# 2012 PSA World Tour

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. The Tour is concluded by the PSA World Series Finals, the end of season championship for the top 8 rated players.

## 2012 Calendar
### Key

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

### World Championship

| Tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists | Round of 16 | 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 |

### World Series

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

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

#### January

| 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

| 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

| 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

| 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

| 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

| 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

| 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

| 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 |

## Year end world top 10 players

| Rank | 2012 | 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

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:
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.