World Squash Championship 2012

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The 34th Squash Championship ( English PSA World Championship ) Men took place from 6 to 14 December 2012 in the Aspire Academy in Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex in Doha , Qatar instead. It was the most valuable tournament on the PSA World Tour 2012/13 .

Defending champion was Nick Matthew , who was eliminated in the semifinals against eventual winner Ramy Ashour . In the final, Ashour met his Egyptian compatriot Mohamed Elshorbagy , who was in his first World Cup final. For Ashour it was the third final after winning the title in 2008 and losing to Amr Shabana in 2009 . With 2:11, 11: 6, 11: 5, 9:11, 11: 8, Ramy Ashour secured his second world title and also regained the lead in the world rankings in January 2013. The to date leader James Willstrop was eliminated in the semifinals against Elshorbagy.

Prize money and world ranking points

At the Squash World Championships 2012, 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 $ 325,000.

singles
round	Points	Prize money
victory	2890	$ 48,000
final	1900	$ 30,000
Semifinals	1155	$ 18,000
Quarter finals	700	$ 10,500
Round of 16	410	$ 6,000
Second round	205	$ 3,000
First round	125	$ 1,500

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  James Willstrop Semifinals 02.  Nick Matthew Semifinals 03.  Grégory Gaultier Quarter finals 04th  Karim Darwish Quarter finals 05.  Ramy Ashour victory 06th  Peter Barker Round of 16 07th  Amr Shabana Quarter finals 08th.  Mohamed Elshorbagy final

No. player Round reached 09.  Laurens Jan Anjema 2nd round 10.  Omar Mosaad Round of 16 11.  Daryl Selby Round of 16 12.  Alister Walker Round of 16 13.  Tarek Momen Round of 16 14th  Tom Richards 1 round 15th  Borja Golan Quarter finals 16.  Cameron Pilley 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

Semi-finals, finals

	Semifinals									final
	1	James Willstrop	9	11	12	11	8th
	8th	Mohamed Elshorbagy	11	9	14th	4th	11
										8th	Mohamed Elshorbagy	11	6th	5	11	8th
										5	Ramy Ashour	2	11	11	9	11
	5	Ramy Ashour	11	11	9	11
	2	Nick Matthew	9	5	11	8th

Upper half

Upper half 1

First round									Second round									Round of 16									Quarter finals
1	J. Willstrop	7th	11	11	11
	C. Ryder	11	5	3	2				1	J. Willstrop	11	11	11
	S. Delierre	12	8th	11	12					S. Delierre	2	0	7th
	A. Waller	10	11	7th	10													1	J. Willstrop	11	11	11
	S. Ghosal	11	11	11															S. Ghosal	6th	7th	2
WC	AM Al Tamimi	5	4th	9						S. Ghosal	11	11	6th
14th	T. Richards	11	6th	11	5	7th				KA Gawad	4th	8th	1	r
	KA Gawad	9	11	4th	11	11																					1	J. Willstrop	11	11	11
15th	B. Golan	11	11	11																							15th	B. Golan	7th	7th	5
Q	K. Frost	6th	4th	9					15th	B. Golan	11	11	11
	A. Clyne	9	11	11	11					A. Clyne	7th	7th	7th
Q	C. Sharpes	11	5	1	6th													15th	B. Golan	11	4th	11	11
	M. Castagnet	11	7th	14th	8th	11												6th	P. Barker	7th	11	3	3
Q	KA Fathi	7th	11	12	11	8th				M. Castagnet	11	6th	11	4th
	M. Knight	5	2	3					6th	P. Barker	2	11	13	11
6th	P. Barker	11	11	11

Upper half 2

First round									Second round									Round of 16									Quarter finals
8th	Mo. Elshorbagy	11	11	10	11
	MAA Reda	8th	9	12	6th				8th	Mo. Elshorbagy	11	11	12
	G. Marche	11	9	11	11					G. Marche	3	9	10
Q	M. Abouelghar	2	11	6th	6th													8th	Mo. Elshorbagy	11	11	11	11
	MN Adnan	6th	11	11	11													16	C. Pilley	13	6th	2	7th
	O. Beng Hee	11	4th	3	7th					MN Adnan	3	8th	5
16	C. Pilley	8th	11	11	11				16	C. Pilley	11	11	11
Q	O. Pett	11	8th	2	4th																						8th	Mo. Elshorbagy	11	12	11
11	D. Selby	12	11	11																							4th	K. Darwish	9	10	9
	O. Tuominen	10	4th	9					11	D. Selby	11	11	11
	J. Illingworth	11	13	7th	4th				Q	OA Meguid	8th	9	3
Q	OA Meguid	8th	15th	11	11													11	D. Selby	9	11	12	9
	S. Rösner	11	11	11														4th	K. Darwish	11	13	10	11
	S. Suchde	3	4th	5						S. Rösner	5	5	4th
Q	M. Krajcsák	5	3	3					4th	K. Darwish	11	11	11
4th	K. Darwish	11	11	11

Bottom half

Lower half 1

First round									Second round									Round of 16									Quarter finals
3	G. Gaultier	11	11	11
	M. Abbas	5	5	1					3	G. Gaultier	11	11	11
	M. Á. Rodríguez	11	11	5	11					M. Á. Rodríguez	9	7th	9
Q	A. Al Muzayen	3	8th	11	6th													3	G. Gaultier	11	11	11
	C. Simpson	11	11	11															C. Simpson	7th	6th	4th
Q	M. Karwalski	8th	5	8th						C. Simpson	11	8th	11	0	11
9	LJ Anjema	11	11	11					9	LJ Anjema	4th	11	7th	11	9
	J. Kemp	7th	2	4th																							3	G. Gaultier	10	12	6th	11	3
10	O. Mosaad	12	11	11	11																						5	R. Ashour	11	10	11	9	11
Q	R. Temple	14th	9	5	6th				10	O. Mosaad	11	11	11
	H. Mustonen	11	8th	11	7th					M. Lee	9	5	4th
	M. Lee	8th	11	13	11													10	O. Mosaad	13	10	2	12
	A. Grant	11	7th	11	11													5	R. Ashour	11	12	11	14th
Q	R. Hedrick	5	11	8th	8th					A. Grant	6th	2	9
	Ma. Elshorbagy	7th	10	8th					5	R. Ashour	11	11	11
5	R. Ashour	11	12	11

Lower half 2

First round									Second round									Round of 16									Quarter finals
7th	A. Shabana	11	11	11
Q	I. Yuen	6th	4th	8th					7th	A. Shabana	11	11	11
	AA Khan	6th	22nd	6th					Q	J. Lee	5	2	4th
Q	J. Lee	11	24	11														7th	A. Shabana	11	9
	S. Razik	6th	1	r														12	A. Walker	4th	3	r
Q	S. Le Roux	11	11						Q	S. Le Roux	9	6th	5
	OA Aziz	7th	3	r					12	A. Walker	11	11	11
12	A. Walker	11	11																								7th	A. Shabana	5	11	5	4th
13	T. Momen	11	7th	4th	11	11																					2	N. Matthew	11	9	11	11
Q	S. Coppinger	7th	11	11	8th	8th			13	T. Momen	11	11	11
Q	J. Haycocks	11	6th	3						R. Cuskelly	6th	8th	6th
	R. Cuskelly	13	11	11														13	T. Momen	8th	9	11
	Z. Alexander	11	8th	5	13	14th												2	N. Matthew	11	11	13
Q	P. Creed	9	11	11	11	12				Z. Alexander	11	5	5	5
	N. Muller	8th	6th	4th					2	N. Matthew	8th	11	11	11
2	N. Matthew	11	11	11

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