2013 Women's World Open Squash Championship
The 29 Squash World Cup of Women was held from 17 to 21 March 2014 in Penang, Malaysia, instead. The world championship was the most lucrative tournament of the season, the ESC World Tour 2013.
The ESC was in November 2013 announced that the amount recognized for the 2013 World Cup for the first time in the history fails. On January 11, 2014 announced the ESC that the tournament is subsequently discharged in March 2014 in Penang. The World Cup of 2014 was discharged as usual in the second half.
Defending champion Nicol David was that the tournament is not won since 2007 for the first time at the end. David was defeated in the semifinals of the 18 -year-old unseeded Egyptian Nour El Sherbini in five sets. In the final, El Sherbini met on the set at position two Laura Massaro. Massaro, who had already reached the final in 2012, won the match against El Sherbini with 11:7, 6:11, 11:9, 5:11 and 11:9 and thus became the first world champion.
The field consisted of 32 players, including eight spaces for qualifiers were provided. The top 16 players were set. Per Wildcard Vanessa Raj received a starting spot in the main draw.
Prize money and world ranking points
When the squash World Cup Women 2013, following prize money and world ranking points are paid or credited for each round is reached. Players who entered from qualifying into the main draw, the qualifying points were given in addition to those for the respective round is reached. Otherwise, the amounts are not cumulative. The total prize money was $ 120,000.
Seedings
Explanations
- Q = qualifier
- WC = Wild Card
- LL = Lucky Loser
- ALT = substitute ( alternate )
- PR = Protected Ranking
- SE = Special Exempt
- R = Task ( retired )
- D = disqualification
- Supra = Walkover