The most important tournaments in the series are the PSA World Championship for Men's and Women's.

Points for this are calculated on a cumulative basis after each World Tour event.

The top eight players at the end of the calendar year are then eligible to play in the PSA World Tour Finals.

Winners of a select group of PSA Challenger Tour tournaments chosen by PSA receive a wildcard for the Men's and Women's World Championships.

The qualified players are: Following is a list of notable players (winners of a main tour title, and/or part of the PSA Men's World Rankings and Women's World Rankings top 30 for at least one month) who announced their retirement from professional squash, became inactive, or were permanently banned from playing, during the 2021–22 season: