# 2010 Men's World Open Squash Championship

The 2010 Men's World Open Squash Championship is the men's edition of the 2010 World Open, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players. The event took place at the Sunset Beach Resort in Khobar, Saudi Arabia from 2 to 10 December 2010. Nick Matthew won his first World Open title, defeating James Willstrop in the final.

## Prize money and ranking points

For 2010, the prize purse was $327,500. The prize money and points breakdown is as follows:
Prize Money World Open (2010) :
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | 3R | 2R | 1R |
| Points (PSA) | 2625 | 1725 | 1050 | 637,5 | 375 | 187,5 | 112,5 |
| Prize money | $48,400 | $30,250 | $18,150 | $10,590 | $6,050 | $3,025 | $1,515 |

## Seeds

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

## Draw and results
### 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 |
| 1 | Nick Matthew | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Thierry Lincou | 3 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Thierry Lincou | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | Nick Matthew | 11 | 12 | 12 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Amr Shabana | 6 | 10 | 10 | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Amr Shabana | 6 | 13 | 4 | 3 | Amr Shabana | 6 | 10 | 10 | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Grégory Gaultier | 11 | 11 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Grégory Gaultier | 11 | 11 | 0 | | | | | | | 1 | Nick Matthew | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | James Willstrop | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Peter Barker | 11 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | James Willstrop | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Karim Darwish | 7 | 11 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Karim Darwish | 7 | 11 | 7 | 8 | Peter Barker | 11 | 12 | 4 | 8 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 6 | James Willstrop | 8 | 14 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | |
| 6 | James Willstrop | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | James Willstrop | 8 | 14 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | |
| 13 | Mohamed El Shorbagy | 9 | 8 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top 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 | 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 | Nick Matthew | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ryan Cuskelly | 4 | 5 | 6 | | | 1 | Nick Matthew | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 26 | Shahier Razik | 12 | 11 | 11 | | | 26 | Shahier Razik | 5 | 1 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Joe Lee | 10 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | 1 | Nick Matthew | 11 | 11 | 13 | | ' | | | | | |
| 12 | Laurens Jan Anjema | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | | | | | | 23 | Hisham M Ashour | 8 | 6 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| Q | Mohammed Abbas | 5 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 12 | Laurens Jan Anjema | 7 | 9 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 23 | Hisham M Ashour | 11 | 11 | 12 | | | 23 | Hisham M Ashour | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Chris Ryder | 4 | 5 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Nick Matthew | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| 7 | Thierry Lincou | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Thierry Lincou | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| Q | Kashif Shuja | 4 | 4 | 7 | | | 7 | Thierry Lincou | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 21 | Omar Mosaad | 11 | 11 | 4 | 11 | | 21 | Omar Mosaad | 6 | 8 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Julien Balbo | 7 | 5 | 11 | 5 | | | | | | | 7 | Thierry Lincou | 11 | 11 | 7 | 11 | | | | | | |
| 16 | Alister Walker | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | 16 | Alister Walker | 5 | 9 | 11 | 9 | | | | | | |
| | Stephen Coppinger | 14 | 10 | 9 | 9 | | 16 | Alister Walker | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 28 | Joey Barrington | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | 28 | Joey Barrington | 3 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Alan Clyne | 7 | 5 | 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 | Third round | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals |
| 3 | Amr Shabana | 11 | 12 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Chris Simpson | 7 | 10 | 8 | | 3 | Amr Shabana | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 29 | Mohd Anwar Reda | 11 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 29 | Mohd Anwar Reda | 7 | 1 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Karim Abdel Gawad | 1 | 8 | 11 | 4 | | | | | | | | 3 | Amr Shabana | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 11 | | | | | |
| 14 | Mohd Azlan Iskandar | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | Mohd Azlan Iskandar | 4 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 5 | | | | | |
| Q | Jan Koukal | rtd | | | | 14 | Mohd Azlan Iskandar | 13 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 30 | Miguel Rodriguez | 8 | 5 | 4 | | | Márk Krajcsák | 11 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Márk Krajcsák | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Amr Shabana | 11 | 13 | 4 |
| 5 | Grégory Gaultier | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Grégory Gaultier | 6 | 10 | 0 |
| WC | M Taher Al-Saif | 3 | 5 | 8 | | 5 | Grégory Gaultier | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 29 | Farhan Mehboob | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 29 | Farhan Mehboob | 6 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Muhd Asyraf Azan | 6 | 8 | 11 | 5 | | | | | | | | 5 | Grégory Gaultier | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | |
| 10 | David Palmer | 11 | 11 | 12 | | | | | | | | | 10 | David Palmer | 11 | 7 | 8 | 2 | | | | | | |
| Q | Stéphane Galifi | 3 | 2 | 10 | | 10 | David Palmer | 11 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 20 | Jonathan Kemp | 11 | 11 | 11 | | 20 | Jonathan Kemp | 4 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Rafael Alarçón | 2 | 5 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Third round | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals |
| | Davide Bianchetti | rtd | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 18 | Stewart Boswell | | | | | | 18 | Stewart Boswell | 11 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Renan Lavigne | 4 | 9 | 10 | | | 15 | Adrian Grant | 9 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 | Adrian Grant | 11 | 11 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | 18 | Stewart Boswell | 6 | 6 | 9 | ' | | | | | |
| Q | Robbie Temple | 6 | 5 | 11 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 8 | Peter Barker | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | |
| | Simon Rösner | 11 | 11 | 8 | 11 | | | Simon Rösner | 10 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Mohd N Adnan | 4 | 3 | 3 | | | 8 | Peter Barker | 12 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Peter Barker | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | Peter Barker | 11 | 6 | 7 |
| | Aaron Frankcomb | 11 | 12 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | Karim Darwish | 7 | 11 | 6 |
| 19 | Tarek Momen | 8 | 10 | 8 | | | | Aaron Frankcomb | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Grégoire Marche | 11 | 10 | 9 | 6 | | 11 | Wael El Hindi | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Wael El Hindi | 7 | 12 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | 11 | Wael El Hindi | 4 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | |
| | Adrian Waller | 11 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 5 | | | | | | | | 4 | Karim Darwish | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | |
| 31 | Tom Richards | 9 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 31 | Tom Richards | 7 | 9 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Julian Illingworth | 3 | 5 | 13 | 3 | | 4 | Karim Darwish | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | Karim Darwish | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 | Third round | Third round | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals |
| | Omar Abdel Aziz | 12 | 11 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 24 | Olli Tuominen | 14 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 24 | Olli Tuominen | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Campbell Grayson | 5 | 3 | 5 | | 9 | Daryl Selby | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Daryl Selby | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | 9 | Daryl Selby | 8 | 11 | 9 | 7 | ' | | | | | |
| | Borja Golán | 11 | 7 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | 6 | James Willstrop | 11 | 7 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | |
| 25 | Saurav Ghosal | 4 | 11 | 9 | 5 | | Borja Golán | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Nicolas Müller | 11 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 6 | James Willstrop | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | James Willstrop | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | James Willstrop | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Q | Mathieu Castagnet | 11 | 8 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | M El Shorbagy | 9 | 8 | 8 |
| 17 | Cameron Pilley | 3 | 11 | 9 | 5 | Q | Mathieu Castagnet | 6 | 10 | 11 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Martin Knight | 6 | 9 | 9 | | 13 | M El Shorbagy | 11 | 12 | 8 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | M El Shorbagy | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | 13 | M El Shorbagy | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| Q | Steven Finitsis | 5 | 10 | 5 | | | | | | | | 22 | Aamir Atlas Khan | 8 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | |
| 22 | Aamir Atlas Khan | 11 | 12 | 11 | | 22 | Aamir Atlas Khan | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Kristian Frost Olesen | 1 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 2 | Ramy Ashour | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Ramy Ashour | 11 | 11 | 5 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |