The fifth annual World Squash Awards Dinner, to be held on Saturday 28th November at the RAC Club in London, will see the identities of the official Men's & Women's Tour Players of the Year being announced, along with other general international awards.

For the women, the full membership of the Women's International Squash Players' Association has voted for the WISPA Player of the Year, the WISPA Young Player of the Year, and the WISPA Most Improved Player of the Year.

Similarly, the Professional Squash Association board has voted on the PSA Player of the Year and also the PSA Young Player of the Year.

"This year has been the most competitive year on the PSA World Tour for some years," said PSA Chief Operating Officer Lee Beachill.  "Since the World Squash Awards last year in Manchester, Amr Shabana, Karim Darwish and Gregory Gaultier have all seen themselves at the summit of the Dunlop PSA World Rankings - which has made this decision harder than ever.  

"The players continue to raise the bar year on year, adding to the excitement for squash fans around the world," added the former world number one.

WISPA Chief Executive Andrew Shelley said:  "The World Squash Awards Dinner, superbly organised by Eventis, has become a great opportunity for our sport to fete its stars across the spectrum.  The awards are cherished and a great international evening will doubtless be had by all."

Awards Nominations:

WISPA Player of the Year: Nicol David (Malaysia), Nour El Sherbini (Egypt), Natalie Grainger (USA)

WISPA Young Player of the Year: Kanzy Emad El-Defrawy (Egypt), Nour El Sherbini (Egypt), Nour El Tayeb (Egypt), Dipika Pallikal (India), Amanda Sobhy (USA), Maria Toor Pakay (Pakistan)

WISPA Most Improved Player of the Year: Annie Au (Hong Kong), Joelle King (New Zealand), Camille Serme (France), Donna Urquhart (Australia)

PSA Player of the Year: Amr Shabana (Egypt), Gregory Gaultier (France), Karim Darwish (Egypt), Nick Matthew (England)

PSA Young Player of the Year: Mohamed El Shorbagy (Egypt), Aamir Atlas Khan (Pakistan), Nicolas Mueller (Switzerland)