# 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.

## 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

* Karim Darwish (third round)
* Grégory Gaultier (semifinals)
* Ramy Ashour (final)
* Amr Shabana (champion)
* Nick Matthew (quarterfinals)
* David Palmer (second round)
* Peter Barker (quarterfinals)
* Thierry Lincou (quarterfinals)
* Wael El Hindi (quarterfinals)
* Adrian Grant (second round)
* James Willstrop (semifinals)
* Mohd Azlan Iskandar (second round)
* Ong Beng Hee (third round)
* Laurens Jan Anjema (third round)
* Alister Walker (third round)
* Mohamed El Shorbagy (second round)

## Draws & Results
### Finals

| Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 11 | James Willstrop | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Thierry Lincou | 9 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 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 | | | 4 | Amr Shabana | 11 | 11 | 6 | 11 | | | | | |
| 9 | Wael El Hindi | 1 | 5 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 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 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
| 3 | Ramy Ashour | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 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 | 5 | 9 | 10 | | | | | | |
| 2 | Grégory Gaultier | 8 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | 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 | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | 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 | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | 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 | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |