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) France 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) Egypt Nour El Sherbini
Current 2015 Women's World Open Squash Championship
Squash

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.

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:

Position Men Women
Champion 2890 5300
Runner-up 1900 3630
Semi-finalist 1155 2150
Quarter-finalist 700 1150
Round of 16 410 575
Round of 32 205 330
Round of 64 125 -
Last Round Qualification 75 165
First Round Qualification 25 82.5

Prize money

Prize Money World Championship (2015)
Event W F SF QF R16 R32 R64 Q
Prize money (Men) $ 48,000 $ 30,000 $ 18,000 $ 10,500 $ 6,000 $ 3,000 $ 1,500 -
Prize money (Women) $ 28,900 $ 17,680 $ 10,880 $ 6,460 $ 3,825 $ 2,250 - $ 1,150

Past results

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

Men's Championship

Year Location Champion Runner-up Score
1976 England London, England Australia Geoff Hunt Pakistan Mohibullah Khan 7–9, 9–4, 8–10, 9–2, 9–2
1977 Australia Adelaide, Australia Australia Geoff Hunt Pakistan Qamar Zaman 9–5, 10–9, 0–9, 9–4
1978 No competition
1979 Canada Toronto, Canada Australia Geoff Hunt Pakistan Qamar Zaman 9–2, 9–3, 9–2
1980 Australia Adelaide, Australia Australia Geoff Hunt Pakistan Qamar Zaman 9–0, 9–3, 9–3
1981 Canada Toronto, Canada Pakistan Jahangir Khan Australia Geoff Hunt 7–9, 9–1, 9–2, 9–2
1982 England Birmingham, England Pakistan Jahangir Khan Australia Dean Williams 9–2, 6–9, 9–1, 9–1
1983 West Germany Munich, West Germany[1] Pakistan Jahangir Khan Australia Chris Dittmar 9–3, 9–6, 9–0
1984 Pakistan Karachi, Pakistan Pakistan Jahangir Khan Pakistan Qamar Zaman 9–0, 9–3, 9–4
1985 Egypt Cairo, Egypt Pakistan Jahangir Khan New Zealand Ross Norman 9–4, 4–9, 9–5, 9–1
1986 France Toulouse, France New Zealand Ross Norman Pakistan Jahangir Khan 9–5, 9–7, 7–9, 9–1
1987 England Birmingham, England Pakistan Jansher Khan Australia Chris Dittmar 9–5, 9–4, 4–9, 9–6
1988 Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands Pakistan Jahangir Khan Pakistan Jansher Khan 9–6, 9–2, 9–2
1989 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Pakistan Jansher Khan Australia Chris Dittmar 7–15, 6–15, 15–4, 15–11, 15–10
1990 France Toulouse, France Pakistan Jansher Khan Australia Chris Dittmar 15–8, 17–15, 13–15, 15–5
1991 Australia Adelaide, Australia Australia Rodney Martin Pakistan Jahangir Khan 14–17, 15–9, 15–4, 15–13
1992 South Africa Johannesburg, South Africa Pakistan Jansher Khan Australia Chris Dittmar 15–11, 15–9, 10–15, 15–6
1993 Pakistan Karachi, Pakistan Pakistan Jansher Khan Pakistan Jahangir Khan 14–15, 15–9, 15–5, 15–5
1994 Spain Barcelona, Spain Pakistan Jansher Khan England Peter Marshall 10–15, 15–11, 15–8, 15–4
1995 Cyprus Nicosia, Cyprus Pakistan Jansher Khan England Del Harris 15–10, 17–14, 16–17, 15–8
1996 Pakistan Karachi, Pakistan Pakistan Jansher Khan Australia Rodney Eyles 15–13, 17–15, 11–15, 15–3
1997 Malaysia Petaling Jaya, Malaysia Australia Rodney Eyles Scotland Peter Nicol 15–11, 15–12, 15–12
1998 Qatar Doha, Qatar Canada Jonathon Power Scotland Peter Nicol 15–17, 15–7, 15–9, 15–10
1999 Egypt Cairo, Egypt Scotland Peter Nicol Egypt Ahmed Barada 15–9, 15–13, 15–11
2000 No competition
2001
2002 Belgium Antwerp, Belgium Australia David Palmer Scotland John White 13–15, 12–15, 15–6, 15–14, 15–11
2003 Pakistan Lahore, Pakistan Egypt Amr Shabana France Thierry Lincou 15–11, 11–15, 15–8, 15–14
2004 Qatar Doha, Qatar France Thierry Lincou England Lee Beachill 5–11, 11–2, 2–11, 12–10, 11–8
2005 Hong Kong Hong Kong Egypt Amr Shabana Australia David Palmer 11–6, 11–7, 11–8
2006 Egypt Cairo, Egypt Australia David Palmer France Grégory Gaultier 9–11, 9–11, 11–9, 16–14, 11–2
2007 Bermuda Hamilton, Bermuda Egypt Amr Shabana France Grégory Gaultier 11–7, 11–4, 11–6
2008 England Manchester, England Egypt Ramy Ashour Egypt Karim Darwish 5–11, 11–8, 11–4, 11–5
2009 Kuwait Kuwait City, Kuwait Egypt Amr Shabana Egypt Ramy Ashour 11–8, 11–5, 11–5
2010 Saudi Arabia Al-Khobar, Saudi Arabia England Nick Matthew England James Willstrop 7–11, 11–6, 11–2, 11–3
2011 Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands England Nick Matthew France Grégory Gaultier 6–11, 11–9, 11–6, 11–5
2012 Qatar Doha, Qatar Egypt Ramy Ashour Egypt Mohamed El Shorbagy 2–11, 11–6, 11–5, 9–11, 11–8
2013 England Manchester, England England Nick Matthew France Grégory Gaultier 11–9, 11–9, 11–13, 7–11, 11–2
2014 Qatar Doha, Qatar Egypt Ramy Ashour Egypt Mohamed El Shorbagy 13–11, 7–11, 5–11, 11–5, 14–12
2015[2] United States Bellevue, United States France Grégory Gaultier Egypt Omar Mosaad 11–6, 11–7, 12–10
2016 Egypt Cairo, Egypt
2017 England Manchester, England

