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{{Infobox squash championship
| name           = Women's World Open 2008
| number         = 25
| series         = WISPA World Squash Championship
| logo           = Women's World Squash 2008.png
| logo_size      = 185px
| location       = [[Manchester]], England, UK
| venue          =
| dates          = 11–19 October 2008
| website        = {{URL|squashsite.co.uk/world_open_2008.htm}}
| category       = [[World Open (squash)|WISPA World Open]]
| prize_money    = $114,000
| champion       = {{flagicon|MAS}} '''[[Nicol David]]'''
| runner-up      = {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Vicky Botwright]]
| semi-finalists = {{flagicon|IRL}} [[Madeline Perry]]<br />{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Jenny Duncalf]]
| prev           = [[2007 Women's World Open Squash Championship|2007]] {{flagicon|ESP}}
| next           = {{flagicon|NED}} [[2009 Women's World Open Squash Championship|2009]]
}}

The '''2008 Women's World Open Squash Championship''' is the women's edition of the [[World Open (squash)|World Open]], which serves as the individual world championship for [[Squash (sport)|squash]] players. The event took place at the [[National Squash Centre]] in Manchester, England from 11 to 19 October 2008.<ref name=Profile>{{cite web|publisher=worldsquash2008.com|title=Tournament official site| url =http://www.worldsquash2008.com/| accessdate =22 September 2009}}</ref>

==Ranking points==
In 2008, the points breakdown were as follows:

{|class=wikitable style=font-size:90%;text-align:center
|+ World Open (2008)
|-
|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 (WISPA)
|4800
|3300
|1950
|1050
|525
|300
|}

==Seeds==
{{columns-list|colwidth=30em|
# {{flagicon|MAS}} '''[[Nicol David]] (champion)'''
# {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Rachael Grinham]] ''(second round)''
# {{flagicon|NED}} [[Natalie Grinham]] ''(quarter-finals)''
# {{flagicon|USA}} [[Natalie Grainger]]  ''(second round)''
# {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Jenny Duncalf]] ''(semi-finals, retired due to injury)''
# {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Shelley Kitchen]] ''(second round)''
# {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Alison Waters]] ''(quarter-finals)''
# {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Laura Lengthorn-Massaro]] ''(second round)''
# {{flagicon|EGY}} [[Omneya Abdel Kawy]] ''(quarter-finals)''
# {{flagicon|NED}} [[Vanessa Atkinson]] ''(first round)''
# {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Vicky Botwright]] ''(final)''
# {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Kasey Brown]] ''(second round)''
# {{flagicon|HKG}} [[Rebecca Chiu]] ''(second round)''
# {{flagicon|IRL}} [[Madeline Perry]] ''(semi-finals)''
# {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Isabelle Stoehr]] ''(second round)''
# {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Samantha Terán]] ''(first round)''
}}

==Draw and results==
{{32TeamBracket-Compact-Squash5
| RD1 = First round
| RD2 = Second round
| RD3 = Quarter-finals
| RD4 = Semi-finals
| RD5 = Final

| RD1-seed01    = 1
| RD1-team01    = {{flagicon|MAS}} '''[[Nicol David|N David]]'''
| RD1-score01-1 = 11
| RD1-score01-2 = 11
| RD1-score01-3 = 11
| RD1-score01-4 = &nbsp;
| RD1-score01-5 = &nbsp;
| RD1-seed02    = &nbsp;
| RD1-team02    = {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Sharon Wee|S Wee]]
| RD1-score02-1 = 6
| RD1-score02-2 = 3
| RD1-score02-3 = 2
| RD1-score02-4 = &nbsp;
| RD1-score02-5 = &nbsp;

| RD1-seed03    = 13
| RD1-team03    = {{flagicon|HKG}} '''[[Rebecca Chiu|R Chiu]]'''
| RD1-score03-1 = 8
| RD1-score03-2 = 6
| RD1-score03-3 = 11
| RD1-score03-4 = 11
| RD1-score03-5 = 11
| RD1-seed04    = &nbsp;
| RD1-team04    = {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Lauren Briggs|L Briggs]]
| RD1-score04-1 = 11
| RD1-score04-2 = 11
| RD1-score04-3 = 5
| RD1-score04-4 = 6
| RD1-score04-5 = 6

| RD1-seed05    = 8
| RD1-team05    = {{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Laura Lengthorn-Massaro|L L-Massaro]]'''
| RD1-score05-1 = 12
| RD1-score05-2 = 13
| RD1-score05-3 = 11
| RD1-score05-4 = &nbsp;
| RD1-score05-5 = &nbsp;
| RD1-seed06    = &nbsp;
| RD1-team06    = {{flagicon|NED}} [[Annelize Naudé|A Naudé]]
| RD1-score06-1 = 10
| RD1-score06-2 = 11
| RD1-score06-3 = 6
| RD1-score06-4 = &nbsp;
| RD1-score06-5 = &nbsp;

| RD1-seed07    = 9
| RD1-team07    = {{flagicon|EGY}} '''[[Omneya Abdel Kawy|O A Kawy]]'''
| RD1-score07-1 = 11
| RD1-score07-2 = 12
| RD1-score07-3 = 12
| RD1-score07-4 = &nbsp;
| RD1-score07-5 = &nbsp;
| RD1-seed08    = Q
| RD1-team08    = {{flagicon|DEN}} [[Line Hansen|L Hansen]]
| RD1-score08-1 = 6
| RD1-score08-2 = 10
| RD1-score08-3 = 10
| RD1-score08-4 = &nbsp;
| RD1-score08-5 = &nbsp;

| RD1-seed09    = 4
| RD1-team09    = {{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Natalie Grainger|N Grainger]]'''
| RD1-score09-1 = 11
| RD1-score09-2 = 11
| RD1-score09-3 = 11
| RD1-score09-4 = &nbsp;
| RD1-score09-5 = &nbsp;
| RD1-seed10    = Q
| RD1-team10    = {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Alana Miller|A Miller]]
| RD1-score10-1 = 5
| RD1-score10-2 = 6
| RD1-score10-3 = 2
| RD1-score10-4 = &nbsp;
| RD1-score10-5 = &nbsp;

| RD1-seed11    = 10
| RD1-team11    = {{flagicon|NED}} [[Vanessa Atkinson|V Atkinson]]
| RD1-score11-1 = 9
| RD1-score11-2 = 7
| RD1-score11-3 = 11
| RD1-score11-4 = 12
| RD1-score11-5 = 5
| RD1-seed12    = &nbsp;
| RD1-team12    = {{flagicon|NZL}} '''[[Jaclyn Hawkes|J Hawkes]]'''
| RD1-score12-1 = 11
| RD1-score12-2 = 11
| RD1-score12-3 = 8
| RD1-score12-4 = 10
| RD1-score12-5 = 11

| RD1-seed13    = 6
| RD1-team13    = {{flagicon|NZL}} '''[[Shelley Kitchen|S Kitchen]]'''
| RD1-score13-1 = 11
| RD1-score13-2 = 11
| RD1-score13-3 = 11
| RD1-score13-4 = &nbsp;
| RD1-score13-5 = &nbsp;
| RD1-seed14    = Q
| RD1-team14    = {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Delia Arnold|D Arnold]]
| RD1-score14-1 = 7
| RD1-score14-2 = 7
| RD1-score14-3 = 4
| RD1-score14-4 = &nbsp;
| RD1-score14-5 = &nbsp;

| RD1-seed15    = 14
| RD1-team15    = {{flagicon|IRL}} '''[[Madeline Perry|M Perry]]'''
| RD1-score15-1 = 6
| RD1-score15-2 = 11
| RD1-score15-3 = 13
| RD1-score15-4 = 11
| RD1-score15-5 = &nbsp;
| RD1-seed16    = &nbsp;
| RD1-team16    = {{flagicon|EGY}} [[Engy Kheirallah|E Kheirallah]]
| RD1-score16-1 = 11
| RD1-score16-2 = 8
| RD1-score16-3 = 11
| RD1-score16-4 = 5
| RD1-score16-5 = &nbsp;

| RD1-seed17    = Q
| RD1-team17    = {{flagicon|MAS}} [[Low Wee Wern|L W Wern]]
| RD1-score17-1 = 5
| RD1-score17-2 = 13
| RD1-score17-3 = 4
| RD1-score17-4 = 11
| RD1-score17-5 = &nbsp;
| RD1-seed18    = 12
| RD1-team18    = {{flagicon|AUS}} '''[[Kasey Brown|K Brown]]'''
| RD1-score18-1 = 11
| RD1-score18-2 = 11
| RD1-score18-3 = 11
| RD1-score18-4 = 13
| RD1-score18-5 = &nbsp;

| RD1-seed19    = &nbsp;
| RD1-team19    = {{flagicon|EGY}} [[Raneem El Weleily|R E Weleily]]
| RD1-score19-1 = 3
| RD1-score19-2 = 11
| RD1-score19-3 = 12
| RD1-score19-4 = 7
| RD1-score19-5 = &nbsp;
| RD1-seed20    = 5
| RD1-team20    = {{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Jenny Duncalf|J Duncalf]]'''
| RD1-score20-1 = 11
| RD1-score20-2 = 6
| RD1-score20-3 = 14
| RD1-score20-4 = 11
| RD1-score20-5 = &nbsp;

