2012 WSA World Tour

The WSA World Tour 2012 is the international squash tour and organized circuit, organized by the Women's Squash Association (WSA) for the 2012 squash season. The most important tournament in the series is the World Open held in Cayman Island. The tour features three categories of regular events, the World Series, which features the highest prize money and the best fields, Gold and Silver tournaments.[1] The Tour is concluded by the WSA World Series Finals, the end of season championship for the top 8 rated players.

WSA World Tour 2012
Details
Event nameWSA World Tour 2012
Tournaments69
CategoriesWSA World Open
WSA World Series (5)
WSA World Series Finals
WSA Gold & Silver (14)
WSA Tour (48)
Website
www.wsaworldtour.com
Achievements
World Number 1 Nicol David
(12 months)
World Champion Nicol David
Awards
Player of the year Nicol David
Comeback player of the year Alison Waters
Breakthrough player of the year Nour El Sherbini

2012 Calendar

The Women's Squash Association organises the WSA World Tour, the female equivalent of the PSA World Tour[2] Listed below are the most important events on the tour.

World Open

TournamentDateChampionRunner-UpSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists
WSA World Open 2012
Cayman Island
World Open - World Series Platinum
$165,000 - Draw
13–21 December 2012 Nicol David
11-6 11-8 11-6
Laura Massaro Raneem El Weleily
Jenny Duncalf
Alison Waters
Low Wee Wern
Madeline Perry
Natalie Grinham

World Series

TournamentDateChampionRunner-UpSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists
Kuala Lumpur Open Squash Championships 2012
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
World Series Gold
$70,000 - Draw
28–31 March 2012 Nicol David
11-4 12-10 11-9
Annie Au Raneem El Weleily
Nour El Sherbini
Laura Massaro
Madeline Perry
Rachael Grinham
Dipika Pallikal
British Open 2012
London, England
World Series Platinum
$95,000 - Draw
9–13 May 2012 Nicol David
11-6 11-6 11-6
Nour El Sherbini Laura Massaro
Raneem El Weleily
Jenny Duncalf
Annie Au
Camille Serme
Joelle King
Malaysian Open Squash Championships 2012
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
World Series Gold
$70,000 - Draw
11–15 September 2012 Raneem El Weleily
12-10 11-13 11-6 11-2
Nicol David Laura Massaro
Low Wee Wern
Jenny Duncalf
Annie Au
Nour El Sherbini
Alison Waters
US Open 2012
Philadelphia, United States
World Series Gold
$70,000 - Draw
7–12 October 2012 Nicol David
14-12 8-11 11-7 11-7
Raneem El Weleily Laura Massaro
Joelle King
Jenny Duncalf
Madeline Perry
Kasey Brown
Alison Waters
Hong Kong Open 2012
Hong Kong, China
World Series Gold
$70,000 - Draw
27 November - 2 December 2012 Nicol David
11-9, 11-6, 8-11, 11-7
Camille Serme Natalie Grinham
Omneya Abdel Kawy
Jenny Duncalf
Alison Waters
Kasey Brown
Rachael Grinham
Final tournamentDateChampionRunner-UpSemifinalistsRound Robin
WSA World Series Finals 2012
Queen's Club, London, England
WSA World Series Finals
$50,000 - Draw
2–6 January 2013 Nicol David
11-3, 11-2, 11-9
Laura Massaro Jenny Duncalf
Camille Serme
Raneem El Weleily
Nour El Sherbini
Annie Au
Natalie Grinham

Gold 50

TournamentDateChampionRunner-UpSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists
Cleveland Classic 2012
Cleveland, United States
Gold 50
$50,000 - Draw
29 January - 1 February 2012 Nicol David
7-11, 12-10, 11-7, 11-8
Laura Massaro Madeline Perry
Amanda Sobhy
Jenny Duncalf
Raneem El Weleily
Annie Au
Donna Urquhart
Australian Open 2012
Canberra, Australia
Gold 50
$50,000 - Draw
15–19 August 2012 Nicol David
17-15, 11-2, 11-6
Laura Massaro Madeline Perry
Dipika Pallikal
Kasey Brown
Donna Urquhart
Alison Waters
Amanda Sobhy
Carol Weymuller Open 2012
Brooklyn, United States
Gold 50
$50,000 - Draw
27–30 September 2012 Laura Massaro
11-8, 11-4, 11-5
Raneem El Weleily Nour El Sherbini
Alison Waters
Nicol David
Jenny Duncalf
Annie Au
Joelle King
China Squash Open 2012
Shanghai, China
Gold 50
$55,000 - Draw
25–28 October 2012 Low Wee Wern
6-11, 11-4, 3-11, 11-3, 11-9
Joelle King Alison Waters
Kasey Brown
Raneem El Weleily
Annie Au
Aisling Blake
Omneya Abdel Kawy

Silver 35

TournamentDateChampionRunner-UpSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists
Greenwich Open 2012
New York City, United States
Silver 35
$35,000
19–22 January 2012 Raneem El Weleily
11-8 11-8 6-11 11-4
Joelle King Samantha Terán
Dipika Pallikal
Madeline Perry
Kasey Brown
Natalie Grinham
Jaclyn Hawkes
World Tour Pyramides 2012
Le Port-Marly, France
Silver 35
$35,000
28 June- 1 July 2012 Alison Waters
11-8 12-14 11-5 11-8
Low Wee Wern Camille Serme
Omneya Abdel Kawy
Madeline Perry
Kasey Brown
Natalie Grinham
Aisling Blake
Matamata Open 2012
Matamata, New Zealand
Silver 35
$35,000
23–26 August 2012 Alison Waters
11-5 8-11 15-13 7-11 13-11
Joelle King Low Wee Wern
Jaclyn Hawkes
Madeline Perry
Annie Au
Rachael Grinham
Donna Urquhart

Silver 25

TournamentDateChampionRunner-UpSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists
Tournament of Champions 2012
New York, United States
Silver 25
$27,500
23–26 January 2012 Natalie Grinham
11-4 11-4 11-3
Dipika Pallikal Jaclyn Hawkes
Nour El Sherbini
Rachael Grinham
Donna Urquhart
Sarah Kippax
Latasha Khan
Atwater Cup 2012
Montreal, Canada
Silver 25
$25,000
20–23 March 2012 Alison Waters
7-11 11-5 9-11 11-6 11-3
Kasey Brown Joey Chan
Sarah Kippax
Line Hansen
Latasha Khan
Aisling Blake
Gaby Huber
Texas Open 2012
Dallas, United States
Silver 25
$25,000
17–22 April 2012 Camille Serme
11-5 9-11 11-8 11-9
Joelle King Annie Au
Samantha Terán
Donna Urquhart
Latasha Khan
Melody Francis
Lucie Fialová
Irish Squash Open 2012
Dublin, Ireland
Silver 25
$25,000
25–28 April 2012 Alison Waters
11-4 11-4 12-10
Madeline Perry Laura Massaro
Jaclyn Hawkes
Omneya Abdel Kawy
Sarah Kippax
Nour El Sherbini
Aisling Blake
Atlantis Open 2012
Alexandria, Egypt
Silver 25
$25,000
17–20 September 2012 Nour El Tayeb
11-6 13-11 11-4
Joey Chan Lauren Briggs
Nouran Ahmed Gohar
Aisling Blake
Sarah Kippax
Heba El Torky
Habiba Mohd Alymohmed
Macau Open 2012
Macau, China
Silver 25
$25,000
18–21 October 2012 Joelle King
11-5 11-1 9-11 6-11 11-6
Omneya Abdel Kawy Aisling Blake
Joshna Chinappa
Dipika Pallikal
Delia Arnold
Misaki Kobayashi
Siyoli Waters
Monte Carlo Classic 2012
Monte Carlo, Monaco
Silver 25
$25,000
29 October - 2 November 2012 Natalie Grinham
6-11 12-10 11-2 11-2
Madeline Perry Omneya Abdel Kawy
Heba El Torky
Nour El Tayeb
Lucie Fialová
Tesni Evans
Lisa Aitken

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Year end world top 10 players

Rank 2012
1 Nicol David 2415.625
2 Raneem El Weleily 1670.000
3 Laura Massaro 1430.250
4 Alison Waters 1049.789
5 Joelle King 1043.412
6 Nour El Sherbini 943.281
7 Low Wee Wern 865.556
8 Annie Au 840.222
9 Madeline Perry 736.105
10 Dipika Pallikal 608.912

Retirements

Following is a list of notable players (winners of a main tour title, and/or part of the WSA 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. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 17 August 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. http://www.horizonsolutions.tv/entry/wispa/calendar.php
  4. "Tania Bailey profile".
  5. "Engy Kheirallah profile".
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