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. 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
World Championship TournamentDateChampionRunner-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalistsRound of 16PSA World Championship 2012 Doha, QatarWorld Championship$325,000 - Draw8–15 December 2012 Ramy Ashour2-11, 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-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalistsTournament of Champions 2012 New York City, United StatesWorld Series Gold$115,000 - Draw20–26 January 2012 Nick Matthew8-11, 11-9, 11-5, 11-7 James Willstrop Grégory Gaultier Daryl Selby Amr Shabana Peter Barker Mohamed El Shorbagy Marwan El ShorbagyNorth American Open 2012 Richmond, Virginia, United StatesWorld Series Gold$115,000 - Draw19–25 February 2012 James Willstrop11-7, 11-8, 11-7 Ramy Ashour Grégory Gaultier Nick Matthew Karim Darwish Amr Shabana Simon Rösner Karim Abdel GawadEl Gouna International 2012 El Gouna, EgyptWorld Series Gold$115,000 - Draw8–13 April 2012 Ramy Ashour12-10, 11-5, 5-2 rtd James Willstrop Nick Matthew Karim Darwish Grégory Gaultier Mohamed El Shorbagy Laurens Jan Anjema Hisham Mohd AshourBritish Open 2012 London, EnglandWorld Series Platinum$150,000 - Draw14–20 May 2012 Nick Matthew11-9, 11-4, 11-8 Ramy Ashour James Willstrop Peter Barker Grégory Gaultier Amr Shabana Mohamed El Shorbagy Laurens Jan AnjemaUS Open 2012 Philadelphia, United StatesWorld Series Gold$115,000 - Draw5–12 October 2012 Ramy Ashour11-4, 11-9, 11-9 Grégory Gaultier James Willstrop Nick Matthew Karim Darwish Peter Barker Amr Shabana Mohamed El ShorbagyHong Kong Open 2012 Hong Kong, ChinaWorld Series Platinum$150,000 - Draw27–2 December 2012 Ramy Ashour11-8, 3-11, 11-7, 11-6 James Willstrop Nick Matthew Karim Darwish Grégory Gaultier Peter Barker Amr Shabana Borja Golán
Final tournamentDateChampionRunner-upSemifinalistsRound RobinPSA World Series Finals 2012 Queen's Club, London, EnglandPSA World Series Finals$110,000 - Draw2–6 January 2013 Amr Shabana4-11, 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-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalistsComfort Inn Open 2012 Vancouver, CanadaInternational 50$50,000 - Draw12–15 January 2012 Amr Shabana7-11, 11-9, 11-7, 12-10 Hisham Mohd Ashour Omar Mosaad Tarek Momen Cameron Pilley Olli Tuominen Mohd Ali Anwar Reda Mohamed AbouelgharMotor City Open 2012 Detroit, United StatesInternational 50$50,000 - Draw27–30 January 2012 Ong Beng Hee11-8, 11-9, 11-7 Hisham Mohd Ashour Mohamed El Shorbagy Stephen Coppinger Alister Walker Cameron Pilley Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Max Lee
February TournamentDateChampionRunner-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalistsSwedish Open 2012 Linköping, SwedenInternational 70$70,000 - Draw2–5 February 2012 Grégory Gaultier11-3, 11-6, 11-8 Karim Darwish Peter Barker Daryl Selby Tom Richards Nicolas Müller Simon Rösner Stephen CoppingerMetro Squash Windy City Open 2012 Chicago, United StatesInternational 25$25,0009–12 February 2012 Saurav Ghosal11-8, 15-13, 10-12, 11-5 Yasir Butt Mohd Ali Anwar Reda Alan Clyne Ryan Cuskelly Arturo Salazar Shawn Delierre Oliver Pett
March TournamentDateChampionRunner-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalistsHKFC Invitational 2012 Hong Kong, ChinaInternational 25$25,00014–17 March 2012 Omar Mosaad3-11, 11-5, 11-8, 11-4 Olli Tuominen Muhd Asyraf Azan Leo Au Max Lee Grégoire Marche Siddharth Suchde Amr Khaled KhalifaManitoba Squash Open 2012 Winnipeg, CanadaInternational 35$35,00015–18 March 2012 Borja Golán11-1, 11-5, 11-4 Laurens Jan Anjema Cameron Pilley Tom Richards Jonathan Kemp Alan Clyne Shawn Delierre Raphael KandraCanary Wharf Squash Classic 2012 London, EnglandInternational 50$50,000 - Draw19–23 March 2012 Nick Matthew11-7, 11-8, 11-9 James Willstrop Peter Barker Mohamed El Shorbagy Daryl Selby Adrian Grant Tarek Momen Simon RösnerMontréal Open 2012 Montreal, CanadaInternational 35$35,00020–23 March 2012 Tom Richards11-7, 8-11, 11-8, 5-11, 11-5 Thierry Lincou Hisham Mohd Ashour Mathieu Castagnet Cameron Pilley Alan Clyne Martin Knight Steven FinitsisCIMB KL Open Squash Championships 2012 Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaInternational 50$50,000 - Draw28–31 March 2012 Omar Mosaad11-6, 13-11, 12-14, 6-11, 11-8 Adrian Grant Karim Darwish Ong Beng Hee Saurav Ghosal Mohd Nafiizwan Adnan Max Lee Leo AuBluenose Classic 2012 Halifax, CanadaInternational 50$55,000 - Draw28–31 March 2012 Thierry Lincou9-11, 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-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalistsBerkshire Squash Open 2012 Williamstown, United StatesInternational 35$35,00011–15 April 2012 Alister Walker11-8, 11-7, 11-7 Tom Richards Borja Golán Julian Illingworth Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Shawn Delierre Yasir Butt Oliver PettGrasshopper Cup 2012 Zürich, SwitzerlandInternational 25$25,00025–28 April 2012 Daryl Selby12-10, 11-7, 8-11, 11-4 Nicolas Müller Olli Tuominen Karim Abdel Gawad Jan Koukal Omar Abdel Meguid Kristian Frost Olesen Charles SharpesIrish Squash Open 2012 Dublin, IrelandInternational 25$25,00025–28 April 2012 Alister Walker11-4, 11-6, 9-11, 11-3 Alan Clyne Borja Golán Jonathan Kemp Mathieu Castagnet Robbie Temple Christopher Gordon Rasmus Nielsen
August TournamentDateChampionRunner-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalistsAustralian Open 2012 Canberra, AustraliaInternational 70$70,000 - Draw13–18 August 2012 Ramy Ashour11-9, 11-6, 11-6 Omar Mosaad Tom Richards Cameron Pilley Ong Beng Hee Nicolas Müller Alan Clyne Omar Abdel AzizColombian Open 2012 Bogotá, ColombiaInternational 35$35,00029 August - 1 September 2012 Tarek Momen3-11, 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-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalistsMalaysian Open Squash Championships 2012 Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaInternational 50$50,000 - Draw12–15 September 2012 Tarek Momen12-10, 6-11, 12-10, 8-11, 14-12 Mohamed El Shorbagy Borja Golán Nicolas Müller Karim Darwish Olli Tuominen Mohd Nafiizwan Adnan Abdullah Al MuzayenBritish Grand Prix 2012 Manchester, EnglandInternational 70$70,000 - Draw21–24 September 2012 Nick Matthew4-11, 11-6, 11-9, 11-5 James Willstrop Grégory Gaultier Peter Barker Laurens Jan Anjema Alister Walker Adrian Grant Simon Rösner
October TournamentDateChampionRunner-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalistsSantiago Open 2012 Santiago de Compostela, SpainInternational 25$25,00017–20 October 2012 Simon Rösner8-11, 11-5, 11-8, 16-14 Cameron Pilley Adrian Grant Borja Golán Adrian Waller Omar Abdel Aziz Ivan Yuen Shaun Le RouxMacau Open 2012 Macau, ChinaInternational 50$50,000 - Draw18–21 October 2012 Karim Darwish9-11, 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 FathiNetsuite Open 2012 San Francisco, United StatesInternational 70$70,000 - Draw19–23 October 2012 Grégory Gaultier11-7, 13-11, 11-9 Nick Matthew Peter Barker Amr Shabana James Willstrop Laurens Jan Anjema Daryl Selby Tarek Momen
November TournamentDateChampionRunner-upSemifinalistsQuarterfinalistsAbierto Mexicano de Raquetas 2012 Toluca, MexicoInternational 70$70,000 - Draw1–4 November 2012 Grégory Gaultier11-6, 11-8, 11-5 Omar Mosaad Peter Barker Simon Rösner Karim Darwish Mohamed El Shorbagy Borja Golán Nicolas MüllerDayton Open 2012 Dayton, United StatesInternational 35$35,0007–10 November 2012 Borja Golán11-5, 11-6, 11-6 Alister Walker Omar Mosaad Ryan Cuskelly Cameron Pilley Marwan El Shorbagy Mathieu Castagnet Grégoire Marche
Year end world top 10 players Rank20121 James Willstrop1082.5002 Nick Matthew996.0003 Grégory Gaultier995.5004 Ramy Ashour894.5005 Peter Barker539.0006 Mohamed El Shorbagy531.0007 Karim Darwish511.5008 Omar Mosaad440.0009 Amr Shabana415.50010 Daryl Selby412.000
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:
Thierry Lincou (born 2 April 1976 in the Réunion Island, France) joined the pro tour in 1994, became the first French squash player to be ranked world no. 1 spot in 2004 and win the World Open in 2004. Keeping the spot for a whole year in 2004. He won 17 PSA World Tour titles including Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Open in 2004 and two times the Bluenose Classic. He was one of only five players to have maintained themselves in the top 10 without interruption for 10 years at the PSA World Tour. He retired in August after win the Bluenose Classic. Mohd Azlan Iskandar (born 1 June 1982 in Sarawak, Malaysia) joined the pro tour in 2000, reached the singles no. 10 spot in 2011. He won 13 PSA World Tour titles including Malaysian Open and the Cannon Kirk Irish Open. He retired in July after competing a last time in the Kuala Lumpur Open. Mohammed Abbas (born 24 December 1980 in Giza, Egypt) joined the pro tour in 1998, reached the singles no. 13 spot in April 2007. He won 4 PSA World Tour titles including Kuala Lumpur Open in 2007. He retired after losing in the first round of the Qatar World Open in December 2012. Davide Bianchetti (born 8 March 1977 in Brescia, Italy) joined the pro tour in 1996, reached the singles no. 24 spot in October 2004. He won 10 PSA World Tour. In 2003, he reached the quarter final of the World Open. He retired in December after competing a last time in the Prague Open.
See also WSA World Tour 2012 PSA World Series PSA World Rankings PSA World Series Finals PSA World Open
References
External links PSA World Tour