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 namePSA World Tour 2012
Tournaments117
CategoriesPSA World Championship
PSA World Series (6)
PSA World Series Finals
PSA International (22)
PSA Challenger (87)
Website
www.psaworldtour.com
Achievements
World Number 1England James Willstrop
(11 months)
England Nick Matthew
(1 month)
World ChampionEgypt Ramy Ashour
Awards
Player of the yearEgypt Ramy Ashour
Young player of the yearEgypt Marwan El Shorbagy
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2012 Calendar

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World Championship
World Series Platinum
World Series Gold
International 70
International 50
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

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

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

January

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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

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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

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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
Montreal 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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Tournaments | About". PSA World Tour. Archived from the original on 2011-11-25. Retrieved 2011-11-26.
  2. ^ "Calendar". psaworldtour.com. Archived from the original on 2012-06-23. Retrieved 2012-06-17.
  3. ^ ""Titi Tight" hangs his racquet". 31 August 2012.
  4. ^ "Azlan retires..."
  5. ^ "Mohammed Abbas profile". Archived from the original on 2013-10-13. Retrieved 2013-11-06.
  6. ^ "Davide Bianchetti profile". Archived from the original on 2013-10-04. Retrieved 2013-11-06.
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