So you know all about tennis grand slam events. Do you know the squash equivalents?

Unlike tennis tournaments that get huge media coverage and draw droves of spectators to the stadiums, squash remains a subculture of sorts. Only the ardent fans of the game truly keep track of what is going on in the world of squash. Like many club squash players that I know, you may have been to major tennis tournaments, but, have you watched a professional squash tournament yet?

Only very few squash players have.

I am a good example. As someone who visits New York City at least three or four times a year, I have been to watch the US Open tennis, at Arthur Ashe Stadium. But, I have yet to attend the J.P. Morgan Tournament of Champions, held in the Grand Central Station Terminal!

Next year I intend to change that.

In case you are not aware, PSA holds a series of events that they classify as Challenger, International, World Series, and World Championship. You can get more details of these categories by visiting the official site of the PSA.

Sticking with the tennis analogy, the PSA World Series tournaments can be likened to the grand slam events. They attract top players of the game and boast higher prize money.

With the entry of Dubai as a venue to hold a Squash World Series event, there are now nine tournaments that span four continents – Africa, Asia, Europe, and North America.

The 2015 schedule of tournaments, as it stands today, is shown below.

Tournament	Rank	Prize money	Month	City
Tournament of Champions	Gold	$115,000	January	New York, USA
Metro Squash Windy City Open	Gold	$115,000	February	Chicago, USA
Dubai Squash Open	Gold	$115,000	March	Dubai, UAE
El Gouna International	Gold	$115,000	April	El Gouna, Egypt
The Allam British Open	Platinum	$150,000	May	Hull, England
Hong Kong Open	Platinum	$150,000	August	Hong Kong
US Open	Gold	$115,000	October	Philadelphia, USA
Qatar Classic	Platinum	$150,000	November	Doha, Qatar
World Championship	Platinum	$350,000	November	Bellevue, USA
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_PSA_World_Tour

As you can see, four of the nine tournaments are scheduled to be held in American cities.

So, if you are planning a vacation next year to one of these cities, why not try to plan it around these tournaments?

Or better still, plan a squash vacation.

Going by some of the games shown on Squash TV, it does not get any better than this!