Michael Morrissey

A Statistical Study of Match Durations Over 20 Years

February 7, 2021 Michael Morrissey

In this article Squash Stats will take a look at how the match durations have varied over the last 20 years. It is difficult to define absolute relationships from match durations statistics alone, mainly due to the fact there is a large variation in durations and it depends on a lot of factors. However, in this article we provide a point of reference whereby matches can be compared to general trends. We explore the match durations in terms of gender, tournament stage, scoreline, and player rank difference. We conclude the article by taking a look at the average match durations for current and previous players.

Analysis of the Top 10 PSA Ranks (2000 – 2020)

October 11, 2020 Michael Morrissey

Presented here is an analysis of the top 10 ranks for both male and female PSA players. This can provide us with a better understanding of the quality, longevity, and consistency of the players’ career. We also look at the dominance of the top 10 ranks by country.

A Graphical History of the PSA Number 1 (1975 – 2020)

June 15, 2020 Michael Morrissey

In recent months there has been a lack of new squash tournaments due to the world wide restrictions created by the COVID-19 pandemic. This has caused many people to revisit older squash matches both from this generation and previous generations of squash players. In this article we explore the previous number one players, how long they maintained their number one ranking, which countries produced the most number 1 players and over which time periods.

Height & Weight Variation of Professional Squash Players

May 19, 2020 Michael Morrissey

Squash is a highly demanding sport which requires a variety of physical attributes in order to play at a professional level. Amongst others, it requires physical strength, flexibility, quick reactions, stamina, and fitness. However, squash is not a sport whereby possession of a particular physiological trait, such as height, allows you to dominate over all others. In this article we look at two specific physiological traits, namely the height and weight of players.

Twenty year of Prize Money in Professional Squash

April 25, 2020 Michael Morrissey

Professional squash is without a doubt becoming more and more lucrative as a profession. The 2018 – 2019 season saw a record breaking prize money total of $7,569,706 when the tour structure was changed. This article looks at the amount of prize money invested into professional squash for all tournaments over a given season for the last twenty years. It investigates the amounts of money, how it is distributed between the genders, the type of tournaments and the locations of the investments.

PSA World Tour 2019 – 2020 Season Summary: Tournaments, Winners & Prize Money Earnings

April 19, 2020 Michael Morrissey

In this blog posting we look at the tournaments, by gender, tournament type, and location for the 2019 – 2020 PSA World Tour season. We then look at the winners of these titles as well as the earning of the PSA players.

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