CIMB Malaysian Open Squash Championships 2009

The 2009 CIMB Malaysian Open Squash Championships took place from July 27th to August 3rd, 2009 in Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia . The men's squash tournament was part of the PSA World Tour 2008/09 and belonged to the 5 Star category . The women's tournament was part of the WSA World Tour 2008/09 and belonged to the gold category . Prizes were $ 52,500 for the men and $ 53,500 for the women.

The defending champions were Ong Beng Hee and Nicol David . Beng Hee reached the quarterfinals that year, which he lost to Wael El Hindi . Amr Shabana won the final against Nick Matthew 5:11, 11: 9, 11: 6 and 11: 4. Nicol David managed another successful title defense. She won the final against Alison Waters 11: 6, 11: 8, 9:11 and 11: 7.

The field of participants in the men's and women's competition consisted of 16 players each, four of which were reserved for qualifiers. The eight best players were seeded. Per Wildcard received Muhd Asyraf Azan and Delia Arnold each a spot in the main draw.

Men's

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Amr Shabana victory 02.  Nick Matthew final 03.  Wael El Hindi Semifinals 04th  James Willstrop Semifinals

No. player Round reached 05.  Mohd Azlan Iskandar 1 round 06th  Ong Beng Hee Quarter finals 07th  Aamir Atlas Khan Quarter finals 08th.  Farhan Mehboob Quarter finals

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									Quarter finals									Semifinals									final
1	A. Shabana	11	11	11
Q	Y. Butt	3	1	6th					1	A. Shabana	11	11	11
	C. Pilley	6th	11	6th	11	7th			8th	F. Mehboob	6th	8th	6th
8th	F. Mehboob	11	8th	11	4th	11												1	A. Shabana	11	11	12	11
5	MA Iskandar	12	5	1	9													4th	J. Willstrop	3	4th	14th	9
	O. Mosaad	10	11	11	11					O. Mosaad	6th	4th	6th
	H. Ashour	11	11	11	8th	3			4th	J. Willstrop	11	11	11
4th	J. Willstrop	10	8th	13	11	11																					1	A. Shabana	5	11	11	11
3	W. El Hindi	11	11	11																							2	N. Matthew	11	9	6th	4th
Q	S. Ghosal	8th	7th	6th					3	W. El Hindi	11	12	8th	11	11
WC	MA Azan	5	9	5					6th	O. Beng Hee	9	14th	11	6th	9
6th	O. Beng Hee	11	11	11														3	W. El Hindi	6th	5	11	8th
7th	AA Khan	11	11	8th	8th	11												2	N. Matthew	11	11	9	11
Q	R. Lavigne	3	8th	11	11	7th			7th	AA Khan	5	8th	9
Q	S. Rösner	5	8th	11					2	N. Matthew	11	11	11
2	N. Matthew	11	11	13

Ladies

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Nicol David victory 02.  Rachael Grinham Semifinals 03.  Natalie Grinham Semifinals 04th  Alison Waters final

No. player Round reached 05.  Jenny Duncalf Quarter finals 06th  Omneya Abdel Kawy 1 round 07th  Laura Lengthorn-Massaro Quarter finals 08th.  Madeline Perry Quarter finals

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									Quarter finals									Semifinals									final
1	N. David	11	11	11
	V. Atkinson	4th	5	8th					1	N. David	11	11	11
	K. Brown	12	11	11						K. Brown	4th	8th	3
6th	OA Kawy	10	5	7th														1	N. David	11	15th	12
8th	M. Perry	11	12	11														3	N. Grinham	6th	13	10
Q	A. Blake	4th	10	3					8th	M. Perry	5	7th	12	3
WC	D. Arnold	5	4th	8th					3	N. Grinham	11	11	10	11
3	N. Grinham	11	11	11																							1	N. David	11	11	9	11
4th	A. Waters	11	7th	11	11																						4th	A. Waters	6th	8th	11	7th
Q	S. Teran	2	11	8th	8th				4th	A. Waters	2	11	11	11
Q	A. Au	4th	11	4th	4th				7th	L. Lengthorn-Massaro	11	8th	5	4th
7th	L. Lengthorn-Massaro	11	3	11	11													4th	A. Waters	11	11	11
5	J. Duncalf	11	11	11														2	R. Grinham	1	4th	4th
Q	C. Serme	9	8th	7th					5	J. Duncalf	9	7th	11	11	9
	I. Stoehr	13	11	2	5	5			2	R. Grinham	11	11	6th	4th	11
2	R. Grinham	11	6th	11	11	11

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