The world’s best squash players are heading to Dubai after the Professional Squash Association (PSA) announced that the season-ending World Series Finals will be staged in the emirate for the next three years.

Under the official name of ‘PSA Dubai World Series Finals’, the 2015-16, 2016-17 and 2017-18 competitions will all take place in the emirate after an agreement was reached between the PSA and Dubai Sports Council, facilitated by Falcon and Associates.

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In order to compete at the spectacular season-ending event in late May of each year, both the Men’s and Women’s players will have to rank in the top eight on the ‘PSA Road To Dubai Standings’. Ranking points are accumulated at every PSA World Series tournament which sees players compete in nine locations around the world before reaching Dubai.

The PSA World Series 2015-16 season kicks off in Philadelphia in October, followed by Qatar and Seattle in November, Hong Kong and Kuala Lumpur in December before moving to New York City in January, Chicago in February, Egypt in April, United Kingdom in May and the World Series Finals in Dubai later that month.

With many of the sport’s high-ranking players hailing from the Middle East, the PSA Dubai World Series Finals will build on the already strong regional presence and popularity of squash.

Secretary General of Dubai Sports Council, His Excellency Saeed Hareb said: “Hosting the PSA Word Series Finals in Dubai is an opportunity for us to create further awareness of the prestigious game in this part of the world. We are confident that this event will help raise the profile of the professional game and boost its popularity in Dubai, the UAE and across the region.”

Further information on the PSA World Series and the PSA World Tour is available online here: www.psaworldtour.com.