PSA Launch Rebrand & New World Tour Structure Ahead of 2024-25 Squash Season
August 18 2024
The Professional Squash Association (PSA) has introduced a revamped PSA World Tour structure and a fresh rebranding initiative for professional squash, effective immediately, ahead of the 2024-25 squash season.
The PSA Tour has been rebranded as the PSA Squash Tour, now structured into four distinct divisions: PSA World Events, PSA Challenger Events, PSA Satellite Events, and PSA Federation Events. This new framework is designed to establish a more stable and extended calendar of elite tournaments, particularly in the lead-up to the LA28 Olympic Games. Additionally, there will be a stronger focus on increasing the number of PSA Challenger and PSA Satellite tournaments, aiming to enhance both earning potential and playing opportunities for professional squash players.
The restructured PSA World Tour will see a cap of 57 men’s and 57 women’s PSA World Events each squash season, with the introduction of two new event categories: Diamond and Copper. PSA Diamond-tier events, set to become the pinnacle of the sport, will offer a minimum of $600,000 in total player compensation, with this figure expected to rise each season. These events will feature 48 players in both the men’s and women’s draws. Prior to the main draw, qualifying rounds involving 32 men and 32 women will take place, with four players from each category advancing to the main draw.
The 2024-25 squash season is set to debut two PSA Diamond-tier events: the CIB Egyptian Squash Open, which will commence the PSA World Events calendar on the 30th August, and the British Squash Open, scheduled for June 2025.
In a bid to enhance player earnings and maintain the quality of entries across other PSA World Tour events, the draw size for PSA Platinum tournaments has been reduced to 32 players per division. Meanwhile, PSA Copper-tier events have been introduced below the Gold, Silver and Bronze levels, offering a minimum of $25,000 in total compensation per division.
PSA Challenger events will continue to provide a platform for emerging talents to compete against seasoned professionals, with prize money ranging between $3,000 and $15,000. PSA Satellite and PSA Federation Events are designed to offer pathways for players aspiring to join the professional circuit, with PSA Federation Events overseen by the World Squash Federation, regional federations, or national federations.
Alongside these changes, the PSA has unveiled new logos for the PSA World Squash Tour, the PSA as an organisation, and the PSA Foundation. A refreshed colour scheme will also be rolled out across all branding materials, redefining the visual identity of professional squash.
The PSA Tour has been rebranded as the PSA Squash Tour, now structured into four distinct divisions: PSA World Events, PSA Challenger Events, PSA Satellite Events, and PSA Federation Events. This new framework is designed to establish a more stable and extended calendar of elite tournaments, particularly in the lead-up to the LA28 Olympic Games. Additionally, there will be a stronger focus on increasing the number of PSA Challenger and PSA Satellite tournaments, aiming to enhance both earning potential and playing opportunities for professional squash players.
The restructured PSA World Tour will see a cap of 57 men’s and 57 women’s PSA World Events each squash season, with the introduction of two new event categories: Diamond and Copper. PSA Diamond-tier events, set to become the pinnacle of the sport, will offer a minimum of $600,000 in total player compensation, with this figure expected to rise each season. These events will feature 48 players in both the men’s and women’s draws. Prior to the main draw, qualifying rounds involving 32 men and 32 women will take place, with four players from each category advancing to the main draw.
The 2024-25 squash season is set to debut two PSA Diamond-tier events: the CIB Egyptian Squash Open, which will commence the PSA World Events calendar on the 30th August, and the British Squash Open, scheduled for June 2025.
In a bid to enhance player earnings and maintain the quality of entries across other PSA World Tour events, the draw size for PSA Platinum tournaments has been reduced to 32 players per division. Meanwhile, PSA Copper-tier events have been introduced below the Gold, Silver and Bronze levels, offering a minimum of $25,000 in total compensation per division.
PSA Challenger events will continue to provide a platform for emerging talents to compete against seasoned professionals, with prize money ranging between $3,000 and $15,000. PSA Satellite and PSA Federation Events are designed to offer pathways for players aspiring to join the professional circuit, with PSA Federation Events overseen by the World Squash Federation, regional federations, or national federations.
Alongside these changes, the PSA has unveiled new logos for the PSA World Squash Tour, the PSA as an organisation, and the PSA Foundation. A refreshed colour scheme will also be rolled out across all branding materials, redefining the visual identity of professional squash.