2012 WSA World Tour

See also: 2012 WSA World Series

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.

WSA World Tour 2012
Details
Event name	WSA World Tour 2012
Tournaments	69
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	Nicol David (12 months)
World Champion	Nicol David
Awards
Player of the year	Nicol David
Comeback player of the year	Alison Waters
Breakthrough player of the year	Nour El Sherbini
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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

Tournament	Date	Champion	Runner-Up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
WSA World Open 2012 Cayman Island World Open – World Series Platinum $165,000 – Draw	13–21 December 2012	Nicol David 11–6 11–8 11–6	Laura Massaro	Raneem El Weleily Jenny Duncalf	Alison Waters Low Wee Wern Madeline Perry Natalie Grinham

World Series

Tournament	Date	Champion	Runner-Up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
Kuala Lumpur Open Squash Championships 2012 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia World Series Gold $70,000 – Draw	28–31 March 2012	Nicol David 11–4 12–10 11–9	Annie Au	Raneem El Weleily Nour El Sherbini	Laura Massaro Madeline Perry Rachael Grinham Dipika Pallikal
British Open 2012 London, England World Series Platinum $95,000 – Draw	9–13 May 2012	Nicol David 11–6 11–6 11–6	Nour El Sherbini	Laura Massaro Raneem El Weleily	Jenny Duncalf Annie Au Camille Serme Joelle King
Malaysian Open Squash Championships 2012 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia World Series Gold $70,000 – Draw	11–15 September 2012	Raneem El Weleily 12–10 11–13 11–6 11–2	Nicol David	Laura Massaro Low Wee Wern	Jenny Duncalf Annie Au Nour El Sherbini Alison Waters
US Open 2012 Philadelphia, United States World Series Gold $70,000 – Draw	7–12 October 2012	Nicol David 14–12 8–11 11–7 11–7	Raneem El Weleily	Laura Massaro Joelle King	Jenny Duncalf Madeline Perry Kasey Brown Alison Waters
Hong Kong Open 2012 Hong Kong, China World Series Gold $70,000 – Draw	27 November – 2 December 2012	Nicol David 11–9, 11–6, 8–11, 11–7	Camille Serme	Natalie Grinham Omneya Abdel Kawy	Jenny Duncalf Alison Waters Kasey Brown Rachael Grinham

Final tournament	Date	Champion	Runner-Up	Semifinalists	Round Robin
WSA World Series Finals 2012 Queen's Club, London, England WSA World Series Finals $50,000 – Draw	2–6 January 2013	Nicol David 11–3, 11–2, 11–9	Laura Massaro	Jenny Duncalf Camille Serme	Raneem El Weleily Nour El Sherbini Annie Au Natalie Grinham

Gold 50

Tournament	Date	Champion	Runner-Up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
Cleveland Classic 2012 Cleveland, United States Gold 50 $50,000 – Draw	29 January – 1 February 2012	Nicol David 7–11, 12–10, 11–7, 11–8	Laura Massaro	Madeline Perry Amanda Sobhy	Jenny Duncalf Raneem El Weleily Annie Au Donna Urquhart
Australian Open 2012 Canberra, Australia Gold 50 $50,000 – Draw	15–19 August 2012	Nicol David 17–15, 11–2, 11–6	Laura Massaro	Madeline Perry Dipika Pallikal	Kasey Brown Donna Urquhart Alison Waters Amanda Sobhy
Carol Weymuller Open 2012 Brooklyn, United States Gold 50 $50,000 – Draw	27–30 September 2012	Laura Massaro 11–8, 11–4, 11–5	Raneem El Weleily	Nour El Sherbini Alison Waters	Nicol David Jenny Duncalf Annie Au Joelle King
China Squash Open 2012 Shanghai, China Gold 50 $55,000 – Draw	25–28 October 2012	Low Wee Wern 6–11, 11–4, 3–11, 11–3, 11–9	Joelle King	Alison Waters Kasey Brown	Raneem El Weleily Annie Au Aisling Blake Omneya Abdel Kawy

