World Open (squash)

Men's World Open Squash Championship
Details
Event name	PSA Men's World Championship
PSA World Tour
Category	World Championship
Prize money	$325,000
Most recent champion(s)	Grégory Gaultier
Current	2015 Men's World Open Squash Championship

Women's World Open Squash Championship
Details
Event name	PSA Women's World Championship
PSA World Tour
Category	World Championship
Prize money	$185,000
Most recent champion(s)	Nicol David
Current	2015 Women's World Open Squash Championship

The World Open Squash Championship is a squash event which serves as the individual world championship for squash players organized by the Professional Squash Association. The World Championship is widely considered to be one of the two most prestigious titles in squash, alongside the British Open (which was considered to be the effective world championship of the sport prior to the World Open's establishment). The men's World Open was first held in 1976, and the women's World Open was inaugurated in 1979.

Overview

Prior to the establishment of the men's World Open, a tournament called the World Amateur Individual Championship was held in the late-1960s and 1970s. The winners of this tournament for male players included some of the game's leading figures such as Geoff Hunt and Cam Nancarrow. However many players and fans did not consider this event to be a proper world championship because several of the game's top players were ineligible to participate as they had turned professional.

The British Open had for many years been generally considered to be the sport's effective world championship, and this continued to be the case until the World Open was established.

The women's World Open was held once every two years until the early-1990s, when it became an annual event. The men's event has been held every year since 1979, except for a two-year gap in 2000 and 2001 when it was not held due primarily to difficulties in securing sponsorship.

In recent years, the men's World Open has been part of the PSA World Series.

The venue for the World Open changes every year. Normally the men's and women's events are held separately in two different locations, although on some occasions they have been held together as a combined event.

Ranking points and prize money

PSA Men's World Championship trophy

Ranking points

Ranking points for the PSA have varied through the years but at present singles players receive the following points:

Prize money

Prize money history

Year		1970	1971	1972	1973	1974	1975	1976	1977	1978	1979
Men	Location	-	-	-	-	-	-	ENG	AUS	-	CAN
	Prize money	-	-	-	-	-	-	unknown	unknown	-	unknown
Women	Location	-	-	-	-	-	-	AUS	-	-	ENG
	Prize money	-	-	-	-	-	-	unknown	-	-	$4,750
Year		1980	1981	1982	1983	1984	1985	1986	1987	1988	1989
Men	Location	AUS	CAN	ENG	GER	PAK	EGY	FRA	ENG	NED	MAS
	Prize money	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	$30,000	$50,000	$55,000	$30,000	$82,000	$85,000
Women	Location	-	CAN	-	AUS	-	IRL	-	NZL	-	NED
	Prize money	-	$12,500	-	unknown	-	unknown	-	$30,000	-	$40,000
Year		1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999
Men	Location	FRA	AUS	RSA	PAK	ESP	CYP	PAK	MAS	QAT	EGY
	Prize money	$110,000	$130,000	$160,000	$120,000	$150,000	$110,000	$130,000	$130,000	$175,000	$170,000
Women	Location	AUS	-	CAN	RSA	GGY	HKG	MAS	AUS	GER	USA
	Prize money	unknown	-	$35,000	$45,000	$64,000	$58,000	unknown	$75,000	$70,000	$80,000
Year		2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009
Men	Location	-	-	BEL	PAK	QAT	HKG	EGY	BER	ENG	KUW
	Prize money	-	-	$155,000	$170,000	$120,000	$170,000	$152,500	$175,000	$215,000	$277,500
Women	Location	SCO	AUS	QAT	HKG	MAS	HKG	NIR	ESP	ENG	NED
	Prize money	$80,000	$69,000	$102,500	$57,500	$72,500	$72,500	$112,500	$114,000	$114,000	$118,000
Year		2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019
Men	Location	KSA	NED	QAT	ENG	QAT	USA	EGY
	Prize money	$327,500	$275,000	$325,000	$325,000	$325,000	$325,000
Women	Location	EGY	NED	CAY	MAS	EGY	MAS	MAS
	Prize money	$147,000	$143,000	$188,000	$120,000	$150,000	$185,000

Past results

Below are the results for the men's and women's championship.

