# 2004 Men's World Open Squash Championship

The 2004 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 Doha in Qatar from 28 November to 3 December 2004. Thierry Lincou won his first World Open title, defeating Lee Beachill in the final.

## Ranking points

In 2004, the points breakdown were as follows:
World Open (2004) :
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | 2R | 1R |
| Points (PSA) | 2187,5 | 1437,5 | 875 | 531,25 | 312,5 | 156,25 |

## Seeds

* Lee Beachill (final)
* Thierry Lincou (champion)
* Peter Nicol (quarterfinals)
* David Palmer (semifinals)
* Nick Matthew (first round)
* Amr Shabana (quarterfinals)
* John White (first round)
* Karim Darwish (second round)
* Jonathon Power (second round)
* Joe Kneipp (second round)
* Grégory Gaultier (second round)
* James Willstrop (quarterfinals)
* Adrian Grant (second round)
* Anthony Ricketts (quarterfinals)
* Omar El Borolossy (first round)
* Mohammed Abbas (second round)

## Draws and results

| 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 | 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 | Semi finals |
| 1 | Lee Beachill | 11 | 11 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Davide Bianchetti | 4 | 5 | 13 | | | 1 | Lee Beachill | 14 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Joe Kneipp | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | 10 | Joe Kneipp | 12 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Mohd Azlan Iskandar | 9 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Lee Beachill | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Karim Darwish | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | 12 | James Willstrop | 7 | 4 | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Simon Parke | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | | 8 | Karim Darwish | 11 | 6 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | James Willstrop | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | 12 | James Willstrop | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Rodney Durbach | 9 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Lee Beachill | 11 | 11 | 5 | 12 | |
| 4 | David Palmer | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | David Palmer | 8 | 6 | 11 | 10 | |
| Q | Tommy Berden | 9 | 9 | 6 | | | 4 | David Palmer | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | Adrian Grant | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | 13 | Adrian Grant | 5 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Renan Lavigne | 7 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | David Palmer | 6 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 12 | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Amr Shabana | 11 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | 6 | Amr Shabana | 11 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 10 | | | | | | | |
| | Mark Chaloner | 4 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 6 | Amr Shabana | 11 | 11 | 5 | 11 | | | | | | | | | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 16 | Mohammed Abbas | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | 16 | Mohammed Abbas | 7 | 5 | 11 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Wael El Hindi | 4 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Lee Beachill | 11 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
| Q | Alex Gough | 4 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Thierry Lincou | 5 | 11 | 2 | 12 | 11 |
| 15 | Omar El Borolossy | 11 | 9 | 3 | 3 | | Q | Alex Gough | 10 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Graham Ryding | 6 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 11 | | Graham Ryding | 12 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Nick Matthew | 11 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | | | Graham Ryding | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | | | | | | | | |
| | Dan Jenson | 5 | 7 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Peter Nicol | 6 | 7 | 11 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Jonathon Power | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | 9 | Jonathon Power | 11 | 8 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Mohd Essam Hafiz | 7 | 6 | 5 | | | 3 | Peter Nicol | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | Peter Nicol | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Graham Ryding | 11 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 10 |
| | Ong Beng Hee | 8 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | Thierry Lincou | 6 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 12 |
| 14 | Anthony Ricketts | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | 14 | Anthony Ricketts | 11 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Olli Tuominen | 12 | 11 | 11 | | | | Olli Tuominen | 5 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | John White | 10 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 14 | Anthony Ricketts | 10 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| Q | Jonathan Kemp | 8 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | 2 | Thierry Lincou | 12 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Grégory Gaultier | 11 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 11 | Grégory Gaultier | 8 | 11 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Bradley Ball | 6 | 6 | 8 | | | 2 | Thierry Lincou | 11 | 6 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Thierry Lincou | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |