2012 PSA World Tour

{{Infobox squash tournament| Type = PSA

| Name = PSA World Tour 2012

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| Event_name = PSA World Tour 2012

| Location =

| Venue =

| Tournaments = 117

| Categories = PSA World Championship
PSA World Series (6)
PSA World Series Finals
PSA International (22)
PSA Challenger (87)

| World Number 1 = {{flagicon|ENG}} James Willstrop
(11 months)
{{small|{{flagicon|ENG}} Nick Matthew
(1 month)}}

| World Champion = {{flagicon|EGY}} Ramy Ashour

| Website = {{URL|http://www.psaworldtour.com}}

| PSA_Category =

| PSA_Prize_Money =

| Player of the year = {{flagicon|EGY}} Ramy Ashour

| Young player of the year = {{flagicon|EGY}} Marwan El Shorbagy

| prevseason = 2011

| nextseason = 2013

}}

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.{{cite web|url=http://www.psaworldtour.com/page/AboutPSA/0,,13121,00.html |title=Tournaments | About |publisher=PSA World Tour |access-date=2011-11-26 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111125042549/http://www.psaworldtour.com/page/AboutPSA/0%2C%2C13121%2C00.html |archive-date=2011-11-25 }} The Tour is concluded by the PSA World Series Finals, the end of season championship for the top 8 rated players.

2012 Calendar

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| World Championship

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| World Series Platinum

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| World Series Gold

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| International 70

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| International 50

=[[World Open (squash)|World Championship]]=

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Tournament	Date	Champion	Runner-Up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists	colspan=2 \|Round of 16
valign=top \|style="background:#F3E6D7;"\|PSA World Championship 2012 {{flagicon\|QAT}} Doha, Qatar World Championship $325,000 - Draw \|8–15 December 2012 \|{{flagicon\|EGY}} Ramy Ashour 2-11, 11-6, 11-5, 9-11, 11-8 \|{{flagicon\|EGY}} Mohamed El Shorbagy \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} James Willstrop {{flagicon\|ENG}} Nick Matthew \|{{flagicon\|FRA}} Grégory Gaultier {{flagicon\|EGY}} Karim Darwish {{flagicon\|EGY}} Amr Shabana {{flagicon\|ESP}} Borja Golán \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} Peter Barker {{flagicon\|EGY}} Omar Mosaad {{flagicon\|ENG}} Daryl Selby {{flagicon\|BOT}} Alister Walker \|{{flagicon\|EGY}} Tarek Momen {{flagicon\|AUS}} Cameron Pilley {{flagicon\|IND}} Saurav Ghosal {{flagicon\|ENG}} Chris Simpson

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Tournament

Date

Champion

Runner-Up

Semifinalists

Quarterfinalists

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|style="background:#F3E6D7;"|PSA World Championship 2012
{{flagicon|QAT}} Doha, Qatar
World Championship
$325,000 - Draw

|8–15 December 2012

|{{flagicon|EGY}} Ramy Ashour
2-11, 11-6, 11-5, 9-11, 11-8

|{{flagicon|EGY}} Mohamed El Shorbagy

|{{flagicon|ENG}} James Willstrop
{{flagicon|ENG}} Nick Matthew

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Grégory Gaultier
{{flagicon|EGY}} Karim Darwish
{{flagicon|EGY}} Amr Shabana
{{flagicon|ESP}} Borja Golán

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Peter Barker
{{flagicon|EGY}} Omar Mosaad
{{flagicon|ENG}} Daryl Selby
{{flagicon|BOT}} Alister Walker

|{{flagicon|EGY}} Tarek Momen
{{flagicon|AUS}} Cameron Pilley
{{flagicon|IND}} Saurav Ghosal
{{flagicon|ENG}} Chris Simpson

=[[PSA World Series|World Series]]=

Prize money: $115,000 and more

Tournament	Date	Champion	Runner-Up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
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valign=top \|style="background:#E9E9E9;"\|Tournament of Champions 2012 {{flagicon\|USA}} New York City, United States World Series Gold $115,000 - Draw \|20–26 January 2012 \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} Nick Matthew 8-11, 11-9, 11-5, 11-7 \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} James Willstrop \|{{flagicon\|FRA}} Grégory Gaultier {{flagicon\|ENG}} Daryl Selby \|{{flagicon\|EGY}} Amr Shabana {{flagicon\|ENG}} Peter Barker {{flagicon\|EGY}} Mohamed El Shorbagy {{flagicon\|EGY}} Marwan El Shorbagy
valign=top \|style="background:#E9E9E9;"\|North American Open 2012 {{flagicon\|USA}} Richmond, Virginia, United States World Series Gold $115,000 - Draw \|19–25 February 2012 \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} James Willstrop 11-7, 11-8, 11-7 \|{{flagicon\|EGY}} Ramy Ashour \|{{flagicon\|FRA}} Grégory Gaultier {{flagicon\|ENG}} Nick Matthew \|{{flagicon\|EGY}} Karim Darwish {{flagicon\|EGY}} Amr Shabana {{flagicon\|GER}} Simon Rösner {{flagicon\|EGY}} Karim Abdel Gawad
valign=top \|style="background:#E9E9E9;"\|El Gouna International 2012 {{flagicon\|EGY}} El Gouna, Egypt World Series Gold $115,000 - Draw \|8–13 April 2012 \|{{flagicon\|EGY}} Ramy Ashour 12-10, 11-5, 5-2 rtd \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} James Willstrop \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} Nick Matthew {{flagicon\|EGY}} Karim Darwish \|{{flagicon\|FRA}} Grégory Gaultier {{flagicon\|EGY}} Mohamed El Shorbagy {{flagicon\|NED}} Laurens Jan Anjema {{flagicon\|EGY}} Hisham Mohd Ashour
valign=top \|style="background:#ffc;"\|British Open 2012 {{flagicon\|ENG}} London, England World Series Platinum $150,000 - Draw \|14–20 May 2012 \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} Nick Matthew 11-9, 11-4, 11-8 \|{{flagicon\|EGY}} Ramy Ashour \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} James Willstrop {{flagicon\|ENG}} Peter Barker \|{{flagicon\|FRA}} Grégory Gaultier {{flagicon\|EGY}} Amr Shabana {{flagicon\|EGY}} Mohamed El Shorbagy {{flagicon\|NED}} Laurens Jan Anjema
valign=top \|style="background:#E9E9E9;"\|US Open 2012 {{flagicon\|USA}} Philadelphia, United States World Series Gold $115,000 - Draw \|5–12 October 2012 \|{{flagicon\|EGY}} Ramy Ashour 11-4, 11-9, 11-9 \|{{flagicon\|FRA}} Grégory Gaultier \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} James Willstrop {{flagicon\|ENG}} Nick Matthew \|{{flagicon\|EGY}} Karim Darwish {{flagicon\|ENG}} Peter Barker {{flagicon\|EGY}} Amr Shabana {{flagicon\|EGY}} Mohamed El Shorbagy
valign=top \|style="background:#ffc;"\|Hong Kong Open 2012 {{flagicon\|HKG}} Hong Kong, China World Series Platinum $150,000 - Draw \|27–2 December 2012 \|{{flagicon\|EGY}} Ramy Ashour 11-8, 3-11, 11-7, 11-6 \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} James Willstrop \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} Nick Matthew {{flagicon\|EGY}} Karim Darwish \|{{flagicon\|FRA}} Grégory Gaultier {{flagicon\|ENG}} Peter Barker {{flagicon\|EGY}} Amr Shabana {{flagicon\|ESP}} Borja Golán

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Final tournament	Date	Champion	Runner-Up	Semifinalists	Round Robin
valign=top \|PSA World Series Finals 2012 {{flagicon\|ENG}} Queen's Club, London, England PSA World Series Finals $110,000 - Draw \|2–6 January 2013 \|{{flagicon\|EGY}} Amr Shabana 4-11, 11-2, 11-4, 11-7 \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} Nick Matthew \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} James Willstrop {{flagicon\|FRA}} Grégory Gaultier \|{{flagicon\|EGY}} Mohd El Shorbagy {{flagicon\|EGY}} Karim Darwish {{flagicon\|ENG}} Peter Barker {{flagicon\|GER}} Simon Rösner

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Final tournament

Date

Champion

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Round Robin

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|PSA World Series Finals 2012
{{flagicon|ENG}} Queen's Club, London, England
PSA World Series Finals
$110,000 - Draw

|2–6 January 2013

|{{flagicon|EGY}} Amr Shabana
4-11, 11-2, 11-4, 11-7

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Nick Matthew

|{{flagicon|ENG}} James Willstrop
{{flagicon|FRA}} Grégory Gaultier

|{{flagicon|EGY}} Mohd El Shorbagy
{{flagicon|EGY}} Karim Darwish
{{flagicon|ENG}} Peter Barker
{{flagicon|GER}} Simon Rösner

=International=

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

==January==

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Tournament	Date	Champion	Runner-Up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
valign=top \|style="background:#fff"\|Comfort Inn Open 2012 {{flagicon\|CAN}} Vancouver, Canada International 50 $50,000 - Draw \|12–15 January 2012 \|{{flagicon\|EGY}} Amr Shabana 7-11, 11-9, 11-7, 12-10 \|{{flagicon\|EGY}} Hisham Mohd Ashour \|{{flagicon\|EGY}} Omar Mosaad {{flagicon\|EGY}} Tarek Momen \|{{flagicon\|AUS}} Cameron Pilley {{flagicon\|FIN}} Olli Tuominen {{flagicon\|EGY}} Mohd Ali Anwar Reda {{flagicon\|EGY}} Mohamed Abouelghar
valign=top \|style="background:#fff"\|Motor City Open 2012 {{flagicon\|USA}} Detroit, United States International 50 $50,000 - Draw \|27–30 January 2012 \|{{flagicon\|MAS}} Ong Beng Hee 11-8, 11-9, 11-7 \|{{flagicon\|EGY}} Hisham Mohd Ashour \|{{flagicon\|EGY}} Mohamed El Shorbagy {{flagicon\|RSA}} Stephen Coppinger \|{{flagicon\|BOT}} Alister Walker {{flagicon\|AUS}} Cameron Pilley {{flagicon\|COL}} Miguel Ángel Rodríguez {{flagicon\|HKG}} Max Lee

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Date

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Quarterfinalists

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|style="background:#fff"|Comfort Inn Open 2012
{{flagicon|CAN}} Vancouver, Canada
International 50
$50,000 - Draw

|12–15 January 2012

|{{flagicon|EGY}} Amr Shabana
7-11, 11-9, 11-7, 12-10

|{{flagicon|EGY}} Hisham Mohd Ashour

|{{flagicon|EGY}} Omar Mosaad
{{flagicon|EGY}} Tarek Momen

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Cameron Pilley
{{flagicon|FIN}} Olli Tuominen
{{flagicon|EGY}} Mohd Ali Anwar Reda
{{flagicon|EGY}} Mohamed Abouelghar

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|style="background:#fff"|Motor City Open 2012
{{flagicon|USA}} Detroit, United States
International 50
$50,000 - Draw

|27–30 January 2012

|{{flagicon|MAS}} Ong Beng Hee
11-8, 11-9, 11-7

|{{flagicon|EGY}} Hisham Mohd Ashour

|{{flagicon|EGY}} Mohamed El Shorbagy
{{flagicon|RSA}} Stephen Coppinger

|{{flagicon|BOT}} Alister Walker
{{flagicon|AUS}} Cameron Pilley
{{flagicon|COL}} Miguel Ángel Rodríguez
{{flagicon|HKG}} Max Lee

==February==

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Tournament	Date	Champion	Runner-Up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
valign=top \|style="background:#D4F1C5;"\|Swedish Open 2012 {{flagicon\|SWE}} Linköping, Sweden International 70 $70,000 - Draw \|2–5 February 2012 \|{{flagicon\|FRA}} Grégory Gaultier 11-3, 11-6, 11-8 \|{{flagicon\|EGY}} Karim Darwish \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} Peter Barker {{flagicon\|ENG}} Daryl Selby \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} Tom Richards {{flagicon\|SUI}} Nicolas Müller {{flagicon\|GER}} Simon Rösner {{flagicon\|RSA}} Stephen Coppinger
valign=top \|Metro Squash Windy City Open 2012 {{flagicon\|USA}} Chicago, United States International 25 $25,000 \|9–12 February 2012 \|{{flagicon\|IND}} Saurav Ghosal 11-8, 15-13, 10-12, 11-5 \|{{flagicon\|PAK}} Yasir Butt \|{{flagicon\|EGY}} Mohd Ali Anwar Reda {{flagicon\|SCO}} Alan Clyne \|{{flagicon\|AUS}} Ryan Cuskelly {{flagicon\|MEX}} Arturo Salazar {{flagicon\|CAN}} Shawn Delierre {{flagicon\|ENG}} Oliver Pett

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|style="background:#D4F1C5;"|Swedish Open 2012
{{flagicon|SWE}} Linköping, Sweden
International 70
$70,000 - Draw

|2–5 February 2012

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Grégory Gaultier
11-3, 11-6, 11-8

|{{flagicon|EGY}} Karim Darwish

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Peter Barker
{{flagicon|ENG}} Daryl Selby

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Tom Richards
{{flagicon|SUI}} Nicolas Müller
{{flagicon|GER}} Simon Rösner
{{flagicon|RSA}} Stephen Coppinger

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|Metro Squash Windy City Open 2012
{{flagicon|USA}} Chicago, United States
International 25
$25,000

|9–12 February 2012

|{{flagicon|IND}} Saurav Ghosal
11-8, 15-13, 10-12, 11-5

|{{flagicon|PAK}} Yasir Butt

|{{flagicon|EGY}} Mohd Ali Anwar Reda
{{flagicon|SCO}} Alan Clyne

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Ryan Cuskelly
{{flagicon|MEX}} Arturo Salazar
{{flagicon|CAN}} Shawn Delierre
{{flagicon|ENG}} Oliver Pett

==March==

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

==April==

Tournament	Date	Champion	Runner-Up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
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valign=top \|Berkshire Squash Open 2012 {{flagicon\|USA}} Williamstown, United States International 35 $35,000 \|11–15 April 2012 \|{{flagicon\|BOT}} Alister Walker 11-8, 11-7, 11-7 \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} Tom Richards \|{{flagicon\|ESP}} Borja Golán {{flagicon\|USA}} Julian Illingworth \|{{flagicon\|COL}} Miguel Ángel Rodríguez {{flagicon\|CAN}} Shawn Delierre {{flagicon\|PAK}} Yasir Butt {{flagicon\|ENG}} Oliver Pett
valign=top \|Grasshopper Cup 2012 {{flagicon\|SUI}} Zürich, Switzerland International 25 $25,000 \|25–28 April 2012 \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} Daryl Selby 12-10, 11-7, 8-11, 11-4 \|{{flagicon\|SUI}} Nicolas Müller \|{{flagicon\|FIN}} Olli Tuominen {{flagicon\|EGY}} Karim Abdel Gawad \|{{flagicon\|CZE}} Jan Koukal {{flagicon\|EGY}} Omar Abdel Meguid {{flagicon\|DEN}} Kristian Frost Olesen {{flagicon\|ENG}} Charles Sharpes
valign=top \|Irish Squash Open 2012 {{flagicon\|IRL}} Dublin, Ireland International 25 $25,000 \|25–28 April 2012 \|{{flagicon\|BOT}} Alister Walker 11-4, 11-6, 9-11, 11-3 \|{{flagicon\|SCO}} Alan Clyne \|{{flagicon\|ESP}} Borja Golán {{flagicon\|ENG}} Jonathan Kemp \|{{flagicon\|FRA}} Mathieu Castagnet {{flagicon\|ENG}} Robbie Temple {{flagicon\|USA}} Christopher Gordon {{flagicon\|DEN}} Rasmus Nielsen