Men's Championship

The Al Ahram World Open 2006 in front of the Egyptian pyramids

Year	Location	Champion	Runner-up	Score
1976	London, England	Geoff Hunt	Mohibullah Khan	7–9, 9–4, 8–10, 9–2, 9–2
1977	Adelaide, Australia	Geoff Hunt	Qamar Zaman	9–5, 10–9, 0–9, 9–4
1978	No competition
1979	Toronto, Canada	Geoff Hunt	Qamar Zaman	9–2, 9–3, 9–2
1980	Adelaide, Australia	Geoff Hunt	Qamar Zaman	9–0, 9–3, 9–3
1981	Toronto, Canada	Jahangir Khan	Geoff Hunt	7–9, 9–1, 9–2, 9–2
1982	Birmingham, England	Jahangir Khan	Dean Williams	9–2, 6–9, 9–1, 9–1
1983	Munich, West Germany[1]	Jahangir Khan	Chris Dittmar	9–3, 9–6, 9–0
1984	Karachi, Pakistan	Jahangir Khan	Qamar Zaman	9–0, 9–3, 9–4
1985	Cairo, Egypt	Jahangir Khan	Ross Norman	9–4, 4–9, 9–5, 9–1
1986	Toulouse, France	Ross Norman	Jahangir Khan	9–5, 9–7, 7–9, 9–1
1987	Birmingham, England	Jansher Khan	Chris Dittmar	9–5, 9–4, 4–9, 9–6
1988	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Jahangir Khan	Jansher Khan	9–6, 9–2, 9–2
1989	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Jansher Khan	Chris Dittmar	7–15, 6–15, 15–4, 15–11, 15–10
1990	Toulouse, France	Jansher Khan	Chris Dittmar	15–8, 17–15, 13–15, 15–5
1991	Adelaide, Australia	Rodney Martin	Jahangir Khan	14–17, 15–9, 15–4, 15–13
1992	Johannesburg, South Africa	Jansher Khan	Chris Dittmar	15–11, 15–9, 10–15, 15–6
1993	Karachi, Pakistan	Jansher Khan	Jahangir Khan	14–15, 15–9, 15–5, 15–5
1994	Barcelona, Spain	Jansher Khan	Peter Marshall	10–15, 15–11, 15–8, 15–4
1995	Nicosia, Cyprus	Jansher Khan	Del Harris	15–10, 17–14, 16–17, 15–8
1996	Karachi, Pakistan	Jansher Khan	Rodney Eyles	15–13, 17–15, 11–15, 15–3
1997	Petaling Jaya, Malaysia	Rodney Eyles	Peter Nicol	15–11, 15–12, 15–12
1998	Doha, Qatar	Jonathon Power	Peter Nicol	15–17, 15–7, 15–9, 15–10
1999	Cairo, Egypt	Peter Nicol	Ahmed Barada	15–9, 15–13, 15–11
2000	No competition
2001
2002	Antwerp, Belgium	David Palmer	John White	13–15, 12–15, 15–6, 15–14, 15–11
2003	Lahore, Pakistan	Amr Shabana	Thierry Lincou	15–11, 11–15, 15–8, 15–14
2004	Doha, Qatar	Thierry Lincou	Lee Beachill	5–11, 11–2, 2–11, 12–10, 11–8
2005	Hong Kong	Amr Shabana	David Palmer	11–6, 11–7, 11–8
2006	Cairo, Egypt	David Palmer	Grégory Gaultier	9–11, 9–11, 11–9, 16–14, 11–2
2007	Hamilton, Bermuda	Amr Shabana	Grégory Gaultier	11–7, 11–4, 11–6
2008	Manchester, England	Ramy Ashour	Karim Darwish	5–11, 11–8, 11–4, 11–5
2009	Kuwait City, Kuwait	Amr Shabana	Ramy Ashour	11–8, 11–5, 11–5
2010	Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia	Nick Matthew	James Willstrop	7–11, 11–6, 11–2, 11–3
2011	Rotterdam, Netherlands	Nick Matthew	Grégory Gaultier	6–11, 11–9, 11–6, 11–5
2012	Doha, Qatar	Ramy Ashour	Mohamed El Shorbagy	2–11, 11–6, 11–5, 9–11, 11–8
2013	Manchester, England	Nick Matthew	Grégory Gaultier	11–9, 11–9, 11–13, 7–11, 11–2
2014	Doha, Qatar	Ramy Ashour	Mohamed El Shorbagy	13–11, 7–11, 5–11, 11–5, 14–12
2015	Bellevue, United States	Grégory Gaultier	Omar Mosaad	11–6, 11–7, 12–10
2016	Cairo, Egypt

