2005 Men's World Open Squash Championship

Men's World Open 2005
27th PSA World Squash Championship
Location Hong Kong Hong Kong
Date(s) November 29 - December 4, 2005
Website
www.squashtalk.com/hongkong/2005/hh2005-5.htm
PSA World Tour
Category PSA World Open
Prize money $170,000
Results
Champion Egypt Amr Shabana
Runner-up Australia David Palmer
Semi-finalists England P Nicol / England J Willstrop
 2004 Qatar Egypt 2006 

The 2005 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 Hong Kong from 29 November to 4 December 2005. Amr Shabana won his second World Open title, defeating David Palmer in the final.

Ranking points

In 2005, the points breakdown were as follows:

World Open (2005)
Event W F SF QF 2R 1R
Points (PSA) 2187,5 1437,5 875 531,25 312,5 156,25

Seeds

  1. France Thierry Lincou (Quarterfinals)
  2. Canada Jonathon Power (Quarterfinals)
  3. Australia David Palmer (Final)
  4. England Lee Beachill (Quarterfinals)
  5. Egypt Amr Shabana (Champion)
  6. England Peter Nicol (Semifinals)
  7. Australia Anthony Ricketts (Quarterfinals)
  8. England James Willstrop (Semifinals)
  9. Egypt Karim Darwish (Second Round)
  10. France Gregory Gaultier (Second Round)
  11. Scotland John White (Second Round)
  12. England Nick Matthew (Second Round)
  13. Malaysia Mohd Azlan Iskandar (Second Round)
  14. Canada Graham Ryding (First Round)
  15. Finland Olli Tuominen (Second Round)
  16. Pakistan Shahid Zaman (Second Round)

Draws & Results

First round   Second round   Quarter finals   Semi finals   Final
1  France Thierry Lincou 11 11 11  
 Egypt Wael El Hindi 5 9 6     1  France Thierry Lincou 7 11 8 11 11  
10  France Gregory Gaultier 11 11   10  France Gregory Gaultier 11 9 11 4 8  
Q  Egypt Ramy Ashour 5 2       1  France Thierry Lincou 11 3 5 9  
6  England Peter Nicol 7 11 11 11       6  England Peter Nicol 8 11 11 11  
 England Adrian Grant 11 9 6 6     6  England Peter Nicol 11 11 11
16  Pakistan Shahid Zaman 13 11 10 4 11   16  Pakistan Shahid Zaman 6 8 5  
Q  France Renan Lavigne 11 4 12 11 8       6  England Peter Nicol 8 2 6  
4  England Lee Beachill 11 11 10 14       5  Egypt Amr Shabana 11 11 11  
 Australia Joe Kneipp 2 7 12 12     4  England Lee Beachill 11 11 10 11  
11  Scotland John White 11 11 10 14   11  Scotland John White 6 3 12 5  
Q  Wales Alex Gough 5 6 12 12       4  England Lee Beachill 5 7 4
5  Egypt Amr Shabana 6 11 11 11       5  Egypt Amr Shabana 11 11 11  
Q  England Simon Parke 11 5 7 2     5  Egypt Amr Shabana 11 11 11
15  Finland Olli Tuominen 11 11 10 11   15  Finland Olli Tuominen 3 2 8  
Q  England Joey Barrington 6 7 12 3       5  Egypt Amr Shabana 11 11 11
 Pakistan Mansoor Zaman 9 11 4 3       3  Australia David Palmer 6 7 8
9  Egypt Karim Darwish 11 9 11 11     9  Egypt Karim Darwish 8 9 3  
 England Peter Barker 7 7 9   7  Australia Anthony Ricketts 11 11 11  
7  Australia Anthony Ricketts 11 11 11       7  Australia Anthony Ricketts 9 11 9 11 8  
Q  Egypt Hisham Ashour 11 3 5 11       3  Australia David Palmer 11 2 11 7 11  
13  Malaysia Mohd Azlan Iskandar 8 11 11 13     13  Malaysia Mohd Azlan Iskandar 7 9 7
Q  Netherlands Laurens Jan Anjema 9 5 6   3  Australia David Palmer 11 11 11  
3  Australia David Palmer 11 11 11       3  Australia David Palmer 11 13 12
 Egypt Mohammed Abbas 8 2 17 5       8  England James Willstrop 9 11 10  
12  England Nick Matthew 11 11 15 11     12  England Nick Matthew 11 11 4 8 6  
WC  Hong Kong Wong Wai Hang 10 6 8   8  England James Willstrop 7 9 11 11 11  
8  England James Willstrop 12 11 11       8  England James Willstrop 11 7 11 11
Q  Australia Stewart Boswell 8 12 11 11       2  Canada Jonathon Power 6 11 6 6  
14  Canada Graham Ryding 11 10 7 3     Q  Australia Stewart Boswell 8 11 5 9
 Malaysia Ong Beng Hee 3 1 6   2  Canada Jonathon Power 11 5 11 11  
2  Canada Jonathon Power 11 11 11  

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See also

References

Preceded by
Qatar (Doha)
2004
PSA World Open
Hong Kong

2005
Succeeded by
Egypt (Cairo)
2006
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