Allam British Open 2012

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The Allam British Open 2012 took place from May 14th to 20th, 2012 in London , United Kingdom . The venue was The O₂ . The men's squash tournament was part of the PSA World Tour 2011/12 and belonged to the World Series Platinum category . The women's squash tournament was part of the WSA World Tour 2011/12 and also belonged to the World Series Platinum category .

Defending champions from the last previous event from the 2009 season were Nick Matthew and Rachael Grinham . Matthew managed to successfully defend his title in third place. In the final he defeated Ramy Ashour 11: 9, 11: 4 and 11: 8 and thus won his third title at the British Open after 2006 and 2009. Rachael Grinham, however, was eliminated in the second round against Joelle King . The winner was world number one Nicol David , who, apart from one lost set against Joelle King in the quarter-finals, did not lose a set throughout the tournament. In the final she defeated Nour El Sherbini 11: 6, 11: 6 and 11: 6. After 2005, 2006 and 2008, this was Nicol's fourth tournament victory at the British Open.

The field of participants in the men's competition consisted of 32 players, seven of which were reserved for qualifiers. The eight best players were seeded. In the women's competition there were also 32 players, 16 of whom were seeded. Of the other 16 places, eight were reserved for qualifiers. Per Wildcard received Adrian Waller and Alison Waters a starting place in the respective main field.

Prize money and world ranking points

At the tournament, the following prize money and world ranking points were paid out or credited for reaching the respective round. Players who entered the main field from qualification received the specified qualification points in addition to those for reaching the respective round. Otherwise the amounts are not to be understood as cumulative. The total prize pool was $ 150,000 for the men and $ 95,000 for the women.

	Men's		Ladies
round	Points	Prize money	Points	Prize money
victory	2625	$ 23,625	4800	$ 13,600
final	1725	$ 15,525	3300	$ 9,200
Semifinals	1050	$ 9,450	1950	$ 5,400
Quarter finals	640	$ 5,740	1050	$ 3,200
Round of 16	375	$ 3,375	525	$ 1,800
First round	190	$ 1,690	300	$ 1,000

Men's

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  James Willstrop Semifinals 02.  Grégory Gaultier Quarter finals 03.  Nick Matthew victory 04th  Ramy Ashour final

No. player Round reached 05.  Amr Shabana Quarter finals 06th  Peter Barker Semifinals 07th  Mohamed Elshorbagy Quarter finals 08th.  Laurens Jan Anjema Quarter finals

Explanation of symbols

Q = qualifier WC = wildcard LL = Lucky Loser ITF = qualified via ITF ranking

ALT = replacement (alternate) PR = Protected Ranking SE = Special Exempt

r = retired d = disqualification where = walkover

Results

First round									Round of 16									Quarter finals									Semifinals									final
1	J. Willstrop	11	11	11
	S. Rösner	3	5	7th					1	J. Willstrop	9	11	11	11
Q	C. Simpson	7th	6th	7th						A. Walker	11	7th	5	5
	A. Walker	11	11	11														1	J. Willstrop	11	11	11
	A. Grant	11	11	11														7th	Mo. Elshorbagy	4th	7th	9
WC	A. Waller	6th	8th	5						A. Grant	10	4th	8th
Q	M. Castagnet	7th	11	7th	10				7th	Mo. Elshorbagy	12	11	11
7th	Mo. Elshorbagy	11	9	11	12																						1	J. Willstrop	11	6th	8th	8th
5	A. Shabana	11	7th	6th	11	11																					4th	R. Ashour	8th	11	11	11
	T. Momen	7th	11	11	3	6th			5	A. Shabana	12	11	11
	MAA Reda	6th	10	6th						O. Tuominen	10	4th	4th
	O. Tuominen	11	12	11														5	A. Shabana	8th	10	11	11	4th
	B. Golan	12	12	11														4th	R. Ashour	11	12	5	1	11
	C. Pilley	10	10	5						B. Golan	11	11	9	1	6th
	D. Selby	11	7th	5	14th				4th	R. Ashour	6th	3	11	11	11
3	R. Ashour	8th	11	11	16																															4th	R. Ashour	9	4th	8th
3	N. Matthew	11	11	11																																3	N. Matthew	11	11	11
Q	M. Lee	8th	4th	6th					3	N. Matthew	11	8th	11	11
	O. Beng Hee	7th	12	4th	4th					T. Richards	5	11	4th	6th
	T. Richards	11	10	11	11													3	N. Matthew	4th	11	11	11
	S. Coppinger	11	11	11	11													8th	LJ Anjema	11	6th	5	5
Q	A. Clyne	9	13	6th	3					S. Coppinger	10	11	2	3
Q	G. Marche	2	1	5					8th	LJ Anjema	12	2	11	11
8th	LJ Anjema	11	11	11																							3	N. Matthew	11	11	11
6th	P. Barker	11	11	11																							6th	P. Barker	5	8th	6th
Q	R. Cuskelly	3	9	9					6th	P. Barker	7th	11	11	11
Q	Ma. Elshorbagy	7th	6th	5						S. Ghosal	11	2	6th	6th
	S. Ghosal	11	11	11														6th	P. Barker	11	2	7th	11	11
	M. Á. Rodríguez	5	6th	11	11	1												2	G. Gaultier	8th	11	11	9	6th
	J. Kemp	11	11	8th	9	11				J. Kemp	5	8th	7th
	N. Muller	6th	4th	3					2	G. Gaultier	11	11	11
2	G. Gaultier	11	11	11

Ladies

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Nicol David victory 02.  Jenny Duncalf Quarter finals 03.  Laura Massaro Semifinals 04th  Madeline Perry Round of 16 05.  Raneem El Weleily Semifinals 06th  Rachael Grinham Round of 16 07th  Annie Au Quarter finals 08th.  Kasey Brown 1 round

No. player Round reached 09.  Natalie Grinham Round of 16 10.  Camille Serme Quarter finals 11.  Samantha Teran Round of 16 12.  Joelle King Quarter finals 13.  Low Wee Wern 1 round 14th  Dipika Pallikal Round of 16 15th  Donna Urquhart Round of 16 16.  Nour El Sherbini final

Explanation of symbols

Q = qualifier WC = wildcard LL = Lucky Loser ITF = qualified via ITF ranking

ALT = replacement (alternate) PR = Protected Ranking SE = Special Exempt

r = retired d = disqualification where = walkover

Results

First round									Round of 16									Quarter finals									Semifinals									final
1	N. David	11	11	11
Q	MT Pakay	2	3	6th					1	N. David	11	11	11
11	S. Teran	11	11	11					11	S. Teran	7th	7th	4th
Q	L. Briggs	9	6th	7th														1	N. David	8th	11	11	11
	E. Beddoes	13	7th	5	13													12	J. King	11	3	4th	0
6th	R. Grinham	11	11	11	15th				6th	R. Grinham	11	5	8th	11	13
Q	C. Aumard	6th	7th	4th					12	J. King	3	11	11	5	15th
12	J. King	11	11	11																							1	N. David	11	11	11
3	L. Massaro	11	8th	8th	11	11																					3	L. Massaro	5	8th	4th
	L. Khan	5	11	11	6th	3			3	L. Massaro	15th	12	11
9	N. Grinham	11	11	11					9	N. Grinham	13	10	6th
Q	S.-J. Perry	9	5	7th														3	L. Massaro	11	11	11	11
	J. Hawkes	11	11	4th	6th	13												10	C. Serme	13	3	9	9
8th	K. Brown	7th	2	11	11	11				J. Hawkes	2	9	5
10	C. Serme	11	11	8th	11				10	C. Serme	11	11	11
	S. Kippax	8th	9	11	5																															1	N. David	11	11	11
13	L. Wee Wern	11	10	7th	11	7th																														16	N. El Sherbini	6th	6th	6th
WC	A. Waters	9	12	11	8th	11			WC	A. Waters	11	11	9	9	7th
Q	G. Huber	11	6th	1	12				7th	A. Au	9	7th	11	11	11
7th	A. Au	6th	11	11	14th													7th	A. Au	11	7th	6th	11	6th
16	N. El Sherbini	11	11	8th	5	11												16	N. El Sherbini	9	11	11	9	11
	J. Chan	8th	7th	11	11	3			16	N. El Sherbini	11	4th	5	11	11
	S. Cornett	7th	8th	6th					4th	M. Perry	6th	11	11	3	5
4th	M. Perry	11	11	11																							16	N. El Sherbini	14th	7th	11	11
14th	D. Pallikal	8th	9	11	11	11																					5	R. El Weleily	12	11	4th	9
	OA Kawy	11	11	9	5	5			14th	D. Pallikal	4th	11	4th	11	7th
	A. Sobhy	6th	17th	8th					5	R. El Weleily	11	8th	11	7th	11
5	R. El Weleily	11	19th	11														5	R. El Weleily	12	11	11
15th	D. Urquhart	11	11	11														2	J. Duncalf	10	7th	5
Q	H. El Torky	6th	8th	2					15th	D. Urquhart	2	13	4th	10
	D. Arnold	6th	8th	12	6th				2	J. Duncalf	11	11	11	12
2	J. Duncalf	11	11	10	11

Web links

• Results of the men on squashinfo.com (English)
• Results of the women on squashinfo.com (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ World series Prize Money (PDF; 605 kB) Archived from the original on July 17, 2012. Retrieved on April 18, 2013.