==August==

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Tournament	Date	Champion	Runner-Up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
valign=top \|style="background:#D4F1C5;"\|Australian Open 2012 {{flagicon\|AUS}} Canberra, Australia International 70 $70,000 - Draw \|13–18 August 2012 \|{{flagicon\|EGY}} Ramy Ashour 11-9, 11-6, 11-6 \|{{flagicon\|EGY}} Omar Mosaad \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} Tom Richards {{flagicon\|AUS}} Cameron Pilley \|{{flagicon\|MAS}} Ong Beng Hee {{flagicon\|SUI}} Nicolas Müller {{flagicon\|SCO}} Alan Clyne {{flagicon\|EGY}} Omar Abdel Aziz
valign=top \|Colombian Open 2012 {{flagicon\|COL}} Bogotá, Colombia International 35 $35,000 \|29 August - 1 September 2012 \|{{flagicon\|EGY}} Tarek Momen 3-11, 11-4, 11-3, 12-10 \|{{flagicon\|COL}} Miguel Ángel Rodríguez \|{{flagicon\|RSA}} Stephen Coppinger {{flagicon\|FIN}} Henrik Mustonen \|{{flagicon\|EGY}} Mohamed El Shorbagy {{flagicon\|EGY}} Mohd Ali Anwar Reda {{flagicon\|NZL}} Martin Knight {{flagicon\|ENG}} Jaymie Haycocks

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Champion

Runner-Up

Semifinalists

Quarterfinalists

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|style="background:#D4F1C5;"|Australian Open 2012
{{flagicon|AUS}} Canberra, Australia
International 70
$70,000 - Draw

|13–18 August 2012

|{{flagicon|EGY}} Ramy Ashour
11-9, 11-6, 11-6

|{{flagicon|EGY}} Omar Mosaad

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Tom Richards
{{flagicon|AUS}} Cameron Pilley

|{{flagicon|MAS}} Ong Beng Hee
{{flagicon|SUI}} Nicolas Müller
{{flagicon|SCO}} Alan Clyne
{{flagicon|EGY}} Omar Abdel Aziz

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|Colombian Open 2012
{{flagicon|COL}} Bogotá, Colombia
International 35
$35,000

|29 August - 1 September 2012

|{{flagicon|EGY}} Tarek Momen
3-11, 11-4, 11-3, 12-10

|{{flagicon|COL}} Miguel Ángel Rodríguez

|{{flagicon|RSA}} Stephen Coppinger
{{flagicon|FIN}} Henrik Mustonen

|{{flagicon|EGY}} Mohamed El Shorbagy
{{flagicon|EGY}} Mohd Ali Anwar Reda
{{flagicon|NZL}} Martin Knight
{{flagicon|ENG}} Jaymie Haycocks

==September==

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Tournament	Date	Champion	Runner-Up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
valign=top \|style="background:#fff"\|Malaysian Open Squash Championships 2012 {{flagicon\|MAS}} Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia International 50 $50,000 - Draw \|12–15 September 2012 \|{{flagicon\|EGY}} Tarek Momen 12-10, 6-11, 12-10, 8-11, 14-12 \|{{flagicon\|EGY}} Mohamed El Shorbagy \|{{flagicon\|ESP}} Borja Golán {{flagicon\|SUI}} Nicolas Müller \|{{flagicon\|EGY}} Karim Darwish {{flagicon\|FIN}} Olli Tuominen {{flagicon\|MAS}} Mohd Nafiizwan Adnan {{flagicon\|KUW}} Abdullah Al Muzayen
valign=top \|style="background:#D4F1C5;"\|British Grand Prix 2012 {{flagicon\|ENG}} Manchester, England International 70 $70,000 - Draw \|21–24 September 2012 \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} Nick Matthew 4-11, 11-6, 11-9, 11-5 \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} James Willstrop \|{{flagicon\|FRA}} Grégory Gaultier {{flagicon\|ENG}} Peter Barker \|{{flagicon\|NED}} Laurens Jan Anjema {{flagicon\|BOT}} Alister Walker {{flagicon\|ENG}} Adrian Grant {{flagicon\|GER}} Simon Rösner

