World Women's Squash Championship 2005

The 21st Women's Squash World Championship took place from November 29th to December 4th, 2005 in Hong Kong . The World Championship was the most highly endowed tournament of the WSA World Tour 2005/06 season .

The defending champion was Vanessa Atkinson , who reached the semi-finals that year. She was eliminated against Nicol David , who defeated Rachael Grinham in the final with 8:10, 9: 2, 9: 6 and 9: 7. It was the first world title for Nicol David and at the same time the first for an Asian squash player.

The field of participants consisted of 32 players, ten of which were starting places for qualifiers. A wildcard was not awarded.

Prize money and world ranking points

In the tournament, the following world ranking points were 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 $ 72,500.

	Ladies
round	Points
victory	3360
final	2310
Semifinals	1365
Quarter finals	735
Round of 16	367.5
First round	210

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Rachael Grinham final 02.  Vanessa Atkinson Semifinals 03.  Nicol David victory 04th  Natalie Grinham Semifinals 05.  Linda Elriani Quarter finals 06th  Vicky Botwright Quarter finals 07th  Jenny Duncalf Round of 16 08th.  Omneya Abdel Kawy Quarter finals

No. player Round reached 09.  Tania Bailey Round of 16 10.  Madeline Perry Quarter finals 11.  Shelley Kitchen 1 round 12.  Annelize Naudé Round of 16 13.  Isabelle Stoehr Round of 16 14th  Alison Waters Round of 16 15th  Rebecca Chiu Round of 16 16.  Laura Lengthorn 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. Grinham	9	9	9
Q	P. Nimmo	1	3	4th					1	R. Grinham	9	9	9
Q	S. Teran	6th	3	5					15th	R. Chiu	3	2	7th
15th	R. Chiu	9	9	9														1	R. Grinham	9	9	10
7th	J. Duncalf	9	9	9														10	M. Perry	4th	4th	8th
	D. Lloyd-Walter	2	2	5					7th	J. Duncalf	0	6th	10	9	5
Q	M. Martin	3	9	2	4th				10	M. Perry	9	9	8th	1	9
10	M. Perry	9	5	9	9																						1	R. Grinham	10	9	9
4th	N. Grinham	9	9	9																							4th	N. Grinham	8th	6th	4th
Q	R. Botwright	1	0	3					4th	N. Grinham	9	6th	9	9
	L. Khan	2	2	7th					16	A. Naude	4th	9	0	4th
16	A. Naude	9	9	9														4th	N. Grinham	9	1	9	9
8th	O. Abdel Kawy	9	9	9														8th	O. Abdel Kawy	1	9	4th	0
Q	D. Desira	4th	4th	7th					8th	O. Abdel Kawy	9	8th	9	6th	9
	T. Malik	9	9	9						T. Malik	4th	10	1	9	3
11	S. Kitchen	7th	6th	7th																																1	R. Grinham	10	2	6th	7th
16	L. Lengthorn	9	9	6th	9																															3	N. David	8th	9	9	9
Q	S. Pierrepont	4th	4th	9	4th				16	L. Lengthorn	3	4th	6th
	A. Pittock	3	1	4th					5	L. Elriani	9	9	9
5	L. Elriani	9	9	9														5	L. Elriani	4th	7th	7th
9	T. Bailey	9	9	9														3	N. David	9	9	9
Q	K. Kronemeyer	0	0	4th					9	T. Bailey	6th	5	7th
	E. Kheirallah	0	4th	0					3	N. David	9	9	9
3	N. David	9	9	9																							3	N. David	6th	9	10	9
14th	A. Waters	5	9	9	9																						2	V. Atkinson	9	1	9	3
	T. Leevey	9	5	3	3				14th	A. Waters	4th	0	3
Q	K. Brown	4th	0	3					6th	V. Botwright	9	9	9
6th	V. Botwright	9	9	9														6th	V. Botwright	6th	0	7th
13	I. Stoehr	9	9	5	9													2	V. Atkinson	9	9	9
Q	L. Briggs	3	5	9	2				13	I. Stoehr	5	10	2	2
Q	R. El Weleily	4th	3	2					2	V. Atkinson	9	9	9	9
2	V. Atkinson	9	9	9

Web links

• Results on squashinfo.com (English)