1999 Men's World Open Squash Championship

Men's World Open 1999
23rd PSA World Squash Championship
Location Egypt Giza, Cairo, Egypt
Date(s) September 10–17, 1999
Website
www.squashtalk.com/html/news/worldopen1.htm
PSA World Tour
Category PSA World Open
Prize money $ 170,000
Results
Champion Scotland Peter Nicol
Runner-up Egypt Ahmed Barada
Semi-finalists Canada J Power / Scotland M Heath
← 1998 Qatar Belgium 2002 →

The 1999 PSA Men's World Open Squash Championship is the men's edition of the 1999 World Open, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players. The event took place in Giza, Cairo in Egypt from 10 September to 17 September 1999. Peter Nicol won his first World Open title, defeating Ahmed Barada in the final.

Seeds

  1. Canada Jonathon Power (Semifinals)
  2. England Peter Nicol (Champion)
  3. Egypt Ahmed Barada (Final)
  4. England Paul Johnson (Quarterfinals)
  5. Scotland Martin Heath (Semifinals)
  6. England Simon Parke (Quarterfinals)
  7. Republic of Ireland Derek Ryan (Second Round)
  8. Australia Anthony Hill (Quarterfinals)
  9. Belgium Stefan Casteleyn (Second Round)
  10. Wales Alex Gough (First Round)
  11. Australia Dan Jenson (Third Round)
  12. Australia Rodney Eyles (First Round)
  13. Pakistan Amjad Khan (Third Round)
  14. Canada Graham Ryding (First Round)
  15. Australia Paul Price (Third Round)
  16. Scotland John White (Second Round)

Draw & Results

Finals

  Quarter finals Semi finals Final
                                                   
  1  Canada Jonathon Power 15 9 15 15  
6  England Simon Parke 8 15 7 12  
  1  Canada Jonathon Power 15 9 2 rtd  
  3  Egypt Ahmed Barada 9 15 9  
4  Australia Anthony Hill 5 14 8
  3  Egypt Ahmed Barada 15 17 15  
    3  Egypt Ahmed Barada 9 13 11
  2  Scotland Peter Nicol 15 15 15
  4  England Paul Johnson 13 6 13  
5  Scotland Martin Heath 15 15 15  
5  Scotland Martin Heath 15 13 9 12
  2  Scotland Peter Nicol 11 15 15 15  
 England Mark Chaloner 17 8 6 12
  2  Scotland Peter Nicol 14 15 15 15  

Top Half

Section 1

First round   Second round   Third round   Quarter finals
1  Canada Jonathon Power 15 15 9 17  
 Pakistan Zarak Jahan Khan 9 14 15 14     1  Canada Jonathon Power 15 15 15  
 Finland Juha Raumolin 15 14 15 14 9   Q  South Africa Glenn Whittaker 8 13 13  
 South Africa Glenn Whittaker 10 15 9 15 15       1  Canada Jonathon Power 15 17 15  
 England Nick Taylor 15 15 15        Egypt Amr Shabana 13 14 8  
 Finland Janne Kyttanen 3 11 5      England Nick Taylor 13 9 13
 Egypt Amr Shabana 15 13 15 15    Egypt Amr Shabana 15 15 15  
12  Australia Rodney Eyles 9 15 8 13       1  Canada Jonathon Power 15 9 15 15
13  Pakistan Amjad Khan (squash player) 15 11 15 13 15       6  England Simon Parke 8 15 7 12
Q  Egypt Mohamed Essam Hafiz 5 15 3 15 9     13  Pakistan Amjad Khan (squash player) 15 15 15  
 France Thierry Lincou 13 15 15 15    France Thierry Lincou 13 11 5  
Q  England John Russell 15 8 12 9       13  Pakistan Amjad Khan (squash player) 15 4 6 5
 England Stephen Meads 11 15 15 2 3       6  England Simon Parke 11 15 15 15  
 England Marcus Berrett 15 11 13 15 15      England Marcus Berrett 14 11 9
 Australia Joseph Kneipp 8 10 9   6  England Simon Parke 15 15 15  
6  England Simon Parke 15 15 15  

Section 2

First round   Second round   Third round   Quarter finals
8  Australia Anthony Hill 15 17 15  
 Egypt Amir Wagih 5 16 13     8  Australia Anthony Hill 15 15 15  
 Australia Byron Davis 15 12 9 15 15    Australia Byron Davis 8 4 11  
 Egypt Ahmed Faizy 6 15 15 11 5       8  Australia Anthony Hill 11 15 15 12 15  
 Australia David Palmer 15 15 15        Australia David Palmer 15 10 12 15 6  
 Italy Davide Bianchetti 6 10 6      Australia David Palmer 15 15 15
 Australia John Williams 12 15 15 8 15    Australia John Williams 14 13 6  
10  Wales Alex Gough 15 7 5 15 12       8  Australia Anthony Hill 5 14 8
14  Canada Graham Ryding 15 10 15 9 8       3  Egypt Ahmed Barada 15 17 15
 Pakistan Shamsul Islam Khan 12 15 11 15 15      Pakistan Shamsul Islam Khan 5 7 9  
Q  Pakistan Mansoor Zaman 7 15 15 13 11    Egypt Omar Elborolossy 15 15 15  
 Egypt Omar Elborolossy 15 12 10 15 15        Egypt Omar Elborolossy 10 8 10
 England Tony Hands 15 15 15       3  Egypt Ahmed Barada 15 15 15  
Q  England Bradley Ball 10 5 10      England Tony Hands 10 3 7
 Sweden Daniel Forslund 6 8 7   3  Egypt Ahmed Barada 15 15 15  
3  Egypt Ahmed Barada 15 15 15  

Bottom Half

Section 1

First round   Second round   Third round   Quarter finals
4  England Paul Johnson 15 15 15  
 Finland Mika Monto 10 9 13     4  England Paul Johnson 11 6 15 15 15  
 England Mark Cairns 15 15 15    England Mark Cairns 15 15 7 8 5  
 Finland Olli Tuominen 11 12 8       4  England Paul Johnson 15 14 15 17  
 England Tim Garner 15 15 15       11  Australia Dan Jenson 11 17 8 16  
 Pakistan Kashif Shuja 10 7 8      England Tim Garner 15 6 15 14 9
 Pakistan Mir Zaman Gul 11 16 13   11  Australia Dan Jenson 10 15 10 15 15  
11  Australia Dan Jenson 15 17 15       4  England Paul Johnson 13 6 13
9  Belgium Stefan Casteleyn 15 15 15       5  Scotland Martin Heath 15 15 15
 Canada Kelly Patrick 13 13 12     9  Belgium Stefan Casteleyn 6 8 4  
 Egypt Mohd Medhat Morsi 17 4 9 9    Wales David Evans 15 15 15  
 Wales David Evans 14 15 15 15        Wales David Evans 17 6 9 15 9
Q  Egypt Karim Darwish 15 15 15       5  Scotland Martin Heath 16 15 15 7 15  
 Australia Stewart Boswell 11 7 9     Q  Egypt Karim Darwish 15 10 3 4
 France Julien Bonetat 13 11 7   5  Scotland Martin Heath 12 15 15 15  
5  Scotland Martin Heath 15 15 15  

Section 2

First round   Second round   Third round   Quarter finals
7  Republic of Ireland Derek Ryan 15 17 15  
 Australia Billy Haddrell 6 16 12     7  Republic of Ireland Derek Ryan 15 10 11 10  
Q  Malaysia Kenneth Low 6 3 10    Australia Craig Rowland 4 15 15 15  
 Australia Craig Rowland 15 15 15        Australia Craig Rowland 16 15 3 15 9  
 England Mark Chaloner 15 15 15        England Mark Chaloner 17 13 15 6 15  
 France Renan Lavigne 8 12 9      England Mark Chaloner 6 15 15 6 15
 England Julian Wellings 6 14 7   16  Scotland John White 15 9 11 15 10  
16  Scotland John White 15 17 15        England Mark Chaloner 17 8 6 12
15  Australia Paul Price 15 15 15       2  Scotland Peter Nicol 14 15 15 15
 Hong Kong Abdul Faheem Khan 12 10 7     15  Australia Paul Price 13 15 12 15 15  
 England Del Harris 6 14 8    Australia Anthony Ricketts 15 9 15 10 8  
 Australia Anthony Ricketts 15 15 15       15  Australia Paul Price 12 10 13
 South Africa Rodney Durbach 12 15 15 12 15       2  Scotland Peter Nicol 15 15 15  
 England Chris Walker 15 13 10 15 10      South Africa Rodney Durbach 9 7 9
 England Lee Beachill 6 7 9   2  Scotland Peter Nicol 15 15 15  
2  Scotland Peter Nicol 15 15 15  

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References

  1. ↑ http://www.squashtalk.com/html/news/worldopen1.htm

See also

External links

Preceded by
Qatar (Doha)
1998		 PSA World Open
Egypt (Cairo)
1999 		Succeeded by
Antwerp (Belgium)
2002