# 2008 Men's World Open Squash Championship

The 2008 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 Manchester in England from 11 to 19 October 2008. Ramy Ashour won his first World Open title, defeating Karim Darwish in the final.

## Ranking points

In 2008, the points breakdown were as follows:
World Open (2008) :
| Event | W | F | SF | QF | 3R | 2R | 1R |
| Points (PSA) | 2625 | 1725 | 1050 | 637,5 | 375 | 187,5 | 112,5 |

## Seeds

* Amr Shabana (semi-finals)
* Grégory Gaultier (third round)
* James Willstrop (quarter-finals)
* Ramy Ashour (champion)
* David Palmer (semi-finals)
* Thierry Lincou (second round)
* Karim Darwish (final)
* Nick Matthew (quarter-finals)
* Wael El Hindi (third round)
* Ong Beng Hee (second round)
* Mohd Azlan Iskandar (first round)
* Peter Barker (third round)
* Lee Beachill (second round)
* Adrian Grant (quarter-finals)
* Laurens Jan Anjema (third round)
* Olli Tuominen (first round)

## Draws 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 | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | A Shabana | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M E Shorbagy | 2 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M E Shorbagy | 2 | 3 | 6 | | | 1 | A Shabana | 6 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 4 | R Ashour | 11 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | |
| 4 | R Ashour | 2 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | 4 | R Ashour | 11 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | |
| 8 | N Matthew | 11 | 8 | 9 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | N Matthew | 11 | 8 | 9 | 7 | | | | | | | | | 4 | R Ashour | 5 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | K Darwish | 11 | 8 | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | D Palmer | 5 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | K Darwish | 11 | 8 | 4 | 5 |
| 3 | J Willstrop | 11 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | J Willstrop | 11 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 5 | D Palmer | 6 | 9 | 8 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 7 | K Darwish | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | K Darwish | 12 | 11 | 11 | | | 7 | K Darwish | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | A Grant | 10 | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | 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 | A Shabana | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Rösner | 11 | 5 | 3 | 5 | | 1 | A Shabana | 12 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | B Golán | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | B Golán | 7 | 10 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Delierre | 4 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 1 | A Shabana | 11 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 11 | | | | | |
| 9 | W E Hindi | 12 | 11 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | 9 | W E Hindi | 9 | 11 | 4 | 14 | 6 | | | | | |
| Q | L Kenny | 10 | 5 | 11 | | | 9 | W E Hindi | 11 | 7 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | O Mosaad | 11 | 11 | r | | | | O Mosaad | 7 | 11 | 9 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | A Salazar | 4 | 4 | r | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | A Shabana | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| 6 | T Lincou | 6 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Q | M E Shorbagy | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| | A Swelim | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | | 6 | T Lincou | 10 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | R Lavigne | 12 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 8 | Q | M E Shorbagy | 12 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M E Shorbagy | 10 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | Q | M E Shorbagy | 11 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 13 | | | | | |
| 10 | O B Hee | 11 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 11 | | | | | | | | | H Ashour | 4 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 11 | | | | | |
| WC | T Richards | 8 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 10 | O B Hee | 12 | 7 | 9 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | H Ashour | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | H Ashour | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Ryder | 9 | 8 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### 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 |
| 4 | R Ashour | 11 | 11 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | Y Perrin | 6 | 6 | 10 | | 4 | R Ashour | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | C Pilley | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | C Pilley | 5 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | S Arnold | 8 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | 4 | R Ashour | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | |
| 12 | P Barker | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | 12 | P Barker | 8 | 13 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | E Gálvez | 4 | 5 | 1 | | 12 | P Barker | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Barrington | 11 | 11 | 12 | | | J Barrington | 3 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Frankcomb | 3 | 3 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | R Ashour | 2 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| 8 | N Matthew | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | N Matthew | 11 | 8 | 9 | 7 |
| Q | S Zaman | 9 | 7 | 5 | | 8 | N Matthew | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | S Boswell | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | | S Boswell | 9 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | T Momen | 7 | 14 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | 8 | N Matthew | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | |
| 15 | L J Anjema | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | 15 | L J Anjema | 7 | 6 | 13 | 4 | | | | | | |
| | R Alarçón | 4 | 3 | 7 | | 15 | L J Anjema | 9 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | F Mehboob | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | F Mehboob | 11 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | J Balbo | 11 | 1 | 9 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom 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 | Quarter finals | Quarter finals |
| Q | R Cuskelly | 12 | 10 | 11 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | M A Rodriguez | 14 | 12 | 6 | 11 | | M A Rodriguez | 6 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | D Selby | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | D Selby | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 16 | O Tuominen | 8 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | D Selby | 5 | 13 | 3 | 10 | | | | | | | |
| | J Koukal | 12 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | 5 | D Palmer | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | | | | | | | |
| | J Kemp | 14 | 11 | 11 | | | J Kemp | 6 | 4 | 7 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | M Krajcsák | 2 | 8 | 2 | | 5 | D Palmer | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | D Palmer | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | D Palmer | 5 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 |
| Q | D Phillips | 7 | 11 | 9 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | J Willstrop | 11 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 5 |
| | D Bianchetti | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | | D Bianchetti | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 13 | L Beachill | 11 | 11 | 11 | | 13 | L Beachill | 9 | 6 | 12 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | R Temple | 6 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | D Bianchetti | 7 | 11 | 8 | | | | | | | | |
| | J White | 13 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | 3 | J Willstrop | 11 | 13 | 11 | | | | | | | | |
| | M Zaman | 11 | 6 | 2 | | | J White | 2 | 11 | 10 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | B Ford | 4 | 7 | 5 | | 3 | J Willstrop | 11 | 3 | 12 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 3 | J Willstrop | 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 |
| | J Illingworth | 5 | 11 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | A Walker | 11 | 8 | 11 | 11 | | | A Walker | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | K Shuja | 11 | 8 | 11 | 11 | | | K Shuja | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | A Iskandar | 5 | 11 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | A Walker | 11 | 8 | 5 | 8 | | | | | | |
| Q | M Castagnet | 5 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 7 | | | | | | | 7 | K Darwish | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | |
| | A A Khan | 11 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | | A A Khan | 5 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | D Bennett | 5 | 0 | 3 | | | 7 | K Darwish | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | K Darwish | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | K Darwish | 12 | 11 | 11 |
| Q | J Baltazar | 11 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | A Grant | 10 | 7 | 7 |
| | M Abbas | 13 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 9 | Q | J Baltazar | 10 | 2 | 13 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | O A Aziz | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | | 14 | A Grant | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | A Grant | 9 | 14 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | 14 | A Grant | 9 | 12 | 14 | 1 | 13 | | | | | |
| | S Ghosal | 10 | 10 | 4 | | | | | | | | | 2 | G Gaultier | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | | | | | |
| | S Razik | 12 | 12 | 11 | | | | S Razik | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Q | N Müller | 6 | 10 | 9 | | | 2 | G Gaultier | 11 | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 2 | G Gaultier | 11 | 12 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |