# 2003 Men's World Open Squash Championship

The 2003 PSA Men's World Open Squash Championship is the men's edition of the 2003 World Open, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players. The event took place in Lahore in Pakistan from 14 December to 21 December 2003. Amr Shabana won his first World Open title, defeating Thierry Lincou in the final.

## Seeds

* Peter Nicol (second round)
* John White (third round)
* David Palmer (third round)
* Thierry Lincou (final)
* Anthony Ricketts (quarterfinals)
* Ong Beng Hee (second round)
* Karim Darwish (semifinals)
* Lee Beachill (quarterfinals)
* Amr Shabana (champion)
* Grégory Gaultier (third round)
* Joseph Kneipp (semifinals)
* Martin Heath (first round)
* Mansoor Zaman (second round)
* Graham Ryding (second round)
* Simon Parke (second round)
* Mark Chaloner (second round)

## Draw and 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 | Final |
| 30 | Davide Bianchetti | 16 | 9 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Karim Darwish | 17 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Karim Darwish | 17 | 15 | 15 | | | 7 | Karim Darwish | 11 | 15 | 8 | 14 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 9 | Amr Shabana | 15 | 11 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | |
| 9 | Amr Shabana | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 17 | 9 | Amr Shabana | 15 | 11 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Anthony Ricketts | 15 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Anthony Ricketts | 15 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 16 | | | | | | | 9 | Amr Shabana | 15 | 9 | 15 | 15 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Thierry Lincou | 14 | 15 | 11 | 7 |
| 19 | Nick Matthew | 15 | 7 | 3 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Thierry Lincou | 14 | 15 | 11 | 7 |
| 4 | Thierry Lincou | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Thierry Lincou | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | | 4 | Thierry Lincou | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 11 | Joseph Kneipp | 12 | 10 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Lee Beachill | 15 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 10 | 11 | Joseph Kneipp | 12 | 10 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Joseph Kneipp | 10 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals |
| 1 | Peter Nicol | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Hisham Ashour | 14 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 1 | Peter Nicol | 15 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 30 | Davide Bianchetti | 15 | 15 | 15 | | 30 | Davide Bianchetti | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Gavin Jones | 8 | 11 | 13 | | | | | | | | | 30 | Davide Bianchetti | 15 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 15 | | | | | |
| 10 | Grégory Gaultier | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | 10 | Grégory Gaultier | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 7 | | | | | |
| | Jonathan Kemp | 11 | 8 | 4 | | 10 | Grégory Gaultier | 15 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 26 | Rodney Durbach | 15 | 15 | 15 | | 26 | Rodney Durbach | 10 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Raj Nanda | 13 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 30 | Davide Bianchetti | 16 | 9 | 5 |
| 7 | Karim Darwish | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Karim Darwish | 17 | 15 | 15 |
| Q | Safeerullah Khan | 13 | 11 | 9 | | 7 | Karim Darwish | 15 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 29 | James Willstrop | 15 | 15 | 15 | | 29 | James Willstrop | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Lee Drew | 8 | 8 | 8 | | | | | | | | | 7 | Karim Darwish | 15 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 15 | | | | | |
| 13 | Mansoor Zaman | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | 21 | Olli Tuominen | 8 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 10 | | | | | |
| | Lars Harms | 11 | 5 | 9 | | 13 | Mansoor Zaman | 15 | 10 | 8 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 21 | Olli Tuominen | 15 | 15 | 15 | | 21 | Olli Tuominen | 11 | 15 | 15 | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Cameron White | 11 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Third round | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals |
| 3 | David Palmer | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mohd Essam Hafiz | 12 | 5 | 12 | | 3 | David Palmer | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 28 | Mohd Azlan Iskandar | 15 | 15 | 15 | | 28 | Mohd Azlan Iskandar | 8 | 9 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Glenn Keenan | 3 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | 3 | David Palmer | 6 | 9 | 15 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Amr Shabana | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | 9 | Amr Shabana | 15 | 15 | 11 | 15 | | | | | | | |
| | Bradley Ball | 14 | 11 | 16 | | 9 | Amr Shabana | 15 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 22 | Adrian Grant | 16 | 13 | 15 | 5 | | Peter Genever | 10 | 15 | 5 | 17 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Peter Genever | 17 | 15 | 4 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | Amr Shabana | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 17 |
| 5 | Anthony Ricketts | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Anthony Ricketts | 15 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 16 |
| | Cameron Pilley | 8 | 5 | 11 | | 5 | Anthony Ricketts | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 31 | Wael El Hindi | 15 | 15 | 15 | | 31 | Wael El Hindi | 5 | 6 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alister Walker | 9 | 12 | 12 | | | | | | | | | 5 | Anthony Ricketts | 15 | 15 | 11 | 15 | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Simon Parke | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | 20 | Mohammed Abbas | 11 | 13 | 15 | 8 | | | | | | | |
| | Ben Garner | 13 | 16 | 14 | | 15 | Simon Parke | 15 | 7 | 7 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 20 | Mohammed Abbas | 15 | 15 | 9 | 15 | 20 | Mohammed Abbas | 5 | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Viktor Berg | 7 | 11 | 15 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals |
| | Dan Jenson | 10 | 6 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 25 | Renan Lavigne | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | 25 | Renan Lavigne | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Mike Corren | 7 | 10 | 15 | 12 | | 16 | Mark Chaloner | 16 | 9 | 15 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | Mark Chaloner | 15 | 15 | 12 | 15 | | | | | | | | | 25 | Renan Lavigne | 11 | 8 | 13 | | | | | | |
| Q | Saeed Hassan | 11 | 10 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | 19 | Nick Matthew | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | |
| 19 | Nick Matthew | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | 19 | Nick Matthew | 15 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Laurens Jan Anjema | 9 | 7 | 4 | | | 6 | Ong Beng Hee | 13 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Ong Beng Hee | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 19 | Nick Matthew | 15 | 7 | 3 | 11 |
| Q | Arshad Iqbal Burki | 15 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Thierry Lincou | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| 24 | Shahier Razik | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 8 | Q | Arshad Iqbal Burki | 15 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tommy Berden | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | | | Tommy Berden | 12 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Martin Heath | 16 | 9 | 17 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | Tommy Berden | 16 | 13 | 12 | | | | | | |
| Q | Shamsul Islam Khan | 6 | 11 | 17 | 8 | | | | | | | | | 4 | Thierry Lincou | 17 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | |
| 18 | Omar El Borolossy | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | | 18 | Omar El Borolossy | 9 | 12 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Shahid Zaman | 9 | 4 | 8 | | | 4 | Thierry Lincou | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Thierry Lincou | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals |
| | John Williams | 13 | 12 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 23 | Nick Taylor | 15 | 15 | 15 | | 23 | Nick Taylor | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Peter Barker | 15 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 14 | Graham Ryding | 12 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | Graham Ryding | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | 23 | Nick Taylor | 7 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | Borja Golán | 15 | 15 | 6 | 15 | | | | | | | 8 | Lee Beachill | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | |
| 32 | Farrukh Zaman | 13 | 6 | 15 | 7 | | Borja Golán | 5 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Ritwik Bhattacharya | 7 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 8 | Lee Beachill | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Lee Beachill | 15 | 10 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Lee Beachill | 15 | 10 | 8 | 15 | 10 |
| | Joey Barrington | 9 | 12 | 15 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | Joseph Kneipp | 10 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 15 |
| 17 | Alex Gough | 15 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 17 | Alex Gough | 7 | 12 | 15 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Liam Kenny | 8 | 11 | 9 | | 11 | Joseph Kneipp | 15 | 15 | 10 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Joseph Kneipp | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | 11 | Joseph Kneipp | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | |
| Q | John Rooney | 9 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | John White | 11 | 14 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 27 | Stefan Casteleyn | 3 | | | | Q | John Rooney | 13 | 6 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jean-Michel Arcucci | 11 | 12 | 13 | | 2 | John White | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | John White | 15 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |