2012 PSA World Tour

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.

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 1 James Willstrop
(11 months)
Nick Matthew
(1 month)
World Champion Ramy Ashour
Awards
Player of the year Ramy Ashour
Young player of the year Marwan El Shorbagy

2012 Calendar

Key

World Championship
World Series Platinum
World Series Gold
International 70
International 50

World Championship

TournamentDateChampionRunner-UpSemifinalistsQuarterfinalistsRound of 16
PSA World Championship 2012
Doha, Qatar
World Championship
$325,000 - Draw
8–15 December 2012 Ramy Ashour
2-11, 11-6, 11-5, 9-11, 11-8
Mohamed El Shorbagy James Willstrop
Nick Matthew
Grégory Gaultier
Karim Darwish
Amr Shabana
Borja Golán
Peter Barker
Omar Mosaad
Daryl Selby
Alister Walker
Tarek Momen
Cameron Pilley
Saurav Ghosal
Chris Simpson

World Series

Prize money: $115,000 and more

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

International

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

January

TournamentDateChampionRunner-UpSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists
Comfort Inn Open 2012
Vancouver, Canada
International 50
$50,000 - Draw
12–15 January 2012 Amr Shabana
7-11, 11-9, 11-7, 12-10
Hisham Mohd Ashour Omar Mosaad
Tarek Momen
Cameron Pilley
Olli Tuominen
Mohd Ali Anwar Reda
Mohamed Abouelghar
Motor City Open 2012
Detroit, United States
International 50
$50,000 - Draw
27–30 January 2012 Ong Beng Hee
11-8, 11-9, 11-7
Hisham Mohd Ashour Mohamed El Shorbagy
Stephen Coppinger
Alister Walker
Cameron Pilley
Miguel Ángel Rodríguez
Max Lee

February

TournamentDateChampionRunner-UpSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists
Swedish Open 2012
Linköping, Sweden
International 70
$70,000 - Draw
2–5 February 2012 Grégory Gaultier
11-3, 11-6, 11-8
Karim Darwish Peter Barker
Daryl Selby
Tom Richards
Nicolas Müller
Simon Rösner
Stephen Coppinger
Metro Squash Windy City Open 2012
Chicago, United States
International 25
$25,000
9–12 February 2012 Saurav Ghosal
11-8, 15-13, 10-12, 11-5
Yasir Butt Mohd Ali Anwar Reda
Alan Clyne
Ryan Cuskelly
Arturo Salazar
Shawn Delierre
Oliver Pett

March

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

April

TournamentDateChampionRunner-UpSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists
Berkshire Squash Open 2012
Williamstown, United States
International 35
$35,000
11–15 April 2012 Alister Walker
11-8, 11-7, 11-7
Tom Richards Borja Golán
Julian Illingworth
Miguel Ángel Rodríguez
Shawn Delierre
Yasir Butt
Oliver Pett
Grasshopper Cup 2012
Zurich, Switzerland
International 25
$25,000
25–28 April 2012 Daryl Selby
12-10, 11-7, 8-11, 11-4
Nicolas Müller Olli Tuominen
Karim Abdel Gawad
Jan Koukal
Omar Abdel Meguid
Kristian Frost Olesen
Charles Sharpes
Irish Squash Open 2012
Dublin, Ireland
International 25
$25,000
25–28 April 2012 Alister Walker
11-4, 11-6, 9-11, 11-3
Alan Clyne Borja Golán
Jonathan Kemp
Mathieu Castagnet
Robbie Temple
Christopher Gordon
Rasmus Nielsen

August

TournamentDateChampionRunner-UpSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists
Australian Open 2012
Canberra, Australia
International 70
$70,000 - Draw
13–18 August 2012 Ramy Ashour
11-9, 11-6, 11-6
Omar Mosaad Tom Richards
Cameron Pilley
Ong Beng Hee
Nicolas Müller
Alan Clyne
Omar Abdel Aziz
Colombian Open 2012
Bogota, Colombia
International 35
$35,000
29 August - 1 September 2012 Tarek Momen
3-11, 11-4, 11-3, 12-10
Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Stephen Coppinger
Henrik Mustonen
Mohamed El Shorbagy
Mohd Ali Anwar Reda
Martin Knight
Jaymie Haycocks

September

TournamentDateChampionRunner-UpSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists
Malaysian Open Squash Championships 2012
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
International 50
$50,000 - Draw
12–15 September 2012 Tarek Momen
12-10, 6-11, 12-10, 8-11, 14-12
Mohamed El Shorbagy Borja Golán
Nicolas Müller
Karim Darwish
Olli Tuominen
Mohd Nafiizwan Adnan
Abdullah Al Muzayen
British Grand Prix 2012
Manchester, England
International 70
$70,000 - Draw
21–24 September 2012 Nick Matthew
4-11, 11-6, 11-9, 11-5
James Willstrop Grégory Gaultier
Peter Barker
Laurens Jan Anjema
Alister Walker
Adrian Grant
Simon Rösner

October

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

November

TournamentDateChampionRunner-UpSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists
Abierto Mexicano de Raquetas 2012
Toluca, Mexico
International 70
$70,000 - Draw
1–4 November 2012 Grégory Gaultier
11-6, 11-8, 11-5
Omar Mosaad Peter Barker
Simon Rösner
Karim Darwish
Mohamed El Shorbagy
Borja Golán
Nicolas Müller
Dayton Open 2012
Dayton, United States
International 35
$35,000
7–10 November 2012 Borja Golán
11-5, 11-6, 11-6
Alister Walker Omar Mosaad
Ryan Cuskelly
Cameron Pilley
Marwan El Shorbagy
Mathieu Castagnet
Grégoire Marche

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Year end world top 10 players

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