Silver 35

Tournament	Date	Champion	Runner-Up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
Greenwich Open 2012 New York City, United States Silver 35 $35,000	19–22 January 2012	Raneem El Weleily 11–8 11–8 6–11 11–4	Joelle King	Samantha Terán Dipika Pallikal	Madeline Perry Kasey Brown Natalie Grinham Jaclyn Hawkes
World Tour Pyramides 2012 Le Port-Marly, France Silver 35 $35,000	28 June- 1 July 2012	Alison Waters 11–8 12–14 11–5 11–8	Low Wee Wern	Camille Serme Omneya Abdel Kawy	Madeline Perry Kasey Brown Natalie Grinham Aisling Blake
Matamata Open 2012 Matamata, New Zealand Silver 35 $35,000	23–26 August 2012	Alison Waters 11–5 8–11 15–13 7–11 13–11	Joelle King	Low Wee Wern Jaclyn Hawkes	Madeline Perry Annie Au Rachael Grinham Donna Urquhart

Silver 25

Tournament	Date	Champion	Runner-Up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
Tournament of Champions 2012 New York, United States Silver 25 $27,500	23–26 January 2012	Natalie Grinham 11–4 11–4 11–3	Dipika Pallikal	Jaclyn Hawkes Nour El Sherbini	Rachael Grinham Donna Urquhart Sarah Kippax Latasha Khan
Atwater Cup 2012 Montreal, Canada Silver 25 $25,000	20–23 March 2012	Alison Waters 7–11 11–5 9–11 11–6 11–3	Kasey Brown	Joey Chan Sarah Kippax	Line Hansen Latasha Khan Aisling Blake Gaby Huber
Texas Open 2012 Dallas, United States Silver 25 $25,000	17–22 April 2012	Camille Serme 11–5 9–11 11–8 11–9	Joelle King	Annie Au Samantha Terán	Donna Urquhart Latasha Khan Melody Francis Lucie Fialová
Irish Squash Open 2012 Dublin, Ireland Silver 25 $25,000	25–28 April 2012	Alison Waters 11–4 11–4 12–10	Madeline Perry	Laura Massaro Jaclyn Hawkes	Omneya Abdel Kawy Sarah Kippax Nour El Sherbini Aisling Blake
Atlantis Open 2012 Alexandria, Egypt Silver 25 $25,000	17–20 September 2012	Nour El Tayeb 11–6 13–11 11–4	Joey Chan	Lauren Briggs Nouran Ahmed Gohar	Aisling Blake Sarah Kippax Heba El Torky Habiba Mohd Alymohmed
Macau Open 2012 Macau, China Silver 25 $25,000	18–21 October 2012	Joelle King 11–5 11–1 9–11 6–11 11–6	Omneya Abdel Kawy	Aisling Blake Joshna Chinappa	Dipika Pallikal Delia Arnold Misaki Kobayashi Siyoli Waters
Monte Carlo Classic 2012 Monte Carlo, Monaco Silver 25 $25,000	29 October – 2 November 2012	Natalie Grinham 6–11 12–10 11–2 11–2	Madeline Perry	Omneya Abdel Kawy Heba El Torky	Nour El Tayeb Lucie Fialová Tesni Evans Lisa Aitken

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Year end world top 10 players

Rank	2012
1	Nicol David	2415.625
2	Raneem El Weleily	1670.000
3	Laura Massaro	1430.250
4	Alison Waters	1049.789
5	Joelle King	1043.412
6	Nour El Sherbini	943.281
7	Low Wee Wern	865.556
8	Annie Au	840.222
9	Madeline Perry	736.105
10	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:

• Tania Bailey (born 2 October 1979 in the Stamford, England) joined the pro tour in 1998, reached the singles no. 4 spot in March 2003. She won 6 WSA World Tour titles including the Coronation London Open and reached the final of the prestigious British Open in 2002 lost against Sarah Fitz-Gerald and the final of Hong Kong Open. She retired in February 2012.^[4]
• Engy Kheirallah (born 10 March 1976 in the Alexandria, Egypt) joined the pro tour in 1999, reached the singles no. 12 spot in October 2006. She won 5 WSA World Tour titles including the Alexandria Sporting Club Open in 2005. She retired in January 2012 after competing of the World Open 2011.^[5]

See also

• PSA World Tour 2012
• WSA World Series
• 2012 Women's World Team Squash Championships
• Official Women's Squash World Ranking
• Women's Squash Association