1985 Men's World Open Squash Championship

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Men's World Open 1985
9th PSA World Squash Championship
Location Flag of Egypt.svg   Cairo, Egypt
Date(s)November 18–25, 1985
PSA World Tour
Category World Open
Prize money$ 50,000
Results
Gold medal world centered-2.svg Champion Flag of Pakistan.svg Jahangir Khan
Silver medal world centered-2.svg Runner-up Flag of New Zealand.svg Ross Norman
Bronze medal world centered-2.svg Semi-finalists Flag of Australia (converted).svg Glen Brumby
Flag of England.svg Gawain Briars
  1984 Flag of Pakistan.svg Flag of France.svg 1986  

The 1985 PSA Men's World Open Squash Championship is the men's edition of the 1985 World Open, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players. The event took place in Cairo in Egypt from 18 November to 25 November 1985. Jahangir Khan won his fifth consecutive World Open title, defeating Ross Norman in the final. [1]

Contents

Seeds

  1. Flag of Pakistan.svg Jahangir Khan (champion)
  2. Flag of New Zealand.svg Ross Norman (final)
  3. Flag of New Zealand.svg Stuart Davenport (second round)
  4. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dean Williams (quarterfinals)
  5. Flag of Pakistan.svg Qamar Zaman (second round)

Draw and results

First roundSecond roundQuarter-finalsSemi-finals
1 Flag of Pakistan.svg Jahangir Khan 9 9 9
Flag of England.svg Martin Bodimeade 5 5 6 1 Flag of Pakistan.svg Jahangir Khan 9 9 9
Flag of Pakistan.svg Sohail Qaiser 6 9 9 9 Flag of Pakistan.svg Sohail Qaiser 2 4 2
Flag of Sweden.svg Jan-Ulf Söderberg 9 6 5 6 1 Flag of Pakistan.svg Jahangir Khan 9 9 9
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ross Thorne 9 9 9 9 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ross Thorne 2 2 5
Flag of Egypt.svg Mohammed Awad 9 1 1 0 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ross Thorne 9 9 9
Flag of England.svg Phil Kenyon 6 9 9 9 Flag of England.svg Phil Kenyon 5 0 3
Flag of England.svg Jamie Hickox 9 3 4 2 1 Flag of Pakistan.svg Jahangir Khan 9 9 9
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Glen Brumby 9 9 9 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Glen Brumby 2 0 7
Flag of the United States.svg Mark Talbott 3 2 0 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Glen Brumby 9 9 9 9
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Pollard 10 4 9 9 9 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Pollard 2 10 3 5
Flag of Egypt.svg Gamal el-Amir 8 9 0 10 6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Glen Brumby 6 9 9 9
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dean Williams 9 9 9 4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dean Williams 9 6 1 0
Flag of Pakistan.svg Maqsood Ahmed 6 1 3 4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dean Williams 9 10 9 Final
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ricki Hill 7 9 9 9 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ricki Hill 1 8 4
Flag of Scotland.svg Mark Maclean 9 5 6 4 1 Flag of Pakistan.svg Jahangir Khan 9 4 9 9
2 Flag of New Zealand.svg Ross Norman 7 7 9 9 9 2 Flag of New Zealand.svg Ross Norman 4 9 5 1
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steve Bowditch 9 9 1 1 3 2 Flag of New Zealand.svg Ross Norman 9 9 9
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kelvin Smith 9 9 9 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kelvin Smith 2 2 5
Flag of Pakistan.svg Jansher Khan 4 5 2 2 Flag of New Zealand.svg Ross Norman 9 9 9
Flag of Pakistan.svg Umar Hayat Khan 9 9 9 Flag of Pakistan.svg Umar Hayat Khan 1 3 1
Flag of Egypt.svg Atef Khalifa 6 3 2 Flag of Pakistan.svg Umar Hayat Khan 9 9 0 9
5 Flag of Pakistan.svg Qamar Zaman 9 9 9 5 Flag of Pakistan.svg Qamar Zaman 4 3 9 5
Flag of the United States.svg Ned Edwards 0 4 5 2 Flag of New Zealand.svg Ross Norman 9 9 9
Flag of England.svg Gawain Briars 9 9 9 Flag of England.svg Gawain Briars 6 2 2
Flag of Egypt.svg Nasser Zahran 2 1 4 Flag of England.svg Gawain Briars 9 9 10
Flag of England.svg Hiddy Jahan 9 9 9 Flag of England.svg Hiddy Jahan 6 4 8
Flag of Sweden.svg Anders Wahlstedt 3 7 7 Flag of England.svg Gawain Briars 9 9 2 9
Flag of Egypt.svg Magdi Saad 10 9 9 Flag of Egypt.svg Magdi Saad 4 3 9 2
Flag of England.svg Danny Lee 8 1 4 Flag of Egypt.svg Magdi Saad 9 9 9 9
3 Flag of New Zealand.svg Stuart Davenport 9 9 9 3 Flag of New Zealand.svg Stuart Davenport 4 3 10 6
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ric Zandvliet 6 2 7

Notes

The 1985 championships saw controversy when many courts had not been prepared properly and this caused players to slip. This nearly led to Jahangir Khan withdrawing during his first round match.

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References

  1. "Mens Squash World Open 1985".
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