2008 Men's World Open Squash Championship

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Men's World Open 2008
30th PSA World Squash Championship
Women's World Squash 2008.png
Location Manchester, England, UK
Date(s)11–19 October 2008
Website
squashsite.co.uk/world_open_2008.htm
PSA World Tour
Category PSA World Open
Prize money$215,000
Results
Gold medal world centered-2.svg Champion Flag of Egypt.svg Ramy Ashour
Silver medal world centered-2.svg Runner-up Flag of Egypt.svg Karim Darwish
Bronze medal world centered-2.svg Semi-finalists Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Palmer
Flag of Egypt.svg Amr Shabana
  2007 Flag of Bermuda.svg Flag of Kuwait.svg 2009  

The 2008 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 Manchester in England from 11 to 19 October 2008. [1] Ramy Ashour won his first World Open title, defeating Karim Darwish in the final.

Contents

Ranking points

In 2008, the points breakdown were as follows:

World Open (2008)
EventWFSFQF3R2R1R
Points (PSA)262517251050637,5375187,5112,5

Seeds

  1. Flag of Egypt.svg Amr Shabana (Semi-finals)
  2. Flag of France.svg Grégory Gaultier (Third round)
  3. Flag of England.svg James Willstrop (Quarter-finals)
  4. Flag of Egypt.svg Ramy Ashour (Champion)
  5. Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Palmer (Semi-finals)
  6. Flag of France.svg Thierry Lincou (Second round)
  7. Flag of Egypt.svg Karim Darwish (Final)
  8. Flag of England.svg Nick Matthew (Quarter-finals)
  9. Flag of Egypt.svg Wael El Hindi (Third round)
  10. Flag of Malaysia.svg Ong Beng Hee (Second round)
  11. Flag of Malaysia.svg Mohd Azlan Iskandar (First round)
  12. Flag of England.svg Peter Barker (Third round)
  13. Flag of England.svg Lee Beachill (Second round)
  14. Flag of England.svg Adrian Grant (Quarter-finals)
  15. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Laurens Jan Anjema (Third round)
  16. Flag of Finland.svg Olli Tuominen (First round)

Draws and results

Finals

Quarter finalsSemi-finalsFinal
                     
1 Flag of Egypt.svg A Shabana 11 11 11   
Q Flag of Egypt.svg M E Shorbagy 2 3 6   
1 Flag of Egypt.svg A Shabana 6 11 11 9 7
4 Flag of Egypt.svg R Ashour 11 7 7 11 11
4 Flag of Egypt.svg R Ashour 2 11 11 11  
8 Flag of England.svg N Matthew 11 8 9 7  
4 Flag of Egypt.svg R Ashour 5 11 11 11  
7 Flag of Egypt.svg K Darwish 11 8 4 5  
5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg D Palmer 5 11 9 11 11
3 Flag of England.svg J Willstrop 11 5 11 4 5
5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg D Palmer 6 9 8   
7 Flag of Egypt.svg K Darwish 11 11 11   
7 Flag of Egypt.svg K Darwish 12 11 11   
14 Flag of England.svg A Grant 10 7 7   

Top half

Section 1

First roundSecond roundThird roundQuarter finals
1 Flag of Egypt.svg A Shabana 6 11 11 11  
Q Flag of Germany.svg S Rösner 11 5 3 5  1 Flag of Egypt.svg A Shabana 12 11 11   
  Flag of Spain.svg B Golán 11 11 11     Flag of Spain.svg B Golán 7 10 4   
  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg S Delierre 4 0 1   1 Flag of Egypt.svg A Shabana 11 2 11 12 11
9 Flag of Egypt.svg W E Hindi 12 11 13   9 Flag of Egypt.svg W E Hindi 9 11 4 14 6
Q Flag of Ireland.svg L Kenny 10 5 11   9 Flag of Egypt.svg W E Hindi 11 7 11 11  
  Flag of Egypt.svg O Mosaad 11 11 r     Flag of Egypt.svg O Mosaad 7 11 9 8  
Q Flag of Mexico.svg A Salazar 4 4 r   1 Flag of Egypt.svg A Shabana 11 11 11   
6 Flag of France.svg T Lincou 6 11 11 11  Q Flag of Egypt.svg M E Shorbagy 2 3 6   
  Flag of Italy.svg A Swelim 11 3 1 1  6 Flag of France.svg T Lincou 10 6 11 12 11
  Flag of France.svg R Lavigne 12 6 11 6 8 Q Flag of Egypt.svg M E Shorbagy 12 11 7 10 13
Q Flag of Egypt.svg M E Shorbagy 10 11 7 11 11 Q Flag of Egypt.svg M E Shorbagy 11 6 11 10 13
10 Flag of Malaysia.svg O B Hee 11 9 11 7 11   Flag of Egypt.svg H Ashour 4 11 8 12 11
WC Flag of England.svg T Richards 8 11 6 11 8 10 Flag of Malaysia.svg O B Hee 12 7 9 9  
  Flag of Egypt.svg H Ashour 11 11 11     Flag of Egypt.svg H Ashour 10 11 11 11  
  Flag of England.svg C Ryder 9 8 5   