| RD1-seed21    = Q
| RD1-team21    = {{flagicon|HKG}} '''[[Annie Au|A Au]]'''
| RD1-score21-1 = 11
| RD1-score21-2 = 11
| RD1-score21-3 = 3
| RD1-score21-4 = 11
| RD1-score21-5 = &nbsp;
| RD1-seed22    = 16
| RD1-team22    = {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Samantha Terán|S Terán]]
| RD1-score22-1 = 5
| RD1-score22-2 = 4
| RD1-score22-3 = 11
| RD1-score22-4 = 5
| RD1-score22-5 = &nbsp;

| RD1-seed23    = &nbsp;
| RD1-team23    = {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Dominique Lloyd-Walter|D L-Walter]]
| RD1-score23-1 = 5
| RD1-score23-2 = 6
| RD1-score23-3 = 9
| RD1-score23-4 = &nbsp;
| RD1-score23-5 = &nbsp;
| RD1-seed24    = 3
| RD1-team24    = {{flagicon|NED}} '''[[Natalie Grinham|N Grinham]]'''
| RD1-score24-1 = 11
| RD1-score24-2 = 11
| RD1-score24-3 = 11
| RD1-score24-4 = &nbsp;
| RD1-score24-5 = &nbsp;

| RD1-seed25    = Q
| RD1-team25    = {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Sarah Kippax|S Kippax]]
| RD1-score25-1 = 5
| RD1-score25-2 = 6
| RD1-score25-3 = 5
| RD1-score25-4 = &nbsp;
| RD1-score25-5 = &nbsp;
| RD1-seed26    = 15
| RD1-team26    = {{flagicon|FRA}} '''[[Isabelle Stoehr|I Stoehr]]'''
| RD1-score26-1 = 11
| RD1-score26-2 = 11
| RD1-score26-3 = 11
| RD1-score26-4 = &nbsp;
| RD1-score26-5 = &nbsp;

| RD1-seed27    = Q
| RD1-team27    = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Latasha Khan|L Khan]]
| RD1-score27-1 = 9
| RD1-score27-2 = 6
| RD1-score27-3 = 14
| RD1-score27-4 = 4
| RD1-score27-5 = &nbsp;
| RD1-seed28    = 7
| RD1-team28    = {{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Alison Waters|A Waters]]'''
| RD1-score28-1 = 11
| RD1-score28-2 = 11
| RD1-score28-3 = 12
| RD1-score28-4 = 11
| RD1-score28-5 = &nbsp;

| RD1-seed29    = Q
| RD1-team29    = {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Manuela Manetta|M Manetta]]
| RD1-score29-1 = 5
| RD1-score29-2 = 7
| RD1-score29-3 = 2
| RD1-score29-4 = &nbsp;
| RD1-score29-5 = &nbsp;
| RD1-seed30    = 11
| RD1-team30    = {{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Vicky Botwright|V Botwright]]'''
| RD1-score30-1 = 11
| RD1-score30-2 = 11
| RD1-score30-3 = 11
| RD1-score30-4 = &nbsp;
| RD1-score30-5 = &nbsp;

| RD1-seed31    = &nbsp;
| RD1-team31    = {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Louise Crome|L Crome]]
| RD1-score31-1 = 7
| RD1-score31-2 = 6
| RD1-score31-3 = 2
| RD1-score31-4 = &nbsp;
| RD1-score31-5 = &nbsp;
| RD1-seed32    = 2
| RD1-team32    = {{flagicon|AUS}} '''[[Rachael Grinham|R Grinham]]'''
| RD1-score32-1 = 11
| RD1-score32-2 = 11
| RD1-score32-3 = 11
| RD1-score32-4 = &nbsp;
| RD1-score32-5 = &nbsp;

| RD2-seed01    = 1
| RD2-team01    = {{flagicon|MAS}} '''[[Nicol David|N David]]'''
| RD2-score01-1 = 11
| RD2-score01-2 = 11
| RD2-score01-3 = 11
| RD2-score01-4 = &nbsp;
| RD2-score01-5 = &nbsp;
| RD2-seed02    = 13
| RD2-team02    = {{flagicon|HKG}} [[Rebecca Chiu|R Chiu]]
| RD2-score02-1 = 3
| RD2-score02-2 = 8
| RD2-score02-3 = 7
| RD2-score02-4 = &nbsp;
| RD2-score02-5 = &nbsp;

| RD2-seed03    = 8
| RD2-team03    = {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Laura Lengthorn|L L-Massaro]]
| RD2-score03-1 = 23
| RD2-score03-2 = 17
| RD2-score03-3 = 14
| RD2-score03-4 = 6
| RD2-score03-5 = 7
| RD2-seed04    = 9
| RD2-team04    = {{flagicon|EGY}} '''[[Omneya Abdel Kawy|O A Kawy]]'''
| RD2-score04-1 = 21
| RD2-score04-2 = 19
| RD2-score04-3 = 12
| RD2-score04-4 = 11
| RD2-score04-5 = 11

| RD2-seed05    = 4
| RD2-team05    = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Natalie Grainger|N Grainger]]
| RD2-score05-1 = 11
| RD2-score05-2 = 11
| RD2-score05-3 = 9
| RD2-score05-4 = 10
| RD2-score05-5 = 9
| RD2-seed06    = &nbsp;
| RD2-team06    = {{flagicon|NZL}} '''[[Jaclyn Hawkes|J Hawkes]]'''
| RD2-score06-1 = 6
| RD2-score06-2 = 5
| RD2-score06-3 = 11
| RD2-score06-4 = 12
| RD2-score06-5 = 11

| RD2-seed07    = 6
| RD2-team07    = {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Shelley Kitchen|S Kitchen]]
| RD2-score07-1 = 5
| RD2-score07-2 = 6
| RD2-score07-3 = 2
| RD2-score07-4 = &nbsp;
| RD2-score07-5 = &nbsp;
| RD2-seed08    = 14
| RD2-team08    = {{flagicon|IRL}} '''[[Madeline Perry|M Perry]]'''
| RD2-score08-1 = 11
| RD2-score08-2 = 11
| RD2-score08-3 = 11
| RD2-score08-4 = &nbsp;
| RD2-score08-5 = &nbsp;

| RD2-seed09    = 12
| RD2-team09    = {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Kasey Brown|K Brown]]
| RD2-score09-1 = 8
| RD2-score09-2 = 2
| RD2-score09-3 = 11
| RD2-score09-4 = &nbsp;
| RD2-score09-5 = &nbsp;
| RD2-seed10    = 5
| RD2-team10    = {{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Jenny Duncalf|J Duncalf]]'''
| RD2-score10-1 = 11
| RD2-score10-2 = 11
| RD2-score10-3 = 13
| RD2-score10-4 = &nbsp;
| RD2-score10-5 = &nbsp;

| RD2-seed11    = Q
| RD2-team11    = {{flagicon|HKG}} [[Annie Au|A Au]]
| RD2-score11-1 = 6
| RD2-score11-2 = 7
| RD2-score11-3 = 4
| RD2-score11-4 = &nbsp;
| RD2-score11-5 = &nbsp;
| RD2-seed12    = 3
| RD2-team12    = {{flagicon|NED}} '''[[Natalie Grinham|N Grinham]]'''
| RD2-score12-1 = 11
| RD2-score12-2 = 11
| RD2-score12-3 = 11
| RD2-score12-4 = &nbsp;
| RD2-score12-5 = &nbsp;

| RD2-seed13    = 15
| RD2-team13    = {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Isabelle Stoehr|I Stoehr]]
| RD2-score13-1 = 3
| RD2-score13-2 = 1
| RD2-score13-3 = 7
| RD2-score13-4 = &nbsp;
| RD2-score13-5 = &nbsp;
| RD2-seed14    = 7
| RD2-team14    = {{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Alison Waters|A Waters]]'''
| RD2-score14-1 = 11
| RD2-score14-2 = 11
| RD2-score14-3 = 11
| RD2-score14-4 = &nbsp;
| RD2-score14-5 = &nbsp;

| RD2-seed15    = 11
| RD2-team15    = {{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Vicky Botwright|V Botwright]]'''
| RD2-score15-1 = 5
| RD2-score15-2 = 13
| RD2-score15-3 = 11
| RD2-score15-4 = 11
| RD2-score15-5 = &nbsp;
| RD2-seed16    = 2
| RD2-team16    = {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Rachael Grinham|R Grinham]]
| RD2-score16-1 = 11
| RD2-score16-2 = 11
| RD2-score16-3 = 8
| RD2-score16-4 = 8
| RD2-score16-5 = &nbsp;

