European squash championship 2012

The 12 Squash Championships in individual ( english European Individual Closed Championships ) found from 23 to 26, 2012 in Helsinki , Finland instead. The host was the European Squash Federation .

Defending champion for men was Grégory Gaultier , for women Natalie Grinham . Gaultier did not take part again this year. In the final Olli Tuominen and Borja Golán faced each other. Tuominen won the game 11: 8, 11: 9 and 11: 3. In the women’s final, Natalie Grinham reached the final again, but lost to Camille Serme . Serme won with 8:11, 11: 6, 11: 6 and 11: 9. It was the first title win for both Tuominen and Serme.

The field of participants in the men's competition consisted of 29 players, that of the women's competition consisted of 16 players. There was no qualification for the men, for the women there were five starting places for qualifiers. No wildcards were given. There is no prize money or world ranking points at European championships. In both fields, positions three and four, positions five to eight and positions nine to 16 were set in the form of a grouped setting. These settlements are therefore given in alphabetical order below.

Men's

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Simon Rösner Semifinals 02.  Borja Golan final 03.  Nicolas Müller Quarter finals 04th  Olli Tuominen victory

No. player Round reached 05.  Julien Balbo Quarter finals 06th  Mathieu Castagnet Semifinals 07th  Grégoire Marche Quarter finals 08th.  Henrik Mustonen 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	S. Rösner	11	11	11
	R. Sorochynskyi	11	11	5	11					R. Sorochynskyi	4th	3	9
	M. Švec	3	3	11	3													1	S. Rösner	8th	8th	11	11	11
	M. Tuomi	11	11	7th	11													5/8	G. Marche	11	11	4th	5	4th
	W. Nowisz	8th	8th	11	6th					M. Tuomi	3	4th	9
	J. Vahmaa	4th	3	3					5/8	G. Marche	11	11	11
5/8	G. Marche	11	11	11																							1	S. Rösner	9	11	3	4th
5/8	J. Balbo	11	11	11																							3/4	O. Tuominen	11	6th	11	11
	S. Belyayev	4th	1	4th					5/8	J. Balbo	5	11	11	11
	K. Rybalchenko	7th	7th	5						F. Hartkoren	11	6th	3	4th
	F. Hartkoren	11	11	11														5/8	J. Balbo	7th	9	8th
	A. Severinov	0	4th	8th														3/4	O. Tuominen	11	11	11
	B. Ravelli	11	11	11						B. Ravelli	12	11	3	9
	O. Uherka	6th	7th	4th					3/4	O. Tuominen	14th	5	11	11
3/4	O. Tuominen	11	11	11																																3/4	O. Tuominen	11	11	11
																																				2	B. Golan	8th	9	3
									3/4	N. Muller	11	11	11
	S. Weenink	11	11	11						S. Weenink	7th	6th	3
	D. Podwornyj	1	7th	9														3/4	N. Muller	3	11	6th	4th
	P. Schweertman	11	6th	8th	11	10												5/8	M. Castagnet	11	7th	11	11
	D. Mekbib	8th	11	11	6th	12				D. Mekbib	2	2	10
	J. Jarvinen	8th	6th	9					5/8	M. Castagnet	11	11	12
5/8	M. Castagnet	11	11	11																							5/8	M. Castagnet	8th	9	4th
5/8	H. Mustonen	11	11	11																							2	B. Golan	11	11	11
	D. Ivanov	3	2	1					5/8	H. Mustonen	11	9	11	11
	M. Karwowski	3	2	7th						A. Rehman	6th	11	2	7th
	A. Rehman	11	11	11														5/8	H. Mustonen	1	5	7th
	R. Švec	11	11	11														2	B. Golan	11	11	11
	T. Knuutila	4th	2	8th						R. Švec	4th	6th	8th
									2	B. Golan	11	11	11

Ladies

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Natalie Grinham final 02.  Camille Serme victory 03.  Lucie Fialová Semifinals 04th  Gaby Huber Semifinals

No. player Round reached 05.  Coline Aumard Quarter finals 06th  Birgit Coufal 1 round 07th  Olga Ertlová 1 round 08th.  Orla Noom 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									Quarter finals									Semifinals									final
1	N. Grinham	11	11	11
Q	M. Meulenbelt	7th	3	4th					1	N. Grinham	11	11	11
	S. Valtola	5	1	7th					5/8	C. Aumard	6th	4th	6th
5/8	C. Aumard	11	11	11														1	N. Grinham	11	11	11
5/8	B. Coufal	11	9	7th	9													3/4	L. Fialová	7th	4th	6th
	L. Pomportes	9	11	11	11					L. Pomportes	4th	4th	7th
Q	X. Aranda	7th	3	6th					3/4	L. Fialová	11	11	11
3/4	L. Fialová	11	11	11																							1	N. Grinham	11	6th	6th	9
3/4	G. Huber	11	11	11																							2	C. Serme	8th	11	11	11
Q	D. Witkowska	4th	3	3					3/4	G. Huber	5	11	11	11
Q	J. Lecoq	8th	3	6th					5/8	O. Naom	11	9	3	2
5/8	O. Naom	11	11	11														3/4	G. Huber	4th	7th	6th
5/8	O. Ertlová	11	2	6th	5													2	C. Serme	11	11	11
	M. Duplomb	7th	11	11	11					M. Duplomb	2	3	1
Q	A. Jurkun	1	6th	1					2	C. Serme	11	11	11
2	C. Serme	11	11	11

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