SSA Global Windy City Open 2006

The SSA Global Windy City Open 2006 took place January 16-24, 2006 in Chicago , Illinois , 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 $ 100,000.

Defending champion was John White , who was eliminated in the quarter-finals that year. He was defeated by David Palmer , who won the tournament with a final win over Jonathon Power . The final ended with 11: 5, 5:11, 11: 8, 9:11 and 12:10 for Palmer.

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.  Thierry Lincou Quarter finals 02.  James Willstrop Semifinals 03.  Anthony Ricketts Quarter finals 04th  David Palmer victory 05.  Jonathon Power final 06th  Amr Shabana Semifinals 07th  John White Quarter finals 08th.  Nick Matthew Quarter finals

No. player Round reached 09.  Grégory Gaultier Round of 16 10.  Karim Darwish Round of 16 11.  Graham Ryding Round of 16 12.  Olli Tuominen Round of 16 13.  Mohd Azlan Iskandar Round of 16 14th  Shahid Zaman 1 round 15th  Ong Beng Hee 1 round 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	T. Lincou	11	11	11
Q	M. Chaloner	5	6th	9					1	T. Lincou	13	11	11	11
Q	G. Jones	11	7th	6th	11	4th			13	MA Iskandar	15th	7th	6th	9
13	MA Iskandar	9	11	11	7th	11												1	T. Lincou	11	9	3	4th
6th	A. Shabana	8th	11	11	11													6th	A. Shabana	5	11	11	11
	C. Pilley	11	3	8th	9				6th	A. Shabana	11	11	11
	A. Grant	11	11	11						A. Grant	6th	4th	6th
14th	S. Zaman	9	8th	6th																							6th	A. Shabana	9	11	1	11	5
3	A. Ricketts	6th	14th	11	11																						5	J. Power	11	7th	11	9	11
	W. El Hindi	11	12	8th	5				3	A. Ricketts	8th	11	11	11
	J. Kneipp	8th	4th	7th					11	G. Ryding	11	6th	1	7th
11	G. Ryding	11	11	11														3	A. Ricketts	7th	9	7th
5	J. Power	11	11	11														5	J. Power	11	11	11
Q	L. Kenny	4th	4th	6th					5	J. Power	11	11	11
Q	B. Golan	4th	11	11	8th	0			9	G. Gaultier	9	5	7th
9	G. Gaultier	11	3	3	11	11																														5	J. Power	5	11	8th	11	10
15th	O. Beng Hee	5	11	9	9																															4th	D. Palmer	11	5	11	9	12
	M. Abbas	11	8th	11	11					M. Abbas	6th	11	14th	11	3
Q	B. Garner	9	6th	7th					7th	J. White	11	9	16	7th	11
7th	J. White	11	11	11														7th	J. White	11	4th	4th	6th
16	A. Gough	6th	11	11	11													4th	D. Palmer	7th	11	11	11
Q	S. Parke	11	9	8th	3				16	A. Gough	4th	10	5
	J. Kemp	7th	8th	2					4th	D. Palmer	11	12	11
4th	D. Palmer	11	11	11																							4th	D. Palmer	11	11	11
12	O. Tuominen	11	11	8th	12																						2	J. Willstrop	9	9	6th
Q	D. Jenson	8th	7th	11	10				12	O. Tuominen	5	8th	7th
	S. Boswell	6th	11	1	7th				8th	N. Matthew	11	11	11
8th	N. Matthew	11	9	11	11													8th	N. Matthew	6th	11	6th	11	8th
10	K. Darwish	11	11	11														2	J. Willstrop	11	6th	11	7th	11
Q	D. Bianchetti	4th	1	3					10	K. Darwish	7th	5	7th
	LJ Anjema	8th	10	4th					2	J. Willstrop	11	11	11
2	J. Willstrop	11	12	11

Web links

• Results on squashinfo.com (English)