2009 Men's World Open Squash Championship

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Men's World Open 2009
31st PSA World Squash Championship
Logo Kuwait World Open 2009.jpg
Location Flag of Kuwait.svg   Kuwait City, Kuwait
Date(s)November 1–7, 2009
Website
www.squashsite.co.uk/2009/kuwait_09.htm
PSA World Tour
Category PSA World Open
Prize money$277,500
Results
Gold medal world centered-2.svg Champion Flag of Egypt.svg Amr Shabana
Silver medal world centered-2.svg Runner-up Flag of Egypt.svg Ramy Ashour
Bronze medal world centered-2.svg Semi-finalists Flag of France.svg Grégory Gaultier
Flag of England.svg James Willstrop
  2008 Flag of England.svg Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg 2010  

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.

Contents

Ranking points

In 2009, the points breakdown were as follows:

World Open (2009)
EventWFSFQF3R2R1R
Points (PSA)262517251050637,5375187,5112,5

Seeds

  1. Flag of Egypt.svg Karim Darwish (third round)
  2. Flag of France.svg Grégory Gaultier (semifinals)
  3. Flag of Egypt.svg Ramy Ashour (final)
  4. Flag of Egypt.svg Amr Shabana (champion)
  5. Flag of England.svg Nick Matthew (quarterfinals)
  6. Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Palmer (second round)
  7. Flag of England.svg Peter Barker (quarterfinals)
  8. Flag of France.svg Thierry Lincou (quarterfinals)
  9. Flag of Egypt.svg Wael El Hindi (quarterfinals)
  10. Flag of England.svg Adrian Grant (second round)
  11. Flag of England.svg James Willstrop (semifinals)
  12. Flag of Malaysia.svg Mohd Azlan Iskandar (second round)
  13. Flag of Malaysia.svg Ong Beng Hee (third round)
  14. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Laurens Jan Anjema (third round)
  15. Flag of Botswana.svg Alister Walker (third round)
  16. Flag of Egypt.svg Mohamed El Shorbagy (second round)

Draws & Results

2009 PSA Kuwait World Open PSA Kuwait Cup 2009 2.jpg
2009 PSA Kuwait World Open

Finals

Quarter finalsSemi finalsFinal
                     
11 Flag of England.svg James Willstrop 111111  
8 Flag of France.svg Thierry Lincou 9 5 5   
11 Flag of England.svg James Willstrop 5 9 119  
4 Flag of Egypt.svg Amr Shabana 11116 11 
4 Flag of Egypt.svg Amr Shabana 111111  
9 Flag of Egypt.svg Wael El Hindi 1 5 9   
4 Flag of Egypt.svg Amr Shabana 111111  
3 Flag of Egypt.svg Ramy Ashour 8 8 5   
7 Flag of England.svg Peter Barker 8 3 118  
3 Flag of Egypt.svg Ramy Ashour 11119 11 
3 Flag of Egypt.svg Ramy Ashour 111112  
2 Flag of France.svg Grégory Gaultier 5 9 10   
5 Flag of England.svg Nick Matthew 118 116 4
2 Flag of France.svg Grégory Gaultier 8 112 1111

Top half

Section 1

First roundSecond roundThird roundQuarter finals
1 Flag of Egypt.svg Karim Darwish 171111
Flag of Pakistan.svg Mansoor Zaman 15 4 7 1 Flag of Egypt.svg Karim Darwish 11119 11
29 Flag of India.svg Saurav Ghosal 0 11111129 Flag of India.svg Saurav Ghosal 4 5 111
Q Flag of France.svg Mathieu Castagnet 116 8 8 1 Flag of Egypt.svg Karim Darwish 7 7 119
11 Flag of England.svg James Willstrop 13111111 Flag of England.svg James Willstrop 11113 11
Q Flag of England.svg Robbie Temple 11 7 0 14 Flag of England.svg James Willstrop 111111
28 Flag of England.svg Jonathan Kemp 11111128 Flag of England.svg Jonathan Kemp 5 5 5
Flag of Mexico.svg Arturo Salazar 7 4 5 11 Flag of England.svg James Willstrop 111111
8 Flag of France.svg Thierry Lincou 1111118 Flag of France.svg Thierry Lincou 9 5 5
Q Flag of Pakistan.svg Yasir Butt 5 7 3 8 Flag of France.svg Thierry Lincou 7 111111
18 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stewart Boswell 11121118 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Stewart Boswell 116 8 1
Q Flag of Australia (converted).svg Scott Arnold 8 10 6 8 Flag of France.svg Thierry Lincou 11114 11
15 Flag of England.svg Alister Walker 11116 1115 Flag of England.svg Alister Walker 2 8 116
Flag of Hungary.svg Márk Krajcsák 6 6 115 15 Flag of England.svg Alister Walker 11117 11
30 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Shahier Razik 9 115 3 Flag of France.svg Renan Lavigne 7 7 119
Flag of France.svg Renan Lavigne 119 1111

