2006 Men's World Open Squash Championship

Last updated
Men's World Open 2006
28th PSA World Squash Championship
Logo Al Ahram World Open 2006.jpg
Location Flag of Egypt.svg   Cairo, Egypt
Date(s)September 1–6, 2006
Website
www.squashsite.co.uk/world_open_2006.htm
PSA World Tour
Category PSA World Open
Prize money$152,500
Results
Gold medal world centered-2.svg Champion Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Palmer
Silver medal world centered-2.svg Runner-up Flag of France.svg Grégory Gaultier
Bronze medal world centered-2.svg Semi-finalists Flag of Egypt.svg Amr Shabana
Flag of France.svg Thierry Lincou
  2005 Flag of Hong Kong.svg Flag of Bermuda.svg 2007  

The 2006 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 just in front of the pyramids in Cairo in Egypt from 1 September to 6 September 2006. David Palmer won his second World Open title, defeating Grégory Gaultier in the final.

Contents

Ranking points

In 2006, the points breakdown were as follows:

World Open (2006)
EventWFSFQF2R1R
Points (PSA)2187,51437,5875531,25312,5156,25

Seeds

  1. Flag of Egypt.svg Amr Shabana (semifinals)
  2. Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Palmer (champion)
  3. Flag of France.svg Thierry Lincou (semifinals)
  4. Flag of England.svg James Willstrop (first round)
  5. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Anthony Ricketts (quarterfinals)
  6. Flag of England.svg Peter Nicol (quarterfinals)
  7. Flag of England.svg Nick Matthew (second round)
  8. Flag of France.svg Grégory Gaultier (final)
  9. Flag of Egypt.svg Karim Darwish (first round)
  10. Flag of England.svg Lee Beachill (second round)
  11. Flag of Scotland.svg John White (second round)
  12. Flag of Malaysia.svg Mohd Azlan Iskandar (first round)
  13. Flag of Malaysia.svg Ong Beng Hee (second round)
  14. Flag of Finland.svg Olli Tuominen (second round)
  15. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stewart Boswell (second round)
  16. Flag of England.svg Adrian Grant (second round)

Draws & Results

First roundSecond roundQuarter finalsSemi finals
1 Flag of Egypt.svg Amr Shabana 115 1111
Q Flag of England.svg Peter Barker 7 114 6 1 Flag of Egypt.svg Amr Shabana 115 1113
Flag of Egypt.svg Mohammed Abbas 11115 13 Flag of Egypt.svg Mohammed Abbas 6 119 11
12 Flag of Malaysia.svg Mohd Azlan Iskandar 8 5 1113 1 Flag of Egypt.svg Amr Shabana 111111
7 Flag of England.svg Nick Matthew 131111 Flag of Egypt.svg Wael El Hindi 5 7 5
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg Alex Gough 11 3 3 7 Flag of England.svg Nick Matthew 8 114 1110
9 Flag of Egypt.svg Karim Darwish 113 5 10 Flag of Egypt.svg Wael El Hindi 114 112 12
Flag of Egypt.svg Wael El Hindi 5 1111121 Flag of Egypt.svg Amr Shabana 5 7 119
4 Flag of England.svg James Willstrop w/o8 Flag of France.svg Grégory Gaultier 11112 11
Flag of Egypt.svg Ramy Ashour Flag of Egypt.svg Ramy Ashour 1110 6 1111
10 Flag of England.svg Lee Beachill 11111110 Flag of England.svg Lee Beachill 4 12118 5
Q Flag of Spain.svg Borja Golán 7 5 7 Flag of Egypt.svg Ramy Ashour 11 9 2
8 Flag of France.svg Grégory Gaultier 1111118 Flag of France.svg Grégory Gaultier 131111
Q Flag of Egypt.svg Tarek Momen 6 5 6 8 Flag of France.svg Grégory Gaultier 111111Final
11 Flag of Scotland.svg John White 11117 8 1111 Flag of Scotland.svg John White 3 6 8
Q Flag of the Netherlands.svg Laurens Jan Anjema 6 6 11118 8 Flag of France.svg Grégory Gaultier 11119 14 2
Q Flag of Egypt.svg Hisham Ashour 9 5 8 2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Palmer 9 9 111611
15 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stewart Boswell 11111115 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stewart Boswell 1110 7 2
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Graham Ryding 4 119 1110 6 Flag of England.svg Peter Nicol 7 121111
6 Flag of England.svg Peter Nicol 115 119 126 Flag of England.svg Peter Nicol 6 119 6
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Shahier Razik 119 117 12 3 Flag of France.svg Thierry Lincou 115 1111
14 Flag of Finland.svg Olli Tuominen 8 115 111414 Flag of Finland.svg Olli Tuominen 10 113 8
Q Flag of England.svg Alister Walker 117 2 6 3 Flag of France.svg Thierry Lincou 129 1111
3 Flag of France.svg Thierry Lincou 4 1111113 Flag of France.svg Thierry Lincou 2 10 125
Q Flag of Italy.svg Davide Bianchetti 118 5 115 2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Palmer 111210 11
16 Flag of England.svg Adrian Grant 7 11119 1116 Flag of England.svg Adrian Grant 6 116 8
WC Flag of Egypt.svg Omar Mosaad 7 5 133 5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Anthony Ricketts 119 1111
5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Anthony Ricketts 111111 115 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Anthony Ricketts 113 6 7
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cameron Pilley 5 7 3 2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Palmer 9 111111
13 Flag of Malaysia.svg Ong Beng Hee 11111113 Flag of Malaysia.svg Ong Beng Hee 12 8 8
Q Flag of Pakistan.svg Aamir Atlas Khan 4 3 1 2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Palmer 141111
2 Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Palmer 111111

[1]

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Grégory Gaultier</span> French squash player

Grégory Gaultier is a former professional squash player from France. He has won the 2015 World Open Squash Championship, the British Open three times, in 2007, 2014 and 2017, the Qatar Classic in 2011, the US Open twice, in 2006 and 2013, the Tournament of Champions in 2009, and the PSA World Series Finals thrice, in 2008, 2009 and 2016. He reached the final of the World Open in 2006, 2007, 2011 and 2013, and the World No. 1 ranking in 2009. Gaultier is affectionately known to his friends as The General.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mohamed El Shorbagy</span> Egyptian squash player

Mohamed El Shorbagy is an Egyptian-English professional squash player. He represented Egypt from a young age until June 2022, when he switched to represent England. He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 1 in November 2014, March 2018, February 2020, and again in July 2021 and was the 2017 World Squash champion.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2009 Men's World Open Squash Championship</span> Squash championship held in Kuwait City, Kuwait

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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2011 Men's World Open Squash Championship</span> Squash championship held in Rotterdam, Netherlands

The 2011 Men's World Open Squash Championship is the men's edition of the 2011 World Open, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players. The event took place at the squash club Victoria Squash Rotterdam and at the Luxor Theater in Rotterdam in the Netherlands from 1 to 6 November 2011. Nick Matthew successfully defended his title, defeating Grégory Gaultier in the final.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2010 Men's World Open Squash Championship</span> Squash championship held in Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia

The 2010 Men's World Open Squash Championship is the men's edition of the 2010 World Open, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players. The event took place at the Sunset Beach Resort in Khobar, Saudi Arabia from 2 to 10 December 2010. Nick Matthew won his first World Open title, defeating James Willstrop in the final.

The Men's Qatar Classic 2011 is the men's edition of the 2011 Qatar Classic squash tournament, which is a PSA World Series platinum event. The event took place in Doha from 16 October to 21 October. Grégory Gaultier won his first Qatar Classic trophy, beating James Willstrop in the final.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2012 Men's World Open Squash Championship</span> Squash championship held in Doha, Qatar

The 2012 Men's World Open Squash Championship is the men's edition of the 2012 World Championship, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players. The event took place in Doha in Qatar from 7-14 December 2012. Ramy Ashour won his second World Championship title, defeating Mohamed El Shorbagy in the final.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2007 Men's World Open Squash Championship</span> Squash championship held in Bermuda

The 2007 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 Bermuda from 25 November to 1 December 2007. Amr Shabana won his third World Open title, defeating Grégory Gaultier in the final.

