Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Squash Open 2012

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The Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Squash Open 2012 took place from November 27 to December 2, 2012 in Hong Kong instead. The men's squash tournament was part of the PSA World Tour 2012/13 and belonged to the World Series Platinum category . The women's squash tournament was part of the WSA World Tour 2012/13 and belonged to the World Series Gold category .

Defending champion for men was James Willstrop , for women Nicol David . Willstrop reached the final again, which he lost against Ramy Ashour with 8:11, 11: 3, 7:11 and 6:11. Ashour won the tournament for the second time after 2010. Nicol David was able to successfully defend her title. She defeated Camille Serme in the final with 11: 9, 11: 6, 8:11 and 11: 7. With this final victory David expanded her record to eight titles in a row at this tournament.

The field of participants in the men's and women's competition consisted of 32 players each, eight of which were starting places for qualifiers. Per Wildcard received Leo Au in the men's and Liu Tsz-Ling a spot in the main draw in the women each.

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 $ 70,000 for the women.

	Men's		Ladies
round	Points	Prize money	Points	Prize money
victory	2625	$ 23,625	3360	$ 10,200
final	1725	$ 15,525	2310	$ 6,900
Semifinals	1050	$ 9,450	1365	$ 4,050
Quarter finals	640	$ 5,740	735	$ 2,400
Round of 16	375	$ 3,375	365.5	$ 1,350
First round	190	$ 1,690	210	$ 750

Men's

Seeding list

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

No. player Round reached 05.  Ramy Ashour victory 06th  Peter Barker Quarter finals 07th  Amr Shabana Quarter finals 08th.  Mohamed Elshorbagy Round of 16

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	5	11	11	11
	A. Grant	11	8th	3	8th				1	J. Willstrop	11	11	11
	O. Beng Hee	9	11	11	8th	11				O. Beng Hee	8th	9	7th
	M. Á. Rodríguez	11	5	9	11	5												1	J. Willstrop	11	11	11
	B. Golan	11	11	11															B. Golan	7th	7th	4th
Q	J. Lee	7th	5	2						B. Golan	11	11	8th	11
Q	R. Cuskelly	8th	5	12					8th	Mo. Elshorbagy	6th	9	11	9
8th	Mo. Elshorbagy	11	11	14th																							1	J. Willstrop	11	11	11
6th	P. Barker	7th	11	11	11																						4th	K. Darwish	8th	5	9
Q	KA Gawad	11	6th	5	6th				6th	P. Barker	13	11	11
	C. Pilley	11	11	10	5	11				C. Pilley	11	8th	8th
Q	C. Simpson	8th	8th	12	11	8th												6th	P. Barker
	D. Selby	9	11	11	8th	11												4th	K. Darwish	w.	O.
	A. Walker	11	8th	8th	11	8th				D. Selby	11	4th	10	6th
WC	L. Au	10	6th	9					4th	K. Darwish	6th	11	12	11
4th	K. Darwish	12	11	11																																1	J. Willstrop	8th	11	7th	6th
3	G. Gaultier	11	11	11																																5	R. Ashour	11	3	11	11
Q	G. Marche	5	5	5					3	G. Gaultier	11	11	11
	N. Muller	11	11	11						N. Muller	4th	5	5
Q	A. Waller	9	7th	7th														3	G. Gaultier	11	8th	8th	3
	S. Ghosal	11	11	11														5	R. Ashour	8th	11	11	11
Q	M. Lee	3	5	4th						S. Ghosal	7th	5	12	10
	T. Momen	7th	8th	2					5	R. Ashour	11	11	10	12
5	R. Ashour	11	11	11																							5	R. Ashour	11	11	13
7th	A. Shabana	11	11	11																							2	N. Matthew	9	9	11
Q	M. Castagnet	9	7th	7th					7th	A. Shabana	10	10	11	11	11
Q	T. Richards	11	11	7th	11					T. Richards	12	12	7th	7th	7th
	O. Tuominen	7th	7th	11	2													7th	A. Shabana
	S. Coppinger	8th	14th	11	11													2	N. Matthew	w.	O.
	O. Mosaad	11	12	8th	9					S. Coppinger	6th	6th	8th
	S. Rösner	10	10	6th					2	N. Matthew	11	11	11
2	N. Matthew	12	12	11

Ladies

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Nicol David victory 02.  Laura Massaro 1 round 03.  Jenny Duncalf Quarter finals 04th  Annie Au 1 round 05.  Madeline Perry Round of 16 06th  Alison Waters Quarter finals 07th  Low Wee Wern Round of 16 08th.  Natalie Grinham Semifinals

No. player Round reached 09.  Kasey Brown Quarter finals 10.  Joelle King Round of 16 11.  Camille Serme final 12.  Dipika Pallikal Round of 16 13.  Rachael Grinham Quarter finals 14th  Samantha Teran 1 round 15th  Donna Urquhart 1 round 16.  Joey Chan Round of 16

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
	S. Kippax	2	5	5					1	N. David	11	11	11
Q	K. Lindsay	11	4th	7th	9				16	J. Chan	5	5	1
16	J. Chan	8th	11	11	11													1	N. David	11	11	11
5	M. Perry	11	11	11														9	K. Brown	2	4th	3
Q	A. Landers-Murphy	6th	6th	3					5	M. Perry	6th	8th	15th	6th
Q	L. Briggs	8th	2	6th					9	K. Brown	11	11	13	11
9	K. Brown	11	11	11																							1	N. David	11	11	11
3	J. Duncalf	11	11	11																							8th	N. Grinham	8th	5	6th
	D. Arnold	9	9	9					3	J. Duncalf	11	7th	14th	11
WC	T.-L. Liu	11	6th	1	5				12	D. Pallikal	9	11	12	7th
12	D. Pallikal	7th	11	11	11													3	J. Duncalf	8th	12	2	5
8th	N. Grinham	11	11	11														8th	N. Grinham	11	10	11	11
Q	H. El Torky	7th	5	4th					8th	N. Grinham	11	7th	11	11
Q	N. Fernandes	10	11	11	5	11			Q	N. Fernandes	7th	11	6th	7th
14th	S. Teran	12	9	8th	11	6th																														1	N. David	11	11	8th	11
11	C. Serme	11	9	13	10	11																														11	C. Serme	9	6th	11	7th
	A. Blake	7th	11	11	12	2			11	C. Serme	5	12	11	9
Q	M. Francis	1	2	1					7th	L. Wee Wern	11	10	3	7th	r
7th	L. Wee Wern	11	11	11														11	C. Serme	11	11	12
13	R. Grinham	11	11	11														13	R. Grinham	6th	7th	10
	L. Khan	7th	6th	4th					13	R. Grinham	11	10	12	17th
Q	J. Chinappa	5	11	6th	11	11			Q	J. Chinappa	4th	12	10	15th
4th	A. Au	11	8th	11	7th	5																					11	C. Serme	11	4th	11	11	11
15th	D. Urquhart	4th	5	11																								O. Abdel Kawy	9	11	7th	13	6th
	L. Hansen	11	11	13						L. Hansen	10	3	11	7th
	E. Beddoes	4th	3	2					6th	A. Waters	12	11	6th	11
6th	A. Waters	11	11	11														6th	A. Waters	9	11	11	8th	9
10	J. King	11	11	11															O. Abdel Kawy	11	9	6th	11	11
Q	C. Aumard	3	4th	3					10	J. King	8th	11	13	8th	7th
	O. Abdel Kawy	11	11	11						O. Abdel Kawy	11	3	11	11	11
2	L. Massaro	9	9	7th

Web links

• Reporting on squashsite.co.uk (English)

Individual evidence

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