Case Swedish Open 2008

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The Case Swedish Open 2008 took place from February 5th to 10th, 2008 in Linköping , Sweden . The men's squash tournament was part of the PSA World Tour 2007/08 and endowed with 55,000 US dollars.

Defending champion was David Palmer , who did not run again this year. James Willstrop defeated Peter Barker in the final 11: 7, 11: 4 and 11: 4.

The field of participants in the men's competition consisted of 16 players, four of which were reserved for qualifiers. The eight best players were seeded. Per Wildcard received Badr Abdel Aziz a spot in the main draw.

Men's

Seeding list

No. player Round reached

01. EnglandEngland James Willstrop victory
02. EnglandEngland Lee Beachill Quarter finals
03. EnglandEngland Peter Barker final
04th AustraliaAustralia Stewart Boswell Quarter finals
No. player Round reached
05. FinlandFinland Olli Tuominen Semifinals

06th EnglandEngland Adrian Grant Semifinals

07th WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Alex Gough Quarter finals

08th. EnglandEngland Joey Barrington Quarter finals

Explanation of symbols

  • r = retired
  • d = disqualification
  • where = walkover

Results

First round   Quarter finals   Semifinals   final
1  EnglandEngland J. Willstrop 11 11 11                  
 EgyptEgypt O. Elborolossy 4th 9 2   1  EnglandEngland J. Willstrop 11 11 11
Q  EnglandEngland C. Ryder 9 13 10 7th   8th  EnglandEngland J. Barrington 5 3 7th  
8th  EnglandEngland J. Barrington 11 11 12 11     1  EnglandEngland J. Willstrop 11 11 6th 11
6th  EnglandEngland A. Grant 11 11 11     6th  EnglandEngland A. Grant 7th 7th 11 6th  
WC  SwedenSweden BA Aziz 8th 4th 5   6th  EnglandEngland A. Grant 9 11 11 11  
 ItalyItaly D. Bianchetti 9 6th 4th   4th  AustraliaAustralia S. Boswell 11 3 8th 6th  
4th  AustraliaAustralia S. Boswell 11 11 11     1  EnglandEngland J. Willstrop 11 11 11
3  EnglandEngland P. Barker 10 11 11 11     3  EnglandEngland P. Barker 7th 4th 4th
 EnglandEngland D. Selby 12 5 7th 8th   3  EnglandEngland P. Barker 11 12 11  
Q  EnglandEngland J. Harford 12 7th 7th 11 7th   7th  WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg A. Gough 3 10 4th  
7th  WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg A. Gough 10 11 11 8th 11     3  EnglandEngland P. Barker 11 11 11
5  FinlandFinland O. Tuominen 11 11 11     5  FinlandFinland O. Tuominen 7th 6th 2  
Q  EgyptEgypt A. Swelim 7th 6th 9   5  FinlandFinland O. Tuominen 11 9 3 11 11  
Q  GermanyGermany S. Rösner 8th 4th 10   2  EnglandEngland L. Beachill 3 11 11 4th 1  
2  EnglandEngland L. Beachill 11 11 12    

Web links

  • Results on squashinfo.com (English)