Squash at the 2005 World Games – men's singles

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2005 World Games - Squash Single Men
Host Flag of Germany.svg   Duisburg
Dates July 1619, 2005
Teams 16
Podium
Gold medal blank.svg Champion Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Peter Nicol
Silver medal blank.svg Runners-up Flag of France.svg Thierry Lincou
Bronze medal blank.svg Third place Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nick Matthew
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Willstrop

The Squash - Single Men competition at the World Games 2005 took place from July 16 to July 19 in Duisburg in Germany. [1]

Squash (sport) racquet sport

Squash is a ball sport played by two (singles) or four players in a four-walled court with a small, hollow rubber ball. The players must alternate in striking the ball with their racquet and hit the ball onto the playable surfaces of the four walls of the court.

Duisburg Place in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Duisburg is a city of about 500,000 inhabitants in Germany’s Rhineland, at the confluence of the Rhine and the Ruhr. In medieval times, it was a member of the powerful Hanseatic League, and later became a major centre of iron, steel, and chemicals. For this reason, it was heavily bombed in World War II. Today it boasts the world's largest inland port, with 21 docks and 40 kilometres of wharf. The city supports a large Turkish community.

Germany Federal parliamentary republic in central-western Europe

Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central and Western Europe, lying between the Baltic and North Seas to the north, and the Alps to the south. It borders Denmark to the north, Poland and the Czech Republic to the east, Austria and Switzerland to the south, France to the southwest, and Luxembourg, Belgium and the Netherlands to the west.

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Seeds

  1. Flag of France.svg Thierry Lincou (Final)
  2. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Peter Nicol (Champion)
  3. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Willstrop (Semifinals)
  4. Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nick Matthew (Semifinals)
  5. Flag of Egypt.svg Karim Darwish (Quarterfinals)
  6. Flag of Australia.svg Joe Kneipp (Quarterfinals)
  7. Flag of Malaysia.svg Ong Beng Hee (Quarterfinals)
  8. Flag of Germany.svg Hansi Seestaller (Quarterfinals)

Draw

Round of 16Quarter finalsSemi finalsFinals
            
1 Flag of France.svg Thierry Lincou 3
Flag of Germany.svg Stefan Leifels 0
1 Flag of France.svg Thierry Lincou 3
8 Flag of Germany.svg Hansi Seestaller 0
Flag of Austria.svg Andreas Fuchs 0
8 Flag of Germany.svg Hansi Seestaller 3
1 Flag of France.svg Thierry Lincou 3
4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nick Matthew 1
6 Flag of Australia.svg Joe Kneipp 3
Flag of Sweden.svg Christian Drakenberg 1
6 Flag of Australia.svg Joe Kneipp 0
4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nick Matthew 3
Flag of Hungary.svg Márk Krajcsák 1
4 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nick Matthew 3
1 Flag of France.svg Thierry Lincou 0
2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Peter Nicol 3
3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Willstrop 3
Flag of Germany.svg Patrick Gässler 0
3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Willstrop 3
7 Flag of Malaysia.svg Ong Beng Hee 1
Flag of South Africa.svg Rodney Durbach 1
7 Flag of Malaysia.svg Ong Beng Hee 3
3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Willstrop 0
2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Peter Nicol 3
5 Flag of Egypt.svg Karim Darwish 3
Flag of Mexico.svg Eric Gálvez 0
5 Flag of Egypt.svg Karim Darwish 0
2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Peter Nicol 3
Flag of Canada.svg Matthew Giuffre 0
2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Peter Nicol 3

Note: * w/d = Withdraw, * w/o = Walkover, * r = Retired

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