2012 Women's World Open Squash Championship

Women's World Open 2012
28th WSA World Squash Championship
Location Cayman Islands Grand Cayman, Cayman Island
Date(s) 16 - 21 December 2012
Website
www.worldopensquash.com
WSA World Tour
Category WSA World Open
Prize money $188,000
Results
Champion Malaysia Nicol David
Runner-up England Laura Massaro
Semi-finalists Egypt R El Weleily / England J Duncalf
← 2011 Netherlands Malaysia 2013 →

The 2012 Women's World Open Squash Championship is the women's edition of the 2012 World Open, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players. The event took place in Grand Cayman in Cayman Island from 16 December to 21 December. Nicol David won her seventh World Open title, beating Laura Massaro in the final.

Prize money and ranking points

For 2012, the prize purse was $ 188,000. The prize money and points breakdown is as follows:[1]

Prize Money World Open (2012)
Event W F SF QF 2R 1R
Points (WSA) 5300 3630 2150 1150 575 330
Prize money $ 28,050 $ 18,975 $ 11,140 $ 6,600 $ 3,710 $ 2,060

Seeds

  1. Malaysia Nicol David (Champion)
  2. England Laura Massaro (Final)
  3. Egypt Raneem El Weleily (Semifinals)
  4. England Alison Waters (Quarterfinals)
  5. New Zealand Joelle King (Second Round)
  6. England Jenny Duncalf (Semifinals)
  7. Malaysia Low Wee Wern (Quarterfinals)
  8. Egypt Nour El Sherbini (Second Round)
  9. Hong Kong Annie Au (Second Round)
  10. Republic of Ireland Madeline Perry (Quarterfinals)
  11. Netherlands Natalie Grinham (Quarterfinals)
  12. Australia Kasey Brown (Second Round)
  13. India Dipika Pallikal (Second Round)
  14. France Camille Serme (Second Round)
  15. Mexico Samantha Teran (Second Round)
  16. Australia Rachael Grinham (First Round)

Draw & Results

First round   Second round   Quarter finals   Semi finals   Final
1  Malaysia Nicol David 11 11 11  
 Egypt Omneya Abdel Kawy 8 5 5     1  Malaysia Nicol David 11 11 11  
9  Hong Kong Annie Au 11 11 10 11   9  Hong Kong Annie Au 3 2 3  
 Denmark Line Hansen 2 5 12 8       1  Malaysia Nicol David 11 11 9 11  
8  Egypt Nour El Sherbini 11 11 11       10  Republic of Ireland Madeline Perry 3 7 11 3  
Q  Canada Samantha Cornett 6 5 5     8  Egypt Nour El Sherbini 2 9 9
10  Republic of Ireland Madeline Perry 11 13 3 11   10  Republic of Ireland Madeline Perry 11 11 11  
 Egypt Nour El Tayeb 6 11 11 2       1  Malaysia Nicol David * 11 11 11  
4  England Alison Waters 11 11 11       6  England Jenny Duncalf 7 4 2  
WC  Cayman Islands Marlene West 1 4 3     4  England Alison Waters 11 12 11  
15  Mexico Samantha Teran 11 11 11   15  Mexico Samantha Teran 5 10 3  
Q  England Lauren Briggs 7 3 7       4  England Alison Waters 11 19 5 4 9
6  England Jenny Duncalf 11 1 11 11       6  England Jenny Duncalf 7 17 11 11 11  
Q  England Sarah-Jane Perry 9 11 5 8     6  England Jenny Duncalf 12 11 8 11
14  France Camille Serme 11 10 11 11   14  France Camille Serme 10 6 11 8  
Q  England Emma Beddoes 8 12 7 6       1  Malaysia Nicol David * 11 11 11
Q  United States Latasha Khan 5 3 4       3  England Laura Massaro 6 8 6
12  Australia Kasey Brown 11 11 11     12  Australia Kasey Brown 5 8 10  
 England Sarah Kippax 11 8 7 5   7  Malaysia Low Wee Wern 11 11 12  
7  Malaysia Low Wee Wern 7 11 11 11       7  Malaysia Low Wee Wern 11 4 5 5  
Q  Guyana Nicolette Fernandes 3 6 12 11 11       3  England Laura Massaro 8 11 11 11  
16  Australia Rachael Grinham 11 11 10 5 9     Q  Guyana Nicolette Fernandes 9 9 7
Q  Colombia Catalina Peláez 6 5 5   3  England Laura Massaro 11 11 11  
3  England Laura Massaro 11 11 11       3  England Laura Massaro * 5 11 12 11 13
 Australia Donna Urquhart 11 4 8 9       2  Egypt Raneem El Weleily 11 9 14 4 11  
11  Netherlands Natalie Grinham 8 11 11 11     11  Netherlands Natalie Grinham 8 11 8 11 11  
 Hong Kong Joey Chan 0 6 5   5  New Zealand Joelle King 11 3 11 8 7  
5  New Zealand Joelle King 11 11 11       11  Netherlands Natalie Grinham 9 9 7
Q  Malaysia Delia Arnold 11 9 9       2  Egypt Raneem El Weleily 11 11 11  
13  India Dipika Pallikal 13 11 11     13  India Dipika Pallikal 11 9 6 5
 Republic of Ireland Aisling Blake 9 11 4 8   2  Egypt Raneem El Weleily 7 11 11 11  
2  Egypt Raneem El Weleily 11 5 11 11  

[2]

References

  1. ↑ "World series Prize Money" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-29.
  2. ↑ http://www.worldopensquash2011.com/drawsW.htm

See also

External links

Preceded by
Netherlands (Rotterdam)
2011		 WSA World Open
Cayman Island (Grand Cayman)
2012 		Succeeded by
Malaysia (Penang)
2013
Preceded by
Hong Kong Open
Hong Kong
2012		 WSA World Series 2012
World Open
Cayman Island (Grand Cayman)
2012 		Succeeded by
Kuala Lumpur Open
Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur) 2013