# 2011 Men's World Open Squash Championship

The 2011 Men's World Open Squash Championship is the men's edition of the 2011 World Open, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players. The event took place at the squash club Victoria Squash Rotterdam and at the Luxor Theater in Rotterdam in the Netherlands from 1 to 6 November 2011. Nick Matthew successfully defended his title, defeating Grégory Gaultier in the final.

## Prize money and ranking points

For 2011, the prize purse was $275,000. The prize money and points breakdown is as follows:
Prize Money World Open (2011) :
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | 3R | 2R | 1R |
| Points (PSA) | 2890 | 1900 | 1155 | 700 | 410 | 205 | 125 |
| Prize money | $40,000 | $25,000 | $15,000 | $8,750 | $5,000 | $2,500 | $1,250 |

## Seeds

* Nick Matthew (champion)
* Ramy Ashour (quarterfinals)
* Karim Darwish (semifinals)
* James Willstrop (semifinals)
* Amr Shabana (quarterfinals)
* Grégory Gaultier (final)
* Peter Barker (quarterfinals)
* David Palmer (quarterfinals)
* Mohamed El Shorbagy (third round)
* Thierry Lincou (third round)
* Daryl Selby (second round)
* Laurens Jan Anjema (third round)
* Mohd Azlan Iskandar (second round)
* Omar Mosaad (second round)
* Hisham Ashour (third round)
* Cameron Pilley (third round)

