Hi-Tec Australian Open 2012

The Hi-Tec Australian Open 2012 took place from August 13th to 18th, 2012 at the National Convention Center in Canberra , Australia . The men's squash tournament was part of the PSA World Tour 2012/13 and belonged to the International 70 category . The women's tournament was part of the WSA World Tour 2012/13 and belonged to the WSA Gold 45 category . The prize money was $ 50,000.

Defending champion was Ramy Ashour , who reached the final again. In this he defeated Omar Mosaad with 12:10, 11: 5 and 11: 2 and thus secured his 24th title win on the World Tour. Nicol David defended her women's title from last year with a final victory against Laura Massaro , who she defeated with 17:15, 11: 2 and 11: 6. She won her 62nd title on the tour.

The fields of participation in the men's and women's competition consisted of 32 players each, eight of which were reserved for qualifiers. The eight best players were seeded for men and the 16 best women for women. A wildcard was not awarded.

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 $ 70,000 for the men and $ 50,000 for the women.

	Men's
round	Points	Prize money
victory	1225	$ 10,940
final	805	$ 7,185
Semifinals	490	$ 4,375
Quarter finals	300	$ 2,655
Round of 16	175	$ 1,565
First round	90	$ 780

Men's

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Ramy Ashour victory 02.  Omar Mosaad final 03.  Tom Richards Semifinals 04th  Cameron Pilley Semifinals

No. player Round reached 05.  Ong Beng Hee Quarter finals 06th  Nicolas Müller Quarter finals 07th  Alan Clyne Quarter finals 08th.  Mohd Nafiizwan Adnan 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	R. Ashour	11	11	11
Q	K. Shuja	6th	6th	6th					1	R. Ashour	11	11	11
Q	D. Lau	4th	5	7th						O. Pett	7th	4th	7th
	O. Pett	11	11	11														1	R. Ashour	10	11	9	11	11
	L. Au	11	11	10	11													6th	N. Muller	12	4th	11	8th	1
Q	A. Rehman	7th	7th	12	6th					L. Au	11	4th	2	2
Q	A. Frankcomb	5	7th	6th					6th	N. Muller	4th	11	11	11
6th	N. Muller	11	11	11																							1	R. Ashour	8th	11	11	11
8th	MN Adnan	11	11	11																							4th	C. Pilley	11	7th	7th	7th
Q	G. Miranda	7th	5	5					8th	MN Adnan	3	9	11	6th
	OA Aziz	11	2	11	11					OA Aziz	11	11	7th	11
	C. Grayson	3	11	7th	7th														OA Aziz	9	11	7th	11	6th
	Z. Alexander	11	7th	11	11													4th	C. Pilley	11	9	11	4th	11
WC	R. Hedrick	8th	11	2	3					Z. Alexander	6th	11	9	11	3
	M. Karwalski	7th	5	7th					4th	C. Pilley	11	9	11	7th	11
4th	C. Pilley	11	11	11																																1	R. Ashour	11	11	11
3	T. Richards	11	11	14th																																2	O. Mosaad	9	9	6th
	K. Khan	7th	7th	12					3	T. Richards	11	9	11	11
	R. Cuskelly	11	11	11						R. Cuskelly	7th	11	4th	4th
	MA Azan	5	9	8th														3	T. Richards	11	11	11
	M. Knight	11	11	9	11													7th	A. Clyne	7th	6th	4th
Q	J. Beard	5	9	11	4th					M. Knight	7th	11	8th	7th
	S. Suchde	7th	5	8th					7th	A. Clyne	11	7th	11	11
7th	A. Clyne	11	11	11																							3	T. Richards	11	3	3	3
5	O. Beng Hee	12	11	11																							2	O. Mosaad	9	11	11	11
	I. Yuen	10	8th	7th					5	O. Beng Hee	11	8th	11	11
Q	E. Williams	10	5	8th						AK Khalifa	9	11	7th	7th
	AK Khalifa	12	11	11														5	O. Beng Hee	11	5	10
	M. Corren	5	2	4th														2	O. Mosaad	13	11	12
	J. Koukal	11	11	11						J. Koukal	7th	8th	11	10
	M. Lee	2	10	4th					2	O. Mosaad	11	11	8th	12
2	O. Mosaad	11	12	11

