2012 Men's World Open Squash Championship

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Men's World Championship 2012
34th PSA World Squash Championship
Logo 2012 Men's World Squash Championship.jpg
Location Flag of Qatar.svg   Doha, Qatar
Venue Aspire Academy
Date(s)December 7–14, 2012
Website
squashsite.co.uk/worldsquashchamps
PSA World Tour
Category PSA World Championship
Prize money$325,000
Results
Gold medal world centered-2.svg Champion Flag of Egypt.svg Ramy Ashour
Silver medal world centered-2.svg Runner-up Flag of Egypt.svg Mohamed El Shorbagy
Bronze medal world centered-2.svg Semi-finalists Flag of England.svg James Willstrop
Flag of England.svg Nick Matthew
  2011 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Flag of England.svg 2013  

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.

Contents

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)
EventWFSFQF3R2R1R
Points (PSA)289019001155700410205125
Prize money$ 48,000$ 30,000$ 18,000$ 10,500$ 6,000$ 3,000$ 1,500

Seeds

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

Draw and results

Poster of Men's World Championship 2012 Poster 2012 Men's World Squash Championship.jpg
Poster of Men's World Championship 2012

Finals

* Quarter finalsSemi finalsFinal
                     
1 Flag of England.svg James Willstrop 111111
15 Flag of Spain.svg Borja Golán 7 7 5
1 Flag of England.svg James Willstrop 9 1112 118
8 Flag of Egypt.svg Mohd El Shorbagy * 119 144 11
8 Flag of Egypt.svg Mohd El Shorbagy 111211
4 Flag of Egypt.svg Karim Darwish 9 10 9
8 Flag of Egypt.svg Mohamed El Shorbagy 116 5 118
5 Flag of Egypt.svg Ramy Ashour * 2 11119 11
3 Flag of France.svg Grégory Gaultier 10 126 113
5 Flag of Egypt.svg Ramy Ashour * 1210 119 11
5 Flag of Egypt.svg Ramy Ashour * 11119 11
2 Flag of England.svg Nick Matthew 9 5 118
7 Flag of Egypt.svg Amr Shabana 5 115 5
2 Flag of England.svg Nick Matthew * 119 1111

Top half

Section 1

First roundSecond roundThird roundQuarter finals
1 Flag of England.svg James Willstrop 7 111111
Flag of England.svg Chris Ryder 115 3 2 1 Flag of England.svg James Willstrop 111111
Flag of England.svg Adrian Waller 10 117 10 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Shawn Delierre 2 1 7
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Shawn Delierre 128 11121 Flag of England.svg James Willstrop 111111
Flag of India.svg Saurav Ghosal 111111 Flag of India.svg Saurav Ghosal 6 7 2
WC Flag of Qatar.svg Abdulla Al Tamimi 5 4 9 Flag of India.svg Saurav Ghosal 11116
Flag of Egypt.svg Karim Abdel Gawad 9 114 1111 Flag of Egypt.svg Karim Abdel Gawad 4 8 1
14 Flag of England.svg Tom Richards 116 115 7 1 Flag of England.svg James Willstrop 111111
15 Flag of Spain.svg Borja Golán 11111115 Flag of Spain.svg Borja Golán 7 7 5
Q Flag of Denmark.svg Kristian Frost Olesen 6 4 6 15 Flag of Spain.svg Borja Golán 111111
Flag of Scotland.svg Alan Clyne 9 111111 Flag of Scotland.svg Alan Clyne 7 7 7
Q Flag of England.svg Charles Sharpes 115 1 6 15 Flag of Spain.svg Borja Golán 114 1111
Flag of France.svg Mathieu Castagnet 117 148 116 Flag of England.svg Peter Barker 4 113 3
Q Flag of Egypt.svg Karim Ali Fathi 7 1112 118 Flag of France.svg Mathieu Castagnet 116 11 4
Flag of New Zealand.svg Martin Knight 5 2 3 6 Flag of England.svg Peter Barker 2 111311
6 Flag of England.svg Peter Barker 111111

Section 2

First roundSecond roundThird roundQuarter finals
8 Flag of Egypt.svg Mohd El Shorbagy 111110 11
Flag of Egypt.svg Mohd Ali Anwar Reda 8 9 125 8 Flag of Egypt.svg Mohd El Shorbagy 111112
Flag of France.svg Grégoire Marche 119 1111 Flag of France.svg Grégoire Marche 3 9 10
Q Flag of Egypt.svg Mohd Abouelghar 2 116 6 8 Flag of Egypt.svg Mohd El Shorbagy 11 111111
Flag of Malaysia.svg Ong Beng Hee 113 4 7 16 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cameron Pilley 136 2 7
Flag of Malaysia.svg Mohd Nafi. Adnan 6 111111 Flag of Malaysia.svg Mohd Nafi. Adnan 3 8 5
Q Flag of England.svg Oliver Pett 118 2 4 16 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cameron Pilley 111111
16 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cameron Pilley 8 1111118 Flag of Egypt.svg Mohd El Shorbagy 111211
11 Flag of England.svg Daryl Selby 1211114 Flag of Egypt.svg Karim Darwish 9 10 9
Flag of Finland.svg Olli Tuominen 10 4 9 11 Flag of England.svg Daryl Selby 111111
Flag of the United States.svg Julian Illingworth 1113 7 4 Q Flag of Egypt.svg Omar Abdel Meguid 8 9 3
Q Flag of Egypt.svg Omar Abdel Meguid 8 15111111 Flag of England.svg Daryl Selby 9 11 129
Flag of India.svg Siddharth Suchde 4 3 5 4 Flag of Egypt.svg Karim Darwish 111310 11
Flag of Germany.svg Simon Rösner 111111 Flag of Germany.svg Simon Rösner 5 5 4
Q Flag of Hungary.svg Márk Krajcsák 5 3 3 4 Flag of Egypt.svg Karim Darwish 111111
4 Flag of Egypt.svg Karim Darwish 111111

Bottom half

Section 1

First roundSecond roundThird roundQuarter finals
3 Flag of France.svg Grégory Gaultier 111111
Flag of Egypt.svg Mohammed Abbas 5 5 1 3 Flag of France.svg Grégory Gaultier 111111
Flag of Colombia.svg Miguel Á. Rodríguez 11115 11 Flag of Colombia.svg Miguel Á. Rodríguez 9 7 9
Q Flag of Kuwait.svg Abdullah Al Muzayen 3 8 116 3 Flag of France.svg Grégory Gaultier 111111
Flag of England.svg Chris Simpson 111111 Flag of England.svg Chris Simpson 7 6 4
Q Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matthew Karwalski 8 5 8 Flag of England.svg Chris Simpson 118 119 11
Flag of England.svg Jonathan Kemp 7 2 4 9 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Laurens Jan Anjema 4 117 119
9 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Laurens Jan Anjema 1111113 Flag of France.svg Grégory Gaultier 10 126 113
10 Flag of Egypt.svg Omar Mosaad 12 1111115 Flag of Egypt.svg Ramy Ashour 1210 119 11
Q Flag of England.svg Robbie Temple 149 5 6 10 Flag of Egypt.svg Omar Mosaad 111111
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Max Lee 8 111311 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Max Lee 9 5 4
Flag of Finland.svg Henrik Mustonen 118 11 7 10 Flag of Egypt.svg Omar Mosaad 1310 2 12
Flag of England.svg Adrian Grant 117 11115 Flag of Egypt.svg Ramy Ashour 11 121114
Q Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rex Hedrick 5 118 8 Flag of England.svg Adrian Grant 6 2 9
Flag of Egypt.svg Marwan El Shorbagy 7 10 8 5 Flag of Egypt.svg Ramy Ashour 111111
5 Flag of Egypt.svg Ramy Ashour 111211

Section 2

First roundSecond roundThird roundQuarter finals
7 Flag of Egypt.svg Amr Shabana 111111
Q Flag of Malaysia.svg Ivan Yuen 6 4 9 7 Flag of Egypt.svg Amr Shabana 111111
Flag of Pakistan.svg Aamir Atlas Khan 6 22 6 Q Flag of England.svg Joe Lee 5 2 4
Q Flag of England.svg Joe Lee 1124117 Flag of Egypt.svg Amr Shabana 119
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Shahier Razik 6 1 11 Flag of Botswana.svg Alister Walker 4 3
Q Flag of South Africa.svg Shaun Le Roux 1111Q Flag of South Africa.svg Shaun Le Roux 9 6 5
Flag of Egypt.svg Omar Abdel Aziz 7 3 12 Flag of Botswana.svg Alister Walker 111111
12 Flag of Botswana.svg Alister Walker 11117 Flag of Egypt.svg Amr Shabana 5 115 5
13 Flag of Egypt.svg Tarek Momen 117 4 11112 Flag of England.svg Nick Matthew 119 1111
Flag of South Africa.svg Stephen Coppinger 7 11118 8 13 Flag of Egypt.svg Tarek Momen 111111
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ryan Cuskelly 131111 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ryan Cuskelly 6 8 6
Q Flag of England.svg Jaymie Haycocks 11 6 3 13 Flag of Egypt.svg Tarek Momen 8 9 11
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Zac Alexander 118 5 13142 Flag of England.svg Nick Matthew 111111
Q Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Peter Creed 9 111111 12 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Zac Alexander 115 5 5
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Nicolas Müller 8 6 4 2 Flag of England.svg Nick Matthew 8 111111
2 Flag of England.svg Nick Matthew 111111

[2]

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Qatar (Doha)

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Preceded by PSA World Series 2012
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Qatar (Doha)

2012
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