{{Short description|Squash tournament}} {{About|the 2012 squash tournament|the 2012 golf tournament|2012 Open Championship}} {{Multiple issues| {{Primary sources|date=March 2025}} {{Independent sources|date=March 2025}} }} {{Use British English|date=June 2015}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2026}} {{Infobox squash tournament | Type = PSA | Name = British Open | Number = 72 | Series = Men's British Open | Logo = British_Open_Logo.jpg | Logo_size = 145px | Event_name = Allam British Open 2012 | Location = {{flagicon|GBR}} London, England | Dates = 14–20 May 2012 | Venue = The O2 (London) | Website = {{URL|http://www.britishopensquash.net/}} | PSA_Category = World Series Platinum | PSA_Prize_Money = $150,000 | PSA_Year = World Tour 2012 | prevseason = 2009 | nextseason = 2013 }} The '''Men's Allam British Open 2012''' is the men's edition of the 2012 British Open Squash Championships, which is a PSA World Series event Platinum (Prize money : $150 000 ). The event took place at the O2 in London, England from 14–20 May 2012. Nick Matthew won his third British Open trophy, beating Ramy Ashour in the final.
==Prize money and ranking points== For 2012, the prize purse was $150,000. The prize money and points breakdown is as follows:<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.psaworldtour.com/staticFiles/68/89/0,,13121~166248,00.pdf |title=World series Prize Money |access-date=2012-06-29 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120717000106/http://www.psaworldtour.com/staticFiles/68/89/0%2C%2C13121~166248%2C00.pdf |archive-date=17 July 2012 }}</ref>
{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center |+ Prize Money British Open (2012) |- |width=200 colspan=1 bgcolor=#dfe2e9|'''Event''' |width=80 bgcolor=lime|'''W''' |width=85 bgcolor=#D8BFD8|F |width=85 bgcolor=#FFFF00|SF |width=85 bgcolor=#ffebcd|QF |width=85 bgcolor=#afeeee|2R |width=85 bgcolor=#afeeee|1R |- |bgcolor=#EDEDED|Points (PSA) |2625 |1725 |1050 |640 |375 |190 |- |bgcolor=#EDEDED|Prize money |$23,625 |$15,525 |$9,450 |$5,740 |$3,375 |$1,690 |}
==Seeds== {{columns-list|colwidth=30em| # {{flagicon|ENG}} James Willstrop ''(Semifinals)'' # {{flagicon|FRA}} Grégory Gaultier ''(Quarterfinals)'' # {{flagicon|ENG}} '''Nick Matthew (Champion)''' # {{flagicon|EGY}} Ramy Ashour ''(Final)'' # {{flagicon|EGY}} Amr Shabana ''(Quarterfinals)'' # {{flagicon|ENG}} Peter Barker ''(Semifinals)'' # {{flagicon|EGY}} Mohamed El Shorbagy ''(Quarterfinals)'' # {{flagicon|NED}} Laurens Jan Anjema ''(Quarterfinals)'' }}
==Draw and results== {{32TeamBracket-Compact-Squash5 | RD1 = <small>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91SSsGU8ySQ 1*]</small> <small>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvhyOZM_QgA 2*]</small> '''First round''' <small>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYpEFrIDsmg 3*]</small> <small>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yk5TagO7fjo 4*]</small> | RD2 = <small>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3o7aP1SVmY 1*]</small> <small>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVw9u_VwMyg 2*]</small> '''Second round''' <small>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7S42krq2is 3*]</small> <small>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Sys1UfjZkU 4*]</small> | RD3 = <small>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYmAqYyeTik *]</small> '''Quarter finals''' <small>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYoRii3ccMw *]</small> | RD4 = '''Semi finals''' | RD5 = '''Final''' | RD1-seed01 = '''1''' | RD1-team01 = {{flagicon|ENG}} '''James Willstrop''' | RD1-score01-1 = '''11''' | RD1-score01-2 = '''11''' | RD1-score01-3 = '''11''' | RD1-score01-4 = | RD1-score01-5 = | RD1-seed02 = | RD1-team02 = {{flagicon|GER}} Simon Rösner | RD1-score02-1 = 3 | RD1-score02-2 = 5 | RD1-score02-3 = 7 | RD1-score02-4 = | RD1-score02-5 = | RD1-seed03 = | RD1-team03 = {{flagicon|BOT}} '''Alister Walker''' | RD1-score03-1 = '''11''' | RD1-score03-2 = '''11''' | RD1-score03-3 = '''11''' | RD1-score03-4 = | RD1-score03-5 = | RD1-seed04 = Q | RD1-team04 = {{flagicon|ENG}} Chris Simpson | RD1-score04-1 = 7 | RD1-score04-2 = 6 | RD1-score04-3 = 7 | RD1-score04-4 = | RD1-score04-5 = | RD1-seed05 = | RD1-team05 = {{flagicon|ENG}} '''Adrian Grant''' | RD1-score05-1 = '''11''' | RD1-score05-2 = '''11''' | RD1-score05-3 = '''11''' | RD1-score05-4 = | RD1-score05-5 = | RD1-seed06 = WC | RD1-team06 = {{flagicon|ENG}} Adrian Waller | RD1-score06-1 = 6 | RD1-score06-2 = 8 | RD1-score06-3 = 5 | RD1-score06-4 = | RD1-score06-5 = | RD1-seed07 = Q | RD1-team07 = {{flagicon|FRA}} Mathieu Castagnet | RD1-score07-1 = 7 | RD1-score07-2 = '''11''' | RD1-score07-3 = 7 | RD1-score07-4 = 10 | RD1-score07-5 = | RD1-seed08 = '''7''' | RD1-team08 = {{flagicon|EGY}} '''Mohd El Shorbagy''' | RD1-score08-1 = '''11''' | RD1-score08-2 = 9 | RD1-score08-3 = '''11''' | RD1-score08-4 = '''11''' | RD1-score08-5 = | RD1-seed09 = '''5''' | RD1-team09 = {{flagicon|EGY}} '''Amr Shabana''' | RD1-score09-1 = '''11''' | RD1-score09-2 = 7 | RD1-score09-3 = 6 | RD1-score09-4 = '''11''' | RD1-score09-5 = '''11''' | RD1-seed10 = | RD1-team10 = {{flagicon|EGY}} Tarek Momen | RD1-score10-1 = 7 | RD1-score10-2 = '''11''' | RD1-score10-3 = '''11''' | RD1-score10-4 = 3 | RD1-score10-5 = 6 | RD1-seed11 = | RD1-team11 = {{flagicon|EGY}} Mohd Ali Anwar Reda | RD1-score11-1 = 6 | RD1-score11-2 = 10 | RD1-score11-3 = 6 | RD1-score11-4 = | RD1-score11-5 = | RD1-seed12 = | RD1-team12 = {{flagicon|FIN}} '''Olli Tuominen''' | RD1-score12-1 = '''11''' | RD1-score12-2 = '''12''' | RD1-score12-3 = '''11''' | RD1-score12-4 = | RD1-score12-5 = | RD1-seed13 = | RD1-team13 = {{flagicon|ESP}} '''Borja Golán''' | RD1-score13-1 = '''12''' | RD1-score13-2 = '''12''' | RD1-score13-3 = '''11''' | RD1-score13-4 = | RD1-score13-5 = | RD1-seed14 = | RD1-team14 = {{flagicon|AUS}} Cameron Pilley | RD1-score14-1 = 10 | RD1-score14-2 = 10 | RD1-score14-3 = 5 | RD1-score14-4 = | RD1-score14-5 = | RD1-seed15 = | RD1-team15 = {{flagicon|ENG}} Daryl Selby | RD1-score15-1 = '''11''' | RD1-score15-2 = 7 | RD1-score15-3 = 5 | RD1-score15-4 = 14 | RD1-score15-5 = | RD1-seed16 = '''4''' | RD1-team16 = {{flagicon|EGY}} '''Ramy Ashour''' | RD1-score16-1 = 8 | RD1-score16-2 = '''11''' | RD1-score16-3 = '''11''' | RD1-score16-4 = '''16''' | RD1-score16-5 = | RD1-seed17 = '''3''' | RD1-team17 = {{flagicon|ENG}} '''Nick Matthew''' | RD1-score17-1 = '''11''' | RD1-score17-2 = '''11''' | RD1-score17-3 = '''11''' | RD1-score17-4 = | RD1-score17-5 = | RD1-seed18 = Q | RD1-team18 = {{flagicon|HKG}} Max Lee | RD1-score18-1 = 8 | RD1-score18-2 = 4 | RD1-score18-3 = 6 | RD1-score18-4 = | RD1-score18-5 = | RD1-seed19 = | RD1-team19 = {{flagicon|ENG}} '''Tom Richards''' | RD1-score19-1 = '''11''' | RD1-score19-2 = 10 | RD1-score19-3 = '''11''' | RD1-score19-4 = '''11''' | RD1-score19-5 = | RD1-seed20 = | RD1-team20 = {{flagicon|MAS}} Ong Beng Hee | RD1-score20-1 = 7 | RD1-score20-2 = '''12''' | RD1-score20-3 = 4 | RD1-score20-4 = 4 | RD1-score20-5 = | RD1-seed21 = | RD1-team21 = {{flagicon|RSA}} '''Stephen Coppinger''' | RD1-score21-1 = '''11''' | RD1-score21-2 = 11 | RD1-score21-3 = '''11''' | RD1-score21-4 = '''11''' | RD1-score21-5 = | RD1-seed22 = Q | RD1-team22 = {{flagicon|SCO}} Alan Clyne | RD1-score22-1 = 9 | RD1-score22-2 = '''13''' | RD1-score22-3 = 6 | RD1-score22-4 = 3 | RD1-score22-5 = | RD1-seed23 = Q | RD1-team23 = {{flagicon|FRA}} Grégoire Marche | RD1-score23-1 = 2 | RD1-score23-2 = 1 | RD1-score23-3 = 5 | RD1-score23-4 = | RD1-score23-5 = | RD1-seed24 = '''8''' | RD1-team24 = {{flagicon|NED}} '''Laurens Jan Anjema''' | RD1-score24-1 = '''11''' | RD1-score24-2 = '''11''' | RD1-score24-3 = '''11''' | RD1-score24-4 = | RD1-score24-5 = | RD1-seed25 = '''6''' | RD1-team25 = {{flagicon|ENG}} '''Peter Barker''' | RD1-score25-1 = '''11''' | RD1-score25-2 = '''11''' | RD1-score25-3 = '''11''' | RD1-score25-4 = | RD1-score25-5 = | RD1-seed26 = Q | RD1-team26 = {{flagicon|AUS}} Ryan Cuskelly | RD1-score26-1 = 3 | RD1-score26-2 = 9 | RD1-score26-3 = 9 | RD1-score26-4 = | RD1-score26-5 = | RD1-seed27 = | RD1-team27 = {{flagicon|IND}} '''Saurav Ghosal''' | RD1-score27-1 = '''11''' | RD1-score27-2 = '''11''' | RD1-score27-3 = '''11''' | RD1-score27-4 = | RD1-score27-5 = | RD1-seed28 = Q | RD1-team28 = {{flagicon|EGY}} Marwan El Shorbagy | RD1-score28-1 = 7 | RD1-score28-2 = 6 | RD1-score28-3 = 5 | RD1-score28-4 = | RD1-score28-5 = | RD1-seed29 = | RD1-team29 = {{flagicon|COL}} Miguel Rodríguez | RD1-score29-1 = 5 | RD1-score29-2 = 6 | RD1-score29-3 = '''11''' | RD1-score29-4 = '''11''' | RD1-score29-5 = 1 | RD1-seed30 = | RD1-team30 = {{flagicon|ENG}} '''Jonathan Kemp''' | RD1-score30-1 = '''11''' | RD1-score30-2 = '''11''' | RD1-score30-3 = 8 | RD1-score30-4 = 9 | RD1-score30-5 = '''11''' | RD1-seed31 = | RD1-team31 = {{flagicon|SUI}} Nicolas Müller | RD1-score31-1 = 6 | RD1-score31-2 = 4 | RD1-score31-3 = 3 | RD1-score31-4 = | RD1-score31-5 = | RD1-seed32 = '''2''' | RD1-team32 = {{flagicon|FRA}} '''Grégory Gaultier''' | RD1-score32-1 = '''11''' | RD1-score32-2 = '''11''' | RD1-score32-3 = '''11''' | RD1-score32-4 = | RD1-score32-5 = | RD2-seed01 = '''1''' | RD2-team01 = {{flagicon|ENG}} '''James Willstrop''' | RD2-score01-1 = 9 | RD2-score01-2 = '''11''' | RD2-score01-3 = '''11''' | RD2-score01-4 = '''11''' | RD2-score01-5 = | RD2-seed02 = | RD2-team02 = {{flagicon|BOT}} Alister Walker | RD2-score02-1 = '''11''' | RD2-score02-2 = 7 | RD2-score02-3 = 5 | RD2-score02-4 = 5 | RD2-score02-5 = | RD2-seed03 = | RD2-team03 = {{flagicon|ENG}} Adrian Grant | RD2-score03-1 = 10 | RD2-score03-2 = 4 | RD2-score03-3 = 8 | RD2-score03-4 = | RD2-score03-5 = | RD2-seed04 = '''7''' | RD2-team04 = {{flagicon|EGY}} '''Mohd El Shorbagy''' | RD2-score04-1 = '''11''' | RD2-score04-2 = '''11''' | RD2-score04-3 = '''11''' | RD2-score04-4 = | RD2-score04-5 = | RD2-seed05 = '''5''' | RD2-team05 = {{flagicon|EGY}} '''Amr Shabana''' | RD2-score05-1 = '''11''' | RD2-score05-2 = '''11''' | RD2-score05-3 = '''11''' | RD2-score05-4 = | RD2-score05-5 = | RD2-seed06 = | RD2-team06 = {{flagicon|FIN}} Olli Tuominen | RD2-score06-1 = 10 | RD2-score06-2 = 4 | RD2-score06-3 = 4 | RD2-score06-4 = | RD2-score06-5 = | RD2-seed07 = | RD2-team07 = {{flagicon|ESP}} Borja Golán | RD2-score07-1 = '''11''' | RD2-score07-2 = '''11''' | RD2-score07-3 = 9 | RD2-score07-4 = 1 | RD2-score07-5 = 6 | RD2-seed08 = '''4''' | RD2-team08 = {{flagicon|EGY}} '''Ramy Ashour'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TfWMDjobPY *] | RD2-score08-1 = 6 | RD2-score08-2 = 3 | RD2-score08-3 = '''11''' | RD2-score08-4 = '''11''' | RD2-score08-5 = '''11''' | RD2-seed09 = '''3''' | RD2-team09 = {{flagicon|ENG}} '''Nick Matthew''' | RD2-score09-1 = '''11''' | RD2-score09-2 = 8 | RD2-score09-3 = '''11''' | RD2-score09-4 = '''11''' | RD2-score09-5 = | RD2-seed10 = | RD2-team10 = {{flagicon|ENG}} Tom Richards | RD2-score10-1 = 5 | RD2-score10-2 = '''11''' | RD2-score10-3 = 4 | RD2-score10-4 = 6 | RD2-score10-5 = | RD2-seed11 = | RD2-team11 = {{flagicon|RSA}} Stephen Coppinger | RD2-score11-1 = 10 | RD2-score11-2 = '''11''' | RD2-score11-3 = 2 | RD2-score11-4 = 3 | RD2-score11-5 = | RD2-seed12 = '''8''' | RD2-team12 = {{flagicon|NED}} '''Laurens Jan Anjema''' | RD2-score12-1 = '''12''' | RD2-score12-2 = 2 | RD2-score12-3 = '''11''' | RD2-score12-4 = '''11''' | RD2-score12-5 = | RD2-seed13 = '''6''' | RD2-team13 = {{flagicon|ENG}} '''Peter Barker''' | RD2-score13-1 = 7 | RD2-score13-2 = '''11''' | RD2-score13-3 = '''11''' | RD2-score13-4 = '''11''' | RD2-score13-5 = | RD2-seed14 = | RD2-team14 = {{flagicon|IND}} Saurav Ghosal | RD2-score14-1 = '''11''' | RD2-score14-2 = 2 | RD2-score14-3 = 6 | RD2-score14-4 = 6 | RD2-score14-5 = | RD2-seed15 = Q | RD2-team15 = {{flagicon|ENG}} Jonathan Kemp | RD2-score15-1 = 5 | RD2-score15-2 = 8 | RD2-score15-3 = 7 | RD2-score15-4 = | RD2-score15-5 = | RD2-seed16 = '''2''' | RD2-team16 = {{flagicon|FRA}} Grégory Gaultier | RD2-score16-1 = '''11''' | RD2-score16-2 = '''11''' | RD2-score16-3 = '''11''' | RD2-score16-4 = | RD2-score16-5 = | RD3-seed01 = '''1''' | RD3-team01 = {{flagicon|ENG}} '''James Willstrop''' | RD3-score01-1 = '''11''' | RD3-score01-2 = '''11''' | RD3-score01-3 = '''11''' | RD3-score01-4 = | RD3-score01-5 = | RD3-seed02 = '''7''' | RD3-team02 = {{flagicon|EGY}} Mohd El Shorbagy | RD3-score02-1 = 4 | RD3-score02-2 = 7 | RD3-score02-3 = 9 | RD3-score02-4 = | RD3-score02-5 = | RD3-seed03 = '''5''' | RD3-team03 = {{flagicon|EGY}} Amr Shabana | RD3-score03-1 = 8 | RD3-score03-2 = 10 | RD3-score03-3 = '''11''' | RD3-score03-4 = '''11''' | RD3-score03-5 = 4 | RD3-seed04 = '''4''' | RD3-team04 = {{flagicon|EGY}} '''Ramy Ashour''' | RD3-score04-1 = '''11''' | RD3-score04-2 = '''12''' | RD3-score04-3 = 5 | RD3-score04-4 = 1 | RD3-score04-5 = '''11''' | RD3-seed05 = '''3''' | RD3-team05 = {{flagicon|ENG}} '''Nick Matthew''' | RD3-score05-1 = 4 | RD3-score05-2 = '''11''' | RD3-score05-3 = '''11''' | RD3-score05-4 = '''11''' | RD3-score05-5 = | RD3-seed06 = '''8''' | RD3-team06 = {{flagicon|NED}} Laurens Jan Anjema | RD3-score06-1 = '''11''' | RD3-score06-2 = 6 | RD3-score06-3 = 5 | RD3-score06-4 = 5 | RD3-score06-5 = | RD3-seed07 = '''6''' | RD3-team07 = {{flagicon|ENG}} '''Peter Barker''' | RD3-score07-1 = '''11''' | RD3-score07-2 = 2 | RD3-score07-3 = 7 | RD3-score07-4 = '''11''' | RD3-score07-5 = '''11''' | RD3-seed08 = '''2''' | RD3-team08 = {{flagicon|FRA}} Grégory Gaultier | RD3-score08-1 = 8 | RD3-score08-2 = '''11''' | RD3-score08-3 = '''11''' | RD3-score08-4 = 9 | RD3-score08-5 = 6 | RD4-seed01 = '''1''' | RD4-team01 = {{flagicon|ENG}} James Willstrop | RD4-score01-1 = '''11''' | RD4-score01-2 = 6 | RD4-score01-3 = 6 | RD4-score01-4 = 8 | RD4-score01-5 = | RD4-seed02 = '''4''' | RD4-team02 = {{flagicon|EGY}} '''Ramy Ashour'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Cz3G_VM9mE *] | RD4-score02-1 = 8 | RD4-score02-2 = '''11''' | RD4-score02-3 = '''11''' | RD4-score02-4 = '''11''' | RD4-score02-5 = | RD4-seed03 = '''3''' | RD4-team03 = {{flagicon|ENG}} '''Nick Matthew''' | RD4-score03-1 = '''11''' | RD4-score03-2 = '''11''' | RD4-score03-3 = '''11''' | RD4-score03-4 = | RD4-score03-5 = | RD4-seed04 = '''6''' | RD4-team04 = {{flagicon|ENG}} Peter Barker | RD4-score04-1 = 5 | RD4-score04-2 = 8 | RD4-score04-3 = 6 | RD4-score04-4 = | RD4-score04-5 = | RD5-seed01 = '''4''' | RD5-team01 = {{flagicon|EGY}} Ramy Ashour | RD5-score01-1 = 9 | RD5-score01-2 = 4 | RD5-score01-3 = 8 | RD5-score01-4 = | RD5-score01-5 = | RD5-seed02 = '''3''' | RD5-team02 = {{flagicon|ENG}} '''Nick Matthew'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfUjVf6Sqzo *] | RD5-score02-1 = '''11''' | RD5-score02-2 = '''11''' | RD5-score02-3 = '''11''' | RD5-score02-4 = | RD5-score02-5 =
}}<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.psaworldtour.com/page/TournamentDetails/0,,13121~1584,00.html |title = PSA World Tour {{!}} Tournaments {{!}} Tournament Details {{!}} Allam British Open 2012 |access-date=6 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120606140339/http://www.psaworldtour.com/page/TournamentDetails/0,,13121~1584,00.html |archive-date=6 June 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==See also== *2012 Men's World Open Squash Championship *2012 Women's British Open Squash Championship
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20120606140339/http://www.psaworldtour.com/page/TournamentDetails/0,,13121~1584,00.html PSA British Open 2012 website] *[http://www.britishopensquash.net/ British Open 2012 official website]
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