Official Women's Squash World Ranking
The Official Women's Squash World Ranking is the official world ranking for women's squash. The ranking is to rate the performance level of female professional squash player. It is also a merit-based method used for determining entry and seeding in women's squash tournaments. The rankings are produced monthly. The current world number one is Nouran Gohar of Egypt, who replaced Raneem El Welily in July 2020. The WISPA, the WSA and the PSA has used a computerized system for determining the rankings since April 1984. PSA ranking policy. Players competing  in PSA tournaments earn ranking points according to how far they get in the draw. The points available depend on the prize money and the draw size. The monthly rankings (issued on the 1st of the month) are used in selecting entries to tournaments and in determining the seeds. The total number of points a player earns in the previous twelve months is divided by the number of tournaments played (a minimum divisor of ten is used) to give a ranking average. Where a player has played more than 9 tournaments the best scores may be selected (i.e. the lowest  are not included) according to the Averaging Formula. (See table below.) For example, a player who has competed in 13 events will have his best 10 scores used. These will be accumulated and divided by 10. Players competing in PSA World Tour Events earn ranking points according to the prize money, classification of the event, and the final position in the draw the player reaches. Divisor. A divisor is selected based on the number of tournaments played during the year as shown in the table below (the minimum divisor is ten). The average is calculated from the highest points scored  for this number of events over the past twelve months: Current world ranking. Note: The monthly ranking for the women's squash (world ranking) is taken directly from the Professional Squash Association (PSA) official website. World number 1 since 1983. Number one ranked players. The following is a list of players who have achieved the world number one position since April 1983 (active players in green) : "Last update: February, 2022" Year end world top 10 players and ranking point tallies since 1994. 2006–2008. Note: 1) Natalie Grinham changed her nationality in 2008.