Ladies

Seeding list

No. Player Round reached 01.  Nicol David victory 02.  Jenny Duncalf Round of 16 03.  Laura Massaro final 04th  Madeline Perry Semifinals 05.  Annie Au Round of 16 06th  Camille Serme Round of 16 07th  Rachael Grinham Round of 16 08th.  Kasey Brown Quarter finals

No. Player Round reached 09.  Joelle King Round of 16 10.  Low Wee Wern Round of 16 11.  Dipika Pallikal Semifinals 12.  Donna Urquhart Quarter finals 13.  Jaclyn Hawkes 1 round 14th  Joey Chan 1 round 15th  Delia Arnold 1 round 16.  Emma Beddoes 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	8th	11	11
Q	T. Evans	3	11	4th	8th				1	N. David	11	11	11
	T.-L. Liu	3	2	8th					10	L. Wee Wern	4th	1	6th
10	L. Wee Wern	11	11	11														1	N. David	10	11	11	15th
15th	D. Arnold	8th	6th	3															A. Waters	12	1	7th	13
	A. Waters	11	11	11						A. Waters	11	11	11
Q	L. Aitken	5	2	2					5	A. Au	7th	6th	8th
5	A. Au	11	11	11																							1	N. David	11	11	11
8th	K. Brown	11	11	11																							4th	M. Perry	7th	4th	5
	L. Hansen	6th	4th	2					8th	K. Brown	7th	11	11	11
Q	O. Ertlová	7th	7th	11	6th				9	J. King	11	4th	6th	9
9	J. King	11	11	3	11													8th	K. Brown	4th	5	6th
16	E. Beddoes	8th	11	8th	11	11												4th	M. Perry	11	11	11
Q	S. Cardwell	11	2	11	4th	3			16	E. Beddoes	8th	11	2
	S. Munirah Jusoh	3	9	1					4th	M. Perry	11	13	11
4th	M. Perry	11	11	11																																1	N. David	17th	11	11
3	L. Massaro	11	11	11																																3	L. Massaro	15th	2	6th
Q	T. Serafini	1	5	8th					3	L. Massaro	14th	11	11
	E. Whitlock	9	11	4th	11	11				E. Whitlock	12	8th	9
13	J. Hawkes	11	6th	11	9	9												3	L. Massaro	w.	O.
12	D. Urquhart	11	11	11														12	D. Urquhart
Q	K. Lindsay	7th	3	6th					12	D. Urquhart	11	11	6th	11
	S. Waters	8th	11	9					7th	R. Grinham	5	7th	11	4th
7th	R. Grinham	11	13	11																							3	L. Massaro	11	7th	13	3	11
6th	C. Serme	11	11	11																							11	D. Pallikal	7th	11	11	11	9
Q	A. Landers-Murphy	4th	7th	6th					6th	C. Serme	11	9	9	6th
	C. Nunn	5	2	5					11	D. Pallikal	3	11	11	11
11	D. Pallikal	11	11	11														11	D. Pallikal	11	11	12
14th	J. Chan	4th	6th	3															A. Sobhy	5	7th	10
	A. Sobhy	11	11	11						A. Sobhy	11	10	11	11
Q	J. Chinappa	7th	7th	11					2	J. Duncalf	7th	12	7th	6th
2	J. Duncalf	11	11	13

Web links

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

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Brilliant Ashour Wins Australian Open Final. In: squashinfo.com. August 19, 2012, accessed January 10, 2020 . 
2. ^ Nicol David Wins Second Australian Open. In: squashinfo.com. August 19, 2012, accessed January 10, 2020 . 
3. ↑ World series Prize Money (PDF; 605 kB) Archived from the original on July 17, 2012. Retrieved on February 5, 2014.