April 2012 Rankings
16 year old Sherbini breaks into Top 16
She won the World Junior Championships when she was only 13 and now at just 16 years oldĀ Nour El Sherbini is making her move towards the top of the senior rankings.
Last week Sherbini caught the attention of the squash world by coming through qualifying to reach the semi finals of the CIMB Nicol David KL Open, beatingĀ Joelle King,Ā Jenny DuncalfandĀ Rachael Grinham in the process. This great run has seen Sherbini climb to no.16 in the rankings and will guarantee her a top 16 seeding in Mayās British Open. The top players will breathe a sigh of relief knowing they have avoided such a danger in the opening round.
Sherbiniās conqueror in KL was Hong KongāsĀ Annie Au. Au also had a great week, beatingĀ Natalie Grinham,Ā Laura Massaro and Sherbini on her way to her first World Series final. Au returns to no.7 in the rankings, equalling her highest position to date.
World no.1Ā Nicol David pleased the sponsors and fans by winning her 8th KL Open and 60th WSA title. David opens up her lead at the top of the ranking in her 69th month as no.1.
Elsewhere in the top 20, Massaro jumps back ahead ofĀ Madeline Perry at no.3 whileĀ Raneem El Weleily closes the gap on both of them at no.5. Indian starĀ Dipika Pallikal reached the quarter finals in KL after her recording her biggest win overĀ Kasey Brown and returns to no.14 to equal her career high ranking.
Outside the top 20,Ā Omneya Abdel Kawy slips down to no.21, the first time the Egyptian has been outside the top in 10 years. Kawy has been off the tour for some months but will be seen in this monthās Irish Open.
Emily Whitlock in undefeated on the WSA tour in 2012. She won her first title at the Finnish Open in February and has followed this up in March with back to back titles at the NSC Series no.3 and Swiss Open. The wins bring her the 18 year old her highest ranking of no.31.
One place behind Whitlock at no.32 isĀ Alison Waters who returned to the tour in March after a long injury lay-off. Waters marked her comeback in style, claiming back to back titles at the Atwater Cup and Granite Open, as she looks to return to the very top of the womenās game. Waters will again be a nightmare draw for the seeds as she qualifies for the Irish Open this month and has been given the Wildcard for the British Open.
There were also career high rankings in the top 50 for: Japanese no.1Ā Misaki Kobayashi at no.34. Kobayashi won the Hashim Khan Champs in Denver and reached the National Capitol Open final, Canadaās no.1Ā Samantha Cornett who won the Montreal Open to reach no.37, EnglandāsĀ Lauren Selby reached her 6th WSA final at the Wimbledon Cup to move to no.43 andColine Aumard reached her first final at the Swiss Open to move up to no.48.
Top 20:
| RANK | PLAYER | COUNTRY | Prev Pos | CHANGE | TOTAL | PLAYED (12 MONTHS) |
AVERAGE |
| 1 | Nicol David | MAS | 1 | 29625.00 | 10 | 3485.294 | |
| 2 | Jenny Duncalf | ENG | 2 | 15232.50 | 10 | 1792.059 | |
| 3 | Laura Massaro | ENG | 4 | 1Ā ā§ | 10652.50 | 9 | 1331.563 |
| 4 | Madeline Perry | IRL | 3 | 1Ā ā© | 12969.50 | 13 | 1296.950 |
| 5 | Raneem El Weleily | EGY | 5 | 11582.50 | 11 | 1286.944 | |
| 6 | Rachael Grinham | AUS | 6 | 11298.75 | 14 | 1076.071 | |
| 7 | Annie Au | HKG | 10 | 3Ā ā§ | 9611.50 | 13 | 961.150 |
| 8 | Kasey Brown | AUS | 7 | 1Ā ā© | 9804.00 | 14 | 933.714 |
| 9 | Natalie Grinham | NED | 8 | 1Ā ā© | 9303.00 | 13 | 930.300 |
| 10 | Camille Serme | FRA | 9 | 1Ā ā© | 7914.25 | 12 | 833.079 |
| 11 | Samantha Teran | MEX | 11 | 6145.25 | 10 | 722.971 | |
| 12 | Joelle King | NZL | 12 | 6694.00 | 12 | 704.632 | |
| 13 | Low Wee Wern | MAS | 13 | 7046.00 | 14 | 671.048 | |
| 14 | Dipika Pallikal | IND | 15 | 1Ā ā§ | 6829.00 | 15 | 620.818 |
| 15 | Donna Urquhart | AUS | 14 | 1Ā ā© | 7283.75 | 17 | 606.979 |
| 16 | Nour El Sherbini | EGY | 23 | 7Ā ā§ | 4149.50 | 6 | 518.688 |
| 17 | Jaclyn Hawkes | NZL | 16 | 1Ā ā© | 5420.50 | 14 | 516.238 |
| 18 | Nour El Tayeb | EGY | 18 | 4087.50 | 8 | 510.938 | |
| 19 | Joey Chan | HKG | 19 | 4824.75 | 14 | 459.500 | |
| 20 | Sarah Kippax | ENG | 20 | 4337.25 | 12 | 456.553 |
To see the full rankings click on the link:Ā http://www.wispa.net/view_rankings.asp
World Series Standings ā April 2nd 2012
After the following events:
CIMB Nicol David KL Open
| Position | Name | Country | Total Points |
| 1 | Nicol David | Malaysia | 100 |
| 2 | Annie Au | Hong Kong | 65 |
| 3= | Raneem El Weleily | Egypt | 40 |
| 3= | Nour El Sherbini | Egypt | 40 |
| 5= | Laura Massaro | England | 25 |
| 5= | Madeline Perry | Ireland | 25 |
| 5= | Rachael Grinham | Australia | 25 |
| 5= | Dipika Pallikal | India | 25 |
| 9= | Jenny Duncalf | England | 15 |
| 9= | Kasey Brown | Australia | 15 |
| 9= | Natalie Grinham | Netherlands | 15 |
| 9= | Camille Serme | France | 15 |
| 9= | Samantha Teran | Mexico | 15 |
| 9= | Low Wee Wern | Malaysia | 15 |
| 9= | Donna Urquhart | Australia | 15 |
| 9= | Heba El Torky | Egypt | 15 |
| 17= | Joelle King | New Zealand | 10 |
| 17= | Jaclyn Hawkes | New Zealand | 10 |
| 17= | Nour El Tayeb | Egypt | 10 |
| 17= | Delia Arnold | Malaysia | 10 |