2006 World Women's Squash Championship

The 22nd Women's Squash World Championship was held from November 20-26, 2006 in Belfast , Northern Ireland . It was part of the WSA World Tour 2006/07 , the total prize money was 112,500 US dollars.

The defending champion was the Malaysian Nicol David , who was also top seed. Vanessa Atkinson from the Netherlands , 2004 World Champion, and the Grinham sisters from Australia, Rachael and Natalie, completed the field of favorites . Daniela Schumann and Birgit Coufal competed for Germany and Austria, but both were eliminated in the first qualifying round. There was no participant from Switzerland.

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Nicol David victory 02.  Vanessa Atkinson Round of 16 03.  Rachael Grinham Semifinals 04th  Natalie Grinham final 05.  Vicky Botwright Round of 16 06th  Jenny Duncalf 1 round 07th  Tania Bailey Quarter finals 08th.  Madeline Perry Quarter finals

No. player Round reached 09.  Omneya Abdel Kawy Quarter finals 10.  Alison Waters Round of 16 11.  Laura Lengthorn Quarter finals 12.  Engy Kheirallah 1 round 13.  Shelley Kitchen Round of 16 14th  Natalie Grainger Semifinals 15th  Rebecca Chiu Round of 16 16.  Annelize Naudé 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									Second round									Third round									Semifinals									final
1	N. David	9	9	9
	L. Briggs	4th	5	4th					1	N. David	9	9	9
12	E. Kheirallah	5	5	1						S. Teran	0	3	2
	S. Teran	9	9	9														1	N. David	10	9	9
5	V. Botwright	10	9	9														9	O. Abdel Kawy	8th	2	4th
	I. Stoehr	8th	2	5					5	V. Botwright	9	9	7th
9	O. Abdel Kawy	9	9	9					9	O. Abdel Kawy	10	10	9
	A. Pittock	4th	7th	5																							1	N. David	9	9	9
3	R. Grinham	9	9	8th	10																						3	R. Grinham	7th	1	1
	R. El Weleily	1	5	10	8th				3	R. Grinham	9	9	9
15th	R. Chiu	9	9	10					15th	R. Chiu	2	4th	3
	L. Mylotte	1	2	9														3	R. Grinham	9	9	9
6th	J. Duncalf	4th	4th	9														11	L. Lengthorn	2	3	6th
	N. Fernandes	9	9	10						N. Fernandes	0	3	2
11	L. Lengthorn	9	9	9					11	L. Lengthorn	9	9	9
	T. Swartz	0	2	1																																1	N. David	1	9	3	9	9
	R. Botwright	1	8th	5																																4th	N. Grinham	9	7th	9	5	2
10	A. Waters	9	10	9					10	A. Waters	9	4th	0	0
	S. Wee	5	1	3					7th	T. Bailey	6th	9	9	9
7th	T. Bailey	9	9	9														7th	T. Bailey	5	8th	5
	T. Malik	4th	6th	5														4th	N. Grinham	9	10	9
13	S. Kitchen	9	9	9					13	S. Kitchen	4th	1	4th
	J. Hawkes	0	1	4th					4th	N. Grinham	9	9	9
4th	N. Grinham	9	9	9																							4th	N. Grinham	9	10	9
	K. Brown	9	5	10	9																						14th	N. Grainger	4th	8th	6th
16	A. Naude	1	9	9	7th					K. Brown	7th	0	9	2
	A. Blake	3	5	0					8th	M. Perry	9	9	5	9
8th	M. Perry	9	9	9														8th	M. Perry	2	4th	5
	P. Nimmo	3	3	r														14th	N. Grainger	9	9	9
14th	N. Grainger	9	9						14th	N. Grainger	6th	2	9	9	9
	D. Lloyd-Walter	2	6th	0					2	V. Atkinson	9	9	2	1	7th
2	V. Atkinson	9	9	9

Web links

• Results on squashinfo.com (English)