# 2012 Men's World Open Squash Championship

The 2012 Men's World Open Squash Championship is the men's edition of the 2012 World Championship, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players. The event took place in Doha in Qatar from 7-14 December 2012. Ramy Ashour won his second World Championship title, defeating Mohamed El Shorbagy in the final.

## Prize money and ranking points

For 2012, the prize purse was $ 325,000. The prize money and points breakdown is as follows:
Prize Money World Championship (2012) :
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | 3R | 2R | 1R |
| Points (PSA) | 2890 | 1900 | 1155 | 700 | 410 | 205 | 125 |
| Prize money | $ 48,000 | $ 30,000 | $ 18,000 | $ 10,500 | $ 6,000 | $ 3,000 | $ 1,500 |

## Seeds

* James Willstrop (semifinals)
* Nick Matthew (semifinals)
* Grégory Gaultier (quarterfinals)
* Karim Darwish (quarterfinals)
* Ramy Ashour (champion)
* Peter Barker (third round)
* Amr Shabana (quarterfinals)
* Mohamed El Shorbagy (final)
* Laurens Jan Anjema (second round)
* Omar Mosaad (third round)
* Daryl Selby (third round)
* Alister Walker (third round)
* Tarek Momen (third round)
* Tom Richards (first round)
* Borja Golán (quarterfinals)
* Cameron Pilley (third round)

## Draw and results
### Finals

| * Quarter finals | * Quarter finals | * Quarter finals | * Quarter finals | * Quarter finals | * Quarter finals | * Quarter finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | James Willstrop | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Borja Golán | 7 | 7 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Borja Golán | 7 | 7 | 5 | | | 1 | James Willstrop | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 8 | Mohd El Shorbagy* | 11 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Mohd El Shorbagy | 11 | 12 | 11 | | | 8 | Mohd El Shorbagy* | 11 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Karim Darwish | 9 | 10 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Karim Darwish | 9 | 10 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Mohamed El Shorbagy | 11 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 8 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Ramy Ashour * | 2 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 |
| 3 | Grégory Gaultier | 10 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Ramy Ashour * | 2 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 |
| 5 | Ramy Ashour * | 12 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Ramy Ashour * | 12 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 5 | Ramy Ashour * | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 2 | Nick Matthew | 9 | 5 | 11 | 8 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Amr Shabana | 5 | 11 | 5 | 5 | | 2 | Nick Matthew | 9 | 5 | 11 | 8 | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Nick Matthew * | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals |
| 1 | James Willstrop | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Chris Ryder | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | | 1 | James Willstrop | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Adrian Waller | 10 | 11 | 7 | 10 | | | Shawn Delierre | 2 | 1 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Shawn Delierre | 12 | 8 | 11 | 12 | | | | | | | | 1 | James Willstrop | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | |
| | Saurav Ghosal | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | Saurav Ghosal | 6 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | |
| WC | Abdulla Al Tamimi | 5 | 4 | 9 | | | | Saurav Ghosal | 11 | 11 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Karim Abdel Gawad | 9 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 11 | | Karim Abdel Gawad | 4 | 8 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Tom Richards | 11 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | James Willstrop | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| 15 | Borja Golán | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | Borja Golán | 7 | 7 | 5 |
| Q | Kristian Frost Olesen | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | 15 | Borja Golán | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alan Clyne | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | Alan Clyne | 7 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Charles Sharpes | 11 | 5 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | 15 | Borja Golán | 11 | 4 | 11 | 11 | | | | | |
| | Mathieu Castagnet | 11 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 11 | | | | | | | 6 | Peter Barker | 4 | 11 | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| Q | Karim Ali Fathi | 7 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 | | Mathieu Castagnet | 11 | 6 | 11 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Martin Knight | 5 | 2 | 3 | | | 6 | Peter Barker | 2 | 11 | 13 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Peter Barker | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals |
| 8 | Mohd El Shorbagy | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mohd Ali Anwar Reda | 8 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 8 | Mohd El Shorbagy | 11 | 11 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Grégoire Marche | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | | Grégoire Marche | 3 | 9 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Mohd Abouelghar | 2 | 11 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | 8 | Mohd El Shorbagy | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | |
| | Ong Beng Hee | 11 | 3 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | 16 | Cameron Pilley | 13 | 6 | 2 | 7 | | | | | |
| | Mohd Nafi. Adnan | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | Mohd Nafi. Adnan | 3 | 8 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Oliver Pett | 11 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 16 | Cameron Pilley | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Cameron Pilley | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Mohd El Shorbagy | 11 | 12 | 11 |
| 11 | Daryl Selby | 12 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Karim Darwish | 9 | 10 | 9 |
| | Olli Tuominen | 10 | 4 | 9 | | 11 | Daryl Selby | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Julian Illingworth | 11 | 13 | 7 | 4 | Q | Omar Abdel Meguid | 8 | 9 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Omar Abdel Meguid | 8 | 15 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | 11 | Daryl Selby | 9 | 11 | 12 | 9 | | | | | |
| | Siddharth Suchde | 4 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | 4 | Karim Darwish | 11 | 13 | 10 | 11 | | | | | |
| | Simon Rösner | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | Simon Rösner | 5 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Márk Krajcsák | 5 | 3 | 3 | | 4 | Karim Darwish | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Karim Darwish | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals |
| 3 | Grégory Gaultier | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mohammed Abbas | 5 | 5 | 1 | | 3 | Grégory Gaultier | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Miguel Á. Rodríguez | 11 | 11 | 5 | 11 | | Miguel Á. Rodríguez | 9 | 7 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Abdullah Al Muzayen | 3 | 8 | 11 | 6 | | | | | | | | 3 | Grégory Gaultier | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | |
| | Chris Simpson | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | Chris Simpson | 7 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Matthew Karwalski | 8 | 5 | 8 | | | Chris Simpson | 11 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jonathan Kemp | 7 | 2 | 4 | | 9 | Laurens Jan Anjema | 4 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Laurens Jan Anjema | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Grégory Gaultier | 10 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 3 |
| 10 | Omar Mosaad | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Ramy Ashour | 12 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 11 |
| Q | Robbie Temple | 14 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 10 | Omar Mosaad | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Max Lee | 8 | 11 | 13 | 11 | | Max Lee | 9 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Henrik Mustonen | 11 | 8 | 11 | 7 | | | | | | | | 10 | Omar Mosaad | 13 | 10 | 2 | 12 | | | | | | | |
| | Adrian Grant | 11 | 7 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | 5 | Ramy Ashour | 11 | 12 | 11 | 14 | | | | | | | |
| Q | Rex Hedrick | 5 | 11 | 8 | 8 | | Adrian Grant | 6 | 2 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Marwan El Shorbagy | 7 | 10 | 8 | | 5 | Ramy Ashour | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Ramy Ashour | 11 | 12 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals |
| 7 | Amr Shabana | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Ivan Yuen | 6 | 4 | 9 | | | 7 | Amr Shabana | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Aamir Atlas Khan | 6 | 22 | 6 | | | Q | Joe Lee | 5 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Joe Lee | 11 | 24 | 11 | | | | | | | | | 7 | Amr Shabana | 11 | 9 | | | | | | | |
| | Shahier Razik | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 11 | Alister Walker | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| Q | Shaun Le Roux | 11 | 11 | | | | Q | Shaun Le Roux | 9 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Omar Abdel Aziz | 7 | 3 | | | | 12 | Alister Walker | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Alister Walker | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Amr Shabana | 5 | 11 | 5 | 5 |
| 13 | Tarek Momen | 11 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Nick Matthew | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 |
| | Stephen Coppinger | 7 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 13 | Tarek Momen | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ryan Cuskelly | 13 | 11 | 11 | | | | Ryan Cuskelly | 6 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Jaymie Haycocks | 11 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | 13 | Tarek Momen | 8 | 9 | 11 | | | | | | |
| | Zac Alexander | 11 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 14 | | | | | | | 2 | Nick Matthew | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | |
| Q | Peter Creed | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | | Zac Alexander | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nicolas Müller | 8 | 6 | 4 | | | 2 | Nick Matthew | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Nick Matthew | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |