Women's World Open 2008 | |||
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25th WISPA World Squash Championship | |||
Location | Manchester, England, UK | ||
Date(s) | 11–19 October 2008 | ||
Website squashsite | |||
WISPA World Tour | |||
Category | WISPA World Open | ||
Prize money | $114,000 | ||
Results | |||
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The 2008 Women's World Open Squash Championship is the women's edition of the World Open, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players. The event took place at the National Squash Centre in Manchester, England from 11 to 19 October 2008. [1]
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In 2008, the points breakdown were as follows:
Event | W | F | SF | QF | 2R | 1R |
Points (WISPA) | 4800 | 3300 | 1950 | 1050 | 525 | 300 |
First round | Second round | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Q | 6 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Q | 5 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Q | 7 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Q | 5 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 11 | 6 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Q | 11 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 5 | Q | 6 | 7 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 6 | r | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Q | 5 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 11 | r | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Q | 9 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Q | 5 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Note: * Q = Qualifier, * WC = Wild Card, * w/o = Walkover, * r = Retired
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Preceded by Spain (Madrid) 2007 | WISPA World Open England (Manchester) 2008 | Succeeded by Netherlands (Amsterdam) 2009 |