The WSA World Series 2012 is a series of women's squash tournaments which are part of the Women's Squash Association (WSA) World Tour for the 2012 squash season. The WSA World Series tournaments are some of the most prestigious events on the women's tour. The best-performing players in the World Series events qualify for the annual 2012 WSA World Series Finals tournament. Nicol David won her second WSA World Series Squash Finals trophy, beating Laura Massaro in the final.
| WSA World Series 2012 | |
|---|---|
| Details | |
| Event name | WSA World Series 2012 |
| Website wsaworldtour | |
| Year | World Tour 2012 |
WSA World Series Ranking Points
editWSA World Series events also have a separate World Series ranking. Points for this are calculated on a cumulative basis after each World Series event.
| Tournament | Ranking Points | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Prize Money US$ | Ranking Points | Winner | Runner up | 3/4 | 5/8 | 9/16 | 17/32 |
| World Series | $70,000+ | 625 points | 100 | 65 | 40 | 25 | 15 | 10 |
2012 Tournaments
edit| Tournament | Country | Location | Rank | Prize money | Date | 2012 Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuala Lumpur Open 2012 |  Malaysia
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Kuala Lumpur | World Series Gold | $70,000 | 28–31 March 2012 |  Nicol David
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| British Open 2012 |  England
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London | World Series Platinum | $95,000 | 9–13 May 2012 | Nicol David
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| Malaysian Open 2012 | Malaysia
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Kuala Lumpur | World Series Gold | $70,000 | 11–15 September 2012 |  Raneem El Weleily
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| US Open 2012 |  United States
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Philadelphia | World Series Gold | $70,000 | 7–12 October 2012 | Nicol David
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| Hong Kong Open 2012 |  Hong Kong
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Hong Kong | World Series Gold | $70,000 | 27 Nov – 2 Dec 2012 | Nicol David
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| World Open 2012 |  Cayman Islands
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Cayman Islands | World Open | $165,000 | 13–21 December 2012 | Nicol David
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World Series Standings 2012
edit| Performance Table Legend | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 1st Round | 15 | Round of 16 |
| 25 | Quarterfinalist | 40 | Semifinalist |
| 65 | Runner-up | 100 | Winner |
| Top 16 World Series Standings 2012[2] | ||||||||||
| Rank | Player | Number of Tournament |
Kuala Lumpur Open |
British Open |
Malaysian Open |
US Open | Hong Kong Open |
World Open |
Total Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAS
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ENG
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MAS
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USA 
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HKG
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CAY
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| 1 | Nicol David
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6 | 100 | 100 | 65 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 565 | |
| 2 | Raneem El Weleily
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5 | 40 | 40 | 100 | 65 | - | 40 | 285 | |
| 3 | Laura Massaro
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6 | 25 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 10 | 65 | 220 | |
| 4 | Nour El Sherbini
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5 | 40 | 65 | 25 | 15 | - | 15 | 160 | |
| 5 | Annie Au
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6 | 65 | 25 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 155 | |
| 6 | Jenny Duncalf
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6 | 15 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 40 | 155 | |
| 7 |  Camille Serme
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6 | 15 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 65 | 15 | 150 | |
| 8 |  Natalie Grinham
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6 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 40 | 25 | 125 | |
| 9 | Low Wee Wern
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6 | 15 | 10 | 40 | 15 | 15 | 25 | 120 | |
| 10 |  Madeline Perry
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6 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 25 | 15 | 25 | 120 | |
| 11 | Alison Waters
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5 | - | 15 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 115 | |
| 12 |  Kasey Brown
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6 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 25 | 15 | 105 | |
| 13 |  Joelle King
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5 | 10 | 25 | - | 40 | 15 | 15 | 105 | |
| 14 | Rachael Grinham
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6 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 10 | 100 | |
| 15 |  Dipika Pallikal
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5 | 25 | 15 | 15 | - | 15 | 15 | 85 | |
| 16 | Donna Urquhart
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6 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 80 | |
Bold – The first eight players present for the final
| Final tournament | Country | Location | Prize money | Date | 2012 World Series Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WSA World Series Finals 2012 | England
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Queen's Club, London | $50,000 | January 2013 | Nicol David
|
References
edit- ^ "World series Prize Money" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-29.[permanent dead link]
- ^ WSA World Series Standings Archived 2013-08-17 at the Wayback Machine
External links
editSee also
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