Bellevue, Washington, will host the season-ending Professional Squash Association’s World Tour Finals from June 18–22 as the tour’s championship event will be in the United States for the first time since 2014.
The PSA World Tour Finals includes both a men’s and women’s tournament featuring eight players each. Any remaining places are allocated to the highest-ranked players on the PSA World Tour Finals Leaderboard. Only two spots in both the men’s and women’s PSA World Tour Finals draws have been decided. There are five tournaments left before the PSA World Tour Finals.
“We’re excited to bring the PSA World Tour Finals back to the United States for the first time in 10 years and I’m sure the event will provide a fitting spectacle to close out what has been an enthralling season on the PSA World Tour,” said PSA Chief Executive Alex Gough. “Squash in the United States has enjoyed considerable growth over the past decade. The PSA World Championships have now been staged in the United States four times in the past decade, while the sport will make its long-awaited debut at the Olympic Games in Los Angeles in 2028.”
Bellevue hosted the men’s 2015 PSA World Championships, which was the first time the World Championships had taken place in the United States. Bellevue will host the tournament for the first time and the first U.S. city to stage the PSA World Tour Finals since Richmond, Virginia, in 2014.
A round-robin, best-of-three games format is used in the group stage, with the top two from each group qualifying for the semifinals. The finals revert to the traditional best-of-five games format used in the majority of regular PSA World Tour events.
“With the Boys and Girls Club Hidden Valley Field House hosting the action and the top-class facilities at the nearby Pro Club being made available to all athletes, the event promises to be a spectacular showcase of squash in Bellevue,” YSK Events President Shabana Khan said. “By bringing together top-tier athletes and passionate enthusiasts, YSK Events is poised to make history in the realm of squash.”