World Women's Squash Championship 2008

The 24th Women's Squash World Cup took place from October 11th to 19th, 2008 in Manchester , United Kingdom . The World Championship was the most valuable tournament on the WSA World Tour 2008/09 . The men's world championship took place at the same time .

The defending champion was Rachael Grinham , who was eliminated this year in the round of 16 against the future finalist Vicky Botwright . In the final, Nicol David from Malaysia defeated her rival Vicky Botwright with 5:11, 11: 1, 11: 6 and 11: 9. After 2005 and 2006, David won her third world title.

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

Prize money and world ranking points

At the 2008 Women's Squash World Cup, the following world ranking points were credited for reaching each 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 $ 114,000.

round	Points
victory	4800
final	3300
Semifinals	1950
Quarter finals	1050
Round of 16	525
First round	300

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Nicol David victory 02.  Rachael Grinham Round of 16 03.  Natalie Grinham Quarter finals 04th  Natalie Grainger Round of 16 05.  Jenny Duncalf Semifinals 06th  Shelley Kitchen Round of 16 07th  Alison Waters Quarter finals 08th.  Laura Lengthorn-Massaro Round of 16

No. player Round reached 09.  Omneya Abdel Kawy Quarter finals 10.  Vanessa Atkinson 1 round 11.  Vicky Botwright final 12.  Kasey Brown Round of 16 13.  Rebecca Chiu Round of 16 14th  Madeline Perry Semifinals 15th  Isabelle Stoehr Round of 16 16.  Samantha Teran 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. David	11	11	11
	S. Wee	6th	3	2					1	N. David	11	11	11
	L. Briggs	11	11	5	6th	6th			13	R. Chiu	3	8th	7th
13	R. Chiu	8th	6th	11	11	11												1	N. David	11	11	11
8th	L. Lengthorn-Massaro	12	13	11														9	O. Abdel Kawy	8th	1	9
	A. Naude	10	11	6th					8th	L. Lengthorn-Massaro	23	17th	14th	6th	7th
Q	L. Hansen	6th	10	10					9	O. Abdel Kawy	21st	19th	12	11	11
9	O. Abdel Kawy	11	12	12																							1	N. David	11	11	11
4th	N. Grainger	11	11	11																							14th	M. Perry	6th	8th	6th
Q	A. Miller	5	6th	2					4th	N. Grainger	5	11	8th	11	8th
	J. Hawkes	11	11	8th	10	11				J. Hawkes	11	5	11	6th	11
10	V. Atkinson	9	7th	11	12	5													J. Hawkes	11	11	9	10	9
6th	S. Kitchen	11	11	11														14th	M. Perry	6th	5	11	12	11
Q	D. Arnold	7th	7th	4th					6th	S. Kitchen	5	6th	2
	E. Kheirallah	11	8th	11	5				14th	M. Perry	11	11	11
14th	M. Perry	6th	11	13	11																															1	N. David	5	11	11	11
12	K. Brown	11	11	11	13																															11	V. Botwright	11	1	6th	9
Q	L. Wee Wern	5	13	4th	11				12	K. Brown	8th	2	11
	R. El Weleily	3	11	12	7th				5	J. Duncalf	11	11	13
5	J. Duncalf	11	6th	14th	11													5	J. Duncalf	11	10	5	11	11
16	S. Teran	5	4th	11	5													3	N. Grinham	8th	12	11	6th	7th
Q	A. Au	11	11	3	11				Q	A. Au	6th	7th	4th
	D. Lloyd-Walter	5	6th	9					3	N. Grinham	11	11	11
3	N. Grinham	11	11	11																							5	J. Duncalf	3	6th	r
15th	I. Stoehr	11	11	11																							11	V. Botwright	11	11
Q	S. Kippax	5	6th	5					15th	I. Stoehr	3	1	7th
Q	L. Khan	9	6th	14th	4th				7th	A. Waters	11	11	11
7th	A. Waters	11	11	12	11													7th	A. Waters	11	11	11	9
11	V. Botwright	11	11	11														11	V. Botwright	13	5	13	11
	M. Manetta	5	7th	2					11	V. Botwright	5	13	11	11
	L. Crome	7th	6th	2					2	R. Grinham	11	11	8th	8th
2	R. Grinham	11	11	11

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