## Draw and results
### Finals

| Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Semi finals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Nick Matthew | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Peter Barker | 11 | 8 | 8 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Peter Barker | 11 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | Nick Matthew | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Karim Darwish | 9 | 9 | 1 | | | | | | |
| 8 | David Palmer | 9 | 7 | 1 | | 3 | Karim Darwish | 9 | 9 | 1 | | | | | | |
| 3 | Karim Darwish | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Karim Darwish | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | 1 | Nick Matthew * | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Grégory Gaultier | 11 | 9 | 6 | 5 |
| 4 | James Willstrop | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Grégory Gaultier | 11 | 9 | 6 | 5 |
| 5 | Amr Shabana | 8 | 2 | 13 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Amr Shabana | 8 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 4 | James Willstrop | 6 | 8 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 6 | Grégory Gaultier | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | |
| 6 | Grégory Gaultier | 11 | 11 | 3 | | 6 | Grégory Gaultier | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | |
| 2 | Ramy Ashour | 8 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Third 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 |
| 1 | Nick Matthew | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Stéphane Galifi | 4 | 5 | 6 | | 1 | Nick Matthew | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tom Richards | 9 | 11 | 1 | 5 | | Tarek Momen | 4 | 9 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Tarek Momen | 11 | 7 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | 1 | Nick Matthew | 8 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 11 | | | | | | |
| | Simon Rösner | 12 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | 9 | Mohd El Shorbagy | 11 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 1 | | | | | | |
| Q | Clinton Leeuw | 10 | 6 | 3 | | | Simon Rösner | 10 | 7 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jonathan Kemp | 10 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 9 | Mohd El Shorbagy | 12 | 11 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Mohd El Shorbagy | 12 | 11 | 7 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Nick Matthew | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| 16 | Cameron Pilley | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | Peter Barker | 11 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
| Q | Raphael Kandra | 2 | 3 | 8 | | 16 | Cameron Pilley | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Olli Tuominen | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | | Chris Ryder | 9 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Chris Ryder | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | 16 | Cameron Pilley | 7 | 10 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
| | Steve Coppinger | 11 | 12 | 11 | | | | | | | 7 | Peter Barker | 11 | 12 | 11 | | | | | | | | |
| | Chris Simpson | 1 | 10 | 8 | | | Steve Coppinger | 7 | 10 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Aaron Frankcomb | 4 | 1 | 4 | | 7 | Peter Barker | 11 | 12 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Peter Barker | 11 | 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 | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals |
| 8 | David Palmer | 11 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alan Clyne | 7 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | David Palmer | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ryan Cuskelly | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | Ryan Cuskelly | 6 | 13 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Joey Barrington | 5 | 7 | 5 | | | | | | | | | 8 | David Palmer | 11 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 11 | | | | | |
| | Nafiizwan Adnan | 3 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | 10 | Thierry Lincou | 9 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 9 | | | | | |
| | Stewart Boswell | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | Stewart Boswell | 5 | 11 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Shawn Delierre | 11 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 10 | Thierry Lincou | 11 | 8 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Thierry Lincou | 13 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | David Palmer | 9 | 7 | 1 |
| 14 | Omar Mosaad | 14 | 12 | 9 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Karim Darwish | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Q | Omar Abdel Meguid | 12 | 10 | 11 | 9 | | 14 | Omar Mosaad | 11 | 7 | 8 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Julian Illingworth | 3 | 6 | 11 | 3 | | | Borja Golán | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Borja Golán | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | | | | | | | | | Borja Golán | 9 | 7 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | Wael El Hindi | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | 3 | Karim Darwish | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| | Arturo Salazar | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | | | Wael El Hindi | 9 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Henrik Mustonen | 4 | 1 | 2 | | | 3 | Karim Darwish | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Karim Darwish | 11 | 11 | 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 | 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 | Quarter finals |
| 4 | James Willstrop | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Max Lee | 8 | 6 | 7 | | | 4 | James Willstrop | 11 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Joe Lee | 5 | 9 | 11 | 6 | | | Shahier Razik | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Shahier Razik | 11 | 11 | 6 | 11 | | | | | | | | | 4 | James Willstrop | 11 | 11 | 11 | | ' | | | | | | |
| Q | Mar El Shorbagy | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | Q | Mar El Shorbagy | 8 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | Farhan Mehboob | 6 | 8 | rtd | | | Q | Mar El Shorbagy | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Adrian Waller | 2 | 11 | 7 | | | 11 | Daryl Selby | 8 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Daryl Selby | 11 | 13 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | James Willstrop | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| 15 | Hisham Ashour | 11 | 13 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Amr Shabana | 8 | 2 | 13 | 1 |
| Q | Zac Alexander | 6 | 11 | 6 | | | 15 | Hisham Ashour | 11 | 11 | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Martin Knight | 3 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | Martin Knight | 3 | 8 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Jan Koukal | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | | | | | | | | 15 | Hisham Ashour | 11 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 5 | | | | | | |
| | Karim Abdel Gawad | 12 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | 5 | Amr Shabana | 3 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | |
| | Aamir Atlas Khan | 10 | 9 | 5 | | | | Karim Abdel Gawad | 11 | 8 | 5 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Eric Gálvez | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | 5 | Amr Shabana | 5 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Amr Shabana | 11 | 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 | Third round | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals | Quarter finals |
| 6 | Grégory Gaultier | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WC | Dylan Bennett | 4 | 3 | 6 | | | 6 | Grégory Gaultier | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Adrian Grant | 11 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 5 | Q | Cesar Salazar | 3 | 9 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Cesar Salazar | 8 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 11 | | | | | | | | 6 | Grégory Gaultier | 8 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | |
| Q | Davide Bianchetti | 5 | 12 | dis | | | | | | | | | | 12 | Laurens Jan Anjema | 11 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 7 | | | | | |
| | Saurav Ghosal | 11 | 14 | | | | | Saurav Ghosal | 4 | 11 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Grégoire Marche | 4 | 12 | 7 | 1 | | 12 | Laurens Jan Anjema | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | Laurens Jan Anjema | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | Grégory Gaultier | 11 | 11 | 3 |
| 13 | Mohd Azlan Iskandar | 11 | 11 | 3 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Ramy Ashour | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| | Ong Beng Hee | 3 | 7 | 11 | 5 | | 13 | Mohd Azlan Iskandar | 12 | 8 | 7 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Omar Abdel Aziz | 5 | 8 | 8 | | | | Alister Walker | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Alister Walker | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | Alister Walker | 11 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 3 | | | | | |
| | Ali Anwar Reda | 5 | 9 | 11 | 3 | | | | | | | | | 2 | Ramy Ashour | 8 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | |
| | Nicolas Müller | 11 | 11 | 4 | 11 | | | Nicolas Müller | 11 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Campbell Grayson | 9 | 12 | 5 | | | 2 | Ramy Ashour | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Ramy Ashour | 11 | 14 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |