2008 Men's World Open Squash Championship

Men's World Open 2008
30th PSA World Squash Championship
Location	Manchester, England, UK
Date(s)	11–19 October 2008
Website squashsite.co.uk/world_open_2008.htm
PSA World Tour
Category	PSA World Open
Prize money	$215,000
Results
Champion	Ramy Ashour
Runner-up	Karim Darwish
Semi-finalists	David Palmer Amr Shabana

The 2008 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 the Manchester in England from 11 to 19 October 2008. Ramy Ashour won his first World Open title, defeating Karim Darwish in the final.

Ranking points

In 2008, the points breakdown were as follows:

World Open (2008)

Event	W	F	SF	QF	3R	2R	1R
Points (PSA)	2625	1725	1050	637,5	375	187,5	112,5

Seeds

1. Amr Shabana (semi-finals)
2. Grégory Gaultier (third round)
3. James Willstrop (quarter-finals)
4. Ramy Ashour (champion)
5. David Palmer (semi-finals)
6. Thierry Lincou (second round)
7. Karim Darwish (final)
8. Nick Matthew (quarter-finals)
9. Wael El Hindi (third round)
10. Ong Beng Hee (second round)
11. Mohd Azlan Iskandar (first round)
12. Peter Barker (third round)
13. Lee Beachill (second round)
14. Adrian Grant (quarter-finals)
15. Laurens Jan Anjema (third round)
16. Olli Tuominen (first round)

Draws and results

Finals

	Quarter finals									Semi-finals									Final
	1	A Shabana	11	11	11
	Q	M E Shorbagy	2	3	6
										1	A Shabana	6	11	11	9	7
										4	R Ashour	11	7	7	11	11
	4	R Ashour	2	11	11	11
	8	N Matthew	11	8	9	7
																			4	R Ashour	5	11	11	11
																			7	K Darwish	11	8	4	5
	5	D Palmer	5	11	9	11	11
	3	J Willstrop	11	5	11	4	5
										5	D Palmer	6	9	8
										7	K Darwish	11	11	11
	7	K Darwish	12	11	11
	14	A Grant	10	7	7

Top half

Section 1

	First round									Second round									Third round									Quarter finals
	1	A Shabana	6	11	11	11
	Q	S Rösner	11	5	3	5				1	A Shabana	12	11	11
		B Golán	11	11	11						B Golán	7	10	4
		S Delierre	4	0	1														1	A Shabana	11	2	11	12	11
	9	W E Hindi	12	11	13														9	W E Hindi	9	11	4	14	6
	Q	L Kenny	10	5	11					9	W E Hindi	11	7	11	11
		O Mosaad	11	11	r						O Mosaad	7	11	9	8
	Q	A Salazar	4	4	r																							1	A Shabana	11	11	11
	6	T Lincou	6	11	11	11																						Q	M E Shorbagy	2	3	6
		A Swelim	11	3	1	1				6	T Lincou	10	6	11	12	11
		R Lavigne	12	6	11	6	8			Q	M E Shorbagy	12	11	7	10	13
	Q	M E Shorbagy	10	11	7	11	11												Q	M E Shorbagy	11	6	11	10	13
	10	O B Hee	11	9	11	7	11													H Ashour	4	11	8	12	11
	WC	T Richards	8	11	6	11	8			10	O B Hee	12	7	9	9
		H Ashour	11	11	11						H Ashour	10	11	11	11
		C Ryder	9	8	5

Section 2

	First round									Second round									Third round									Quarter finals
	4	R Ashour	11	11	12
	Q	Y Perrin	6	6	10					4	R Ashour	11	11	11
		C Pilley	11	11	11						C Pilley	5	4	3
	Q	S Arnold	8	8	6														4	R Ashour	11	11	11	11
	12	P Barker	11	11	11														12	P Barker	8	13	8	6
		E Gálvez	4	5	1					12	P Barker	11	11	11
		J Barrington	11	11	12						J Barrington	3	3	2
		A Frankcomb	3	3	10																							4	R Ashour	2	11	11	11
	8	N Matthew	11	11	11																							8	N Matthew	11	8	9	7
	Q	S Zaman	9	7	5					8	N Matthew	11	11	11	13
		S Boswell	11	12	11	11					S Boswell	9	6	9
		T Momen	7	14	3	3													8	N Matthew	11	11	11	11
	15	L J Anjema	11	11	11														15	L J Anjema	7	6	13	4
		R Alarçón	4	3	7					15	L J Anjema	9	11	7	15	11
		F Mehboob	9	11	11	11					F Mehboob	11	7	11	13	7
		J Balbo	11	1	9	7

Bottom half

Section 1

	First round									Second round									Third round									Quarter finals
	Q	R Cuskelly	12	10	11	7
		M A Rodriguez	14	12	6	11					M A Rodriguez	6	2	3
		D Selby	11	11	11						D Selby	11	11	11
	16	O Tuominen	8	3	4															D Selby	5	13	3	10
		J Koukal	12	1	3														5	D Palmer	11	11	11	12
		J Kemp	14	11	11						J Kemp	6	4	7	10
	Q	M Krajcsák	2	8	2					5	D Palmer	11	12	11	12
	5	D Palmer	11	11	11																							5	D Palmer	5	11	9	11	11
	Q	D Phillips	7	11	9	1																						3	J Willstrop	11	5	11	4	5
		D Bianchetti	11	9	11	11					D Bianchetti	11	11	10	13
	13	L Beachill	11	11	11					13	L Beachill	9	6	12	11
	Q	R Temple	6	3	1															D Bianchetti	7	11	8
		J White	13	11	11														3	J Willstrop	11	13	11
		M Zaman	11	6	2						J White	2	11	10	9
	Q	B Ford	4	7	5					3	J Willstrop	11	3	12	11
	3	J Willstrop	11	11	11

Section 2

	First round									Second round									Third round									Quarter finals
		J Illingworth	5	11	3	4
		A Walker	11	8	11	11					A Walker	8	11	11	11
		K Shuja	11	8	11	11					K Shuja	11	1	5	5
	11	A Iskandar	5	11	3	4														A Walker	11	8	5	8
	Q	M Castagnet	5	11	9	12	7												7	K Darwish	9	11	11	11
		A A Khan	11	9	11	10	11				A A Khan	5	0	3
	Q	D Bennett	5	0	3					7	K Darwish	11	11	11
	7	K Darwish	11	11	11																							7	K Darwish	12	11	11
	Q	J Baltazar	11	11	5	12	11																					14	A Grant	10	7	7
		M Abbas	13	7	11	10	9			Q	J Baltazar	10	2	13	2
		O A Aziz	11	12	11	11				14	A Grant	12	11	11	11
	14	A Grant	9	14	5	7													14	A Grant	9	12	14	1	13
		S Ghosal	10	10	4														2	G Gaultier	11	10	12	11	11
		S Razik	12	12	11						S Razik	6	6	3
	Q	N Müller	6	10	9					2	G Gaultier	11	11	11
	2	G Gaultier	11	12	11

See also

• World Open
• 2008 Women's World Open Squash Championship

External links

• World Squash 2008 Official Website Archived 15 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine
• World Open 2008 at Squashsite