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PSA World Tour 2012
Details
Event namePSA World Tour 2012
Tournaments117
CategoriesPSA World Championship
PSA World Series (6)
PSA World Series Finals
PSA International (22)
PSA Challenger (87)
Website
www.psaworldtour.com
Achievements
World Number 1England James Willstrop
(11 months)
England Nick Matthew
(1 month)
World ChampionEgypt Ramy Ashour
Awards
Player of the yearEgypt Ramy Ashour
Young player of the yearEgypt Marwan El Shorbagy
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The PSA World Tour 2012 is the international squash tour organised circuit organized by the Professional Squash Association (PSA) for the 2012 squash season. The most important tournament in the series is the World Championship held in Doha in Qatar. The tour features three categories of regular events, World Series, which feature the highest prize money and the best fields, International and Challenger.[1] The Tour is concluded by the PSA World Series Finals, the end of season championship for the top 8 rated players.

2012 Calendar

Key

World Championship
World Series Platinum
World Series Gold
International 70
International 50
Tournament Date Champion Runner-Up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists Round of 16
PSA World Championship 2012
Qatar Doha, Qatar
World Championship
$325,000 - Draw
8–15 December 2012 Egypt Ramy Ashour
2-11, 11-6, 11-5, 9-11, 11-8
Egypt Mohamed El Shorbagy England James Willstrop
England Nick Matthew
France Grégory Gaultier
Egypt Karim Darwish
Egypt Amr Shabana
Spain Borja Golán
England Peter Barker
Egypt Omar Mosaad
England Daryl Selby
Botswana Alister Walker
Egypt Tarek Momen
Australia Cameron Pilley
India Saurav Ghosal
England Chris Simpson

Prize money: $115,000 and more

Tournament Date Champion Runner-Up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
Tournament of Champions 2012
United States New York City, United States
World Series Gold
$115,000 - Draw
20–26 January 2012 England Nick Matthew
8-11, 11-9, 11-5, 11-7
England James Willstrop France Grégory Gaultier
England Daryl Selby
Egypt Amr Shabana
England Peter Barker
Egypt Mohamed El Shorbagy
Egypt Marwan El Shorbagy
North American Open 2012
United States Richmond, Virginia, United States
World Series Gold
$115,000 - Draw
19–25 February 2012 England James Willstrop
11-7, 11-8, 11-7
Egypt Ramy Ashour France Grégory Gaultier
England Nick Matthew
Egypt Karim Darwish
Egypt Amr Shabana
Germany Simon Rösner
Egypt Karim Abdel Gawad
El Gouna International 2012
Egypt El Gouna, Egypt
World Series Gold
$115,000 - Draw
8–13 April 2012 Egypt Ramy Ashour
12-10, 11-5, 5-2 rtd
England James Willstrop England Nick Matthew
Egypt Karim Darwish
France Grégory Gaultier
Egypt Mohamed El Shorbagy
Netherlands Laurens Jan Anjema
Egypt Hisham Mohd Ashour
British Open 2012
England London, England
World Series Platinum
$150,000 - Draw
14–20 May 2012 England Nick Matthew
11-9, 11-4, 11-8
Egypt Ramy Ashour England James Willstrop
England Peter Barker
France Grégory Gaultier
Egypt Amr Shabana
Egypt Mohamed El Shorbagy
Netherlands Laurens Jan Anjema
US Open 2012
United States Philadelphia, United States
World Series Gold
$115,000 - Draw
5–12 October 2012 Egypt Ramy Ashour
11-4, 11-9, 11-9
France Grégory Gaultier England James Willstrop
England Nick Matthew
Egypt Karim Darwish
England Peter Barker
Egypt Amr Shabana
Egypt Mohamed El Shorbagy
Hong Kong Open 2012
Hong Kong Hong Kong, China
World Series Platinum
$150,000 - Draw
27–2 December 2012 Egypt Ramy Ashour
11-8, 3-11, 11-7, 11-6
England James Willstrop England Nick Matthew
Egypt Karim Darwish
France Grégory Gaultier
England Peter Barker
Egypt Amr Shabana
Spain Borja Golán
Final tournament Date Champion Runner-Up Semifinalists Round Robin
PSA World Series Finals 2012
England Queen's Club, London, England
PSA World Series Finals
$110,000 - Draw
2–6 January 2013 Egypt Amr Shabana
4-11, 11-2, 11-4, 11-7
England Nick Matthew England James Willstrop
France Grégory Gaultier
Egypt Mohd El Shorbagy
Egypt Karim Darwish
England Peter Barker
Germany Simon Rösner

International

Prize money: between $25,000 and $114,999

January

Tournament Date Champion Runner-Up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
Comfort Inn Open 2012
Canada Vancouver, Canada
International 50
$50,000 - Draw
12–15 January 2012 Egypt Amr Shabana
7-11, 11-9, 11-7, 12-10
Egypt Hisham Mohd Ashour Egypt Omar Mosaad
Egypt Tarek Momen
Australia Cameron Pilley
Finland Olli Tuominen
Egypt Mohd Ali Anwar Reda
Egypt Mohamed Abouelghar
Motor City Open 2012
United States Detroit, United States
International 50
$50,000 - Draw
27–30 January 2012 Malaysia Ong Beng Hee
11-8, 11-9, 11-7
Egypt Hisham Mohd Ashour Egypt Mohamed El Shorbagy
South Africa Stephen Coppinger
Botswana Alister Walker
Australia Cameron Pilley
Colombia Miguel Ángel Rodríguez
Hong Kong Max Lee

