2012 WSA World Tour

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WSA World Tour 2012
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Event nameWSA World Tour 2012
Tournaments69
Categories WSA World Open
WSA World Series (5)
WSA World Series Finals
WSA Gold & Silver (14)
WSA Tour (48)
Website
www.wsaworldtour.com
Achievements
World Number 1 Flag of Malaysia.svg Nicol David
(12 months)
World Champion Flag of Malaysia.svg Nicol David
Awards
Player of the year Flag of Malaysia.svg Nicol David
Comeback player of the year Flag of England.svg Alison Waters
Breakthrough player of the year Flag of Egypt.svg Nour El Sherbini
  2011
2013  

The WSA World Tour 2012 is the international squash tour and organized circuit, organized by the Women's Squash Association (WSA) for the 2012 squash season. The most important tournament in the series is the World Open held in Cayman Island. The tour features three categories of regular events, the World Series, which features the highest prize money and the best fields, Gold and Silver tournaments. [1] The Tour is concluded by the WSA World Series Finals, the end of season championship for the top 8 rated players.

Contents

2012 Calendar

The Women's Squash Association organises the WSA World Tour, the female equivalent of the PSA World Tour [2] Listed below are the most important events on the tour.

World Open

TournamentDateChampionRunner-UpSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists
WSA World Open 2012
Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg Cayman Island
World OpenWorld Series Platinum
$165,000 – Draw
13–21 December 2012 Flag of Malaysia.svg Nicol David
11–6 11–8 11–6
Flag of England.svg Laura Massaro Flag of Egypt.svg Raneem El Weleily
Flag of England.svg Jenny Duncalf
Flag of England.svg Alison Waters
Flag of Malaysia.svg Low Wee Wern
Flag of Ireland.svg Madeline Perry
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Natalie Grinham

World Series

TournamentDateChampionRunner-UpSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists
Kuala Lumpur Open Squash Championships 2012
Flag of Malaysia.svg Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
World Series Gold
$70,000 – Draw
28–31 March 2012 Flag of Malaysia.svg Nicol David
11–4 12–10 11–9
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Annie Au Flag of Egypt.svg Raneem El Weleily
Flag of Egypt.svg Nour El Sherbini
Flag of England.svg Laura Massaro
Flag of Ireland.svg Madeline Perry
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rachael Grinham
Flag of India.svg Dipika Pallikal
British Open 2012
Flag of England.svg London, England
World Series Platinum
$95,000 – Draw
9–13 May 2012 Flag of Malaysia.svg Nicol David
11–6 11–6 11–6
Flag of Egypt.svg Nour El Sherbini Flag of England.svg Laura Massaro
Flag of Egypt.svg Raneem El Weleily
Flag of England.svg Jenny Duncalf
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Annie Au
Flag of France.svg Camille Serme
Flag of New Zealand.svg Joelle King
Malaysian Open Squash Championships 2012
Flag of Malaysia.svg Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
World Series Gold
$70,000 – Draw
11–15 September 2012 Flag of Egypt.svg Raneem El Weleily
12–10 11–13 11–6 11–2
Flag of Malaysia.svg Nicol David Flag of England.svg Laura Massaro
Flag of Malaysia.svg Low Wee Wern
Flag of England.svg Jenny Duncalf
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Annie Au
Flag of Egypt.svg Nour El Sherbini
Flag of England.svg Alison Waters
US Open 2012
Flag of the United States.svg Philadelphia, United States
World Series Gold
$70,000 – Draw
7–12 October 2012 Flag of Malaysia.svg Nicol David
14–12 8–11 11–7 11–7
Flag of Egypt.svg Raneem El Weleily Flag of England.svg Laura Massaro
Flag of New Zealand.svg Joelle King
Flag of England.svg Jenny Duncalf
Flag of Ireland.svg Madeline Perry
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kasey Brown
Flag of England.svg Alison Waters
Hong Kong Open 2012
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong, China
World Series Gold
$70,000 – Draw
27 November – 2 December 2012 Flag of Malaysia.svg Nicol David
11–9, 11–6, 8–11, 11–7
Flag of France.svg Camille Serme Flag of the Netherlands.svg Natalie Grinham
Flag of Egypt.svg Omneya Abdel Kawy
Flag of England.svg Jenny Duncalf
Flag of England.svg Alison Waters
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kasey Brown
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rachael Grinham
Final tournamentDateChampionRunner-UpSemifinalistsRound Robin
WSA World Series Finals 2012
Flag of England.svg Queen's Club, London, England
WSA World Series Finals
$50,000 – Draw
2–6 January 2013 Flag of Malaysia.svg Nicol David
11–3, 11–2, 11–9
Flag of England.svg Laura Massaro Flag of England.svg Jenny Duncalf
Flag of France.svg Camille Serme
Flag of Egypt.svg Raneem El Weleily
Flag of Egypt.svg Nour El Sherbini
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Annie Au
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Natalie Grinham

Gold 50

TournamentDateChampionRunner-UpSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists
Cleveland Classic 2012
Flag of the United States.svg Cleveland, United States
Gold 50
$50,000 – Draw
29 January – 1 February 2012 Flag of Malaysia.svg Nicol David
7–11, 12–10, 11–7, 11–8
Flag of England.svg Laura Massaro Flag of Ireland.svg Madeline Perry
Flag of the United States.svg Amanda Sobhy
Flag of England.svg Jenny Duncalf
Flag of Egypt.svg Raneem El Weleily
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Annie Au
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Donna Urquhart
Australian Open 2012
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Canberra, Australia
Gold 50
$50,000 – Draw
15–19 August 2012 Flag of Malaysia.svg Nicol David
17–15, 11–2, 11–6
Flag of England.svg Laura Massaro Flag of Ireland.svg Madeline Perry
Flag of India.svg Dipika Pallikal
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kasey Brown
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Donna Urquhart
Flag of England.svg Alison Waters
Flag of the United States.svg Amanda Sobhy
Carol Weymuller Open 2012
Flag of the United States.svg Brooklyn, United States
Gold 50
$50,000 – Draw
27–30 September 2012 Flag of England.svg Laura Massaro
11–8, 11–4, 11–5
Flag of Egypt.svg Raneem El Weleily Flag of Egypt.svg Nour El Sherbini
Flag of England.svg Alison Waters
Flag of Malaysia.svg Nicol David
Flag of England.svg Jenny Duncalf
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Annie Au
Flag of New Zealand.svg Joelle King
China Squash Open 2012
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shanghai, China
Gold 50
$55,000 – Draw
25–28 October 2012 Flag of Malaysia.svg Low Wee Wern
6–11, 11–4, 3–11, 11–3, 11–9
Flag of New Zealand.svg Joelle King Flag of England.svg Alison Waters
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kasey Brown
Flag of Egypt.svg Raneem El Weleily
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Annie Au
Flag of Ireland.svg Aisling Blake
Flag of Egypt.svg Omneya Abdel Kawy

Silver 35

TournamentDateChampionRunner-UpSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists
Greenwich Open 2012
Flag of the United States.svg New York City, United States
Silver 35
$35,000
19–22 January 2012 Flag of Egypt.svg Raneem El Weleily
11–8 11–8 6–11 11–4
Flag of New Zealand.svg Joelle King Flag of Mexico.svg Samantha Terán
Flag of India.svg Dipika Pallikal
Flag of Ireland.svg Madeline Perry
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kasey Brown
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Natalie Grinham
Flag of New Zealand.svg Jaclyn Hawkes
World Tour Pyramides 2012
Flag of France.svg Le Port-Marly, France
Silver 35
$35,000
28 June- 1 July 2012 Flag of England.svg Alison Waters
11–8 12–14 11–5 11–8
Flag of Malaysia.svg Low Wee Wern Flag of France.svg Camille Serme
Flag of Egypt.svg Omneya Abdel Kawy
Flag of Ireland.svg Madeline Perry
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kasey Brown
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Natalie Grinham
Flag of Ireland.svg Aisling Blake
Matamata Open 2012
Flag of New Zealand.svg Matamata, New Zealand
Silver 35
$35,000
23–26 August 2012 Flag of England.svg Alison Waters
11–5 8–11 15–13 7–11 13–11
Flag of New Zealand.svg Joelle King Flag of Malaysia.svg Low Wee Wern
Flag of New Zealand.svg Jaclyn Hawkes
Flag of Ireland.svg Madeline Perry
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Annie Au
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rachael Grinham
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Donna Urquhart

Silver 25

TournamentDateChampionRunner-UpSemifinalistsQuarterfinalists
Tournament of Champions 2012
Flag of the United States.svg New York, United States
Silver 25
$27,500
23–26 January 2012 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Natalie Grinham
11–4 11–4 11–3
Flag of India.svg Dipika Pallikal Flag of New Zealand.svg Jaclyn Hawkes
Flag of Egypt.svg Nour El Sherbini
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rachael Grinham
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Donna Urquhart
Flag of England.svg Sarah Kippax
Flag of the United States.svg Latasha Khan
Atwater Cup 2012
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Montreal, Canada
Silver 25
$25,000
20–23 March 2012 Flag of England.svg Alison Waters
7–11 11–5 9–11 11–6 11–3
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kasey Brown Flag of Hong Kong.svg Joey Chan
Flag of England.svg Sarah Kippax
Flag of Denmark.svg Line Hansen
Flag of the United States.svg Latasha Khan
Flag of Ireland.svg Aisling Blake
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Gaby Huber
Texas Open 2012
Flag of the United States.svg Dallas, United States
Silver 25
$25,000
17–22 April 2012 Flag of France.svg Camille Serme
11–5 9–11 11–8 11–9
Flag of New Zealand.svg Joelle King Flag of Hong Kong.svg Annie Au
Flag of Mexico.svg Samantha Terán
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Donna Urquhart
Flag of the United States.svg Latasha Khan
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melody Francis
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lucie Fialová
Irish Squash Open 2012
Flag of Ireland.svg Dublin, Ireland
Silver 25
$25,000
25–28 April 2012 Flag of England.svg Alison Waters
11–4 11–4 12–10
Flag of Ireland.svg Madeline Perry Flag of England.svg Laura Massaro
Flag of New Zealand.svg Jaclyn Hawkes
Flag of Egypt.svg Omneya Abdel Kawy
Flag of England.svg Sarah Kippax
Flag of Egypt.svg Nour El Sherbini
Flag of Ireland.svg Aisling Blake
Atlantis Open 2012
Flag of Egypt.svg Alexandria, Egypt
Silver 25
$25,000
17–20 September 2012 Flag of Egypt.svg Nour El Tayeb
11–6 13–11 11–4
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Joey Chan Flag of England.svg Lauren Briggs
Flag of Egypt.svg Nouran Ahmed Gohar
Flag of Ireland.svg Aisling Blake
Flag of England.svg Sarah Kippax
Flag of Egypt.svg Heba El Torky
Flag of Egypt.svg Habiba Mohd Alymohmed
Macau Open 2012
Flag of Macau.svg Macau, China
Silver 25
$25,000
18–21 October 2012 Flag of New Zealand.svg Joelle King
11–5 11–1 9–11 6–11 11–6
Flag of Egypt.svg Omneya Abdel Kawy Flag of Ireland.svg Aisling Blake
Flag of India.svg Joshna Chinappa
Flag of India.svg Dipika Pallikal
Flag of Malaysia.svg Delia Arnold
Flag of Japan.svg Misaki Kobayashi
Flag of South Africa.svg Siyoli Waters
Monte Carlo Classic 2012
Flag of Monaco.svg Monte Carlo, Monaco
Silver 25
$25,000
29 October – 2 November 2012 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Natalie Grinham
6–11 12–10 11–2 11–2
Flag of Ireland.svg Madeline Perry Flag of Egypt.svg Omneya Abdel Kawy
Flag of Egypt.svg Heba El Torky
Flag of Egypt.svg Nour El Tayeb
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Lucie Fialová
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Tesni Evans
Flag of Scotland.svg Lisa Aitken

[3]

Year end world top 10 players

Rank2012
1 Flag of Malaysia.svg Nicol David 2415.625
2 Flag of Egypt.svg Raneem El Weleily 1670.000
3 Flag of England.svg Laura Massaro 1430.250
4 Flag of England.svg Alison Waters 1049.789
5 Flag of New Zealand.svg Joelle King 1043.412
6 Flag of Egypt.svg Nour El Sherbini 943.281
7 Flag of Malaysia.svg Low Wee Wern 865.556
8 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Annie Au 840.222
9 Flag of Ireland.svg Madeline Perry 736.105
10 Flag of India.svg Dipika Pallikal 608.912

Retirements

Following is a list of notable players (winners of a main tour title, and/or part of the WSA 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:

See also

References

  1. "About the Women's Squash Association | WSA World Tour". Archived from the original on 17 August 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
  2. "Tournaments | WSA World Tour". Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2013.
  3. "Calendar". Archived from the original on 6 September 2008.
  4. "Tania Bailey profile".
  5. "Engy Kheirallah profile".