2014 Women's World Squash Championship

The 30th Women's Squash World Championship took place December 12-19 , 2014 at the Wadi Degla Sporting Club in Cairo , Egypt . It was the most highly endowed tournament of the WSA World Tour 2014/15 with a total prize money of 150,000 US dollars.

The defending champion was Laura Massaro , who defeated Nour El Sherbini in five sets last year . Massaro was eliminated in the quarterfinals against Alison Waters that year . World number one Nicol David and Raneem El Weleily met in the final . David won the game with 5:11, 11: 8, 7:11, 14:12 and 11: 5 and thus her eighth world title. For El Weleily it was the first final participation in a world championship.

The field of participants in the women's competition consisted of 32 players, eight of whom were qualifiers. Per Wildcard received Mayar Hany a spot in the main draw.

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Nicol David victory 02.  Laura Massaro Quarter finals 03.  Raneem El Weleily final 04th  Nour El Sherbini 1 round 05.  Alison Waters Semifinals 06th  Camille Serme Quarter finals 07th  Low Wee Wern Quarter finals 08th.  Nour El Tayeb Quarter finals

No. player Round reached 09.  Annie Au Round of 16 10.  Omneya Abdel Kawy Semifinals 11.  Rachael Grinham Round of 16 12.  Madeline Perry 1 round 13.  Jenny Duncalf 1 round 14th  Dipika Pallikal Round of 16 15th  Sarah-Jane Perry Round of 16 16.  Emma Beddoes 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	N. David	11	11	11
Q	Y. nobility	9	6th	3					1	N. David	12	11	11
Q	E. Whitlock	11	11	11					Q	E. Whitlock	10	9	1
13	J. Duncalf	8th	5	5														1	N. David	11	11	13
16	E. Beddoes	11	11	11														6th	C. Serme	9	7th	11
Q	D. Arnold	5	4th	7th					16	E. Beddoes	5	13	4th	4th
Q	N. El Torky	2	11	5	7th				6th	C. Serme	11	11	11	11
6th	C. Serme	11	8th	11	11																						1	N. David	11	9	8th	11	11
7th	L. Wee Wern	9	11	9	11	11																					10	OA Kawy	9	11	11	5	5
	N. Fernandes	11	7th	11	7th	2			7th	L. Wee Wern	6th	11	11	11	11
	J. Chinappa	14th	11	4th	11					J. Chinappa	11	3	13	7th	8th
12	M. Perry	12	7th	11	7th													7th	L. Wee Wern	10	3	4th
10	OA Kawy	11	6th	11	14th													10	OA Kawy	12	11	11
	S. Kippax	8th	11	9	12				10	OA Kawy	13	11	13
	N. Gohar	11	12	4th	13					N. Gohar	11	6th	11
4th	N. El Sherbini	6th	10	11	11																															1	N. David	5	11	7th	14th	11
3	R. El Weleily	11	11	9	11																															3	R. El Weleily	11	8th	11	12	5
	H. Mohamed	9	6th	11	7th				3	R. El Weleily	7th	11	11	11
Q	S. Teran	11	12	6th	4th	7th			14th	D. Pallikal	11	5	3	6th
14th	D. Pallikal	9	10	11	11	11												3	R. El Weleily	11	11	11	11
11	R. Grinham	11	5	11	11													8th	N. El Tayeb	7th	9	13	5
Q	T. Evans	4th	11	6th	6th				11	R. Grinham	8th	11	8th	3
WC	M. Hany	5	5	5					8th	N. El Tayeb	11	9	11	11
8th	N. El Tayeb	11	11	11																							3	R. El Weleily	11	11	9	11
5	A. Waters	11	11	11																							5	A. Waters	6th	9	11	5
Q	H. El Torky	8th	6th	6th					5	A. Waters	11	11	11
	J. Chan	8th	11	11	3	5			15th	S.-J. Perry	7th	6th	3
15th	S.-J. Perry	11	7th	9	11	11												5	A. Waters	12	11	11	11
9	A. Au	9	11	13	11													2	L. Massaro	14th	2	7th	9
	L. Hansen	11	4th	11	4th				9	A. Au	10	10	2
Q	M. Metwally	3	11	11	7th				2	L. Massaro	12	12	11
2	L. Massaro	11	13	8th	11

Web links

• Reporting on squashsite.co.uk (English)