2012 Men's World Open Squash Championship

Men's World Championship 2012
34th PSA World Squash Championship
Location	Doha, Qatar
Venue	Aspire Academy
Date	December 7–14, 2012
Website squashsite.co.uk/worldsquashchamps
PSA World Tour
Category	PSA World Championship
Prize money	$325,000
Results
Champion	Ramy Ashour
Runner-up	Mohamed El Shorbagy
Semi-finalists	James Willstrop Nick Matthew
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The 2012 Men's World Open Squash Championship is the men's edition of the 2012 World Championship, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players. The event took place in Doha in Qatar from 7-14 December 2012. Ramy Ashour won his second World Championship title, defeating Mohamed El Shorbagy in the final.

Prize money and ranking points

For 2012, the prize purse was $ 325,000. The prize money and points breakdown is as follows: ^[1]

Prize Money World Championship (2012)

Event	W	F	SF	QF	3R	2R	1R
Points (PSA)	2890	1900	1155	700	410	205	125
Prize money	$ 48,000	$ 30,000	$ 18,000	$ 10,500	$ 6,000	$ 3,000	$ 1,500

Seeds

1. James Willstrop (semifinals)
2. Nick Matthew (semifinals)
3. Grégory Gaultier (quarterfinals)
4. Karim Darwish (quarterfinals)
5. Ramy Ashour (champion)
6. Peter Barker (third round)
7. Amr Shabana (quarterfinals)
8. Mohamed El Shorbagy (final)
9. Laurens Jan Anjema (second round)
10. Omar Mosaad (third round)
11. Daryl Selby (third round)
12. Alister Walker (third round)
13. Tarek Momen (third round)
14. Tom Richards (first round)
15. Borja Golán (quarterfinals)
16. Cameron Pilley (third round)

Draw and results

Poster of Men's World Championship 2012

Finals

	* Quarter finals									Semi finals									Final
	1	James Willstrop	11	11	11
	15	Borja Golán	7	7	5
										1	James Willstrop	9	11	12	11	8
										8	Mohd El Shorbagy *	11	9	14	4	11
	8	Mohd El Shorbagy	11	12	11
	4	Karim Darwish	9	10	9
																			8	Mohamed El Shorbagy	11	6	5	11	8
																			5	Ramy Ashour *	2	11	11	9	11
	3	Grégory Gaultier	10	12	6	11	3
	5	Ramy Ashour *	12	10	11	9	11
										5	Ramy Ashour *	11	11	9	11
										2	Nick Matthew	9	5	11	8
	7	Amr Shabana	5	11	5	5
	2	Nick Matthew *	11	9	11	11

Top half

Section 1

	First round									Second round									Third round									Quarter finals
	1	James Willstrop	7	11	11	11
		Chris Ryder	11	5	3	2				1	James Willstrop	11	11	11
		Adrian Waller	10	11	7	10					Shawn Delierre	2	1	7
		Shawn Delierre	12	8	11	12													1	James Willstrop	11	11	11
		Saurav Ghosal	11	11	11															Saurav Ghosal	6	7	2
	WC	Abdulla Al Tamimi	5	4	9						Saurav Ghosal	11	11	6
		Karim Abdel Gawad	9	11	4	11	11				Karim Abdel Gawad	4	8	1
	14	Tom Richards	11	6	11	5	7																					1	James Willstrop	11	11	11
	15	Borja Golán	11	11	11																							15	Borja Golán	7	7	5
	Q	Kristian Frost Olesen	6	4	6					15	Borja Golán	11	11	11
		Alan Clyne	9	11	11	11					Alan Clyne	7	7	7
	Q	Charles Sharpes	11	5	1	6													15	Borja Golán	11	4	11	11
		Mathieu Castagnet	11	7	14	8	11												6	Peter Barker	4	11	3	3
	Q	Karim Ali Fathi	7	11	12	11	8				Mathieu Castagnet	11	6	11	4
		Martin Knight	5	2	3					6	Peter Barker	2	11	13	11
	6	Peter Barker	11	11	11

Section 2

	First round									Second round									Third round									Quarter finals
	8	Mohd El Shorbagy	11	11	10	11
		Mohd Ali Anwar Reda	8	9	12	5				8	Mohd El Shorbagy	11	11	12
		Grégoire Marche	11	9	11	11					Grégoire Marche	3	9	10
	Q	Mohd Abouelghar	2	11	6	6													8	Mohd El Shorbagy	11	11	11	11
		Ong Beng Hee	11	3	4	7													16	Cameron Pilley	13	6	2	7
		Mohd Nafi. Adnan	6	11	11	11					Mohd Nafi. Adnan	3	8	5
	Q	Oliver Pett	11	8	2	4				16	Cameron Pilley	11	11	11
	16	Cameron Pilley	8	11	11	11																						8	Mohd El Shorbagy	11	12	11
	11	Daryl Selby	12	11	11																							4	Karim Darwish	9	10	9
		Olli Tuominen	10	4	9					11	Daryl Selby	11	11	11
		Julian Illingworth	11	13	7	4				Q	Omar Abdel Meguid	8	9	3
	Q	Omar Abdel Meguid	8	15	11	11													11	Daryl Selby	9	11	12	9
		Siddharth Suchde	4	3	5														4	Karim Darwish	11	13	10	11
		Simon Rösner	11	11	11						Simon Rösner	5	5	4
	Q	Márk Krajcsák	5	3	3					4	Karim Darwish	11	11	11
	4	Karim Darwish	11	11	11

Bottom half

Section 1

	First round									Second round									Third round									Quarter finals
	3	Grégory Gaultier	11	11	11
		Mohammed Abbas	5	5	1					3	Grégory Gaultier	11	11	11
		Miguel Á. Rodríguez	11	11	5	11					Miguel Á. Rodríguez	9	7	9
	Q	Abdullah Al Muzayen	3	8	11	6													3	Grégory Gaultier	11	11	11
		Chris Simpson	11	11	11															Chris Simpson	7	6	4
	Q	Matthew Karwalski	8	5	8						Chris Simpson	11	8	11	9	11
		Jonathan Kemp	7	2	4					9	Laurens Jan Anjema	4	11	7	11	9
	9	Laurens Jan Anjema	11	11	11																							3	Grégory Gaultier	10	12	6	11	3
	10	Omar Mosaad	12	11	11	11																						5	Ramy Ashour	12	10	11	9	11
	Q	Robbie Temple	14	9	5	6				10	Omar Mosaad	11	11	11
		Max Lee	8	11	13	11					Max Lee	9	5	4
		Henrik Mustonen	11	8	11	7													10	Omar Mosaad	13	10	2	12
		Adrian Grant	11	7	11	11													5	Ramy Ashour	11	12	11	14
	Q	Rex Hedrick	5	11	8	8					Adrian Grant	6	2	9
		Marwan El Shorbagy	7	10	8					5	Ramy Ashour	11	11	11
	5	Ramy Ashour	11	12	11

Section 2

	First round									Second round									Third round									Quarter finals
	7	Amr Shabana	11	11	11
	Q	Ivan Yuen	6	4	9					7	Amr Shabana	11	11	11
		Aamir Atlas Khan	6	22	6					Q	Joe Lee	5	2	4
	Q	Joe Lee	11	24	11														7	Amr Shabana	11	9
		Shahier Razik	6	1															11	Alister Walker	4	3
	Q	Shaun Le Roux	11	11						Q	Shaun Le Roux	9	6	5
		Omar Abdel Aziz	7	3						12	Alister Walker	11	11	11
	12	Alister Walker	11	11																								7	Amr Shabana	5	11	5	5
	13	Tarek Momen	11	7	4	11	11																					2	Nick Matthew	11	9	11	11
		Stephen Coppinger	7	11	11	8	8			13	Tarek Momen	11	11	11
		Ryan Cuskelly	13	11	11						Ryan Cuskelly	6	8	6
	Q	Jaymie Haycocks	11	6	3														13	Tarek Momen	8	9	11
		Zac Alexander	11	8	5	13	14												2	Nick Matthew	11	11	11
	Q	Peter Creed	9	11	11	11	12				Zac Alexander	11	5	5	5
		Nicolas Müller	8	6	4					2	Nick Matthew	8	11	11	11
	2	Nick Matthew	11	11	11

^[2]

References

1. "World open Prize Money" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-07-17. Retrieved 2012-06-29.
2. "PSA World Tour | Tournaments | Tournament Details | Qatar Classic PSA World Championship 2012". Archived from the original on 2012-10-17. Retrieved 2012-10-18.

External links

• World Squash Championship 2012 website
• PSA World Championship 2012 website

Preceded by Netherlands (Rotterdam) 2011	PSA World Championship Qatar (Doha) 2012	Succeeded by England (Manchester) 2013
Preceded by Hong Kong Squash Open Hong Kong 2012	PSA World Series 2012 World Championship Qatar (Doha) 2012	Succeeded by Tournament of Champions United States (New York) 2013