JP Morgan Tournament of Champions 2012

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The JP Morgan Tournament of Champions 2012 took place January 20-26, 2012 at Grand Central Terminal in New York City , United States . The men's squash tournament was part of the PSA World Tour 2011/12 and belonged to the World Series Gold category . The women's tournament was part of the WSA World Tour 2011/12 and belonged to the WSA Silver 20 category .

Defending champion in the men's race was Ramy Ashour , who did not run again. Nick Matthew defeated James Willstrop in the final with 8:11, 11: 9, 11: 5 and 11: 7. This was his first win at the tournament after failing in the finals in 2006, 2009 and 2011. In the women’s competition, for the first time since 2006, Natalie Grinham beat Dipika Pallikal 11: 4, 11: 3 and 11: 3.

The field of participants in the men's competition consisted of 32 players, eight of which were starting places for qualifiers. 16 players competed in the women's competition, four of which were starting places for qualifiers. The eight best players were seeded in both fields. No wildcards were given.

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 $ 115,000 for the men and $ 27,500 for the women.

	Men's
round	Points	Prize money
victory	2015	$ 17,500
final	1325	$ 11,500
Semifinals	805	$ 7,000
Quarter finals	490	$ 4,250
Round of 16	290	$ 2,500
First round	145	$ 1,250

Men's

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Nick Matthew victory 02.  James Willstrop final 03.  Grégory Gaultier Semifinals 04th  Karim Darwish 1 round

No. player Round reached 05.  Amr Shabana Quarter finals 06th  Peter Barker Quarter finals 07th  Mohamed Elshorbagy Quarter finals 08th.  Thierry Lincou 1 round

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. Matthew	11	11	9	11
	W. El Hindi	5	6th	11	7th				1	N. Matthew	11	11	12
Q	A. Clyne	5	14th	11	5					A. Grant	5	7th	10
	A. Grant	11	16	9	11													1	N. Matthew	12	11	11
	C. Pilley	11	11	11														7th	Mo. Elshorbagy	10	7th	5
	O. Tuominen	7th	3	8th						C. Pilley	11	9	11	6th	5
	AA Khan	4th	10	11	5				7th	Mo. Elshorbagy	6th	11	8th	11	11
7th	Mo. Elshorbagy	11	12	7th	11																						1	N. Matthew	11	11	9	11
5	A. Shabana	11	11	11																							3	G. Gaultier	8th	9	11	4th
	MAA Reda	7th	8th	7th					5	A. Shabana	11	11	7th	4th	11
Q	M. Á. Rodríguez	11	9	8th	11	11			Q	M. Á. Rodríguez	6th	8th	11	11	8th
	H. Ashour	7th	11	11	5	9												5	A. Shabana	9	11	5	5
	N. Muller	11	11	9	11													3	G. Gaultier	11	5	11	11
Q	S. Coppinger	7th	4th	11	4th					N. Muller	4th	12	6th	1
	B. Golan	4th	9	9					3	G. Gaultier	11	10	11	11
3	G. Gaultier	11	11	11																																1	N. Matthew	8th	11	11	11
4th	K. Darwish	11	11	8th	5																															2	J. Willstrop	11	9	5	7th
	D. Selby	4th	13	11	11					D. Selby	11	4th	11	13
	S. Rösner	11	9	11	11					S. Rösner	8th	11	6th	11
	T. Momen	9	11	8th	7th														D. Selby	11	11	11
	T. Richards	11	11	11														Q	Ma. Elshorbagy	8th	8th	8th
Q	M. Lee	6th	5	4th						T. Richards	11	4th	11	6th	10
Q	Ma. Elshorbagy	9	11	11	11				Q	Ma. Elshorbagy	9	11	7th	11	12
8th	T. Lincou	11	5	7th	7th																							D. Selby	2	3	3
6th	P. Barker	8th	10	11	11	11																					2	J. Willstrop	11	11	11
Q	O. Beng Hee	11	12	7th	7th	9			6th	P. Barker	11	11	11
	J. Illingworth	11	5	8th	6th					S. Razik	3	5	4th
	S. Razik	8th	11	11	11													6th	P. Barker	4th	3	6th
	A. Walker	8th	9	11	5													2	J. Willstrop	11	11	11
Q	M. Abbas	11	11	6th	11				Q	M. Abbas	8th	10	2
Q	Z. Alexander	7th	3	4th					2	J. Willstrop	11	12	11
2	J. Willstrop	11	11	11

Ladies

Seeding list

No. Player Round reached 01.  Rachael Grinham Quarter finals 02.  Natalie Grinham victory 03.  Samantha Teran 1 round 04th  Donna Urquhart Quarter finals

No. Player Round reached 05.  Jaclyn Hawkes Semifinals 06th  Sarah Kippax Quarter finals 07th  Dipika Pallikal final 08th.  Nour El Tayeb 1 round

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

Main round

First round									Quarter finals									Semifinals									final
1	R. Grinham	5	11	11	11	11
	K. El Defrawy	11	13	9	3	5			1	R. Grinham	5	8th	5
Q	L. Selby	2	2	4th					5	J. Hawkes	11	11	11
5	J. Hawkes	11	11	11														5	J. Hawkes	5	12	9
7th	D. Pallikal	11	11	11														7th	D. Pallikal	11	14th	11
	O. Blatchford	5	3	7th					7th	D. Pallikal	11	11	7th	10	11
Q	M. Toor Pakay	7th	7th	3					4th	D. Urquhart	9	5	11	12	9
4th	D. Urquhart	11	11	11																							7th	D. Pallikal	4th	3	3
3	S. Teran	6th	9	11	7th																						2	N. Grinham	11	11	11
	N. El Sherbini	11	11	9	11					N. El Sherbini	11	13	11
	L. Khan	11	13	7th	9	11				L. Khan	6th	11	3
8th	N. El Tayeb	7th	11	11	11	1													N. El Sherbini	11	5	5	11	4th
6th	S. Kippax	15th	11	11														2	N. Grinham	6th	11	11	7th	11
Q	M. Ranieri	13	2	5					6th	S. Kippax	3	4th	10
Q	L. Fialová	8th	4th	2					2	N. Grinham	11	11	12
2	N. Grinham	11	11	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 February 5, 2014.