2008 Women's World Open Squash Championship
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The 2008 Women's World Open Squash Championship is the women's edition of the World Open, which serves as the individual world championship for squash
players. The event took place in the Manchester
in England
from 11 to 19 October 2008.
Squash (sport)
Squash is a high-speed racquet sport played by two players in a four-walled court with a small, hollow rubber ball...
players. The event took place in the Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
from 11 to 19 October 2008.
Seeds
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Nicol DavidNicol DavidDatuk Nicol Ann David is a Malaysian female professional squash player. She is currently ranked world number 1 in women's squash, and is the first Asian woman to achieve this...
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Rachael GrinhamRachael GrinhamRachael Margaret Grinham is a professional squash player from Australia. She won the World Open in 2007, and the British Open in 2003, 2004, 2007 and 2009. She reached the World No...
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Natalie GrinhamNatalie GrinhamNatalie Marie Grinham is a professional squash player. During her career, she has won three Commonwealth Games Gold Medals, and finished runner-up at both the World Open and the British Open. She reached the World No. 2 ranking in 2007. She represented Australia in international squash...
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Natalie GraingerNatalie GraingerNatalie Grainger , also known for a period by her former married name Natalie Pohrer, is a professional female squash player....
(Second Round) -
Jenny DuncalfJenny DuncalfJennifer Duncalf is a professional squash player from England.As a junior player, Duncalf won the European Junior Championship title. Duncalf won the European Individual Championship title in 2006 and 2007, and the British National Championship title in 2007 and 2009...
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Shelley KitchenShelley KitchenShelley Celia Kitchen MNZM is a female professional squash player from New Zealand.At the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Kitchen beat World No. 1 Nicol David of Malaysia in the third-place match to capture the women's singles Bronze Medal...
(Second Round) - Alison WatersAlison WatersAlison Waters is a professional squash player from England.Waters won the British National Squash Championships in February 2010, beating Jenny Duncalf in the final 10–12, 11–7, 4–11, 11–7, 12–10...
(Quarterfinals) - Laura Lengthorn-MassaroLaura Lengthorn-MassaroLaura Massaro is a professional squash player from England.Massaro won her first top-level title at the German Open in 2004...
(Second Round)
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Omneya Abdel KawyOmneya Abdel KawyOmneya Abdel Kawy is an Egyptian professional squash player.Omneya won the World Junior Championship in Egypt 2003. Omneya crowned a sparkling junior career in 2003 in her home city of Cairo when she lifted the World Junior title after having been the runner up to Nicol David in 1999 and 2001...
(Quarterfinals) - Vanessa AtkinsonVanessa AtkinsonVanessa Louise Atkinson is a former professional squash player from the Netherlands, who won the World Open in 2004 and reached the World No. 1 ranking in December 2005....
(First Round) - Vicky BotwrightVicky BotwrightVicky Botwright is a squash coach and former professional squash player from England. She reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 5 in 2005. In 2008, she finished runner-up at the World Open, losing in the final to Nicol David 11–5, 1–11, 6–11, 9–11...
(Final) - Kasey BrownKasey BrownKasey Brown is a professional squash player who represented Australia.Brown was born in Taree, New South Wales. She was the Australian junior champion in 2003 and 2004 and was then the senior champion in 2006 and in the same year, had also won the Australian Open title.Currently a member of the...
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Rebecca ChiuRebecca ChiuChiu Wing Yin Rebecca , commonly known as Rebecca Chiu, is a female professional squash player from Hong Kong. Her highest world ranking is 13, achieved in October 2007.- External links :* * * *...
(Second Round) -
Madeline PerryMadeline PerryMadeline Perry is a professional squash player from Northern Ireland. She was raised in Northern Ireland and currently lives in Halifax....
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Isabelle StoehrIsabelle StoehrIsabelle Stoehr is a professional squash player from France.-Professional Tour Titles :All Results for Isabelle Stoehr in WISPA World's Tour tournamentNote: = retired, min = minutes, h = hours...
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Samantha TeranSamantha TeranSamantha Quintanilla Teran is a professional female squash player who represents Mexico. Teran first joined the WISPA Tour in 2000, and she entered the world top twenty for the first time in 2008 as she won the eighth and ninth Tour titles of her career...
(First Round)