February

Tournament Date Champion Runner-Up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
Swedish Open 2012
Sweden Linköping, Sweden
International 70
$70,000 - Draw
2–5 February 2012 France Grégory Gaultier
11-3, 11-6, 11-8
Egypt Karim Darwish England Peter Barker
England Daryl Selby
England Tom Richards
Switzerland Nicolas Müller
Germany Simon Rösner
South Africa Stephen Coppinger
Metro Squash Windy City Open 2012
United States Chicago, United States
International 25
$25,000
9–12 February 2012 India Saurav Ghosal
11-8, 15-13, 10-12, 11-5
Pakistan Yasir Butt Egypt Mohd Ali Anwar Reda
Scotland Alan Clyne
Australia Ryan Cuskelly
Mexico Arturo Salazar
Canada Shawn Delierre
England Oliver Pett

March

Tournament Date Champion Runner-Up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
HKFC Invitational 2012
Hong Kong Hong Kong, China
International 25
$25,000
14–17 March 2012 Egypt Omar Mosaad
3-11, 11-5, 11-8, 11-4
Finland Olli Tuominen Malaysia Muhd Asyraf Azan
Hong Kong Leo Au
Hong Kong Max Lee
France Grégoire Marche
India Siddharth Suchde
Egypt Amr Khaled Khalifa
Manitoba Squash Open 2012
Canada Winnipeg, Canada
International 35
$35,000
15–18 March 2012 Spain Borja Golán
11-1, 11-5, 11-4
Netherlands Laurens Jan Anjema Australia Cameron Pilley
England Tom Richards
England Jonathan Kemp
Scotland Alan Clyne
Canada Shawn Delierre
Germany Raphael Kandra
Canary Wharf Squash Classic 2012
England London, England
International 50
$50,000 - Draw
19–23 March 2012 England Nick Matthew
11-7, 11-8, 11-9
England James Willstrop England Peter Barker
Egypt Mohamed El Shorbagy
England Daryl Selby
England Adrian Grant
Egypt Tarek Momen
Germany Simon Rösner
Montreal Open 2012
Canada Montreal, Canada
International 35
$35,000
20–23 March 2012 England Tom Richards
11-7, 8-11, 11-8, 5-11, 11-5
France Thierry Lincou Egypt Hisham Mohd Ashour
France Mathieu Castagnet
Australia Cameron Pilley
Scotland Alan Clyne
New Zealand Martin Knight
Australia Steven Finitsis
CIMB KL Open Squash Championships 2012
Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
International 50
$50,000 - Draw
28–31 March 2012 Egypt Omar Mosaad
11-6, 13-11, 12-14, 6-11, 11-8
England Adrian Grant Egypt Karim Darwish
Malaysia Ong Beng Hee
India Saurav Ghosal
Malaysia Mohd Nafiizwan Adnan
Hong Kong Max Lee
Hong Kong Leo Au
Bluenose Classic 2012
Canada Halifax, Canada
International 50
$55,000 - Draw
28–31 March 2012 France Thierry Lincou
9-11, 11-8, 9-11, 11-5, 11-4
England Daryl Selby Netherlands Laurens Jan Anjema
Egypt Hisham Mohd Ashour
Egypt Amr Shabana
Spain Borja Golán
United States Stephen Coppinger
United States Julian Illingworth

April

Tournament Date Champion Runner-Up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
Berkshire Squash Open 2012
United States Williamstown, United States
International 35
$35,000
11–15 April 2012 Botswana Alister Walker
11-8, 11-7, 11-7
England Tom Richards Spain Borja Golán
United States Julian Illingworth
Colombia Miguel Ángel Rodríguez
Canada Shawn Delierre
Pakistan Yasir Butt
England Oliver Pett
Grasshopper Cup 2012
Switzerland Zürich, Switzerland
International 25
$25,000
25–28 April 2012 England Daryl Selby
12-10, 11-7, 8-11, 11-4
Switzerland Nicolas Müller Finland Olli Tuominen
Egypt Karim Abdel Gawad
Czech Republic Jan Koukal
Egypt Omar Abdel Meguid
Denmark Kristian Frost Olesen
England Charles Sharpes
Irish Squash Open 2012
Republic of Ireland Dublin, Ireland
International 25
$25,000
25–28 April 2012 Botswana Alister Walker
11-4, 11-6, 9-11, 11-3
Scotland Alan Clyne Spain Borja Golán
England Jonathan Kemp
France Mathieu Castagnet
England Robbie Temple
United States Christopher Gordon
Denmark Rasmus Nielsen

August

Tournament Date Champion Runner-Up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
Australian Open 2012
Australia Canberra, Australia
International 70
$70,000 - Draw
13–18 August 2012 Egypt Ramy Ashour
11-9, 11-6, 11-6
Egypt Omar Mosaad England Tom Richards
Australia Cameron Pilley
Malaysia Ong Beng Hee
Switzerland Nicolas Müller
Scotland Alan Clyne
Egypt Omar Abdel Aziz
Colombian Open 2012
Colombia Bogotá, Colombia
International 35
$35,000
29 August - 1 September 2012 Egypt Tarek Momen
3-11, 11-4, 11-3, 12-10
Colombia Miguel Ángel Rodríguez South Africa Stephen Coppinger
Finland Henrik Mustonen
Egypt Mohamed El Shorbagy
Egypt Mohd Ali Anwar Reda
New Zealand Martin Knight
England Jaymie Haycocks

September

Tournament Date Champion Runner-Up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
Malaysian Open Squash Championships 2012
Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
International 50
$50,000 - Draw
12–15 September 2012 Egypt Tarek Momen
12-10, 6-11, 12-10, 8-11, 14-12
Egypt Mohamed El Shorbagy Spain Borja Golán
Switzerland Nicolas Müller
Egypt Karim Darwish
Finland Olli Tuominen
Malaysia Mohd Nafiizwan Adnan
Kuwait Abdullah Al Muzayen
British Grand Prix 2012
England Manchester, England
International 70
$70,000 - Draw
21–24 September 2012 England Nick Matthew
4-11, 11-6, 11-9, 11-5
England James Willstrop France Grégory Gaultier
England Peter Barker
Netherlands Laurens Jan Anjema
Botswana Alister Walker
England Adrian Grant
Germany Simon Rösner

October

Tournament Date Champion Runner-Up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
Santiago Open 2012
Spain Santiago de Compostela, Spain
International 25
$25,000
17–20 October 2012 Germany Simon Rösner
8-11, 11-5, 11-8, 16-14
Australia Cameron Pilley England Adrian Grant
Spain Borja Golán
England Adrian Waller
Egypt Omar Abdel Aziz
Malaysia Ivan Yuen
South Africa Shaun Le Roux
Macau Open 2012
Macau Macau, China
International 50
$50,000 - Draw
18–21 October 2012 Egypt Karim Darwish
9-11, 11-7, 10-12, 11-4, 11-9
Egypt Mohamed El Shorbagy Egypt Marwan El Shorbagy
Egypt Karim Abdel Gawad
Egypt Omar Mosaad
England Tom Richards
Hong Kong Max Lee
Egypt Karim Ali Fathi
Netsuite Open 2012
United States San Francisco, United States
International 70
$70,000 - Draw
19–23 October 2012 France Grégory Gaultier
11-7, 13-11, 11-9
England Nick Matthew England Peter Barker
Egypt Amr Shabana
England James Willstrop
Netherlands Laurens Jan Anjema
England Daryl Selby
Egypt Tarek Momen

November

Tournament Date Champion Runner-Up Semifinalists Quarterfinalists
Abierto Mexicano de Raquetas 2012
Mexico Toluca, Mexico
International 70
$70,000 - Draw
1–4 November 2012 France Grégory Gaultier
11-6, 11-8, 11-5
Egypt Omar Mosaad England Peter Barker
Germany Simon Rösner
Egypt Karim Darwish
Egypt Mohamed El Shorbagy
Spain Borja Golán
Switzerland Nicolas Müller
Dayton Open 2012
United States Dayton, United States
International 35
$35,000
7–10 November 2012 Spain Borja Golán
11-5, 11-6, 11-6
Botswana Alister Walker Egypt Omar Mosaad
Australia Ryan Cuskelly
Australia Cameron Pilley
Egypt Marwan El Shorbagy
France Mathieu Castagnet
France Grégoire Marche

[2]

Year end world top 10 players

Rank 2012
1 England James Willstrop 1082.500
2 England Nick Matthew 996.000
3 France Grégory Gaultier 995.500
4 Egypt Ramy Ashour 894.500
5 England Peter Barker 539.000
6 Egypt Mohamed El Shorbagy 531.000
7 Egypt Karim Darwish 511.500
8 Egypt Omar Mosaad 440.000
9 Egypt Amr Shabana 415.500
10 England Daryl Selby 412.000

Retirements

Following is a list of notable players (winners of a main tour title, and/or part of the PSA 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 2012 season:

See also

References

  1. ^ "Tournaments | About". PSA World Tour. Archived from the original on 2011-11-25. Retrieved 2011-11-26.
  2. ^ "Calendar". psaworldtour.com. Archived from the original on 2012-06-23. Retrieved 2012-06-17.
  3. ^ ""Titi Tight" hangs his racquet". 31 August 2012.
  4. ^ "Azlan retires..."
  5. ^ "Mohammed Abbas profile". Archived from the original on 2013-10-13. Retrieved 2013-11-06.
  6. ^ "Davide Bianchetti profile". Archived from the original on 2013-10-04. Retrieved 2013-11-06.