2004 Men's World Open Squash Championship

Men's World Open 2004
26th PSA World Squash Championship
Location Qatar Doha, Qatar
Date(s) November 28 - December 3, 2004
Website
www.squashsite.co.uk/qatarworldopen.htm
PSA World Tour
Category PSA World Open
Prize money $120,000
Results
Champion France Thierry Lincou
Runner-up England Lee Beachill
Semi-finalists Australia D Palmer / Canada G Ryding
← 2003 Pakistan Hong Kong 2005 →

The 2004 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 Doha in Qatar from 28 November to 3 December 2004. Thierry Lincou won his first World Open title, defeating Lee Beachill in the final.

Ranking points

In 2004, the points breakdown were as follows:

World Open (2004)
Event W F SF QF 2R 1R
Points (PSA) 2187,5 1437,5 875 531,25 312,5 156,25

Seeds

  1. England Lee Beachill (Final)
  2. France Thierry Lincou (Champion)
  3. England Peter Nicol (Quarterfinals)
  4. Australia David Palmer (Semifinals)
  5. England Nick Matthew (First Round)
  6. Egypt Amr Shabana (Quarterfinals)
  7. Scotland John White (First Round)
  8. Egypt Karim Darwish (Second Round)
  9. Canada Jonathon Power (Second Round)
  10. Australia Joe Kneipp (Second Round)
  11. France Gregory Gaultier (Second Round)
  12. England James Willstrop (Quarterfinals)
  13. England Adrian Grant (Second Round)
  14. Australia Anthony Ricketts (Quarterfinals)
  15. Egypt Omar El Borolossy (First Round)
  16. Egypt Mohammed Abbas (Second Round)

Draws & Results

First round   Second round   Quarter finals   Semi finals   Final
1  England Lee Beachill 11 11 15  
 Italy Davide Bianchetti 4 5 13     1  England Lee Beachill 14 11 11  
10  Australia Joe Kneipp 11 11 11   10  Australia Joe Kneipp 12 6 4  
Q  Malaysia Mohd Azlan Iskandar 9 7 6       1  England Lee Beachill 11 11 11  
8  Egypt Karim Darwish 8 11 11 11       12  England James Willstrop 7 4 9  
 England Simon Parke 11 9 8 7     8  Egypt Karim Darwish 11 6 7 7
12  England James Willstrop 11 11 11   12  England James Willstrop 6 11 11 11  
Q  South Africa Rodney Durbach 9 4 5       1  England Lee Beachill 11 11 5 12  
4  Australia David Palmer 11 11 11       4  Australia David Palmer 8 6 11 10  
Q  Netherlands Tommy Berden 9 9 6     4  Australia David Palmer 11 11 11  
13  England Adrian Grant 11 11 11   13  England Adrian Grant 5 4 7  
 France Renan Lavigne 7 9 9       4  Australia David Palmer 6 7 11 11 12
6  Egypt Amr Shabana 11 8 3 11 11       6  Egypt Amr Shabana 11 11 2 8 10  
 England Mark Chaloner 4 11 11 7 5     6  Egypt Amr Shabana 11 11 5 11
16  Egypt Mohammed Abbas 11 11 11   16  Egypt Mohammed Abbas 7 5 11 6  
Q  Egypt Wael El Hindi 4 5 2       1  England Lee Beachill 11 2 11 10 8
Q  Wales Alex Gough 4 11 11 11       2  France Thierry Lincou 5 11 2 12 11
15  Egypt Omar El Borolossy 11 9 3 3     Q  Wales Alex Gough 10 5 3  
 Canada Graham Ryding 6 11 7 11 11    Canada Graham Ryding 12 11 11  
5  England Nick Matthew 11 8 11 9 6        Canada Graham Ryding 11 11 9 11  
 Australia Dan Jenson 5 7 8       3  England Peter Nicol 6 7 11 3  
9  Canada Jonathon Power 11 11 11     9  Canada Jonathon Power 11 8 5 4
Q  Egypt Mohd Essam Hafiz 7 6 5   3  England Peter Nicol 7 11 11 11  
3  England Peter Nicol 11 11 11        Canada Graham Ryding 11 3 4 11 10
 Malaysia Ong Beng Hee 8 5 7       2  France Thierry Lincou 6 11 11 7 12  
14  Australia Anthony Ricketts 11 11 11     14  Australia Anthony Ricketts 11 2 7 11 11  
 Finland Olli Tuominen 12 11 11    Finland Olli Tuominen 5 11 11 4 5  
7  Scotland John White 10 5 2       14  Australia Anthony Ricketts 10 7 11 11 3
Q  England Jonathan Kemp 8 11 11 6 9       2  France Thierry Lincou 12 11 7 8 11  
11  France Gregory Gaultier 11 2 5 11 11     11  France Gregory Gaultier 8 11 8 6
 England Bradley Ball 6 6 8   2  France Thierry Lincou 11 6 11 11  
2  France Thierry Lincou 11 11 11  

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See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.psaworldtour.com/page/TournamentDetails/0,,13121~1943,00.html
Preceded by
Pakistan (Lahore)
2003		 PSA World Open
Qatar (Doha)
2006 		Succeeded by
Hong Kong
2005