World Open

The World Open is a squash event which serves as the individual world championship for squash players. The World Open 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.

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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 Super 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.

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 Australia Geoff Hunt Pakistan Mohibullah Khan 7–9, 9–4, 8–10, 9–2, 9–2
1977 Australia Australia Geoff Hunt Pakistan Qamar Zaman 9–5, 10–9, 0–9, 9–4
1978 Not Held
1979 Canada Australia Geoff Hunt Pakistan Qamar Zaman 9–2, 9–3, 9–2
1980 Australia Australia Geoff Hunt Pakistan Qamar Zaman 9–0, 9–3, 9–3
1981 Canada Pakistan Jahangir Khan Australia Geoff Hunt 7–9, 9–1, 9–2, 9–2
1982 England Pakistan Jahangir Khan Australia Dean Williams 9–2, 6–9, 9–1, 9–1
1983 Germany Pakistan Jahangir Khan Australia Chris Dittmar 9–3, 9–6, 9–0
1984 Pakistan Pakistan Jahangir Khan Pakistan Qamar Zaman 9–0, 9–3, 9–4
1985 Egypt Pakistan Jahangir Khan New Zealand Ross Norman 9–4, 4–9, 9–5, 9–1
1986 France New Zealand Ross Norman Pakistan Jahangir Khan 9–5, 9–7, 7–9, 9–1
1987 England Pakistan Jansher Khan Australia Chris Dittmar 9–5, 9–4, 4–9, 9–6
1988 Netherlands Pakistan Jahangir Khan Pakistan Jansher Khan 9–6, 9–2, 9–2
1989 Malaysia Pakistan Jansher Khan Australia Chris Dittmar 7–15, 6–15, 15–4, 15–11, 15–10
1990 France Pakistan Jansher Khan Australia Chris Dittmar 15–8, 17–15, 13–15, 15–5
1991 Australia Australia Rodney Martin Pakistan Jahangir Khan 14–17, 15–9, 15–4, 15–13
1992 South Africa Pakistan Jansher Khan Australia Chris Dittmar 15–11, 15–9, 10–15, 15–6
1993 Pakistan Pakistan Jansher Khan Pakistan Jahangir Khan 14–15, 15–9, 15–5, 15–5
1994 Spain Pakistan Jansher Khan England Peter Marshall 10–15, 15–11, 15–8, 15–4
1995 Cyprus Pakistan Jansher Khan England Del Harris 15–10, 17–14, 16–17, 15–8
1996 Pakistan Pakistan Jansher Khan Australia Rodney Eyles 15–13, 17–15, 11–15, 15–3
1997 Malaysia Australia Rodney Eyles Scotland Peter Nicol 15–11, 15–12, 15–12
1998 Qatar Canada Jonathon Power Scotland Peter Nicol 15–17, 15–7, 15–9, 15–10
1999 Egypt Scotland Peter Nicol Egypt Ahmed Barada 15–9, 15–13, 15–11
2000 Not Held
2001
2002 Belgium Australia David Palmer Scotland John White 13–15, 12–15, 15–6, 15–14, 15–11
2003 Pakistan Egypt Amr Shabana France Thierry Lincou 15–11, 11–15, 15–8, 15–14
2004 Qatar France Thierry Lincou England Lee Beachill 5–11, 11–2, 2–11, 11–10 (2–0), 11–8
2005 Hong Kong Egypt Amr Shabana Australia David Palmer 11–6, 11–7, 11–8
2006 Egypt Australia David Palmer France Grégory Gaultier 9–11, 9–11, 11–9, 11–10 (6–4), 11–2
2007 Bermuda Egypt Amr Shabana France Grégory Gaultier 11–7, 11–4, 11–6
2008 England Egypt Ramy Ashour Egypt Karim Darwish 5–11, 11–8, 11–4, 11–5
2009 Kuwait Egypt Amr Shabana Egypt Ramy Ashour 11–8, 11–5, 11–5

Men's World Open Finalists

Player Name No. of Titles Runner-up Total Appearances
Pakistan Jansher Khan 8 1 9
Pakistan Jahangir Khan 6 3 9
Australia Geoff Hunt 4 1 5
Egypt Amr Shabana 4 0 4
Australia David Palmer 2 1 3
Scotland Peter Nicol 1 2 3
Australia Rodney Eyles 1 1 2
France Thierry Lincou 1 1 2
New Zealand Ross Norman 1 1 2
Australia Rodney Martin 1 0 1
Canada Jonathon Power 1 0 1
Egypt Ramy Ashour 1 1 2
Australia Chris Dittmar 0 5 5
Pakistan Qamar Zaman 0 4 4
France Grégory Gaultier 0 2 2
Egypt Ahmed Barada 0 1 1
England Lee Beachill 0 1 1
Egypt Karim Darwish 0 1 1
England Del Harris 0 1 1
Pakistan Mohibullah Khan 0 1 1
England Peter Marshall 0 1 1
Scotland John White 0 1 1
Australia Dean Williams 0 1 1

