# 2012 Women's British Open Squash Championship

The Women's Allam British Open 2012 is the women's edition of the 2012 British Open Squash Championships, which is a WSA World Series event Platinum (Prize money: $95 000). The event took place at the O2 in London in England from 15–20 May. Nicol David won her fourth British Open trophy, beating Nour El Sherbini in the final.

## Prize money and ranking points

For 2012, the prize purse was $95,000. The prize money and points breakdown is as follows:
Prize Money British Open (2012) :
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | 2R | 1R |
| Points (WSA) | 4800 | 3300 | 1950 | 1050 | 525 | 300 |
| Prize money | $13,600 | $9,200 | $5,400 | $3,200 | $1,800 | $1,000 |

## Seeds

* Nicol David (champion)
* Jenny Duncalf (quarter-finals)
* Laura Massaro (semi-finals)
* Madeline Perry (second round)
* Raneem El Weleily (semi-finals)
* Rachael Grinham (second round)
* Annie Au (quarter-finals)
* Kasey Brown (first round)
* Natalie Grinham (second round)
* Camille Serme (quarter-finals)
* Samantha Terán (second round)
* Joelle King (quarter-finals)
* Low Wee Wern (first round)
* Dipika Pallikal (second round)
* Donna Urquhart (second round)
* Nour El Sherbini (final)

## Draw and results

| 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 | Second round | 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 |
| 1 | N David | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M T Pakay | 2 | 3 | 6 | | | 1 | N David | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | S Terán | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | 11 | S Terán | 7 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | L Briggs | 9 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | N David | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | R Grinham | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | | | | | | | | | 12 | J King | 11 | 3 | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | E Beddoes | 13 | 7 | 5 | 13 | | 6 | R Grinham | 11 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | J King | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | 12 | J King | 3 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | C Aumard | 6 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | N David | 11 | 11 | 11 | | |
| 3 | L Massaro | 11 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | L Massaro | 5 | 8 | 4 | | |
| Q | L Khan | 5 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 3 | L Massaro | 15 | 12 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | N Grinham | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | 9 | N Grinham | 13 | 10 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S-J Perry | 9 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | L Massaro | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | K Brown | 7 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | 10 | C Serme | 13 | 3 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | |
| | J Hawkes | 11 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 13 | | J Hawkes | 2 | 9 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 10 | C Serme | 11 | 11 | 8 | 11 | | 10 | C Serme | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Kippax | 8 | 9 | 11 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | N David * | 11 | 11 | 11 | | |
| WC | A Waters | 9 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | N El Sherbini | 6 | 6 | 6 | | |
| 13 | L W Wern | 11 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 7 | WC | A Waters | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | G Huber | 11 | 6 | 1 | 12 | | 7 | A Au | 9 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | A Au | 6 | 11 | 11 | 14 | | | | | | | | | 7 | A Au | 11 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | J Chan | 8 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 3 | | | | | | | | 16 | N El Sherbini | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| 16 | N El Sherbini | 11 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 16 | N El Sherbini | 11 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Cornett | 7 | 8 | 6 | | | 4 | M Perry | 6 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | M Perry | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | N El Sherbini | 14 | 7 | 11 | 11 | |
| | O A Kawy | 11 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | R El Weleily | 12 | 11 | 4 | 9 | |
| 14 | D Pallikal | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | D Pallikal | 4 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Sobhy | 6 | 17 | 8 | | | 5 | R El Weleily | 11 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | R El Weleily | 11 | 19 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | R El Weleily | 12 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | H El Torky | 6 | 8 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | J Duncalf | 10 | 7 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | D Urquhart | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | 15 | D Urquhart | 2 | 13 | 4 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Arnold | 6 | 12 | 8 | 6 | | 2 | J Duncalf | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | J Duncalf | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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