Men's World Open Finalists Rank Player Name No. of Titles Runner-up Final Appearances 1 Jansher Khan 8 1 9 2 Jahangir Khan 6 3 9 3 Geoff Hunt 4 1 5 4 Amr Shabana 4 0 4 5 Ramy Ashour 3 1 4 6 Nick Matthew 3 0 3 7 David Palmer 2 1 3 8 Grégory Gaultier 1 4 5 9 Peter Nicol 1 2 3 10 Rodney Eyles 1 1 2 Thierry Lincou 1 1 2 Ross Norman 1 1 2 13 Rodney Martin 1 0 1 Jonathon Power 1 0 1 15 Chris Dittmar 0 5 5 16 Qamar Zaman 0 4 4 17 Mohamed El Shorbagy 0 2 2 18 Ahmed Barada 0 1 1 Lee Beachill 0 1 1 Karim Darwish 0 1 1 Del Harris 0 1 1 Mohibullah Khan 0 1 1 Peter Marshall 0 1 1 Omar Mosaad 0 1 1 John White 0 1 1 Dean Williams 0 1 1 James Willstrop 0 1 1

Men's Titles by country Country Titles Pakistan 14 Australia 8 Egypt 7 England 3 France 2 Canada 1 New Zealand 1 Scotland 1

Women's Championship

Year	Location	Champion	Runner-up	Score
1976	Brisbane, Australia	Heather McKay	Marion Jackman	9–2, 9–2, 9–0
1977	No competition
1978
1979	Sheffield, England	Heather McKay	Sue Cogswell	6–9, 9–3, 9–1, 9–4
1980	No competition
1981	Toronto, Canada	Rhonda Thorne	Vicki Cardwell	8–10, 9–4, 9–5, 7–9, 9–7
1982	No competition
1983	Perth, Australia	Vicki Cardwell	Rhonda Thorne	9–1, 9–3, 9–4
1984	No competition
1985	Dublin, Ireland	Susan Devoy	Lisa Opie	9–4, 9–5, 10–8
1986	No competition
1987	Auckland, New Zealand	Susan Devoy	Lisa Opie	9–3, 10–8, 9–2
1988	No competition
1989	Warmond, Netherlands	Martine Le Moignan	Susan Devoy	4–9, 9–4, 10–8, 10–8
1990	Sydney, Australia	Susan Devoy	Martine Le Moignan	9–4, 9–4, 9–4
1991	No competition
1992	Vancouver, Canada	Susan Devoy	Michelle Martin	9–4, 9–6, 9–4
1993	Johannesburg, South Africa	Michelle Martin	Liz Irving	9–2, 9–2, 9–1
1994	St. Peter Port, Channel Islands	Michelle Martin	Cassie Jackman	9–1, 9–0, 9–6
1995	Hong Kong	Michelle Martin	Sarah Fitz-Gerald	8–10, 9–2, 9–6, 9–3
1996	Petaling Jaya, Malaysia	Sarah Fitz-Gerald	Cassie Jackman	9–0, 9–3, 9–4
1997	Sydney, Australia	Sarah Fitz-Gerald	Michelle Martin	9–5, 5–9, 6–9, 9–2, 9–3
1998	Stuttgart, Germany	Sarah Fitz-Gerald	Michelle Martin	10–8, 9–7, 2–9, 3–9, 10–9
1999	Seattle, United States	Cassie Campion	Michelle Martin	9–6, 9–7, 9–7
2000	Edinburgh, Scotland	Carol Owens	Leilani Joyce	9–6, 9–5, 7–9, 5–9, 9–6
2001	Melbourne, Australia	Sarah Fitz-Gerald	Leilani Joyce	9–0, 9–3, 9–2
2002	Doha, Qatar	Sarah Fitz-Gerald	Natalie Pohrer	10–8, 9–3, 7–9, 9–7
2003	Hong Kong	Carol Owens	Cassie Jackman	3–9, 9–2, 9–7, 9–3
2004	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	Vanessa Atkinson	Natalie Grinham	9–1, 9–1, 9–5
2005	Hong Kong	Nicol David	Rachael Grinham	8–10, 9–2, 9–6, 9–7
2006	Belfast, Northern Ireland	Nicol David	Natalie Grinham	1–9, 9–7, 3–9, 9–5, 9–2
2007	Madrid, Spain	Rachael Grinham	Natalie Grinham	9–4, 10–8, 9–2
2008	Manchester, England	Nicol David	Vicky Botwright	5–11, 11–1, 11–6, 11–9
2009	Amsterdam, Netherlands	Nicol David	Natalie Grinham	3–11, 11–6, 11–3, 11–8
2010	Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt	Nicol David	Omneya Abdel Kawy	11–5, 11–8, 11–6
2011	Rotterdam, Netherlands	Nicol David	Jenny Duncalf	11–2, 11–5, 11–0
2012	Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands	Nicol David	Laura Massaro	11–6, 11–8, 11–6
2013	Penang, Malaysia	Laura Massaro	Nour El Sherbini	11–7, 6–11, 11–9, 5–11, 11–9
2014	Cairo, Egypt	Nicol David	Raneem El Weleily	5–11, 11–8, 7–11, 14–12, 11–5
2015	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2016	Malaysia