Men's World Open Finalists

Rank Player Name No. of Titles Runner-up Final Appearances
1 Pakistan Jansher Khan819
2 Pakistan Jahangir Khan639
3 Australia Geoff Hunt415
4 Egypt Amr Shabana404
5 Egypt Ramy Ashour314
6 England Nick Matthew303
7 Australia David Palmer213
8 France Grégory Gaultier145
9 Scotland Peter Nicol123
10 Australia Rodney Eyles112
France Thierry Lincou112
New Zealand Ross Norman112
13 Australia Rodney Martin101
Canada Jonathon Power101
15 Australia Chris Dittmar055
16 Pakistan Qamar Zaman044
17 Egypt Mohamed El Shorbagy022
18 Egypt Ahmed Barada011
England Lee Beachill011
Egypt Karim Darwish011
England Del Harris011
Pakistan Mohibullah Khan011
England Peter Marshall011
Egypt Omar Mosaad011
Scotland John White011
Australia Dean Williams011
England James Willstrop011

Women's Championship

Year Location Champion Runner-up Score
1976 Australia Brisbane, Australia Australia Heather McKay Australia Marion Jackman 9–2, 9–2, 9–0
1977 No competition
1978
1979 England Sheffield, England Australia Heather McKay England Sue Cogswell 6–9, 9–3, 9–1, 9–4
1980 No competition
1981 Canada Toronto, Canada Australia Rhonda Thorne Australia Vicki Cardwell 8–10, 9–4, 9–5, 7–9, 9–7
1982 No competition
1983 Australia Perth, Australia Australia Vicki Cardwell Australia Rhonda Thorne 9–1, 9–3, 9–4
1984 No competition
1985 Republic of Ireland Dublin, Ireland New Zealand Susan Devoy England Lisa Opie 9–4, 9–5, 10–8
1986 No competition
1987 New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand New Zealand Susan Devoy England Lisa Opie 9–3, 10–8, 9–2
1988 No competition
1989 Netherlands Warmond, Netherlands England Martine Le Moignan New Zealand Susan Devoy 4–9, 9–4, 10–8, 10–8
1990 Australia Sydney, Australia New Zealand Susan Devoy England Martine Le Moignan 9–4, 9–4, 9–4
1991 No competition
1992 Canada Vancouver, Canada New Zealand Susan Devoy Australia Michelle Martin 9–4, 9–6, 9–4
1993 South Africa Johannesburg, South Africa Australia Michelle Martin Australia Liz Irving 9–2, 9–2, 9–1
1994 Guernsey St. Peter Port, Channel Islands Australia Michelle Martin England Cassie Jackman 9–1, 9–0, 9–6
1995 Hong Kong Hong Kong Australia Michelle Martin Australia Sarah Fitz-Gerald 8–10, 9–2, 9–6, 9–3
1996 Malaysia Petaling Jaya, Malaysia Australia Sarah Fitz-Gerald England Cassie Jackman 9–0, 9–3, 9–4
1997 Australia Sydney, Australia Australia Sarah Fitz-Gerald Australia Michelle Martin 9–5, 5–9, 6–9, 9–2, 9–3
1998 Germany Stuttgart, Germany Australia Sarah Fitz-Gerald Australia Michelle Martin 10–8, 9–7, 2–9, 3–9, 10–9
1999 United States Seattle, United States England Cassie Campion Australia Michelle Martin 9–6, 9–7, 9–7
2000 Scotland Edinburgh, Scotland Australia Carol Owens New Zealand Leilani Joyce 9–6, 9–5, 7–9, 5–9, 9–6
