2009 Men's World Open Squash Championship

The 2009 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 Kuwait City in Kuwait from 1 to 7 November 2009. Amr Shabana won his fourth World Open title, defeating Ramy Ashour in the final.

Men's World Open 2009
31st PSA World Squash Championship
Location	Kuwait City, Kuwait
Date(s)	November 1–7, 2009
Website www.squashsite.co.uk/2009/kuwait_09.htm
PSA World Tour
Category	PSA World Open
Prize money	$277,500
Results
Champion	Amr Shabana
Runner-up	Ramy Ashour
Semi-finalists	Grégory Gaultier James Willstrop
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Ranking points

In 2009, the points breakdown were as follows:

World Open (2009)

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

Seeds

1. Karim Darwish (third round)
2. Grégory Gaultier (semifinals)
3. Ramy Ashour (final)
4. Amr Shabana (champion)
5. Nick Matthew (quarterfinals)
6. David Palmer (second round)
7. Peter Barker (quarterfinals)
8. Thierry Lincou (quarterfinals)
9. Wael El Hindi (quarterfinals)
10. Adrian Grant (second round)
11. James Willstrop (semifinals)
12. Mohd Azlan Iskandar (second round)
13. Ong Beng Hee (third round)
14. Laurens Jan Anjema (third round)
15. Alister Walker (third round)
16. Mohamed El Shorbagy (second round)

Draws & Results

2009 PSA Kuwait World Open

Finals

	Quarter finals									Semi finals									Final
	11	James Willstrop	11	11	11
	8	Thierry Lincou	9	5	5
										11	James Willstrop	5	9	11	9
										4	Amr Shabana	11	11	6	11
	4	Amr Shabana	11	11	11
	9	Wael El Hindi	1	5	9
																			4	Amr Shabana	11	11	11
																			3	Ramy Ashour	8	8	5
	7	Peter Barker	8	3	11	8
	3	Ramy Ashour	11	11	9	11
										3	Ramy Ashour	11	11	12
										2	Grégory Gaultier	5	9	10
	5	Nick Matthew	11	8	11	6	4
	2	Grégory Gaultier	8	11	2	11	11

Top half

Section 1

	First round									Second round									Third round									Quarter finals
	1	Karim Darwish	17	11	11
		Mansoor Zaman	15	4	7					1	Karim Darwish	11	11	9	11
	29	Saurav Ghosal	0	11	11	11				29	Saurav Ghosal	4	5	11	1
	Q	Mathieu Castagnet	11	6	8	8													1	Karim Darwish	7	7	11	9
	11	James Willstrop	13	11	11														11	James Willstrop	11	11	3	11
	Q	Robbie Temple	11	7	0					14	James Willstrop	11	11	11
	28	Jonathan Kemp	11	11	11					28	Jonathan Kemp	5	5	5
		Arturo Salazar	7	4	5																							11	James Willstrop	11	11	11
	8	Thierry Lincou	11	11	11																							8	Thierry Lincou	9	5	5
	Q	Yasir Butt	5	7	3					8	Thierry Lincou	7	11	11	11
	18	Stewart Boswell	11	12	11					18	Stewart Boswell	11	6	8	1
	Q	Scott Arnold	8	10	6														8	Thierry Lincou	11	11	4	11
	15	Alister Walker	11	11	6	11													15	Alister Walker	2	8	11	6
		Márk Krajcsák	6	6	11	5				15	Alister Walker	11	11	7	11
	30	Shahier Razik	9	11	5	3					Renan Lavigne	7	7	11	9
		Renan Lavigne	11	9	11	11

