2012 World Women's Squash Championship

The 28th women's squash world championship took place on December 16-21, 2012 on Grand Cayman , the largest of the three Cayman Islands . The world championship was the most highly endowed tournament of the WSA World Tour 2012/13 .

course

The defending champion was Nicol David from Malaysia, who was also world champion this year. After opening wins against Omneya Abdel Kawy from Egypt (11: 8, 11: 5, 11: 5), who stood in the 2010 final against David, and Annie Au from Hong Kong (11: 3, 11: 2, 11: 3), scored David in the quarterfinals on Madeline Perry from Ireland. Against this she had to accept her first set loss, but ultimately won the game with 11: 3, 11: 7, 9:11 and 11: 3. In the semi-finals, the 2011 World Cup final against Jenny Duncalf from England was repeated , from which David clearly emerged as the winner with 11: 7, 11: 4 and 11: 2. In the final, she finally met third-placed Laura Massaro , also from England. Marraro had defeated Catalina Peláez from Colombia, Nicolette Fernandes from Guyana and Low Wee Wern from Malaysia on their way to the final . In her semifinals, Laura Massaro narrowly beat Raneem El Weleily, who was in second place, with 5:11, 11: 9, 12:14, 11: 4 and 13:11. For Massaro it was the first participation in a final of the World Cup, for Nicol David the seventh. With her 11: 6, 11: 8 and 11: 6 victory over Massaro, Nicol David expanded her record to seven world championship titles and consolidated her leadership in the world rankings, which she has held since 2006. The victory also marked another extremely successful year for Nicol David, who celebrated the eighth tournament victory of the calendar year and a total of 65th career title.

Prize money and world ranking points

At the 2012 Women's Squash World Cup, 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 $ 165,000.

singles
round	Points	Prize money
victory	5300	$ 25,500
final	3630	$ 17,250
Semifinals	2150	$ 10,125
Quarter finals	1150	$ 6,000
Round of 16	575	$ 3,375
First round	330	$ 1,875

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Nicol David victory 02.  Raneem El Weleily Semifinals 03.  Laura Massaro final 04th  Alison Waters Quarter finals 05.  Joelle King Round of 16 06th  Jenny Duncalf Semifinals 07th  Low Wee Wern Quarter finals 08th.  Nour El Sherbini Round of 16

No. player Round reached 09.  Annie Au Round of 16 10.  Madeline Perry Quarter finals 11.  Natalie Grinham Quarter finals 12.  Kasey Brown Round of 16 13.  Dipika Pallikal Round of 16 14th  Camille Serme Round of 16 15th  Samantha Teran Round of 16 16.  Rachael Grinham 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
	O. Abdel Kawy	8th	5	5					1	N. David	11	11	11
9	A. Au	11	11	10	11				9	A. Au	3	2	3
	L. Hansen	2	5	12	8th													1	N. David	11	11	9	11
8th	N. El Sherbini	11	11	11														10	M. Perry	3	7th	11	3
Q	S. Cornett	6th	5	5					8th	N. El Sherbini	2	9	9
10	M. Perry	11	13	3	11				10	M. Perry	11	11	11
	N. El Tayeb	6th	11	11	2																						1	N. David	11	11	11
4th	A. Waters	11	11	11																							6th	J. Duncalf	7th	4th	2
WC	M. West	1	4th	3					4th	A. Waters	11	12	11
15th	S. Teran	11	11	11					15th	S. Teran	5	10	3
Q	L. Briggs	7th	3	7th														4th	A. Waters	11	19th	5	4th	9
6th	J. Duncalf	11	1	11	11													6th	J. Duncalf	7th	17th	11	11	11
Q	S.-J. Perry	9	11	5	8th				6th	J. Duncalf	12	11	8th	11
14th	C. Serme	11	10	11	11				14th	C. Serme	10	6th	11	8th
Q	E. Beddoes	8th	12	7th	6th																															1	N. David	11	11	11
Q	L. Khan	5	3	4th																																3	L. Massaro	6th	8th	6th
12	K. Brown	11	11	11					12	K. Brown	5	8th	10
	S. Kippax	11	8th	7th	5				7th	L. Wee Wern	11	11	12
7th	L. Wee Wern	7th	11	11	11													7th	L. Wee Wern	11	4th	5	5
Q	N. Fernandes	3	6th	12	11	11												3	L. Massaro	8th	11	11	11
16	R. Grinham	11	11	10	5	9			Q	N. Fernandes	9	9	7th
Q	C. Peláez	6th	5	5					3	L. Massaro	11	11	11
3	L. Massaro	11	11	11																							3	L. Massaro	5	11	12	11	13
	D. Urquhart	11	4th	8th	9																						2	R. El Weleily	11	9	14th	4th	11
11	N. Grinham	8th	11	11	11				11	N. Grinham	8th	11	8th	11	11
	J. Chan	0	6th	5					5	J. King	11	3	11	8th	7th
5	J. King	11	11	11														11	N. Grinham	9	9	7th
Q	D. Arnold	11	9	9														2	R. El Weleily	11	11	11
13	D. Pallikal	13	11	11					13	D. Pallikal	11	9	6th	5
	A. Blake	9	11	4th	8th				2	R. El Weleily	7th	11	11	11
2	R. El Weleily	11	5	11	11

Web links

• Results on squashinfo.com (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 7th Heaven for Nicol in Camana Bay ( Memento of May 14, 2010 in the Internet Archive ), worldopensquash.com. Retrieved February 11, 2012.