Women's Championship

Year Location Champion Runner-up Score
1976 Brisbane, Australia Australia Heather McKay Australia Marion Jackman 9–2, 9–2, 9–0
1977 Not Held
1978
1979 Sheffield, England Australia Heather McKay England Sue Cogswell 6–9, 9–3, 9–1, 9–4
1980 Not Held
1981 Toronto, Canada Australia Rhonda Thorne Australia Vicki Cardwell 8–10, 9–4, 9–5, 7–9, 9–7
1982 Not Held
1983 Perth, Australia Australia Vicki Cardwell Australia Rhonda Thorne 9–1, 9–3, 9–4
1984 Not Held
1985 Dublin, Ireland New Zealand Susan Devoy England Lisa Opie 9–4, 9–5, 10–8
1986 Not Held
1987 Auckland, New Zealand New Zealand Susan Devoy England Lisa Opie 9–3, 10–8, 9–2
1988 Not Held
1989 Warmond, Netherlands England Martine Le Moignan New Zealand Susan Devoy 4–9, 9–4, 10–8, 10–8
1990 Sydney, Australia New Zealand Susan Devoy England Martine Le Moignan 9–4, 9–4, 9–4
1991 Not Held
1992 Vancouver, Canada New Zealand Susan Devoy Australia Michelle Martin 9–4, 9–6, 9–4
1993 Johannesburg, South Africa Australia Michelle Martin Australia Liz Irving 9–2, 9–2, 9–1
1994 St. Peter Port, Channel Islands Australia Michelle Martin England Cassie Jackman 9–1, 9–0, 9–6
1995 Hong Kong Australia Michelle Martin Australia Sarah Fitz-Gerald 8–10, 9–2, 9–6, 9–3
1996 Petaling Jaya, Malaysia Australia Sarah Fitz-Gerald England Cassie Jackman 9–0, 9–3, 9–4
1997 Sydney, Australia Australia Sarah Fitz-Gerald Australia Michelle Martin 9–5, 5–9, 6–9, 9–2, 9–3
1998 Stuttgart, Germany Australia Sarah Fitz-Gerald Australia Michelle Martin 10–8, 9–7, 2–9, 3–9, 10–9
1999 Seattle, United States England Cassie Campion Australia Michelle Martin 9–6, 9–7, 9–7
2000 Edinburgh, Scotland New Zealand Carol Owens New Zealand Leilani Joyce 9–6, 9–5, 7–9, 5–9, 9–6
2001 Melbourne, Australia Australia Sarah Fitz-Gerald New Zealand Leilani Joyce 9–0, 9–3, 9–2
2002 Doha, Qatar Australia Sarah Fitz-Gerald England Natalie Pohrer 10–8, 9–3, 7–9, 9–7
2003 Hong Kong New Zealand Carol Owens England Cassie Jackman 3–9, 9–2, 9–7, 9–3
2004 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Netherlands Vanessa Atkinson Australia Natalie Grinham 9–1, 9–1, 9–5
2005 Hong Kong Malaysia Nicol David Australia Rachael Grinham 8–10, 9–2, 9–6, 9–7
2006 Belfast, Northern Ireland Malaysia Nicol David Australia Natalie Grinham 1–9, 9–7, 3–9, 9–5, 9–2
2007 Madrid, Spain Australia Rachael Grinham Australia Natalie Grinham 9–4, 10–8, 9–2
2008 Manchester, England Malaysia Nicol David England Vicky Botwright 5–11, 11–1, 11–6, 11–9
2009 Amsterdam, Netherlands Malaysia Nicol David Netherlands Natalie Grinham 3–11, 11–6, 11–3, 11–8
2010 Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt Malaysia Nicol David Egypt Omneya Abdel Kawy 11–5, 11–8, 11–6

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Women's World Open Finalists

Player Name No. of Titles Runner-up Total Appearances
Australia Sarah Fitz-Gerald 5 1 6
Malaysia Nicol David 5 0 5
New Zealand Susan Devoy 4 1 5
Australia Michelle Martin 3 4 7
Australia Heather McKay 2 0 2
Australia Carol Owens 2 0 2
England Cassie Jackman 1 3 4
Australia Rhonda Thorne 1 1 2
Australia Vicki Cardwell 1 1 2
England Martine Le Moignan 1 1 2
Australia Rachael Grinham 1 1 2
Netherlands Vanessa Atkinson 1 0 1
Netherlands Natalie Grinham 0 4 4
England Lisa Opie 0 2 2
New Zealand Leilani Joyce 0 2 2
Australia Marion Jackman 0 1 1
England Sue Cogswell 0 1 1
Australia Liz Irving 0 1 1
United States Natalie Grainger 0 1 1
England Vicky Botwright 0 1 1
Egypt Omneya Abdel Kawy 0 1 1

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