2009 Men's World Open Squash Championship

Men's World Open 2009
31st PSA World Squash Championship
LocationKuwait Kuwait City, Kuwait
Date(s)November 1–7, 2009
Website
www.squashsite.co.uk/2009/kuwait_09.htm
PSA World Tour
CategoryPSA World Open
Prize money$277,500
Results
ChampionEgypt Amr Shabana
Runner-upEgypt Ramy Ashour
Semi-finalistsFrance Grégory Gaultier
England James Willstrop
← 2008 England Saudi Arabia 2010 →

The 2009 Men's World Open Squash Championship is the men's edition of the World Open, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players. The event took place in the Kuwait City in Kuwait from 1 to 7 November 2009. Amr Shabana won his fourth World Open title, defeating Ramy Ashour in the final.

Ranking points[edit]

In 2009, the points breakdown were as follows:

World Open (2009)
Event W F SF QF 3R 2R 1R
Points (PSA) 2625 1725 1050 637,5 375 187,5 112,5

Seeds[edit]

  1. Egypt Karim Darwish (third round)
  2. France Grégory Gaultier (semifinals)
  3. Egypt Ramy Ashour (final)
  4. Egypt Amr Shabana (champion)
  5. England Nick Matthew (quarterfinals)
  6. Australia David Palmer (second round)
  7. England Peter Barker (quarterfinals)
  8. France Thierry Lincou (quarterfinals)
  9. Egypt Wael El Hindi (quarterfinals)
  10. England Adrian Grant (second round)
  11. England James Willstrop (semifinals)
  12. Malaysia Mohd Azlan Iskandar (second round)
  13. Malaysia Ong Beng Hee (third round)
  14. Netherlands Laurens Jan Anjema (third round)
  15. Botswana Alister Walker (third round)
  16. Egypt Mohamed El Shorbagy (second round)

Draws & Results[edit]

2009 PSA Kuwait World Open

Finals[edit]

Quarter finals Semi finals Final
                     
11 England James Willstrop 11 11 11    
8 France Thierry Lincou 9 5 5    
11 England James Willstrop 5 9 11 9  
4 Egypt Amr Shabana 11 11 6 11  
4 Egypt Amr Shabana 11 11 11    
9 Egypt Wael El Hindi 1 5 9    
4 Egypt Amr Shabana 11 11 11    
3 Egypt Ramy Ashour 8 8 5    
7 England Peter Barker 8 3 11 8  
3 Egypt Ramy Ashour 11 11 9 11  
3 Egypt Ramy Ashour 11 11 12    
2 France Grégory Gaultier 5 9 10    
5 England Nick Matthew 11 8 11 6 4
2 France Grégory Gaultier 8 11 2 11 11

Top half[edit]

Section 1[edit]

First round Second round Third round Quarter finals
1 Egypt Karim Darwish 17 11 11
Pakistan Mansoor Zaman 15 4 7 1 Egypt Karim Darwish 11 11 9 11
29 India Saurav Ghosal 0 11 11 11 29 India Saurav Ghosal 4 5 11 1
Q France Mathieu Castagnet 11 6 8 8 1 Egypt Karim Darwish 7 7 11 9
11 England James Willstrop 13 11 11 11 England James Willstrop 11 11 3 11
Q England Robbie Temple 11 7 0 14 England James Willstrop 11 11 11
28 England Jonathan Kemp 11 11 11 28 England Jonathan Kemp 5 5 5
Mexico Arturo Salazar 7 4 5 11 England James Willstrop 11 11 11
8 France Thierry Lincou 11 11 11 8 France Thierry Lincou 9 5 5
Q Pakistan Yasir Butt 5 7 3 8 France Thierry Lincou 7 11 11 11
18 Australia Stewart Boswell 11 12 11 18 Australia Stewart Boswell 11 6 8 1
Q Australia Scott Arnold 8 10 6 8 France Thierry Lincou 11 11 4 11
15 England Alister Walker 11 11 6 11 15 England Alister Walker 2 8 11 6
Hungary Márk Krajcsák 6 6 11 5 15 England Alister Walker 11 11 7 11
30 Canada Shahier Razik 9 11 5 3 France Renan Lavigne 7 7 11 9
France Renan Lavigne 11 9 11 11

Section 2[edit]

