Bear Stearns Tournament of Champions 2006

The Bear Stearns Tournament of Champions 2006 took place from February 23rd to March 3rd, 2006 at Grand Central Terminal in New York City , United States . The men's squash tournament was part of the PSA World Tour 2005/06 and belonged to the Super Series category . It was endowed with $ 75,000.

The defending champion was Anthony Ricketts , who reached the round of 16 that year. Amr Shabana defeated Nick Matthew 11: 6, 11: 9 and 11: 4 in the final . It was his first title win at this tournament.

The field of participants in the men's competition consisted of 32 players, eight of which were reserved for qualifiers. The 16 best players were seeded. A wildcard was not awarded.

Men's

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  David Palmer Round of 16 02.  Jonathon Power Quarter finals 03.  Amr Shabana victory 04th  Anthony Ricketts Round of 16 05.  Thierry Lincou Quarter finals 06th  James Willstrop Round of 16 07th  Peter Nicol Quarter finals 08th.  Lee Beachill Quarter finals

No. player Round reached 09.  Nick Matthew final 10.  John White Round of 16 11.  Grégory Gaultier Semifinals 12.  Karim Darwish Semifinals 13.  Olli Tuominen Round of 16 14th  Stewart Boswell Round of 16 15th  Graham Ryding Round of 16 16.  Alex Gough Round of 16

Explanation of symbols

Q = qualifier WC = wildcard LL = Lucky Loser ITF = qualified via ITF ranking

ALT = replacement (alternate) PR = Protected Ranking SE = Special Exempt

r = retired d = disqualification where = walkover

Results

First round									Round of 16									Quarter finals									Semifinals									final
1	D. Palmer	11	11	11
Q	S. Parke	4th	7th	8th					1	D. Palmer	8th	6th	6th	r
	S. Razik	7th	6th	8th					12	K. Darwish	11	11	9
12	K. Darwish	11	11	11														12	K. Darwish	11	9	11	5	14th
8th	L. Beachill	11	8th	11	11													8th	L. Beachill	3	11	9	11	12
	J. Kneipp	6th	11	4th	4th				8th	L. Beachill	7th	11	11	11
Q	B. Golan	9	8th	11	5				15th	G. Ryding	11	4th	6th	3
15th	G. Ryding	11	11	4th	11																						12	K. Darwish	11	9	7th
3	A. Shabana	11	11	11																							3	A. Shabana	13	11	11
	W. El Hindi	8th	3	4th					3	A. Shabana	11	6th	11	11
	LJ Anjema	5	11	4th	11	5			13	O. Tuominen	6th	11	5	4th
13	O. Tuominen	11	9	11	9	11												3	A. Shabana	11	5	11	11
5	T. Lincou	11	11	11														5	T. Lincou	5	11	9	4th
	P. Barker	4th	4th	2					5	T. Lincou	11	11	11
	R. Lavigne	8th	11	6th	9				10	J. White	7th	7th	7th
10	J. White	11	9	11	11																															3	A. Shabana	11	11	11
14th	S. Boswell	3	11	11	11																															9	N. Matthew	6th	9	4th
Q	M. Chaloner	11	5	2	2				14th	S. Boswell	5	5	8th
	C. Pilley	4th	11	3	10				7th	P. Nicol	11	11	11
7th	P. Nicol	11	9	11	12													7th	P. Nicol	11	4th	11	9	6th
11	G. Gaultier	11	11	11														11	G. Gaultier	7th	11	8th	11	11
Q	B. Samper	7th	3	7th					11	G. Gaultier	11	11	6th	11
Q	L. Kenny	3	8th	11	6th				4th	A. Ricketts	8th	7th	11	1
4th	A. Ricketts	11	11	8th	11																						11	G. Gaultier	9	11	5	7th
9	N. Matthew	11	8th	11	11																						9	N. Matthew	11	5	11	11
Q	M. Heather	8th	11	5	2				9	N. Matthew	11	12	11
	M. Abbas	8th	8th	7th					6th	J. Willstrop	9	10	8th
6th	J. Willstrop	11	11	11														9	N. Matthew	10	11	11	11	11
16	A. Gough	11	9	11	11													2	J. Power	12	13	9	5	8th
Q	S. Rösner	8th	11	4th	6th				16	A. Gough	9	10	7th
Q	M. Giuffre	1	0	1					2	J. Power	11	12	11
2	J. Power	11	11	11

Web links

• Results on squashinfo.com (English)