1986 Men's World Open Squash Championship

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Men's World Open 1986
10th PSA World Squash Championship
Location Flag of France.svg   Toulouse, France
Date(s)November 5–11, 1986
PSA World Tour
Category World Open
Prize money$ 55,000
Results
Gold medal world centered-2.svg Champion Flag of New Zealand.svg Ross Norman
Silver medal world centered-2.svg Runner-up Flag of Pakistan.svg Jahangir Khan
Bronze medal world centered-2.svg Semi-finalists Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chris Dittmar
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chris Robertson
  1985 Flag of Egypt.svg Flag of England.svg 1987  

The 1986 UAP Men's World Open Squash Championship is the men's edition of the 1986 World Open, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players. The event took place in Toulouse in France from 5 November to 11 November 1986. Ross Norman won his first World Open title, defeating Jahangir Khan in the final. [1]

Contents

Seeds

  1. Flag of Pakistan.svg Jahangir Khan (final)
  2. Flag of New Zealand.svg Ross Norman (champion)
  3. Flag of New Zealand.svg Stuart Davenport (quarterfinals)
  4. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ross Thorne (quarterfinals)
  5. Flag of England.svg Phil Kenyon (second round)
  6. Flag of England.svg Gawain Briars (quarterfinals)
  7. Flag of Pakistan.svg Qamar Zaman (second round)
  8. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Pollard (second round)

Draw and results

Second roundThird roundQuarter-finalsSemi-finals
1 Flag of Pakistan.svg Jahangir Khan 9 9 9
Flag of England.svg Jamie Hickox 1 4 2 1 Flag of Pakistan.svg Jahangir 9 9 9
Flag of Pakistan.svg Maqsood Ahmed 9 9 9 Flag of Pakistan.svg Ahmed 5 1 5
Flag of Egypt.svg Gamal El Amir 5 3 5 1 Flag of Pakistan.svg Jahangir 9 9 9
Flag of Sweden.svg Jan-Ulf Söderberg 8 9 9 3 9 Flag of Sweden.svg Söderberg 0 1 1
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brett Martin 10 2 5 9 2 Flag of Sweden.svg Söderberg 9 3 9 9
Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Paul Symonds 6 8 9 9 9 Flag of South Africa (1928-1982).svg Symonds 4 9 1 2
8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Greg Pollard 9 10 2 7 3 1 Flag of Pakistan.svg Jahangir 9 9 3 9
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chris Dittmar 9 3 9 9 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dittmar 3 5 9 1
Flag of England.svg Geoff Williams 1 9 5 6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dittmar 9 9 3 9
Flag of England.svg Hiddy Jahan 4 9 9 9 Flag of England.svg Jahan 3 4 9 4
Flag of Pakistan.svg Sohail Qaiser 9 2 5 6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dittmar 9 9 9
4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ross Thorne 9 9 1 4 9 4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Thorne 2 1 7
Flag of England.svg Bryan Beeson 7 4 9 9 7 4 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Thorne 9 9 9 Final
Flag of England.svg Danny Lee 9 9 9 Flag of England.svg Lee 7 6 1
7 Flag of Pakistan.svg Qamar Zaman 7 5 1 1 Flag of Pakistan.svg Jahangir 5 7 9 1
3 Flag of New Zealand.svg Stuart Davenport 9 6 9 9 2 Flag of New Zealand.svg Norman 9 9 7 9
Flag of Sweden.svg Anders Wahlstedt 7 9 4 2 3 Flag of New Zealand.svg Davenport 10 9 9
Flag of England.svg Martin Bodimeade 9 9 9 Flag of England.svg Bodimeade 8 2 3
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ricki Hill 2 6 2 3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Davenport 6 2 1
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chris Robertson 3 9 9 9 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Robertson 9 9 9
Flag of Pakistan.svg Umar Hayat Khan 9 3 2 7 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Robertson 10 9 9
Flag of Pakistan.svg Jansher Khan 10 7 9 10 Flag of Pakistan.svg Jansher 8 5 3
5 Flag of England.svg Phil Kenyon 9 9 3 8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Robertson 8 9 5 2
2 Flag of New Zealand.svg Ross Norman 10 9 9 2 Flag of New Zealand.svg Norman 10 6 9 9
Flag of Egypt.svg Gamal Awad 8 0 1 2 Flag of New Zealand.svg Norman 9 9 9
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tristan Nancarrow 9 9 9 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nancarrow 4 2 3
Flag of Scotland.svg Stuart Hailstone 0 7 7 2 Flag of New Zealand.svg Norman 9 9 9
6 Flag of England.svg Gawain Briars 9 9 6 Flag of England.svg Briars 4 7 7
Flag of England.svg Robert Graham 7 4 5 6 Flag of England.svg Briars 8 7 10 9 9
Flag of Pakistan.svg Zarak Jahan Khan 9 9 6 9 Flag of Pakistan.svg Z J Khan 10 9 8 3 1
Flag of Sweden.svg Fredrik Johnson 2 6 9 2

Note

Jahangir Khan suffered defeat in the World Open for the first time since 1980. The world number one had previously won five consecutive world titles.

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References

  1. "Mens Squash World Open 1986".
Preceded by World Open
France (Toulouse)

1986
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