USA’s Olivia Weaver clinched the Bahl and Gaynor Cincinnati Gaynor Cup 2024 championship, defeating Belgium’s Tinne Gilis in straight sets to secure her season’s first title. Impressively, she didn’t lose a single game throughout the entire tournament, with her PSA Power Rating shooting up to #5 from #9 position prior to winning the tournament.
What are Levels?
SquashLevels uses a bespoke algorithm to assess each player’s current playing level based on their results and their opponents.
It focuses on how well they are playing rather than how many rounds they have progressed through. The ratings are updated match-by-match and they give great insight into how ‘in-form’ the players are right now.
Top Three Movers across the Bahl And Gaynor Cincinnati Gaynor Cup 2024
In 2020 PSA and SquashLevels revealed the launch of the ‘PSA Power Ratings’ which will provide an accurate, up-to-date indication of a pro player’s current form.
This is often an indication of how players will move across the World Rankings, often highlighting up-and-coming players.
Olivia Weaver
Olivia Weaver had a fantastic tournament, rising up the PSA Power Ratings to #5, her level also increased from 13,592 to 16,692 across the tournament.
Kenzy Ayman
The young Egyptian made it through to the quarter-finals, increasing her level by an impressive 13.43% from 7,280 to 8,268.
Prior to the tournament Ayman was sat at #81 in the PSA Power Ratings, shooting up to #58 at the end of the tournament.
Tinne Gilis
No.2 seed Tinne Gilis saw her level increase by 6.43% from 13,979 to 14,878 having claimed victories against wins against wildcard Emma Trauber and Egyptian duo Fayrouz Aboelkheir and Rowan Elaraby to book her spot in the title decider before losing out to Olivia Weaver.
WHAT IS SQUASHLEVELS?
SquashLevels is a results-based ranking system. As players compete in their leagues and tournaments, their results automatically flow into SquashLevels from their results providers. From here, SquashLevels’ unique algorithm will calculate a Level for each player based on their opponents’ Level, their result including points scores, behavioural modelling and various other factors. SquashLevels rewards a player for performing better than they were expected to based on their Level.
Check out our membership options and track your progress as you compete throughout the season.
Sign up to the SquashSkills newsletter
Get world class coaching tips, straight to your inbox!
