabana Tarek Momen |
Tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Round Robin |
PSA World Series Finals 2013 Richmond, Virginia, United States PSA World Series Finals $110,000 - Draw | 15-19 March 2014 | Ramy Ashour 15-17, 11-7, 11-4, 11-5 | Mohamed El Shorbagy | Nick Matthew Grégory Gaultier | James Willstrop Borja Golán Tarek Momen Simon Rösner |
International
Prize money: between $25,000 and $114,999January
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Year end world top 10 players
Retirements
Following is a list of notable players who announced their retirement from professional squash, became inactive, or were permanently banned from playing, during the 2013 season:- Wael El Hindi joined the pro tour in 1999, reached the singles no. 8 spot in 2008. He won 8 PSA World Tour titles including the US Open in 2010 and the prestigious Petrosport Open, a World Series Platinum event in Egypt, in 2008. He retired in January after competing a last time in the Tournament of Champions in New York.