1997 Men's World Open Squash Championship

The 1997 PSA Men's ASCM-Sharp World Open Squash Championship is the men's edition of the 1997 World Open, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players. The event took place in Petaling Jaya in Malaysia from 4 November to 9 November 1997. Rodney Eyles won his first World Open title, defeating Peter Nicol in the final.

Men's World Open 1997
21st PSA World Squash Championship
Location Petaling Jaya, Malaysia
Date(s)November 4–9, 1997
PSA World Tour
CategoryPSA World Open
Prize money$ 130,000
Results
Champion Rodney Eyles
Runner-up Peter Nicol
Semi-finalists Alex Gough
Peter Marshall
 1996 1998 

Seeds

  1. Rodney Eyles (Champion)
  2. Peter Nicol (Final)
  3. Jonathon Power (Quarterfinals)
  4. Simon Parke (Second Round)
  5. Ahmed Barada (Quarterfinals)
  6. Chris Walker (Second Round)
  7. Del Harris (First Round)
  8. Brett Martin (First Round)
  9. Zubair Jahan Khan (First Round)
  10. Dan Jenson (Second Round)
  11. Mark Cairns (Quarterfinals)
  12. Anthony Hill (Quarterfinals)
  13. Mark Chaloner (Second Round)
  14. Alex Gough (Semifinals)
  15. Craig Rowland (First Round)
  16. Derek Ryan (First Round)

Draw and results

First round Second round Quarter finals Semi finals
1 Rodney Eyles 15 15 15
Amir Wagih 10 11 5 1 Eyles 15 15 5 15
Q Craig Wapnick 17 15 15 Q Wapnick 11 13 15 12
9 Zubair Jahan Khan 15 7 10 1 Eyles 15 17 15
7 Del Harris 13 14 15 12 12 Hill 8 16 2
Graham Ryding 15 17 9 15 Ryding 15 9 9
Q Nick Taylor 7 10 10 12 Hill 17 15 15
12 Anthony Hill 15 15 15 1 Eyles 10 15 15 15
3 Jonathon Power 15 15 15 Q Marshall 15 8 8 6
Julien Bonetat 8 11 4 3 Jonathon Power 15 15 15
Q Amjad Khan 9 12 15 15 15 Q A Khan 9 6 4
16 Derek Ryan 15 15 10 10 12 3 Power 12 14 15 9
8 Brett Martin 10 15 13 11 Q Marshall 15 15 2 15
Q Peter Marshall 15 11 15 15 Q Marshall 15 15 15 Final
Q Tim Garner 15 15 9 13 12 10 Jenson 6 6 13
10 Dan Jenson 13 8 15 15 15 1 Eyles 15 15 15
14 Alex Gough 15 15 15 2 Nicol 11 12 12
Paul Gregory 9 13 12 14 Gough 9 10 15 15 15
Paul Johnson 15 10 6 7 6 Walker 15 15 12 10 12
6 Chris Walker 2 15 15 15 14 Gough 15 15 15
11 Mark Cairns 15 15 15 11 Cairns 12 11 9
Q Kenneth Low 8 11 9 11 Cairns 15 15 3 15
Craig Van der Wath 14 4 13 4 Parke 10 14 15 8
4 Simon Parke 15 15 15 14 Gough 13 8 5
13 Mark Chaloner 15 11 15 15 2 Nicol 15 15 15
Martin Heath 6 15 13 3 13 Chaloner 10 3 9
Tony Hands 15 9 9 7 5 Barada 15 15 15
5 Ahmed Barada 12 15 15 15 5 Barada 15 15 7 13 3
15 Craig Rowland 15 10 11 13 2 Nicol 9 14 15 15 15
Q David Evans 9 15 15 15 Q Evans 12 7 5
Stephen Meads 7 8 7 2 Nicol 15 15 15
2 Peter Nicol 15 15 15

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See also

References

  1. "Mens Squash World Open 1997". paderborner-squash-club.de. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2014-08-24.
Preceded by
Pakistan (Lahore)
1996
PSA World Open
Malaysia (Petaling Jaya)

1997
Succeeded by
Qatar (Doha)
1998
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