1999 Men's World Open Squash Championship

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Men's World Open 1999
23rd PSA World Squash Championship
Location Flag of Egypt.svg   Giza, Cairo, Egypt
Date(s)September 10–17, 1999
Website
www.squashtalk.com/html/news/worldopen1.htm
PSA World Tour
Category PSA World Open
Prize money$ 170,000
Results
Gold medal world centered-2.svg Champion Flag of Scotland.svg Peter Nicol
Silver medal world centered-2.svg Runner-up Flag of Egypt.svg Ahmed Barada
Bronze medal world centered-2.svg Semi-finalists Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jonathon Power
Flag of Scotland.svg Martin Heath
  1998 Flag of Qatar.svg Flag of Belgium (civil).svg 2002  

The 1999 PSA Men's World Open Squash Championship is the men's edition of the 1999 World Open, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players. The event took place in Giza, Cairo in Egypt from 10 September to 17 September 1999. Peter Nicol won his first World Open title, defeating Ahmed Barada in the final.

Contents

Seeds

  1. Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jonathon Power (semifinals)
  2. Flag of Scotland.svg Peter Nicol (champion)
  3. Flag of Egypt.svg Ahmed Barada (final)
  4. Flag of England.svg Paul Johnson (quarterfinals)
  5. Flag of Scotland.svg Martin Heath (semifinals)
  6. Flag of England.svg Simon Parke (quarterfinals)
  7. Flag of Ireland.svg Derek Ryan (second round)
  8. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Anthony Hill (quarterfinals)
  9. Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Stefan Casteleyn (second round)
  10. Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Alex Gough (first round)
  11. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dan Jenson (third round)
  12. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rodney Eyles (first round)
  13. Flag of Pakistan.svg Amjad Khan (third round)
  14. Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Graham Ryding (first round)
  15. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Price (third round)
  16. Flag of Scotland.svg John White (second round)

Draw and results

Finals

Quarter finalsSemi finalsFinal
                     
1 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jonathon Power 159 1515
6 Flag of England.svg Simon Parke 8 157 12
1 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Power 159 2 rtd
3 Flag of Egypt.svg Barada 9 159
5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Anthony Hill 5 14 8
3 Flag of Egypt.svg Ahmed Barada 151715
3 Flag of Egypt.svg Barada 9 13 11
2 Flag of Scotland.svg Nicol 151515
4 Flag of England.svg Paul Johnson 13 6 13
5 Flag of Scotland.svg Martin Heath 151515
5 Flag of Scotland.svg Heath 1513 9 12
2 Flag of Scotland.svg Nicol 11 151515
Flag of England.svg Mark Chaloner 178 6 12
2 Flag of Scotland.svg Peter Nicol 14 151515

Top half

Section 1

First roundSecond roundThird roundQuarter finals
1 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jonathon Power 15159 17
Flag of Pakistan.svg Zarak Jahan Khan 9 14 1514 1 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Power 151515
Flag of Finland.svg Juha Raumolin 1514 1514 9 Q Flag of South Africa.svg Whittaker 8 13 13
Q Flag of South Africa.svg Glenn Whittaker 10 159 15151 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Power 151715
Flag of England.svg Nick Taylor 151515 Flag of Egypt.svg Shabana 13 14 8
Flag of Finland.svg Janne Kyttanen 3 11 5 Flag of England.svg Taylor 13 9 13
Flag of Egypt.svg Amr Shabana 1513 1515 Flag of Egypt.svg Shabana 151515
12 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rodney Eyles 9 158 13 1 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Power 159 1515
13 Flag of Pakistan.svg Amjad Khan 1511 1513 156 Flag of England.svg Parke 8 157 12
Q Flag of Egypt.svg Mohamed Essam Hafiz 5 153 159 13 Flag of Pakistan.svg A Khan 151515
Flag of France.svg Thierry Lincou 13 151515 Flag of France.svg Lincou 13 11 5
Q Flag of England.svg John Russell 158 12 9 13 Flag of Pakistan.svg Khan 154 6 5
Flag of England.svg Stephen Meads 11 15152 3 6 Flag of England.svg Parke 11 151515
Flag of England.svg Marcus Berrett 1511 13 1515 Flag of England.svg Berrett 14 11 9
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Joseph Kneipp 8 10 9 6 Flag of England.svg Parke 151515
6 Flag of England.svg Simon Parke 151515

Section 2

First roundSecond roundThird roundQuarter finals
8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Anthony Hill 151715
Flag of Egypt.svg Amir Wagih 5 16 13 8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Hill 151515
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Byron Davis 1512 9 1515 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Davis 8 4 11
Flag of Egypt.svg Ahmed Faizy 6 151511 5 8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Hill 11 151512 15
Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Palmer 151515 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Palmer 1510 12 156
Flag of Italy.svg Davide Bianchetti 6 10 6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Palmer 151515
Flag of Australia (converted).svg John Williams 12 15158 15 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Williams 14 13 6
10 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Alex Gough 157 5 1512 8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Hill 5 14 8
14 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Graham Ryding 1510 159 8 3 Flag of Egypt.svg Barada 151715
Flag of Pakistan.svg Shamsul Islam Khan 12 1511 1515 Flag of Pakistan.svg S I Khan 5 7 9
Q Flag of Pakistan.svg Mansoor Zaman 7 151513 11 Flag of Egypt.svg El Borolossy 151515
Flag of Egypt.svg Omar El Borolossy 1512 10 1515 Flag of Egypt.svg El Borolossy 10 8 10
Flag of England.svg Tony Hands 1515153 Flag of Egypt.svg Barada 151515
Q Flag of England.svg Bradley Ball 10 5 10 Flag of England.svg Hands 10 3 7
Flag of Sweden.svg Daniel Forslund 6 8 7 3 Flag of Egypt.svg Barada 151515
3 Flag of Egypt.svg Ahmed Barada 151515

Bottom half

Section 1

First roundSecond roundThird roundQuarter finals
4 Flag of England.svg Paul Johnson 151515
Flag of Finland.svg Mika Monto 10 9 13 4 Flag of England.svg Johnson 11 6 151515
Flag of England.svg Mark Cairns 151515 Flag of England.svg Cairns 15157 8 5
Flag of Finland.svg Olli Tuominen 11 12 8 4 Flag of England.svg Johnson 1514 1517
Flag of England.svg Tim Garner 15151511 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jenson 11 178 16
Flag of Pakistan.svg Kashif Shuja 10 7 8 Flag of England.svg Garner 156 1514 9
Flag of Pakistan.svg Mir Zaman Gul 11 16 13 11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jenson 10 1510 1515
11 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dan Jenson 1517154 Flag of England.svg Johnson 13 6 13
9 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Stefan Casteleyn 1515155 Flag of Scotland.svg Heath 151515
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Kelly Patrick 13 13 12 9 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Casteleyn 6 8 4
Flag of Egypt.svg Mohd Medhat Morsi 174 9 9 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Evans 151515
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg David Evans 14 151515 Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Evans 176 9 159
Q Flag of Egypt.svg Karim Darwish 1515155 Flag of Scotland.svg Heath 16 15157 15
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stewart Boswell 11 7 9 Q Flag of Egypt.svg Darwish 1510 3 4
Flag of France.svg Julien Bonetat 13 11 7 5 Flag of Scotland.svg Heath 12 151515
5 Flag of Scotland.svg Martin Heath 151515

Section 2

First roundSecond roundThird roundQuarter finals
7 Flag of Ireland.svg Derek Ryan 151715
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Billy Haddrell 6 16 12 7 Flag of Ireland.svg Ryan 1510 11 10
Q Flag of Malaysia.svg Kenneth Low 6 3 10 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rowland 4 151515
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Craig Rowland 151515 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rowland 16 153 159
Flag of England.svg Mark Chaloner 151515 Flag of England.svg Chaloner 1713 156 15
Flag of France.svg Renan Lavigne 8 12 9 Flag of England.svg Chaloner 6 15156 15
Flag of England.svg Julian Wellings 6 14 7 16 Flag of Scotland.svg White 159 11 1510
16 Flag of Scotland.svg John White 151715 Flag of England.svg Chaloner 178 6 12
15 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Paul Price 1515152 Flag of Scotland.svg Nicol 14 151515
Flag of Hong Kong.svg Abdul Faheem Khan 12 10 7 15 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Price 13 1512 1515
Flag of England.svg Del Harris 6 14 8 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ricketts 159 1510 8
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Anthony Ricketts 15151515 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Price 12 10 13
Flag of South Africa.svg Rodney Durbach 12 151512 152 Flag of Scotland.svg Nicol 151515
Flag of England.svg Chris Walker 1513 10 1510 Flag of South Africa.svg Durbach 9 7 9
Flag of England.svg Lee Beachill 6 7 9 2 Flag of Scotland.svg Nicol 151515
2 Flag of Scotland.svg Peter Nicol 151515

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