| RD3-seed01    = 1
| RD3-team01    = {{flagicon|MAS}} '''[[Nicol David|N David]]'''
| RD3-score01-1 = 11
| RD3-score01-2 = 11
| RD3-score01-3 = 11
| RD3-score01-4 = &nbsp;
| RD3-score01-5 = &nbsp;
| RD3-seed02    = 9
| RD3-team02    = {{flagicon|EGY}} [[Omneya Abdel Kawy|O A Kawy]]
| RD3-score02-1 = 8
| RD3-score02-2 = 1
| RD3-score02-3 = 9
| RD3-score02-4 = &nbsp;
| RD3-score02-5 = &nbsp;

| RD3-seed03    = &nbsp;
| RD3-team03    = {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Jaclyn Hawkes|J Hawkes]]
| RD3-score03-1 = 11
| RD3-score03-2 = 11
| RD3-score03-3 = 9
| RD3-score03-4 = 10
| RD3-score03-5 = 9
| RD3-seed04    = 14
| RD3-team04    = {{flagicon|IRL}} '''[[Madeline Perry|M Perry]]'''
| RD3-score04-1 = 6
| RD3-score04-2 = 5
| RD3-score04-3 = 11
| RD3-score04-4 = 12
| RD3-score04-5 = 11

| RD3-seed05    = 5
| RD3-team05    = {{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Jenny Duncalf|J Duncalf]]'''
| RD3-score05-1 = 11
| RD3-score05-2 = 10
| RD3-score05-3 = 5
| RD3-score05-4 = 11
| RD3-score05-5 = 11
| RD3-seed06    = 3
| RD3-team06    = {{flagicon|NED}} [[Natalie Grinham|N Grinham]]
| RD3-score06-1 = 8
| RD3-score06-2 = 12
| RD3-score06-3 = 11
| RD3-score06-4 = 6
| RD3-score06-5 = 7

| RD3-seed07    = 7
| RD3-team07    = {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Alison Waters|A Waters]]
| RD3-score07-1 = 11
| RD3-score07-2 = 11
| RD3-score07-3 = 11
| RD3-score07-4 = 9
| RD3-score07-5 = &nbsp;
| RD3-seed08    = 11
| RD3-team08    = {{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Vicky Botwright|V Botwright]]'''
| RD3-score08-1 = 13
| RD3-score08-2 = 5
| RD3-score08-3 = 13
| RD3-score08-4 = 11
| RD3-score08-5 = &nbsp;

| RD4-seed01    = 1
| RD4-team01    = {{flagicon|MAS}} '''[[Nicol David|N David]]'''
| RD4-score01-1 = 11
| RD4-score01-2 = 11
| RD4-score01-3 = 11
| RD4-score01-4 = &nbsp;
| RD4-score01-5 = &nbsp;
| RD4-seed02    = 14
| RD4-team02    = {{flagicon|IRL}} [[Madeline Perry|M Perry]]
| RD4-score02-1 = 6
| RD4-score02-2 = 8
| RD4-score02-3 = 6
| RD4-score02-4 = &nbsp;
| RD4-score02-5 = &nbsp;

| RD4-seed03    = 5
| RD4-team03    = {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Jenny Duncalf|J Duncalf]]
| RD4-score03-1 = 3
| RD4-score03-2 = 6
| RD4-score03-3 = r
| RD4-score03-4 = &nbsp;
| RD4-score03-5 = &nbsp;
| RD4-seed04    = 11
| RD4-team04    = {{flagicon|ENG}} '''[[Vicky Botwright|V Botwright]]'''
| RD4-score04-1 = 11
| RD4-score04-2 = 11
| RD4-score04-3 = r
| RD4-score04-4 = &nbsp;
| RD4-score04-5 = &nbsp;

| RD5-seed01    = 1
| RD5-team01    = {{flagicon|MAS}} '''[[Nicol David|N David]]'''
| RD5-score01-1 = 5
| RD5-score01-2 = 11
| RD5-score01-3 = 11
| RD5-score01-4 = 11
| RD5-score01-5 = &nbsp;
| RD5-seed02    = 11
| RD5-team02    = {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Vicky Botwright|V Botwright]]
| RD5-score02-1 = 11
| RD5-score02-2 = 1
| RD5-score02-3 = 6
| RD5-score02-4 = 9
| RD5-score02-5 = &nbsp;

}}

'''''Note:''''' * Q = Qualifier, * WC = Wild Card, * w/o = Walkover, * r = Retired

==See also==
*[[World Open (squash)|World Open]]
*[[2008 Men's World Open Squash Championship]]
*[[2008 Women's World Team Squash Championships]]

==References==
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==External links==

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