Section 2

	First round									Second round									Third round									Quarter finals
	4	Amr Shabana	11	11	11
	Q	Shaun Le Roux	6	5	6					4	Amr Shabana	11	11	11
	24	Omar Mosaad	11	10	11	9	11			24	Omar Mosaad	8	8	6
	WC	Abdullah Al Muzayen	9	12	6	11	8												4	Amr Shabana	11	11	11
	12	Mohd Azlan Iskandar	11	11	11														22	Daryl Selby	9	6	8
		Aaron Frankcomb	6	4	2					12	Mohd Azlan Iskandar	7	11	11	7	8
	22	Daryl Selby	11	11	11					22	Daryl Selby	11	7	9	11	11
	Q	Stephen Coppinger	8	6	6																							4	Amr Shabana	11	11	11
	6	David Palmer	11	11	11																							9	Wael El Hindi	1	5	9
	Q	Julien Balbo	5	4	6					6	David Palmer	12	10	7
	25	Tarek Momen	11	11	11					25	Tarek Momen	14	12	11
		Ben Ford	9	3	6														25	Tarek Momen	12	6	7	6
	9	Wael El Hindi	9	11	11	9	11												9	Wael El Hindi	10	11	11	11
		Stéphane Galifi	11	8	3	11	6			9	Wael El Hindi	11	11	11
	26	Joey Barrington	8	10	9						Amr Swelim	7	7	7
		Amr Swelim	11	12	11

Bottom half

Section 1

	First round									Second round									Third round									Quarter finals
		Chris Simpson	11	12	6	8	5
	21	Hisham Ashour	6	10	11	11	11			21	Hisham Ashour	13	12	11
		Chris Ryder	7	6	6					10	Adrian Grant	11	10	9
	10	Adrian Grant	11	11	11														21	Hisham Ashour	6	5	11	9
	Q	Martin Knight	6	7	9														7	Peter Barker	11	11	8	11
	19	Olli Tuominen	11	11	11					19	Olli Tuominen	5	4	2
		Nicolas Müller	7	2	10					7	Peter Barker	11	11	11
	7	Peter Barker	11	11	11																							7	Peter Barker	8	3	11	8
		Simon Rösner	9	9	5																							3	Ramy Ashour	11	11	9	11
	17	Aamir Atlas Khan	11	11	11					17	Aamir Atlas Khan	6	11	2	5
		Rasmus Nielsen	13	6	5					14	Laurens Jan Anjema	11	8	11	11
	14	Laurens Jan Anjema	15	11	11														14	Laurens Jan Anjema	5	11	5	7
		Omar Abdel Aziz	11	11	15														3	Ramy Ashour	11	7	11	11
	23	Miguel Á. Rodríguez	5	6	13						Omar Abdel Aziz	10	8	3
		Jorge Baltazar	11	0	ret					3	Ramy Ashour	12	11	11
	3	Ramy Ashour	13	0

Section 2

	First round									Second round									Third round									Quarter finals
	Q	Joe Lee	6	4	10
	20	Cameron Pilley	11	11	11					20	Cameron Pilley	9	8	11	11	11
	Q	Mohd Nafi. Adnan	7	5	5					16	Mohd El Shorbagy	11	11	3	4	3
	16	Mohd El Shorbagy	11	11	11														20	Cameron Pilley	6	3	2
	Q	Yann Perrin	13	6	11	2													5	Nick Matthew	11	11	11
	27	Davide Bianchetti	15	11	6	11				27	Davide Bianchetti	2	3	6
	Q	John Rooney	6	ret						5	Nick Matthew	11	11	11
	5	Nick Matthew	11																									5	Nick Matthew	11	8	11	6	4
	Q	Arthur Gaskin	7	11	2	0																						2	Grégory Gaultier	8	11	2	11	11
	31	Tom Richards	11	7	11	11				31	Tom Richards	11	4	4	9
		Mohd Ali Anwar Reda	12	11	6	8				13	Ong Beng Hee	7	11	11	11
	13	Ong Beng Hee	14	6	11	11													13	Ong Beng Hee	4	5	9
		Kashif Shuja	5	8	10														2	Grégory Gaultier	11	11	11
	32	Julian Illingworth	11	11	12					32	Julian Illingworth	3	8	11	3
	Q	Alan Clyne	2	5	7					2	Grégory Gaultier	11	11	8	11
	2	Grégory Gaultier	11	11	11

See also

• World Open
• 2009 Women's World Open Squash Championship
• 2009 Men's World Team Squash Championships

External links

• World Open 2009 at Squashsite

Preceded by England (Manchester) 2008	PSA World Open Kuwait (Kuwait City) 2009	Succeeded by Saudi Arabia (Al Khobar) 2010