1986 Men's World Open Squash Championship

The 1986 UAP Men's World Open Squash Championship is the men's edition of the 1986 World Open, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players. The event took place in Toulouse in France from 5 November to 11 November 1986. Ross Norman won his first World Open title, defeating Jahangir Khan in the final.[1]

Men's World Open 1986
10th PSA World Squash Championship
LocationFrance Toulouse, France
Date(s)November 5–11, 1986
PSA World Tour
CategoryWorld Open
Prize money$ 55,000
Results
ChampionNew Zealand Ross Norman
Runner-upPakistan Jahangir Khan
Semi-finalistsAustralia Chris Dittmar
Australia Chris Robertson
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Seeds edit

  1.   Jahangir Khan (final)
  2.   Ross Norman (champion)
  3.   Stuart Davenport (quarterfinals)
  4.   Ross Thorne (quarterfinals)
  5.   Phil Kenyon (second round)
  6.   Gawain Briars (quarterfinals)
  7.   Qamar Zaman (second round)
  8.   Greg Pollard (second round)

Draw and results edit

Second round Third round Quarter-finals Semi-finals
1   Jahangir Khan 9 9 9
  Jamie Hickox 1 4 2 1   Jahangir 9 9 9
  Maqsood Ahmed 9 9 9   Ahmed 5 1 5
  Gamal El Amir 5 3 5 1   Jahangir 9 9 9
  Jan-Ulf Söderberg 8 9 9 3 9   Söderberg 0 1 1
  Brett Martin 10 2 5 9 2   Söderberg 9 3 9 9
  Paul Symonds 6 8 9 9 9   Symonds 4 9 1 2
8   Greg Pollard 9 10 2 7 3 1   Jahangir 9 9 3 9
  Chris Dittmar 9 3 9 9   Dittmar 3 5 9 1
  Geoff Williams 1 9 5 6   Dittmar 9 9 3 9
  Hiddy Jahan 4 9 9 9   Jahan 3 4 9 4
  Sohail Qaiser 9 2 5 6   Dittmar 9 9 9
4   Ross Thorne 9 9 1 4 9 4   Thorne 2 1 7
  Bryan Beeson 7 4 9 9 7 4   Thorne 9 9 9 Final
  Danny Lee 9 9 9   Lee 7 6 1
7   Qamar Zaman 7 5 1 1   Jahangir 5 7 9 1
3   Stuart Davenport 9 6 9 9 2   Norman 9 9 7 9
  Anders Wahlstedt 7 9 4 2 3   Davenport 10 9 9
  Martin Bodimeade 9 9 9   Bodimeade 8 2 3
  Ricki Hill 2 6 2 3   Davenport 6 2 1
  Chris Robertson 3 9 9 9   Robertson 9 9 9
  Umar Hayat Khan 9 3 2 7   Robertson 10 9 9
  Jansher Khan 10 7 9 10   Jansher 8 5 3
5   Phil Kenyon 9 9 3 8   Robertson 8 9 5 2
2   Ross Norman 10 9 9 2   Norman 10 6 9 9
  Gamal Awad 8 0 1 2   Norman 9 9 9
  Tristan Nancarrow 9 9 9   Nancarrow 4 2 3
  Stuart Hailstone 0 7 7 2   Norman 9 9 9
6   Gawain Briars 9 9 6   Briars 4 7 7
  Robert Graham 7 4 5 6   Briars 8 7 10 9 9
  Zarak Jahan Khan 9 9 6 9   Z J Khan 10 9 8 3 1
  Fredrik Johnson 2 6 9 2

Note edit

Jahangir Khan suffered defeat in the World Open for the first time since 1980. The world number one had previously won five consecutive world titles.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Mens Squash World Open 1986".

External links edit

Preceded by World Open
France (Toulouse)

1986
Succeeded by