2012 PSA World Tour

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.

PSA World Tour 2012
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.psaworldtour.com
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
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2012 Calendar

Key

World Championship

World Series Platinum

World Series Gold

International 70

International 50

World Championship

Tournament	Date	Champion	Runner-Up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists	Round of 16
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

World Series

Prize money: $115,000 and more

Tournament	Date	Champion	Runner-Up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
Tournament of Champions 2012 New York City, United States World Series Gold $115,000 - Draw	20–26 January 2012	Nick Matthew 8-11, 11-9, 11-5, 11-7	James Willstrop	Grégory Gaultier Daryl Selby	Amr Shabana Peter Barker Mohamed El Shorbagy Marwan El Shorbagy
North American Open 2012 Richmond, Virginia, United States World Series Gold $115,000 - Draw	19–25 February 2012	James Willstrop 11-7, 11-8, 11-7	Ramy Ashour	Grégory Gaultier Nick Matthew	Karim Darwish Amr Shabana Simon Rösner Karim Abdel Gawad
El Gouna International 2012 El Gouna, Egypt World Series Gold $115,000 - Draw	8–13 April 2012	Ramy Ashour 12-10, 11-5, 5-2 rtd	James Willstrop	Nick Matthew Karim Darwish	Grégory Gaultier Mohamed El Shorbagy Laurens Jan Anjema Hisham Mohd Ashour
British Open 2012 London, England World Series Platinum $150,000 - Draw	14–20 May 2012	Nick Matthew 11-9, 11-4, 11-8	Ramy Ashour	James Willstrop Peter Barker	Grégory Gaultier Amr Shabana Mohamed El Shorbagy Laurens Jan Anjema
US Open 2012 Philadelphia, United States World Series Gold $115,000 - Draw	5–12 October 2012	Ramy Ashour 11-4, 11-9, 11-9	Grégory Gaultier	James Willstrop Nick Matthew	Karim Darwish Peter Barker Amr Shabana Mohamed El Shorbagy
Hong Kong Open 2012 Hong Kong, China World Series Platinum $150,000 - Draw	27–2 December 2012	Ramy Ashour 11-8, 3-11, 11-7, 11-6	James Willstrop	Nick Matthew Karim Darwish	Grégory Gaultier Peter Barker Amr Shabana Borja Golán

Final tournament	Date	Champion	Runner-Up	Semifinalists	Round Robin
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

International

Prize money: between $25,000 and $114,999

January

Tournament	Date	Champion	Runner-Up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
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

February

Tournament	Date	Champion	Runner-Up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
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

March

Tournament	Date	Champion	Runner-Up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
HKFC Invitational 2012 Hong Kong, China International 25 $25,000	14–17 March 2012	Omar Mosaad 3-11, 11-5, 11-8, 11-4	Olli Tuominen	Muhd Asyraf Azan Leo Au	Max Lee Grégoire Marche Siddharth Suchde Amr Khaled Khalifa
Manitoba Squash Open 2012 Winnipeg, Canada International 35 $35,000	15–18 March 2012	Borja Golán 11-1, 11-5, 11-4	Laurens Jan Anjema	Cameron Pilley Tom Richards	Jonathan Kemp Alan Clyne Shawn Delierre Raphael Kandra
Canary Wharf Squash Classic 2012 London, England International 50 $50,000 - Draw	19–23 March 2012	Nick Matthew 11-7, 11-8, 11-9	James Willstrop	Peter Barker Mohamed El Shorbagy	Daryl Selby Adrian Grant Tarek Momen Simon Rösner
Montréal Open 2012 Montreal, Canada International 35 $35,000	20–23 March 2012	Tom Richards 11-7, 8-11, 11-8, 5-11, 11-5	Thierry Lincou	Hisham Mohd Ashour Mathieu Castagnet	Cameron Pilley Alan Clyne Martin Knight Steven Finitsis
CIMB KL Open Squash Championships 2012 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia International 50 $50,000 - Draw	28–31 March 2012	Omar Mosaad 11-6, 13-11, 12-14, 6-11, 11-8	Adrian Grant	Karim Darwish Ong Beng Hee	Saurav Ghosal Mohd Nafiizwan Adnan Max Lee Leo Au
Bluenose Classic 2012 Halifax, Canada International 50 $55,000 - Draw	28–31 March 2012	Thierry Lincou 9-11, 11-8, 9-11, 11-5, 11-4	Daryl Selby	Laurens Jan Anjema Hisham Mohd Ashour	Amr Shabana Borja Golán Stephen Coppinger Julian Illingworth

April

Tournament	Date	Champion	Runner-Up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
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 Zürich, 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

August

Tournament	Date	Champion	Runner-Up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
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 Bogotá, 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

September

Tournament	Date	Champion	Runner-Up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
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

October

Tournament	Date	Champion	Runner-Up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
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

November

Tournament	Date	Champion	Runner-Up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
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

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Year end world top 10 players

Rank	2012
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

Retirements

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

• Thierry Lincou (born 2 April 1976 in the Réunion Island, France) joined the pro tour in 1994, became the first French squash player to be ranked world no. 1 spot in 2004 and win the World Open in 2004. Keeping the spot for a whole year in 2004. He won 17 PSA World Tour titles including Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Open in 2004 and two times the Bluenose Classic. He was one of only five players to have maintained themselves in the top 10 without interruption for 10 years at the PSA World Tour. He retired in August after win the Bluenose Classic.^[3]
• Mohd Azlan Iskandar (born 1 June 1982 in Sarawak, Malaysia) joined the pro tour in 2000, reached the singles no. 10 spot in 2011. He won 13 PSA World Tour titles including Malaysian Open and the Cannon Kirk Irish Open. He retired in July after competing a last time in the Kuala Lumpur Open.^[4]
• Mohammed Abbas (born 24 December 1980 in Giza, Egypt) joined the pro tour in 1998, reached the singles no. 13 spot in April 2007. He won 4 PSA World Tour titles including Kuala Lumpur Open in 2007. He retired after losing in the first round of the Qatar World Open in December 2012.^[5]
• Davide Bianchetti (born 8 March 1977 in Brescia, Italy) joined the pro tour in 1996, reached the singles no. 24 spot in October 2004. He won 10 PSA World Tour. In 2003, he reached the quarter final of the World Open. He retired in December after competing a last time in the Prague Open.^[6]

See also

• WSA World Tour 2012
• PSA World Series
• PSA World Rankings
• PSA World Series Finals
• PSA World Open