The PSA World Series 2012 is a series of men's squash tournaments which are part of the Professional Squash Association (PSA) World Tour for the 2012 squash season. The PSA World Series tournaments are some of the most prestigious events on the men's tour. The best-performing players in the World Series events qualify for the annual 2012 PSA World Series Finals tournament. Amr Shabana won his second PSA World Series Squash Finals trophy, beating Nick Matthew in the final.

PSA World Series Ranking Points

PSA World Series events also have a separate World Series ranking. Points for this are calculated on a cumulative basis after each World Series event. The top eight players at the end of the calendar year are then eligible to play in the PSA World Series Finals.

TournamentRanking Points
RankPrize Money US$Ranking PointsWinnerRunner up3/45/89/1617/32
World Series$115,000-$325,000625 points1006540251510

2012 Tournaments

TournamentCountryLocationRankPrize moneyDate2012 Winner
Tournament of Champions 2012United StatesNew York CityWorld Series Gold$115,00020–26 January 2012England Nick Matthew
North American Open 2012United StatesRichmond, VirginiaWorld Series Gold$115,00019–25 February 2012England James Willstrop
El Gouna International 2012EgyptEl GounaWorld Series Gold$115,0008–13 April 2012Egypt Ramy Ashour
British Open 2012EnglandLondonWorld Series Platinum$150,00014–20 May 2012England Nick Matthew
US Open 2012United StatesPhiladelphiaWorld Series Gold$115,0005–12 October 2012Egypt Ramy Ashour
Hong Kong Open 2012Hong KongHong KongWorld Series Platinum$150,00027 November - 2 December 2012Egypt Ramy Ashour
World Championship 2012QatarDohaWorld Series Platinum$325,0007–14 December 2012Egypt Ramy Ashour

World Series Standings 2012

Performance Table Legend
101st Round152nd Round
25Quarterfinalist40Semifinalist
65Runner-up100Winner
RankPlayerNumber of TournamentTournament of ChampionsNorth American OpenEl Gouna InternationalBritish OpenUS OpenHong Kong OpenWorld ChampionshipTotal Points
Top 16 World Series Standings 2012
USA United StatesUSA United StatesEGY EgyptENG EnglandUSA United StatesHKG Hong KongQAT Qatar
1Egypt Ramy Ashour6-6510065100100100530
2England James Willstrop7651006540406540415
3England Nick Matthew71004040100404040400
4France Grégory Gaultier740402525652525245
5Egypt Mohamed El Shorbagy625-2525251565180
6Egypt Amr Shabana725251525252525165
7Egypt Karim Darwish6102540-254025165
8England Peter Barker525--40252515130
9Germany Simon Rösner71525151010101095
10Australia Cameron Pilley71515101015151595
11England Adrian Grant71515151515101095
12England Daryl Selby540--1015151595
13Spain Borja Golán510--1515252590
14Netherlands Laurens Jan Anjema5-10252515-1085
15India Saurav Ghosal6-10151510151580
16Switzerland Nicolas Müller7151010101015575

Bold – The first eight players present for the final

Final tournamentCountryLocationPrize moneyDate2012 World Series Champion
PSA World Series Finals 2012EnglandQueen's Club, London$110,0002–6 January 2013Egypt Amr Shabana

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