Note:

• Cassie Jackman was known as Cassie Campion from July 1998 until 2002.
• Carol Owens switched nationality in 2001.
• Natalie Pohrer was later known as Natalie Grainger.
• Natalie Grinham switched allegiance to the Netherlands from 2009 onwards.
• The 2013 edition was held in March 2014.
• The 2015 edition was held in April 2016.

Women's World Open Finalists Rank Player Name No. of Titles Runner-up Final Appearances 1 Nicol David 8 0 8 2 Sarah Fitz-Gerald 5 1 6 3 Susan Devoy 4 1 5 4 Michelle Martin 3 4 7 5 Heather McKay 2 0 2 / Carol Owens 2 0 2 7 Cassie Jackman 1 3 4 8 Vicki Cardwell 1 1 2 Rachael Grinham 1 1 2 Laura Massaro 1 1 2 Martine Le Moignan 1 1 2 Rhonda Thorne 1 1 2 13 Vanessa Atkinson 1 0 1 14 / Natalie Grinham 0 4 4 15 Leilani Joyce 0 2 2 Lisa Opie 0 2 2 17 Omneya Abdel Kawy 0 1 1 Vicky Botwright 0 1 1 Sue Cogswell 0 1 1 Jenny Duncalf 0 1 1 Nour El Sherbini 0 1 1 Raneem El Weleily 0 1 1 Marion Jackman 0 1 1 Liz Irving 0 1 1 Natalie Pohrer 0 1 1

Women's Titles by country Country Titles Australia 14 Malaysia 8 New Zealand 5 England 3 Netherlands 1

Records

Record	Player(s)	Count	Winning years
Men
Winner of most Men's titles	Jansher Khan	8	1987, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
Winner of most consecutive Men's titles	Jahangir Khan	5	1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985
	Jansher Khan	5	1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
Women
Winner of most Women's titles	Nicol David	8	2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014
Winner of most consecutive Women's titles	Nicol David	5	2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
Miscellaneous
Loser of most finals (men)	Chris Dittmar	5	1983, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1992
Loser of most finals (women)	Michelle Martin	4	1992, 1997, 1998, 1999
	/ Natalie Grinham	4	2004, 2006, 2007, 2009
Lowest-ranked winner (men)	Amr Shabana	11th	2003
Lowest-ranked winner (women)	Cassie Campion	5th	1999
Youngest winner (men)	Jahangir Khan	17 years (& 11 m.)	1981
Youngest winner (women)	Susan Devoy	21 years (& 9 m.)	1985
Oldest winner (men)	Geoff Hunt	33 years (& 6 m.)	1980
Oldest winner (women)	Heather McKay	37 years (& 10 m.)	1979
Longest men's final by points	Geoff Hunt vs Mohibullah Khan (in 9 points)	69	1976
	David Palmer vs John White (in 15 points)	131	2002
	David Palmer vs Grégory Gaultier (in 11 points)	103	2006
Longest women's final by points	Sarah Fitz-Gerald vs Michelle Martin (in 9 points)	76	1998
	Laura Massaro vs Nour El Sherbini (in 11 points)	97	2013
Most venues (men)	England	5	1976, 1982, 1987, 2008, 2013
Most venues (women)	Australia	5	1976, 1983, 1990, 1997, 2001

World champions never World No. 1

Men (Since 1975)

Player	Number of title	Year of first title	Highest World ranking
Ross Norman	1	1986 (vs. Jahangir Khan)	2nd (December 1985)
Rodney Martin	1	1991 (vs. Jahangir Khan)	3rd (November 1992)
Rodney Eyles	1	1997 (vs. Peter Nicol)	2nd (November 1995)

Women (Since 1983)

Player	Number of title	Year of first title	Highest World ranking
Martine Le Moignan	1	1989 (vs. Susan Devoy)	3rd (November 1987)

See also

• World Doubles Squash Championships
• World Team Squash Championships
• World Junior Squash Championships
• British Open Squash Championships

References

External links

• World Squash Federation website
• Article at Squashtalk.com on the history of the Men's World Open
• 2015 Men's World Squash Championships official website