1988 Men's World Open Squash Championship

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Men's World Open 1988
12th PSA World Squash Championship
Location Flag of the Netherlands.svg   Amsterdam, Netherlands
Date(s)May 10–14, 1988
PSA World Tour
Category World Open
Prize money$ 82,000
Results
Gold medal world centered-2.svg Champion Flag of Pakistan.svg Jahangir Khan
Silver medal world centered-2.svg Runner-up Flag of Pakistan.svg Jansher Khan
Bronze medal world centered-2.svg Semi-finalists Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chris Dittmar
Flag of New Zealand.svg Ross Norman
  1987 Flag of England.svg Flag of Malaysia.svg 1989  

The 1988 PSA Men's NCM World Open Squash Championship is the men's edition of the 1988 World Open, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players. The event took place in Valkenswaard and Amsterdam in the Netherlands from 9 May to 13 May 1988. Jahangir Khan won his sixth and last World Open title, defeating Jansher Khan in the final. [1]

Contents

Seeds

  1. Flag of Pakistan.svg Jansher Khan (final)
  2. Flag of Pakistan.svg Jahangir Khan (champion)
  3. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chris Dittmar (semifinals)
  4. Flag of New Zealand.svg Ross Norman (semifinals)
  5. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rodney Martin (quarterfinals)
  6. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chris Robertson (quarterfinals)
  7. Flag of Pakistan.svg Umar Hayat Khan (quarterfinals)
  8. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ross Thorne (second round)

Draw and results

Second roundThird roundQuarter-finalsSemi-finals
1 Flag of Pakistan.svg Jansher Khan 9 9 9
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Hans Frieling 3 0 1 1 Flag of Pakistan.svg Jansher 9 9 9
Flag of England.svg Phil Kenyon 9 9 9 Flag of England.svg Kenyon 2 0 3
Flag of England.svg Hiddy Jahan 3 0 1 1 Flag of Pakistan.svg Jansher 9 9 9
6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chris Robertson 5 9 9 9 6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Robertson 4 4 2
Flag of England.svg Martin Bodimeade 9 3 0 2 6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Robertson 9 9 9
Flag of England.svg Bryan Beeson 9 9 9 Flag of England.svg Beeson 7 3 4
Flag of Finland.svg Sami Elopuro 2 7 6 1 Flag of Pakistan.svg Jansher 9 9 7 9
4 Flag of New Zealand.svg Ross Norman 9 9 9 4 Flag of New Zealand.svg Norman 7 2 9 3
Flag of England.svg Gawain Briars 1 6 6 4 Flag of New Zealand.svg Norman 7 10 9 9
Flag of England.svg Geoff Williams 9 9 9 Flag of England.svg Williams 9 8 0 1
Flag of England.svg Phil Whitlock 4 3 5 4 Flag of New Zealand.svg Norman 9 9 9
Flag of England.svg Del Harris 9 9 6 9 Flag of England.svg Harris 6 3 2
8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ross Thorne 5 6 9 3 Flag of England.svg Harris 9 2 9 9 Final
Flag of New Zealand.svg Rory Watt 9 4 9 9 Flag of New Zealand.svg Watt 3 9 ? 7
Flag of Pakistan.svg Qamar Zaman 7 9 5 1 1 Flag of Pakistan.svg Jansher 6 2 2
3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chris Dittmar 9 9 9 2 Flag of Pakistan.svg Jahangir 9 9 9
Flag of Sweden.svg Anders Wahlstedt 7 4 2 3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dittmar 9 9 9
Flag of Pakistan.svg Maqsood Ahmed 10 9 9 Flag of Pakistan.svg Ahmed 0 0 1
Flag of Pakistan.svg Zarak Jahan Khan 8 1 7 3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dittmar 4 9 9 9
5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rodney Martin 9 9 9 5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg R Martin 9 1 3 7
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rodney Eyles 3 4 1 5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg R Martin 9 8 9 9
Flag of England.svg Neil Harvey 9 9 9 Flag of England.svg Harvey 7 10 7 2
Flag of England.svg Jamie Hickox 5 7 7 3 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dittmar 7 4 5
2 Flag of Pakistan.svg Jahangir Khan 9 9 9 2 Flag of Pakistan.svg Jahangir 9 9 9
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Austin Adarraga 1 0 2 2 Flag of Pakistan.svg Jahangir 9 9 9
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ricki Hill 9 9 9 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Hill 2 1 1
Flag of Sweden.svg Jan-Ulf Söderberg 4 0 1 2 Flag of Pakistan.svg Jahangir 9 9 9
7 Flag of Pakistan.svg Umar Hayat Khan 9 9 9 7 Flag of Pakistan.svg U H Khan 1 1 4
Flag of Sweden.svg Fredrik Johnson 3 4 1 7 Flag of Pakistan.svg U H Khan 9 9 9
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brett Martin 9 9 4 9 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Martin B 5 1 5
Flag of Pakistan.svg Mir Zaman Gul 6 7 9 4

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References

  1. "Mens Squash World Open 1988". Archived from the original on 2015-01-01. Retrieved 2014-12-01.
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