How the Rankings work @ SquashPlayer

PSA Ranking Policy General Players competing in PSA tournaments earn ranking points according to how far they get in the draw. The points available depend on the prize money and the draw size. The monthly rankings (issued on the 1st of the month) are used in selecting entries to tournaments and in determining the seeds. The total number of points a player earns in a year (52 weeks) is divided by the number of tournaments played ( a minimum of eight are required) to give a ranking average. Where a player has played more than 8 tournaments the best scores may be selected (ie. the lowest are not included) according to the Averaging Formula below. For example, a player who has competed in 13 events will have selected his best 10 scores, which will be accumulated and divided by 10.

Averaging Formula

Events Played	Best Results/Divisor	Events played	Best Results/Divisor
9	8	16	12
10	8	17	12
11	9	18	13
12	9	19	14
13	10	20	15
14	10	24	18
15	11	25	19

Zero Scores
A zero score is automatically given for the following :
LATE WITHDRAWAL; NO-SHOW; DISCIPLINARY MATTERS
For recording purposes on the ranking computer a disciplinary Zero score is recorded as a 99. This 99 will stay on player's records as an event played and count towards the ranking average for the following 12 months. If a player fails to play a tournament through sickness or injury he must supply a medical certificate. Once that medical certificate is received by the PSA office a 99 may be recorded as a 98. A 98 is included as one of the player's lowest scores, for the calculation of ranking, until a player has played 9 events.

Ranking Points
The PSA ranking system is based on dollars earned.

a) Satellite/International/Super Series
i) Main Draw:
To calculate the number of ranking points a player receives from a tournament, divide his player compensation (prize money plus hotel bonus) by 10. The breakdown is given below.

Prize Money Breakdown %

Place	64 Draw	32 Draw	16 Draw	8 Draw
1st	16.00%	17.50%	20.00%	25.00%
2nd	11.00%	11.50%	14.00%	18.00%
3rd/4th	6.50%	7.00%	9.00%	11.00%
5th/8th	3.50%	4.25%	5.50%	8.75%
9th/16th	1.75%	2.50%	3.25%
17th/32nd	1.00%	1.25%
33rd/64th	0.50%

ii) Qualification
Where a Main Draw Tournament has minimum on-site prize money of $3,000 (US) computer Ranking Points are awarded in the Qualification event on the following basis:

A. Main draw Size - 32 with 8 qualifiers; Qualification draw Size - 32
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B. Main Draw Size 32 with 8 qualifiers; Qualification Draw size - 16
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C. Main Draw Size - 16 with 4 qualifiers; Qualification Draw Size - 16
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fffff2nd Round losers (4 players) awarded 3/5ths of the points awarded to Main
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D. Main Draw Size - 16 with 4 qualifiers; Qualification Draw Size - 32
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E. Main Draw Size - 8 with 2 qualifiers; qualification Draw Size - 8
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b) Challenger tournaments

Points Breakdown

Prize Money	$500-999	$1000-1499	$1500+
Position	Points	Points	Points
Full/Provisional Members
Winner	5.0	10.0	15.0
Runner-Up	3.5	7.0	10.0
3rd/4th	2.5	4.5	6.5
5th/8th	1.5	2.5	4.5
9th/16th	0.75	1.5	2.5
Ratings Members
Winner	3.0	4.0	5.0
Runner-Up	2.0	3.0	3.0
3rd/4th	1.0	2.0	2.0
5th/8th	0.5	1.0	1.0
9th/16th	0.25	0.5	0.5

c) Super Series Standings
Super Series events also have separate Super Series Standings. Points for this are calculated on a cumulative basis, using a player's best (6) results in that current year.

WISPA RANKING POINTS & DIVISOR

Breakdown of Ranking Points (from 01.01.2004)

$75,000+ 30,000 points $50,000 - $74,999 21,000 points

Winner 4800 Winner 3360
Runner up 3300 Runner up 2310
3/4 1950 3/4 1365
5/8 1050 5/8 735
9/16 525 9/16 367.5
17/32 300 17/32 210
33/64 150 33/64 105

$35,000 - $49,999 14,000 points $25,000 - $34,999 9,000 points
Winner 2450 Winner 1575
Runner up 1610 Runner up 1035
3/4 980 3/4 630
5/8 595 5/8 382.5
9/16 350 9/16 225
17/32 175 17/32 112.5

$15,000- $24,999 5,100 points $10,000 - $14,999 3,200 points
Winner 892.5 Winner 560
Runner Up 586.5 Runner up 368
3/4 357 3/4 224
5/8 216.75 5/8 136
9/16 127.5 9/16 80
17/32 63.75 17/32 40

$ 7,000- $9,999 2,000 points $4,000 - $6,999 1,200 points
Winner 350 Winner 210
Runner Up 230 Runner up 138
3/4 140 3/4 84
5/8 85 5/8 51
9/16 50 9/16 30
17/32 25 17/32 15

Note: In the case of draws which are less than the maximum sizes shown then the points remain as listed, but initial round points are not claimed.

Divisor -
The total number of points a player accumulates in any 52 week period is divided by the following number of tournaments played [Minimum 8 Tournaments in 52 Weeks] to give an average score:-

Events Played Divisor
1-8 8
9 8
10 8.5
11 9
12 9.5
13 10
14 10.5
15 11
16 11.5
17 12
18 13
19 14
20+ 15

THE MINIMUM NUMBER MAY BE ALTERED BY WISPA BOARD AT ITS DISCRETION.

Qualification points

$5,000 - $8,000 - $13,000 - $20,000 - $30,000 - $45,000 - $65,000 +
$7,999 $12,999 $19,999 $29,999 $44,999 $64,999

Draw size 16 32 16 32 16 32 16 32 16 32 32 64 32 64

Final qual
Round loser 20 8 30 12 50 18 88 34 136 52 78 32 112 44

Previous
Qual round
Loser 10 - 15 - 25 9 44 17 68 26 39 16 56 22

All players in Qualification events will be awarded points (as applicable) unless a player confirms to the WISPA office IN WRITING within 24 hours of event completion that she does not wish to receive them. Points cannot be awarded or taken away in retrospect.

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