get_players: Get PSA Squash Player Data from SquashInfo
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get_players

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Get PSA Squash Player Data from SquashInfo

Description

Given the rank(s) and competition category, get_players() returns profile data of ranked players in PSA World Tour competitions.

Usage

get_players(top = NULL, rank = NULL, category = NULL)

Arguments

`top`	integer indicating the number of top PSA players by rank to return.
`rank`	integer indicating the rank of the PSA player(s) to return.
`category`	character string indicating the competition category. Must be one of "mens", "womens", or "both".

Value

Tibble containing first name, last name, age, gender, birthplace, nationality, residence, height in cm, weight in kg, plays (handedness), racket brand, year of joining PSA, university, and club.

Note

This function only returns players ranked in the most recent PSA rankings table for Men's and Women's singles competitions.

References

http://www.squashinfo.com/rankings/men
http://www.squashinfo.com/rankings/women

Examples

## Return the top 5 ranked players from the Women's PSA rankings
get_players(top = 5, category = "womens")

## Return the 5th ranked player from both Men's and Women's PSA rankings
get_players(rank = 5, category = "both")

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