2001 Australia Melbourne, Australia Australia Sarah Fitz-Gerald New Zealand Leilani Joyce 9–0, 9–3, 9–2
2002 Qatar Doha, Qatar Australia Sarah Fitz-Gerald England Natalie Pohrer 10–8, 9–3, 7–9, 9–7
2003 Hong Kong Hong Kong New Zealand Carol Owens England Cassie Jackman 3–9, 9–2, 9–7, 9–3
2004 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Netherlands Vanessa Atkinson Australia Natalie Grinham 9–1, 9–1, 9–5
2005 Hong Kong Hong Kong Malaysia Nicol David Australia Rachael Grinham 8–10, 9–2, 9–6, 9–7
2006 Northern Ireland Belfast, Northern Ireland Malaysia Nicol David Australia Natalie Grinham 1–9, 9–7, 3–9, 9–5, 9–2
2007 Spain Madrid, Spain Australia Rachael Grinham Australia Natalie Grinham 9–4, 10–8, 9–2
2008 England Manchester, England Malaysia Nicol David England Vicky Botwright 5–11, 11–1, 11–6, 11–9
2009 Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands Malaysia Nicol David Netherlands Natalie Grinham 3–11, 11–6, 11–3, 11–8
2010 Egypt Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt Malaysia Nicol David Egypt Omneya Abdel Kawy 11–5, 11–8, 11–6
2011 Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands Malaysia Nicol David England Jenny Duncalf 11–2, 11–5, 11–0
2012 Cayman Islands Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands Malaysia Nicol David England Laura Massaro 11–6, 11–8, 11–6
2013 Malaysia Penang, Malaysia England Laura Massaro Egypt Nour El Sherbini 11–7, 6–11, 11–9, 5–11, 11–9
2014 Egypt Cairo, Egypt Malaysia Nicol David Egypt Raneem El Weleily 5–11, 11–8, 7–11, 14–12, 11–5
2015 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Egypt Nour El Sherbini England Laura Massaro 6–11, 4–11, 11–3, 11–5, 11–8
2016
2017 England Manchester, England

Note:

Women's World Open Finalists

Rank Player Name No. of Titles Runner-up Final Appearances
1 Malaysia Nicol David808
2 Australia Sarah Fitz-Gerald516
3 New Zealand Susan Devoy415
4 Australia Michelle Martin347
5 Australia Heather McKay202
Australia/New Zealand Carol Owens202
7 England Cassie Jackman134
8 England Laura Massaro123
9 Australia Rhonda Thorne112
Australia Vicki Cardwell112
England Martine Le Moignan112
Australia Rachael Grinham112
Egypt Nour El Sherbini112
14 Netherlands Vanessa Atkinson101
15 Australia/Netherlands Natalie Grinham044
16 England Lisa Opie022
New Zealand Leilani Joyce022
18 Australia Marion Jackman011
England Sue Cogswell011
Australia Liz Irving011
England Natalie Pohrer011
England Vicky Botwright011
England Jenny Duncalf011
Egypt Omneya Abdel Kawy011
Egypt Raneem El Weleily011

See also

References

  1. "Squash Event Calendar1983". Squash Info. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  2. "Gaultier takes the title at last". worldsquashchamps2015.com. 22 November 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2016.

External links

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