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Date

Champion

Runner-Up

Semifinalists

Quarterfinalists

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|style="background:#fff"|Malaysian Open Squash Championships 2012
{{flagicon|MAS}} Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
International 50
$50,000 - Draw

|12–15 September 2012

|{{flagicon|EGY}} Tarek Momen
12-10, 6-11, 12-10, 8-11, 14-12

|{{flagicon|EGY}} Mohamed El Shorbagy

|{{flagicon|ESP}} Borja Golán
{{flagicon|SUI}} Nicolas Müller

|{{flagicon|EGY}} Karim Darwish
{{flagicon|FIN}} Olli Tuominen
{{flagicon|MAS}} Mohd Nafiizwan Adnan
{{flagicon|KUW}} Abdullah Al Muzayen

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|style="background:#D4F1C5;"|British Grand Prix 2012
{{flagicon|ENG}} Manchester, England
International 70
$70,000 - Draw

|21–24 September 2012

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Nick Matthew
4-11, 11-6, 11-9, 11-5

|{{flagicon|ENG}} James Willstrop

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Grégory Gaultier
{{flagicon|ENG}} Peter Barker

|{{flagicon|NED}} Laurens Jan Anjema
{{flagicon|BOT}} Alister Walker
{{flagicon|ENG}} Adrian Grant
{{flagicon|GER}} Simon Rösner

==October==

Tournament	Date	Champion	Runner-Up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
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valign=top \|Santiago Open 2012 {{flagicon\|ESP}} Santiago de Compostela, Spain International 25 $25,000 \|17–20 October 2012 \|{{flagicon\|GER}} Simon Rösner 8-11, 11-5, 11-8, 16-14 \|{{flagicon\|AUS}} Cameron Pilley \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} Adrian Grant {{flagicon\|ESP}} Borja Golán \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} Adrian Waller {{flagicon\|EGY}} Omar Abdel Aziz {{flagicon\|MAS}} Ivan Yuen {{flagicon\|RSA}} Shaun Le Roux
valign=top \|style="background:#fff"\|Macau Open 2012 {{flagicon\|MAC}} Macau, China International 50 $50,000 - Draw \|18–21 October 2012 \|{{flagicon\|EGY}} Karim Darwish 9-11, 11-7, 10-12, 11-4, 11-9 \|{{flagicon\|EGY}} Mohamed El Shorbagy \|{{flagicon\|EGY}} Marwan El Shorbagy {{flagicon\|EGY}} Karim Abdel Gawad \|{{flagicon\|EGY}} Omar Mosaad {{flagicon\|ENG}} Tom Richards {{flagicon\|HKG}} Max Lee {{flagicon\|EGY}} Karim Ali Fathi
valign=top \|style="background:#D4F1C5;"\|Netsuite Open 2012 {{flagicon\|USA}} San Francisco, United States International 70 $70,000 - Draw \|19–23 October 2012 \|{{flagicon\|FRA}} Grégory Gaultier 11-7, 13-11, 11-9 \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} Nick Matthew \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} Peter Barker {{flagicon\|EGY}} Amr Shabana \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} James Willstrop {{flagicon\|NED}} Laurens Jan Anjema {{flagicon\|ENG}} Daryl Selby {{flagicon\|EGY}} Tarek Momen

==November==

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Tournament	Date	Champion	Runner-Up	Semifinalists	Quarterfinalists
valign=top \|style="background:#D4F1C5;"\|Abierto Mexicano de Raquetas 2012 {{flagicon\|MEX}} Toluca, Mexico International 70 $70,000 - Draw \|1–4 November 2012 \|{{flagicon\|FRA}} Grégory Gaultier 11-6, 11-8, 11-5 \|{{flagicon\|EGY}} Omar Mosaad \|{{flagicon\|ENG}} Peter Barker {{flagicon\|GER}} Simon Rösner \|{{flagicon\|EGY}} Karim Darwish {{flagicon\|EGY}} Mohamed El Shorbagy {{flagicon\|ESP}} Borja Golán {{flagicon\|SUI}} Nicolas Müller
valign=top \|Dayton Open 2012 {{flagicon\|USA}} Dayton, United States International 35 $35,000 \|7–10 November 2012 \|{{flagicon\|ESP}} Borja Golán 11-5, 11-6, 11-6 \|{{flagicon\|BOT}} Alister Walker \|{{flagicon\|EGY}} Omar Mosaad {{flagicon\|AUS}} Ryan Cuskelly \|{{flagicon\|AUS}} Cameron Pilley {{flagicon\|EGY}} Marwan El Shorbagy {{flagicon\|FRA}} Mathieu Castagnet {{flagicon\|FRA}} Grégoire Marche

