Kuwait Open 2008

The Kuwait Open 2008 took place from April 21 to 27, 2008 in Kuwait City . The men's squash tournament was part of the PSA World Tour 2007/08 and belonged to the Super Series Platinum category . The prize money was $ 200,000.

The defending champion was Ramy Ashour , who reached the final again and met Amr Shabana there as in the previous year . Shabana won the game with 11: 9, 11: 7 and 13:11 and thus his 21st career title.

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. Per Wildcard received Abdullah Al Muzayen a spot in the main draw.

Men's

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Amr Shabana victory 02.  Ramy Ashour final 03.  Grégory Gaultier Semifinals 04th  James Willstrop Quarter finals 05.  David Palmer Round of 16 06th  Thierry Lincou Semifinals 07th  Karim Darwish Quarter finals 08th.  Wael El Hindi 1 round

No. player Round reached 09.  Peter Barker Round of 16 10.  Lee Beachill Quarter finals 11.  Mohammed Abbas 1 round 12.  Adrian Grant Round of 16 13.  Olli Tuominen Round of 16 14th  Ong Beng Hee Quarter finals 15th  Mohd Azlan Iskandar Round of 16 16.  Laurens Jan Anjema 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	A. Shabana	11	11	9	11
Q	AA Khan	3	9	11	6th				1	A. Shabana	10	11	11	11
	H. Ashour	7th	10	14th	4th				12	A. Grant	12	2	2	5
12	A. Grant	11	12	12	11													1	A. Shabana	12	12	12
14th	O. Beng Hee	11	4th	7th	11	11												14th	O. Beng Hee	10	10	10
	J. Kemp	7th	11	11	8th	8th			14th	O. Beng Hee	11	7th	11	9	11
	C. Pilley	11	8th	3	11	11				C. Pilley	2	11	9	11	9
8th	W. El Hindi	6th	11	11	4th	6th																					1	A. Shabana	13	4th	3	11	8th
7th	K. Darwish	11	11	9	11																						3	G. Gaultier	11	11	11	8th	2r
Q	R. Lavigne	5	6th	11	7th				7th	K. Darwish	9	11	11	11
Q	OA Aziz	7th	2	7th					16	LJ Anjema	11	7th	8th	5
16	LJ Anjema	11	11	11														7th	K. Darwish	9	9	13
13	O. Tuominen	11	11	9	11													3	G. Gaultier	11	11	15th
WC	A. Al Muzayen	9	2	11	7th				13	O. Tuominen	5	5	3
	A. Gough	10	8th	1					3	G. Gaultier	11	11	11
3	G. Gaultier	12	11	11																																1	A. Shabana	11	11	13
4th	J. Willstrop	11	11	11																																2	R. Ashour	9	7th	11
Q	K. Shuja	9	4th	1					4th	J. Willstrop	10	11	11	11	11
Q	J. Illingworth	7th	8th	3					9	P. Barker	12	5	13	8th	9
9	P. Barker	11	11	11														4th	J. Willstrop	11	11	8th	8th	5
15th	MA Iskandar	6th	14th	6th	11	11												6th	T. Lincou	9	4th	11	11	11
Q	A. Walker	11	12	11	7th	6th			15th	MA Iskandar	10	11	9	11	3
Q	D. Selby	9	9	2					6th	T. Lincou	12	5	11	7th	11
6th	T. Lincou	11	11	11																							6th	T. Lincou	3	6th	11	5
5	D. Palmer	11	10	11	11																						2	R. Ashour	11	11	9	11
	S. Razik	5	12	1	5				5	D. Palmer	7th	11	9
	B. Golan	10	9	8th					10	L. Beachill	11	13	11
10	L. Beachill	12	11	11														10	L. Beachill	11	8th	11	4th	4th
	M. Abbas	11	14th	2	5													2	R. Ashour	8th	11	6th	11	11
Q	T. Momen	5	16	11	11				Q	T. Momen	5	7th	7th
	O. Mosaad	7th	12	6th					2	R. Ashour	11	11	11
2	R. Ashour	11	14th	11

Web links

• Results on squashinfo.com (English)