[Squash] Women's Squash Association

The Women's Squash Association (WSA) is the governing body for the women's professional squash circuit and the Women's world rankings. It is based in London, England. The body operates in a similar fashion to the WTA for tennis. The WSA World Tour involves over 100 tournaments annually all over the globe. Over 250 players are registered with the WSA and rankings are updated monthly based on players' performances.

Every year, the top eight performers from the various World Series events gather for the WSA World Series Finals. The eight players are separated into two groups of four, and play a round robin. The top two from each group advance to the semifinals (1st WSA1 vs. 2nd WSA2 and 1st WSA2 vs. 2nd WSA1). The winner of the event is crowned World Series champion.
The goals of the association are to:

• Enable more players to consider a career in professional squash economically viable through the development of a world tour;
• Produce and publish world rankings;
• Increase exposure for the sport and its players;
• Encourage professionalism among its members;
• Raise the administrative standards at events;
• Increase the level of support and advice offered to promoters; and
• Improve communication and relationships with other squash organizations and the press.
• The association was founded in 1983 as the Women's International Squash Players Association (WISPA).
• The men's squash game is governed by the Professional Squash Association (PSA).

Source from: wikipedia