2008 Men's World Open Squash Championship

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]

Contents

Seeds

  1. Amr Shabana (Semifinals)
  2. Gregory Gaultier (Third Round)
  3. James Willstrop (Quarterfinals)
  4. Ramy Ashour (Champion)
  5. David Palmer (Semifinals)
  6. Thierry Lincou (Second Round)
  7. Karim Darwish (Final)
  8. Nick Matthew (Second Round)
  1. Wael El Hindi (Third Round)
  2. Ong Beng Hee (Second Round)
  3. Mohd Azlan Iskandar (First Round)
  4. Peter Barker (Third Round)
  5. Lee Beachill (Second Round)
  6. Adrian Grant (Quarterfinals)
  7. Laurens Jan Anjema (Third Round)
  8. Olli Tuominen (First Round)

Draws & Results

Finals

  Quarter finals Semi finals Final
                                                   
  1   A Shabana 11 11 11      
Q   M E Shorbagy 2 3 6      
  1   A Shabana 6 11 11 9 7  
  4   R Ashour 11 7 7 11 11  
4   R Ashour 2 11 11 11  
  8   N Matthew 11 8 9 7    
    4   R Ashour 5 11 11 11  
  7   K Darwish 11 8 4 5  
  5   D Palmer 5 11 9 11 11  
3   J Willstrop 11 5 11 4 5  
5   D Palmer 6 9 8    
  7   K Darwish 11 11 11      
7   K Darwish 12 11 11    
  14   A Grant 10 7 7      

Top Half

Section 1

First round   Second round   Third round   Quarter finals
1   A Shabana 6 11 11 11    
Q   S Rosner 11 5 3 5       1   A Shabana 12 11 11      
    B Golan 11 11 11           B Golan 7 10 4      
    S Delierre 4 0 1           1   A Shabana 11 2 11 12 11  
9   W E Hindi 12 11 13           9   W E Hindi 9 11 4 14 6  
Q   L Kenny 10 5 11         9   W E Hindi 11 7 11 11  
    O Mosaad 11 11 r           O Mosaad 7 11 9 8    
Q   A Salazar 4 4 r           1   A Shabana 11 11 11    
6   T Lincou 6 11 11 11         Q   M E Shorbagy 2 3 6    
    A Swelim 11 3 1 1       6   T Lincou 10 6 11 12 11  
    R Lavigne 12 6 11 6 8   Q   M E Shorbagy 12 11 7 10 13  
Q   M E Shorbagy 10 11 7 11 11       Q   M E Shorbagy 11 6 11 10 13
10   O B Hee 11 9 11 7 11           H Ashour 4 11 8 12 11  
    T Richards 8 11 6 11 8     10   O B Hee 12 7 9 9  
    H Ashour 11 11 11           H Ashour 10 11 11 11    
    C Ryder 9 8 5      

Section 2

First round   Second round   Third round   Quarter finals
4   R Ashour 11 11 12      
Q   Y Perrin 6 6 10         4   R Ashour 11 11 11      
    C Pilley 11 11 11           C Pilley 5 4 3      
Q   S Arnold 8 8 6           4   R Ashour 11 11 11 11    
12   P Barker 11 11 11           12   P Barker 8 13 8 6    
    E Galvez 4 5 1         12   P Barker 11 11 11    
    J Barrington 11 11 12           J Barrington 3 3 2      
    A Frankcomb 3 3 10           4   R Ashour 2 11 11 11  
Q   N Matthew 11 11 11           8   N Matthew 11 8 9 7  
Q   Shahid Zaman 9 7 5         8   N Matthew 11 11 11 13    
    S Boswell 11 12 11 11         S Boswell 9 6 9      
    T Momen 7 14 3 3         8   N Matthew 11 11 11 11  
15   L J Anjema 11 11 11           15   L J Anjema 7 6 13 4    
    R Alarcon 4 3 7         15   L J Anjema 9 11 7 15 11
    F Mehboob 9 11 11 11         F Mehboob 11 7 11 13 7  
    J Balbo 11 1 9 7    

Bottom Half

Section 1

First round   Second round   Third round   Quarter finals
Q   R Cuskelly 12 10 11 7    
    M A Rodriguez 14 12 6 11           M A Rodriguez 6 2 3      
    D Selby 11 11 11           D Selby 11 11 11      
16   O Tuominen 8 3 4               D Selby 5 13 3 10    
    J Koukal 12 1 3           5   D Palmer 11 11 11 12    
    J Kemp 14 11 11             J Kemp 6 4 7 10  
Q   M Krajcsak 2 8 2       5   D Palmer 11 12 11 12    
5   D Palmer 11 11 11           5   D Palmer 5 11 9 11 11
Q   D Phillips 7 11 9 1         3   J Willstrop 11 5 11 4 5
    D Bianchetti 11 9 11 11           D Bianchetti 11 11 10 13    
13   L Beachill 11 11 11       13   L Beachill 9 6 12 11    
Q   R Temple 6 3 1               D Bianchetti 7 11 8    
    J White 13 11 11           3   J Willstrop 11 13 11      
    M Zaman 11 6 2             J White 2 11 10 9  
Q   B Ford 4 7 5       3   J Willstrop 11 3 12 11    
3   J Willstrop 11 11 11      

Section 2

First round   Second round   Third round   Quarter finals
    J Illingworth 5 11 3 4    
    A Walker 11 8 11 11           A Walker 8 11 11 11    
    K Shuja 11 8 11 11         K Shuja 11 1 5 5    
11   A Iskandar 5 11 3 4             A Walker 11 8 5 8    
Q   M Castagnet 5 11 9 12 7       7   K Darwish 9 11 11 11    
    A A Khan 11 9 11 10 11         A A Khan 5 0 3    
Q   D Bennett 5 0 3       7   K Darwish 11 11 11      
7   K Darwish 11 11 11           7   K Darwish 12 11 11    
Q   J Baltazar 11 11 5 12 11       14   A Grant 10 7 7    
    M Abbas 13 7 11 10 9     Q   J Baltazar 10 2 13 2    
    O A Aziz 11 12 11 11     14   A Grant 12 11 11 11    
14   A Grant 9 14 5 7         14   A Grant 9 12 14 1 13
    S Ghosal 10 10 4           2   G Gaultier 11 10 12 11 11  
    S Razik 12 12 11             S Razik 6 6 3    
Q   N Mueller 6 10 9       2   G Gaultier 11 11 11      
2   G Gaultier 11 12 11      

References

  1. ^ "Worldsquash2008.com tournament profile". Worldsquash2008.com. http://www.worldsquash2008.com/. Retrieved 2009-09-22. 

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