2012 WSA World Tour
The WSA World Tour 2012 is the international squash tour and organized circuit, organized by the Women's Squash Association (WSA) for the 2012 squash season. The most important tournament in the series is the World Open held in Cayman Island. The tour features three categories of regular events, the World Series, which features the highest prize money and the best fields, Gold and Silver tournaments.[1] The Tour is concluded by the WSA World Series Finals, the end of season championship for the top 8 rated players.
| WSA World Tour 2012 | |
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| Event name | WSA World Tour 2012 |
| Tournaments | 69 |
| Categories | WSA World Open WSA World Series (5) WSA World Series Finals WSA Gold & Silver (14) WSA Tour (48) |
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| Achievements | |
| World Number 1 |  (12 months) |
| World Champion | |
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| Player of the year | |
| Comeback player of the year |  |
| Breakthrough player of the year |  |
2012 Calendar
The Women's Squash Association organises the WSA World Tour, the female equivalent of the PSA World Tour[2] Listed below are the most important events on the tour.
World Open
| Tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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WSA World Open 2012 World Open - World Series Platinum $165,000 - Draw |
13–21 December 2012 | 11-6 11-8 11-6 |
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World Series
| Final tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Round Robin |
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| WSA World Series Finals 2012 WSA World Series Finals $50,000 - Draw |
2–6 January 2013 | 11-3, 11-2, 11-9 |
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Gold 50
| Tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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Cleveland Classic 2012 Gold 50 $50,000 - Draw |
29 January - 1 February 2012 | 7-11, 12-10, 11-7, 11-8 |
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| Australian Open 2012 Gold 50 $50,000 - Draw |
15–19 August 2012 | 17-15, 11-2, 11-6 |
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| Carol Weymuller Open 2012 Gold 50 $50,000 - Draw |
27–30 September 2012 | 11-8, 11-4, 11-5 |
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China Squash Open 2012 Gold 50 $55,000 - Draw |
25–28 October 2012 | 6-11, 11-4, 3-11, 11-3, 11-9 |
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Silver 35
| Tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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| Greenwich Open 2012 Silver 35 $35,000 |
19–22 January 2012 | 11-8 11-8 6-11 11-4 |
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| World Tour Pyramides 2012 Silver 35 $35,000 |
28 June- 1 July 2012 | 11-8 12-14 11-5 11-8 |
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| Matamata Open 2012 Silver 35 $35,000 |
23–26 August 2012 | 11-5 8-11 15-13 7-11 13-11 |
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Silver 25
| Tournament | Date | Champion | Runner-Up | Semifinalists | Quarterfinalists |
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| Tournament of Champions 2012 Silver 25 $27,500 |
23–26 January 2012 | 11-4 11-4 11-3 |
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20–23 March 2012 | 7-11 11-5 9-11 11-6 11-3 |
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| Texas Open 2012 Silver 25 $25,000 |
17–22 April 2012 | 11-5 9-11 11-8 11-9 |
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| Irish Squash Open 2012 Silver 25 $25,000 |
25–28 April 2012 | 11-4 11-4 12-10 |
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| Atlantis Open 2012 Silver 25 $25,000 |
17–20 September 2012 | 11-6 13-11 11-4 |
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Macau Open 2012 Silver 25 $25,000 |
18–21 October 2012 | 11-5 11-1 9-11 6-11 11-6 |
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Monte Carlo Classic 2012 Silver 25 $25,000 |
29 October - 2 November 2012 | 6-11 12-10 11-2 11-2 |
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Year end world top 10 players
| Rank | 2012 | |
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| 1 | |
2415.625 |
| 2 | |
1670.000 |
| 3 | |
1430.250 |
| 4 | |
1049.789 |
| 5 | |
1043.412 |
| 6 | |
943.281 |
| 7 | |
865.556 |
| 8 | |
840.222 |
| 9 | |
736.105 |
| 10 | |
608.912 |
Retirements
Following is a list of notable players (winners of a main tour title, and/or part of the WSA World Rankings top 30 for at least one month) who announced their retirement from professional squash, became inactive, or were permanently banned from playing, during the 2012 season:
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gollark: Unfortunately, sinthorion is no longer with us.
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gollark: Who's ibrow??
gollark: I'm sure at least EIGHT of those people cared about the issue SLIGHTLY!
See also
References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 17 August 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- http://www.horizonsolutions.tv/entry/wispa/calendar.php
- "Tania Bailey profile".
- "Engy Kheirallah profile".
External links
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