The Men's Allam British Open 2013 is the men's edition of the 2013 British Open Squash Championships, which is a PSA World Series event Platinum. The event took place at the KC Stadium in Hull in England from 20 to 26 May. Ramy Ashour won his first British Open trophy, beating Grégory Gaultier in the final.

The Men's United States Squash Open 2013 was the men's edition of the 2013 United States Open (squash), which is a PSA World Series event Gold(Prize money: $115,000). The event took place at the Daskalakis Athletic Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States from the 13th of October to the 18th October. Grégory Gaultier won his second US Open trophy, beating Nick Matthew in the final.

The 2005 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 Hong Kong from 29 November to 4 December 2005. Amr Shabana won his second World Open title, defeating David Palmer in the final.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2004 Men's World Open Squash Championship</span> Squash championship held in Doha, Qatar

The 2004 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 Doha in Qatar from 28 November to 3 December 2004. Thierry Lincou won his first World Open title, defeating Lee Beachill in the final.

The 2003 PSA Men's World Open Squash Championship is the men's edition of the 2003 World Open, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players. The event took place in Lahore in Pakistan from 14 December to 21 December 2003. Amr Shabana won his first World Open title, defeating Thierry Lincou in the final.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Men's Qatar Classic 2013</span> Squash tournament held in Doha, Qatar

The Men's Qatar Classic 2013 is the men's edition of the 2013 Qatar Classic squash tournament, which is a PSA World Series platinum event. The event took place in Doha from 10 November to 15 November. Mohamed El Shorbagy won his first Qatar Classic trophy, beating Nick Matthew in the final.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2014 Men's British Open Squash Championship</span> Squash tournament held in Hull, England

The Men's Allam British Open 2014 is the men's edition of the 2014 British Open Squash Championships, which is a PSA World Series event Platinum. The event took place at the Sports Arena in Hull in England from 12 May to 20 May. Grégory Gaultier won his second British Open trophy, beating Nick Matthew in the final.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2015 Men's World Open Squash Championship</span> Squash championship held in Bellevue, Washington, United States

The 2015 PSA Men's World Squash Championship is the men's edition of the 2015 World Championship, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players. The event took place in Bellevue, Washington in the United States from 15 to 22 November 2015. Grégory Gaultier won his first World Championship title, defeating Omar Mosaad in the final.

The Men's Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Open 2014 is the men's edition of the 2014 Hong Kong Open, which is a PSA World Series event Platinum. The event took place in Hong Kong from 26 August to 31 August. Mohamed El Shorbagy won his first Hong Kong Open trophy, beating Grégory Gaultier in the final.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2015 Men's British Open Squash Championship</span> Squash tournament held in Hull, England

The Men's Allam British Open 2015 is the men's edition of the 2015 British Open Squash Championships, which is a PSA World Series event. The event took place at the Sports Arena in Hull in England from 11 May to 17 May. Mohamed El Shorbagy won his first British Open trophy, beating Grégory Gaultier in the final.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2016 Men's World Open Squash Championship</span> Squash championship held in Cairo, Egypt

The 2016 PSA Men's World Squash Championship is the men's edition of the 2016 World Championship, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players. The event took place in Cairo, Egypt from 27 October to 6 November 2016. Karim Abdel Gawad won his first World Championship title, defeating Ramy Ashour in the final.

The 2017 PSA Men's World Squash Championship is the men's edition of the 2017 World Squash Championships, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players. The event took place in Manchester, England from 8 to 17 December 2017.

References

  1. "PSA World Tour | Tournaments | Tournament Details | Al Ahram World Open Egypt 2006". Archived from the original on 2013-10-04. Retrieved 2013-08-15.
Preceded by PSA World Open
Egypt (Cairo)

2006
Succeeded by