Section 2

First roundSecond roundThird roundQuarter finals
4 Flag of Egypt.svg Amr Shabana 111111
Q Flag of South Africa.svg Shaun Le Roux 6 5 6 4 Flag of Egypt.svg Amr Shabana 111111
24 Flag of Egypt.svg Omar Mosaad 1110 119 1124 Flag of Egypt.svg Omar Mosaad 8 8 6
WC Flag of Kuwait.svg Abdullah Al Muzayen 9 126 118 4 Flag of Egypt.svg Amr Shabana 111111
12 Flag of Malaysia.svg Mohd Azlan Iskandar 11111122 Flag of England.svg Daryl Selby 9 6 8
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Aaron Frankcomb 6 4 2 12 Flag of Malaysia.svg Mohd Azlan Iskandar 7 11117 8
22 Flag of England.svg Daryl Selby 11111122 Flag of England.svg Daryl Selby 117 9 1111
Q Flag of South Africa.svg Stephen Coppinger 8 6 6 4 Flag of Egypt.svg Amr Shabana 111111
6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Palmer 1111119 Flag of Egypt.svg Wael El Hindi 1 5 9
Q Flag of France.svg Julien Balbo 5 4 6 6 Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Palmer 12 10 7
25 Flag of Egypt.svg Tarek Momen 11111125 Flag of Egypt.svg Tarek Momen 141211
Flag of England.svg Ben Ford 9 3 6 25 Flag of Egypt.svg Tarek Momen 126 7 6
9 Flag of Egypt.svg Wael El Hindi 9 11119 119 Flag of Egypt.svg Wael El Hindi 10 111111
Flag of Italy.svg Stéphane Galifi 118 3 116 9 Flag of Egypt.svg Wael El Hindi 111111
26 Flag of England.svg Joey Barrington 8 10 9 Flag of Italy.svg Amr Swelim 7 7 7
Flag of Italy.svg Amr Swelim 111211

Bottom half

Section 1

First roundSecond roundThird roundQuarter finals
Flag of England.svg Chris Simpson 11126 8 5
21 Flag of Egypt.svg Hisham Ashour 6 10 11111121 Flag of Egypt.svg Hisham Ashour 131211
Flag of England.svg Chris Ryder 7 6 6 10 Flag of England.svg Adrian Grant 11 10 9
10 Flag of England.svg Adrian Grant 11111121 Flag of Egypt.svg Hisham Ashour 6 5 119
Q Flag of New Zealand.svg Martin Knight 6 7 9 7 Flag of England.svg Peter Barker 11118 11
19 Flag of Finland.svg Olli Tuominen 11111119 Flag of Finland.svg Olli Tuominen 5 4 2
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Nicolas Müller 7 2 10 7 Flag of England.svg Peter Barker 111111
7 Flag of England.svg Peter Barker 1111117 Flag of England.svg Peter Barker 8 3 118
Flag of Germany.svg Simon Rösner 9 9 5 3 Flag of Egypt.svg Ramy Ashour 11119 11
17 Flag of Pakistan.svg Aamir Atlas Khan 11111117 Flag of Pakistan.svg Aamir Atlas Khan 6 112 5
Flag of Denmark.svg Rasmus Nielsen 13 6 5 14 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Laurens Jan Anjema 118 1111
14 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Laurens Jan Anjema 15111114 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Laurens Jan Anjema 5 115 7
Flag of Egypt.svg Omar Abdel Aziz 1111153 Flag of Egypt.svg Ramy Ashour 117 1111
23 Flag of Colombia.svg Miguel Á. Rodríguez 5 6 13 Flag of Egypt.svg Omar Abdel Aziz 10 8 3
Flag of Mexico.svg Jorge Baltazar 11 0 ret 3 Flag of Egypt.svg Ramy Ashour 121111
3 Flag of Egypt.svg Ramy Ashour 130

Section 2

First roundSecond roundThird roundQuarter finals
Q Flag of England.svg Joe Lee 6 4 10
20 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cameron Pilley 11111120 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cameron Pilley 9 8 111111
Q Flag of Malaysia.svg Mohd Nafi. Adnan 7 5 5 16 Flag of Egypt.svg Mohd El Shorbagy 11113 4 3
16 Flag of Egypt.svg Mohd El Shorbagy 11111120 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cameron Pilley 6 3 2
Q Flag of France.svg Yann Perrin 13 6 112 5 Flag of England.svg Nick Matthew 111111
27 Flag of Italy.svg Davide Bianchetti 15116 1127 Flag of Italy.svg Davide Bianchetti 2 3 6
Q Flag of Ireland.svg John Rooney 6 ret 5 Flag of England.svg Nick Matthew 111111
5 Flag of England.svg Nick Matthew 115 Flag of England.svg Nick Matthew 118 116 4
Q Flag of Ireland.svg Arthur Gaskin 7 112 0 2 Flag of France.svg Grégory Gaultier 8 112 1111
31 Flag of England.svg Tom Richards 117 111131 Flag of England.svg Tom Richards 114 4 9
Flag of Egypt.svg Mohd Ali Anwar Reda 12 116 8 13 Flag of Malaysia.svg Ong Beng Hee 7 111111
13 Flag of Malaysia.svg Ong Beng Hee 146 111113 Flag of Malaysia.svg Ong Beng Hee 4 5 9
Flag of New Zealand.svg Kashif Shuja 5 8 10 2 Flag of France.svg Grégory Gaultier 111111
32 Flag of the United States.svg Julian Illingworth 11111232 Flag of the United States.svg Julian Illingworth 3 8 113
Q Flag of Scotland.svg Alan Clyne 2 5 7 2 Flag of France.svg Grégory Gaultier 11118 11
2 Flag of France.svg Grégory Gaultier 111111

See also

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