2009 Men's World Open Squash Championship

Men's World Open 2009
31st PSA World Squash Championship
Location Kuwait Kuwait City, Kuwait
Date(s) November 1–7, 2009
Website
www.squashsite.co.uk/2009/kuwait_09.htm
PSA World Tour
Category PSA World Open
Prize money $277,500
Results
Champion Egypt Amr Shabana
Runner-up Egypt Ramy Ashour
Semi-finalists France G Gaultier / England J 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

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

  1. Egypt Karim Darwish (Third Round)
  2. France Gregory 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

2009 PSA Kuwait World Open

Finals

  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 Gregory Gaultier 5 9 10      
5  England Nick Matthew 11 8 11 6 4
  2  France Gregory Gaultier 8 11 2 11 11  

Top Half

Section 1

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 Mark Krajcsak 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

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 Stephane 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

Section 1

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 Mueller 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 Rosner 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

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 Gregory 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 Gregory 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 Gregory Gaultier 11 11 8 11  
2  France Gregory Gaultier 11 11 11  

See also

External links

Preceded by
England (Manchester)
2008		 PSA World Open
Kuwait (Kuwait City)
2009 		Succeeded by
Saudi Arabia (Al Khobar) 2010
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