First round Second round Third round Quarter finals
4 Egypt Amr Shabana 11 11 11
Q South Africa Shaun Le Roux 6 5 6 4 Egypt Amr Shabana 11 11 11
24 Egypt Omar Mosaad 11 10 11 9 11 24 Egypt Omar Mosaad 8 8 6
WC Kuwait Abdullah Al Muzayen 9 12 6 11 8 4 Egypt Amr Shabana 11 11 11
12 Malaysia Mohd Azlan Iskandar 11 11 11 22 England Daryl Selby 9 6 8
Australia Aaron Frankcomb 6 4 2 12 Malaysia Mohd Azlan Iskandar 7 11 11 7 8
22 England Daryl Selby 11 11 11 22 England Daryl Selby 11 7 9 11 11
Q South Africa Stephen Coppinger 8 6 6 4 Egypt Amr Shabana 11 11 11
6 Australia David Palmer 11 11 11 9 Egypt Wael El Hindi 1 5 9
Q France Julien Balbo 5 4 6 6 Australia David Palmer 12 10 7
25 Egypt Tarek Momen 11 11 11 25 Egypt Tarek Momen 14 12 11
England Ben Ford 9 3 6 25 Egypt Tarek Momen 12 6 7 6
9 Egypt Wael El Hindi 9 11 11 9 11 9 Egypt Wael El Hindi 10 11 11 11
Italy Stéphane Galifi 11 8 3 11 6 9 Egypt Wael El Hindi 11 11 11
26 England Joey Barrington 8 10 9 Italy Amr Swelim 7 7 7
Italy Amr Swelim 11 12 11

Bottom half[edit]

Section 1[edit]

First round Second round Third round Quarter finals
England Chris Simpson 11 12 6 8 5
21 Egypt Hisham Ashour 6 10 11 11 11 21 Egypt Hisham Ashour 13 12 11
England Chris Ryder 7 6 6 10 England Adrian Grant 11 10 9
10 England Adrian Grant 11 11 11 21 Egypt Hisham Ashour 6 5 11 9
Q New Zealand Martin Knight 6 7 9 7 England Peter Barker 11 11 8 11
19 Finland Olli Tuominen 11 11 11 19 Finland Olli Tuominen 5 4 2
Switzerland Nicolas Müller 7 2 10 7 England Peter Barker 11 11 11
7 England Peter Barker 11 11 11 7 England Peter Barker 8 3 11 8
Germany Simon Rösner 9 9 5 3 Egypt Ramy Ashour 11 11 9 11
17 Pakistan Aamir Atlas Khan 11 11 11 17 Pakistan Aamir Atlas Khan 6 11 2 5
Denmark Rasmus Nielsen 13 6 5 14 Netherlands Laurens Jan Anjema 11 8 11 11
14 Netherlands Laurens Jan Anjema 15 11 11 14 Netherlands Laurens Jan Anjema 5 11 5 7
Egypt Omar Abdel Aziz 11 11 15 3 Egypt Ramy Ashour 11 7 11 11
23 Colombia Miguel Á. Rodríguez 5 6 13 Egypt Omar Abdel Aziz 10 8 3
Mexico Jorge Baltazar 11 0 ret 3 Egypt Ramy Ashour 12 11 11
3 Egypt Ramy Ashour 13 0

Section 2[edit]

First round Second round Third round Quarter finals
Q England Joe Lee 6 4 10
20 Australia Cameron Pilley 11 11 11 20 Australia Cameron Pilley 9 8 11 11 11
Q Malaysia Mohd Nafi. Adnan 7 5 5 16 Egypt Mohd El Shorbagy 11 11 3 4 3
16 Egypt Mohd El Shorbagy 11 11 11 20 Australia Cameron Pilley 6 3 2
Q France Yann Perrin 13 6 11 2 5 England Nick Matthew 11 11 11
27 Italy Davide Bianchetti 15 11 6 11 27 Italy Davide Bianchetti 2 3 6
Q Republic of Ireland John Rooney 6 ret 5 England Nick Matthew 11 11 11
5 England Nick Matthew 11 5 England Nick Matthew 11 8 11 6 4
Q Republic of Ireland Arthur Gaskin 7 11 2 0 2 France Grégory Gaultier 8 11 2 11 11
31 England Tom Richards 11 7 11 11 31 England Tom Richards 11 4 4 9
Egypt Mohd Ali Anwar Reda 12 11 6 8 13 Malaysia Ong Beng Hee 7 11 11 11
13 Malaysia Ong Beng Hee 14 6 11 11 13 Malaysia Ong Beng Hee 4 5 9
New Zealand Kashif Shuja 5 8 10 2 France Grégory Gaultier 11 11 11
32 United States Julian Illingworth 11 11 12 32 United States Julian Illingworth 3 8 11 3
Q Scotland Alan Clyne 2 5 7 2 France Grégory Gaultier 11 11 8 11
2 France Grégory Gaultier 11 11 11

See also[edit]

External links[edit]

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