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Date

Champion

Runner-Up

Semifinalists

Quarterfinalists

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|style="background:#D4F1C5;"|Abierto Mexicano de Raquetas 2012
{{flagicon|MEX}} Toluca, Mexico
International 70
$70,000 - Draw

|1–4 November 2012

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Grégory Gaultier
11-6, 11-8, 11-5

|{{flagicon|EGY}} Omar Mosaad

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Peter Barker
{{flagicon|GER}} Simon Rösner

|{{flagicon|EGY}} Karim Darwish
{{flagicon|EGY}} Mohamed El Shorbagy
{{flagicon|ESP}} Borja Golán
{{flagicon|SUI}} Nicolas Müller

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|Dayton Open 2012
{{flagicon|USA}} Dayton, United States
International 35
$35,000

|7–10 November 2012

|{{flagicon|ESP}} Borja Golán
11-5, 11-6, 11-6

|{{flagicon|BOT}} Alister Walker

|{{flagicon|EGY}} Omar Mosaad
{{flagicon|AUS}} Ryan Cuskelly

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Cameron Pilley
{{flagicon|EGY}} Marwan El Shorbagy
{{flagicon|FRA}} Mathieu Castagnet
{{flagicon|FRA}} Grégoire Marche

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Year end world top 10 players

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!Rank

!colspan=2 width="280" |2012

align=right|1

|{{flagicon|ENG}} James Willstrop

|align=right|1082.500

align=right|2

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Nick Matthew

|align=right|996.000

align=right|3

|{{flagicon|FRA}} Grégory Gaultier

|align=right|995.500

align=right|4

|{{flagicon|EGY}} Ramy Ashour

|align=right|894.500

align=right|5

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Peter Barker

|align=right|539.000

align=right|6

|{{flagicon|EGY}} Mohamed El Shorbagy

|align=right|531.000

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|{{flagicon|EGY}} Karim Darwish

|align=right|511.500

align=right|8

|{{flagicon|EGY}} Omar Mosaad

|align=right|440.000

align=right|9

|{{flagicon|EGY}} Amr Shabana

|align=right|415.500

align=right|10

|{{flagicon|ENG}} Daryl Selby

|align=right|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:

{{flagicon|FRA}} 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.{{cite web|title="Titi Tight" hangs his racquet|url=http://www.sitesquash.com/thierrylincouretirement.htm|date=31 August 2012}}
{{flagicon|MAS}} 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.{{cite web|title=Azlan retires...|url=http://www.squashsite.co.uk/2009/azlanretires.htm}}
{{flagicon|EGY}} 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.{{cite web|title=Mohammed Abbas profile|url=http://www.psaworldtour.com/page/PlayerProfile/0,,13121~323,00.html|access-date=2013-11-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131013025924/http://www.psaworldtour.com/page/PlayerProfile/0,,13121~323,00.html|archive-date=2013-10-13|url-status=dead}}
{{flagicon|ITA}} 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.{{cite web|title=Davide Bianchetti profile|url=http://www.psaworldtour.com/page/PlayerProfile/0,,13121~207,00.html|access-date=2013-11-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004074819/http://www.psaworldtour.com/page/PlayerProfile/0,,13121~207,00.html|archive-date=2013-10-04|url-status=dead}}

References

External links

[http://www.psaworldtour.com/ PSA World Tour]

Category:PSA World Tour seasons

Category:2012 in squash

2012 PSA World Tour

2012 Calendar

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Retirements

See also

References

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