Laura Massaro Relishing World Series Finals Return by Nathan Clarke photo PSA
May 14, 2016
- Naza PSA Women's World Championship runner-up Laura Massaro says she
is relishing the chance to compete at the 2015/16 season-ending PSA
Dubai World Series Finals when the showpiece event gets under way on
May 24 in front of the Burj Khalifa - the world’s tallest building.
Massaro
secured her place in the iconic tournament, which brings together the
top eight players from the Men's and Women's Road To Dubai Standings to
compete for an equal prize fund of $160,000 in one of the sport's most
lucrative prizes, courtesy of a stellar campaign in which she claimed
two PSA World Series titles during one of the most competitive seasons
ever on the Women's Tour.
"I’m really excited about playing
at the World Series Finals," said 32-year-old Massaro who held the
World No.1 ranking from January - April 2016.
"It is
fantastic to have the tournament back on. I played it last time when it
was held in London and it was such an amazing event to be a part of -
it’s an eight woman draw, it’s best of three and it’s exciting.
"It
is really something to look forward to at the end of the season for us
all to come together and play a champion of the Tour title and it is
even more exciting because the eight of us competing have all been on
form from throughout the year."
Massaro was one of a quartet
of World Series winners this season alongside Nicol David, Raneem El
Welily and Nour El Sherbini. With the likes of Amanda Sobhy and Nouran
Gohar also having reached major finals, the 2015/16 Dubai PSA World
Series Finals promises to be the most competitive iteration in the
tournament's history - with Dubai providing the perfect backdrop.
"It’s
exciting to have the top eight all playing fast, attacking squash and
for it the tournament to have such a good purse to go with it makes it
more exciting because there’s a lot on the line," she said.
"There
is big prize money on offer for the people who are there and with it
being played in a shorter games format it will be exciting for everyone
watching and hopefully for us playing as well.
"I’ve been to
Dubai several times on holiday and I stop over on the way to and from
long events just to break up the journey and have some days in the sun.
For someone who likes to be in the sun, it’s a nice place to be and it
has that relaxing feel to it.
"Every time I’ve been I’ve enjoyed it so I’m excited to go back and play squash there for the first time."
Tickets
for the 2015/16 PSA Dubai World Series Finals are available to purchase
now by visiting Ticketmaster:
https://www.ticketmasteruae.ae/etkinlik-grup/699890/ALL/en while
further information regarding the tournament can be found at:
www.worldseriesfinals.com/dubai