Section 2

First roundSecond roundThird roundQuarter finals
4 Flag of Egypt.svg R Ashour 11 11 12   
Q Flag of France.svg Y Perrin 6 6 10   4 Flag of Egypt.svg R Ashour 11 11 11   
  Flag of Australia (converted).svg C Pilley 11 11 11     Flag of Australia (converted).svg C Pilley 5 4 3   
Q Flag of Australia (converted).svg S Arnold 8 8 6   4 Flag of Egypt.svg R Ashour 11 11 11 11  
12 Flag of England.svg P Barker 11 11 11   12 Flag of England.svg P Barker 8 13 8 6  
  Flag of Mexico.svg E Gálvez 4 5 1   12 Flag of England.svg P Barker 11 11 11   
  Flag of England.svg J Barrington 11 11 12     Flag of England.svg J Barrington 3 3 2   
  Flag of Australia (converted).svg A Frankcomb 3 3 10   4 Flag of Egypt.svg R Ashour 2 11 11 11  
8 Flag of England.svg N Matthew 11 11 11   8 Flag of England.svg N Matthew 11 8 9 7  
Q Flag of Pakistan.svg S Zaman 9 7 5   8 Flag of England.svg N Matthew 11 11 11 13  
  Flag of Australia (converted).svg S Boswell 11 12 11 11    Flag of Australia (converted).svg S Boswell 9 6 9   
  Flag of Egypt.svg T Momen 7 14 3 3  8 Flag of England.svg N Matthew 11 11 11 11  
15 Flag of the Netherlands.svg L J Anjema 11 11 11   15 Flag of the Netherlands.svg L J Anjema 7 6 13 4  
  Flag of Brazil.svg R Alarçón 4 3 7   15 Flag of the Netherlands.svg L J Anjema 9 11 7 15 11
  Flag of Pakistan.svg F Mehboob 9 11 11 11    Flag of Pakistan.svg F Mehboob 11 7 11 13 7
  Flag of France.svg J Balbo 11 1 9 7  

Bottom half

Section 1

First roundSecond roundThird roundQuarter finals
Q Flag of Australia (converted).svg R Cuskelly 12 10 11 7  
  Flag of Colombia.svg M A Rodriguez 14 12 6 11    Flag of Colombia.svg M A Rodriguez 6 2 3   
  Flag of England.svg D Selby 11 11 11     Flag of England.svg D Selby 11 11 11   
16 Flag of Finland.svg O Tuominen 8 3 4     Flag of England.svg D Selby 5 13 3 10  
  Flag of the Czech Republic.svg J Koukal 12 1 3   5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg D Palmer 11 11 11 12  
  Flag of England.svg J Kemp 14 11 11     Flag of England.svg J Kemp 6 4 7 10  
Q Flag of Hungary.svg M Krajcsák 2 8 2   5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg D Palmer 11 12 11 12  
5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg D Palmer 11 11 11   5 Flag of Australia (converted).svg D Palmer 5 11 9 11 11
Q Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg D Phillips 7 11 9 1  3 Flag of England.svg J Willstrop 11 5 11 4 5
  Flag of Italy.svg D Bianchetti 11 9 11 11    Flag of Italy.svg D Bianchetti 11 11 10 13  
13 Flag of England.svg L Beachill 11 11 11   13 Flag of England.svg L Beachill 9 6 12 11  
Q Flag of England.svg R Temple 6 3 1     Flag of Italy.svg D Bianchetti 7 11 8   
  Flag of Scotland.svg J White 13 11 11   3 Flag of England.svg J Willstrop 11 13 11   
  Flag of Pakistan.svg M Zaman 11 6 2     Flag of Scotland.svg J White 2 11 10 9  
Q Flag of England.svg B Ford 4 7 5   3 Flag of England.svg J Willstrop 11 3 12 11  
3 Flag of England.svg J Willstrop 11 11 11   

Section 2

First roundSecond roundThird roundQuarter finals
  Flag of the United States.svg J Illingworth 5 11 3 4  
  Flag of England.svg A Walker 11 8 11 11    Flag of England.svg A Walker 8 11 11 11  
  Flag of New Zealand.svg K Shuja 11 8 11 11    Flag of New Zealand.svg K Shuja 11 1 5 5  
11 Flag of Malaysia.svg A Iskandar 5 11 3 4    Flag of England.svg A Walker 11 8 5 8  
Q Flag of France.svg M Castagnet 5 11 9 12 7 7 Flag of Egypt.svg K Darwish 9 11 11 11  
  Flag of Pakistan.svg A A Khan 11 9 11 10 11   Flag of Pakistan.svg A A Khan 5 0 3   
Q Flag of the Netherlands.svg D Bennett 5 0 3   7 Flag of Egypt.svg K Darwish 11 11 11   
7 Flag of Egypt.svg K Darwish 11 11 11   7 Flag of Egypt.svg K Darwish 12 11 11   
Q Flag of Mexico.svg J Baltazar 11 11 5 12 11 14 Flag of England.svg A Grant 10 7 7   
  Flag of Egypt.svg M Abbas 13 7 11 10 9 Q Flag of Mexico.svg J Baltazar 10 2 13 2  
  Flag of Egypt.svg O A Aziz 11 12 11 11  14 Flag of England.svg A Grant 12 11 11 11  
14 Flag of England.svg A Grant 9 14 5 7  14 Flag of England.svg A Grant 9 12 14 1 13
  Flag of India.svg S Ghosal 10 10 4   2 Flag of France.svg G Gaultier 11 10 12 11 11
  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg S Razik 12 12 11     Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg S Razik 6 6 3   
Q Flag of Switzerland.svg N Müller 6 10 9   2 Flag of France.svg G Gaultier 11 11 11   
2 Flag of France.svg G Gaultier 11 12 11   

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References

  1. "Worldsquash2008.com tournament profile". Worldsquash2008.com. Archived from the original on 15 July 2008. Retrieved 22 September 2009.
Preceded by
Bermuda (Hamilton)
2007
PSA World Open
England (Manchester)

2008
Succeeded by
Kuwait (Kuwait City) 2009