PSA World Tour 2012 | |
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Details | |
Event name | PSA World Tour 2012 |
Tournaments | 117 |
Categories | PSA World Championship PSA World Series (6) PSA World Series Finals PSA International (22) PSA Challenger (87) |
Website www | |
Achievements | |
World Number 1 | James Willstrop (11 months) Nick Matthew (1 month) |
World Champion | Ramy Ashour |
Awards | |
Player of the year | Ramy Ashour |
Young player of the year | Marwan El Shorbagy |
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. [1] The Tour is concluded by the PSA World Series Finals, the end of season championship for the top 8 rated players.
World Championship |
World Series Platinum |
World Series Gold |
International 70 |
International 50 |
Tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists | Round of 16 | |
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PSA World Championship 2012 Doha, Qatar World Championship $325,000 - Draw | 8–15 December 2012 | Ramy Ashour 2-11, 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 |
Prize money: $115,000 and more
Final tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Round Robin |
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PSA World Series Finals 2012 Queen's Club, London, England PSA World Series Finals $110,000 - Draw | 2–6 January 2013 | Amr Shabana 4-11, 11-2, 11-4, 11-7 | Nick Matthew | James Willstrop Grégory Gaultier | Mohd El Shorbagy Karim Darwish Peter Barker Simon Rösner |
Prize money: between $25,000 and $114,999
Tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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Comfort Inn Open 2012 Vancouver, Canada International 50 $50,000 - Draw | 12–15 January 2012 | Amr Shabana 7-11, 11-9, 11-7, 12-10 | Hisham Mohd Ashour | Omar Mosaad Tarek Momen | Cameron Pilley Olli Tuominen Mohd Ali Anwar Reda Mohamed Abouelghar |
Motor City Open 2012 Detroit, United States International 50 $50,000 - Draw | 27–30 January 2012 | Ong Beng Hee 11-8, 11-9, 11-7 | Hisham Mohd Ashour | Mohamed El Shorbagy Stephen Coppinger | Alister Walker Cameron Pilley Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Max Lee |
Tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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Swedish Open 2012 Linköping, Sweden International 70 $70,000 - Draw | 2–5 February 2012 | Grégory Gaultier 11-3, 11-6, 11-8 | Karim Darwish | Peter Barker Daryl Selby | Tom Richards Nicolas Müller Simon Rösner Stephen Coppinger |
Metro Squash Windy City Open 2012 Chicago, United States International 25 $25,000 | 9–12 February 2012 | Saurav Ghosal 11-8, 15-13, 10-12, 11-5 | Yasir Butt | Mohd Ali Anwar Reda Alan Clyne | Ryan Cuskelly Arturo Salazar Shawn Delierre Oliver Pett |
Tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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Berkshire Squash Open 2012 Williamstown, United States International 35 $35,000 | 11–15 April 2012 | Alister Walker 11-8, 11-7, 11-7 | Tom Richards | Borja Golán Julian Illingworth | Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Shawn Delierre Yasir Butt Oliver Pett |
Grasshopper Cup 2012 Zurich, Switzerland International 25 $25,000 | 25–28 April 2012 | Daryl Selby 12-10, 11-7, 8-11, 11-4 | Nicolas Müller | Olli Tuominen Karim Abdel Gawad | Jan Koukal Omar Abdel Meguid Kristian Frost Olesen Charles Sharpes |
Irish Squash Open 2012 Dublin, Ireland International 25 $25,000 | 25–28 April 2012 | Alister Walker 11-4, 11-6, 9-11, 11-3 | Alan Clyne | Borja Golán Jonathan Kemp | Mathieu Castagnet Robbie Temple Christopher Gordon Rasmus Nielsen |
Tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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Australian Open 2012 Canberra, Australia International 70 $70,000 - Draw | 13–18 August 2012 | Ramy Ashour 11-9, 11-6, 11-6 | Omar Mosaad | Tom Richards Cameron Pilley | Ong Beng Hee Nicolas Müller Alan Clyne Omar Abdel Aziz |
Colombian Open 2012 Bogota, Colombia International 35 $35,000 | 29 August - 1 September 2012 | Tarek Momen 3-11, 11-4, 11-3, 12-10 | Miguel Ángel Rodríguez | Stephen Coppinger Henrik Mustonen | Mohamed El Shorbagy Mohd Ali Anwar Reda Martin Knight Jaymie Haycocks |
Tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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Malaysian Open Squash Championships 2012 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia International 50 $50,000 - Draw | 12–15 September 2012 | Tarek Momen 12-10, 6-11, 12-10, 8-11, 14-12 | Mohamed El Shorbagy | Borja Golán Nicolas Müller | Karim Darwish Olli Tuominen Mohd Nafiizwan Adnan Abdullah Al Muzayen |
British Grand Prix 2012 Manchester, England International 70 $70,000 - Draw | 21–24 September 2012 | Nick Matthew 4-11, 11-6, 11-9, 11-5 | James Willstrop | Grégory Gaultier Peter Barker | Laurens Jan Anjema Alister Walker Adrian Grant Simon Rösner |
Tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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Santiago Open 2012 Santiago de Compostela, Spain International 25 $25,000 | 17–20 October 2012 | Simon Rösner 8-11, 11-5, 11-8, 16-14 | Cameron Pilley | Adrian Grant Borja Golán | Adrian Waller Omar Abdel Aziz Ivan Yuen Shaun Le Roux |
Macau Open 2012 Macau, China International 50 $50,000 - Draw | 18–21 October 2012 | Karim Darwish 9-11, 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 Fathi |
Netsuite Open 2012 San Francisco, United States International 70 $70,000 - Draw | 19–23 October 2012 | Grégory Gaultier 11-7, 13-11, 11-9 | Nick Matthew | Peter Barker Amr Shabana | James Willstrop Laurens Jan Anjema Daryl Selby Tarek Momen |
Tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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Abierto Mexicano de Raquetas 2012 Toluca, Mexico International 70 $70,000 - Draw | 1–4 November 2012 | Grégory Gaultier 11-6, 11-8, 11-5 | Omar Mosaad | Peter Barker Simon Rösner | Karim Darwish Mohamed El Shorbagy Borja Golán Nicolas Müller |
Dayton Open 2012 Dayton, United States International 35 $35,000 | 7–10 November 2012 | Borja Golán 11-5, 11-6, 11-6 | Alister Walker | Omar Mosaad Ryan Cuskelly | Cameron Pilley Marwan El Shorbagy Mathieu Castagnet Grégoire Marche |
Rank | 2012 | |
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1 | James Willstrop | 1082.500 |
2 | Nick Matthew | 996.000 |
3 | Grégory Gaultier | 995.500 |
4 | Ramy Ashour | 894.500 |
5 | Peter Barker | 539.000 |
6 | Mohamed El Shorbagy | 531.000 |
7 | Karim Darwish | 511.500 |
8 | Omar Mosaad | 440.000 |
9 | Amr Shabana | 415.500 |
10 | Daryl Selby | 412.000 |
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