The PSA World Tour 2012 is the international squash tour organised circuit organized by the

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(PSA) for the 2012 squash season. The most important tournament in the series is the

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held in

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. The tour features three categories of regular events,

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, which feature the highest prize money and the best fields, International and Challenger. The Tour is concluded by the

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, the end of season championship for the top 8 rated players.

2012 Calendar

Key

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Prize money: $115,000 and more

International

Prize money: between $25,000 and $114,999

January

February

March

April

August

September

October

November

Year end world top 10 players

Retirements

Following is a list of notable players (winners of a main tour title, and/or part of the

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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: * Thierry Lincou (born 2 April 1976 in the Réunion Island,

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...

) joined the pro tour in 1994, became the first French squash player to be ranked world no. 1 spot in 2004 and win the World Open in 2004. Keeping the spot for a whole year in 2004. He won 17

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titles including Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Open in 2004 and two times the

Bluenose Classic The Bluenose Squash Classic was an annual squash tournament that took place in Halifax, Canada. The event was part of the PSA World Tour. It was established in 2006, and was last held in 2015. Past Results See also *PSA World Tour Sports c ...

. He was one of only five players to have maintained themselves in the top 10 without interruption for 10 years at the

. He retired in August after win the

. * Mohd Azlan Iskandar (born 1 June 1982 in

Sarawak Sarawak (; ) is a States and federal territories of Malaysia, state of Malaysia. The largest among the 13 states, with an area almost equal to that of Peninsular Malaysia, Sarawak is located in northwest Borneo Island, and is bordered by the M ...

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) joined the pro tour in 2000, reached the singles no. 10 spot in 2011. He won 13

titles including Malaysian Open and the Cannon Kirk Irish Open. He retired in July after competing a last time in the

Kuala Lumpur Open Kuala is a town and administrative district of Langkat Regency in northern Sumatra, Indonesia. It borders Selesai to the north, Salapian to the west, and Sei Bingai to the south and east. Most people in Kuala are Javanese people, with a signi ...

. * Mohammed Abbas (born 24 December 1980 in

Giza Giza (; sometimes spelled ''Gizah'' arz, الجيزة ' ) is the second-largest city in Egypt after Cairo and fourth-largest city in Africa after Kinshasa, Lagos and Cairo. It is the capital of Giza Governorate with a total population of 9.2 ...

Egypt Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediter ...

) joined the pro tour in 1998, reached the singles no. 13 spot in April 2007. He won 4

titles including

in 2007. He retired after losing in the first round of the Qatar World Open in December 2012. * Davide Bianchetti (born 8 March 1977 in

Brescia Brescia (, locally ; lmo, link=no, label= Lombard, Brèsa ; lat, Brixia; vec, Bressa) is a city and ''comune'' in the region of Lombardy, Northern Italy. It is situated at the foot of the Alps, a few kilometers from the lakes Garda and Iseo. ...

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) joined the pro tour in 1996, reached the singles no. 24 spot in October 2004. He won 10

. In 2003, he reached the quarter final of the World Open. He retired in December after competing a last time in the Prague Open.

References

External links

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{{2012 in squash PSA World Tour seasons 2012 in squash