World Squash Championship 1987

The 11th World Squash Championship for Men ( English 1987 Men's World Open Squash Championship ) was held from 13 to 20 October 1987 Birmingham in the UK instead. Birmingham was the venue for the tournament for the second time since 1982 . The total prize pool was $ 110,000.

Defending champion was Ross Norman . In the final Jansher Khan met Chris Dittmar . Khan had previously defeated Jahangir Khan in four sets in the semifinals , Dittmar prevailed against Rodney Martin in four sets. Jansher Khan won the final 9: 5, 9: 4, 4: 9 and 9: 6 and thus won the world championship for the first time.

Men's

Seeding list

No. player Round reached 01.  Jahangir Khan Semifinals 02.  Ross Norman Round of 16 03.  Stuart Davenport Quarter finals 04th  Jansher Khan victory

No. player Round reached 05.  Chris Dittmar final 06th  Rodney Martin Semifinals 07th  Phil Kenyon Round of 16 08th.  Chris Robertson 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									Round of 16									Quarter finals									Semifinals									final
1	Yeah khan	9	9	9
	A. Wahlstedt	3	0	7th					1	Yeah khan	9	9	9
	G. El Amir	4th	9	5	9	4th				T. Nancarrow	3	1	2
	T. Nancarrow	9	6th	9	1	9												1	Yeah khan	9	10	9
	ZJ Khan	6th	2	9	9	9												8th	C. Robertson	5	8th	6th
	R. Thorne	9	9	6th	7th	1				ZJ Khan	9	4th	4th	9	5
	M. Saad	9	5	8th	6th				8th	C. Robertson	4th	9	9	7th	9
8th	C. Robertson	5	9	10	9																						1	Yeah khan	9	4th	7th	7th
7th	P. Kenyon	7th	9	7th	9	0																					4th	Jan Khan	3	9	9	9
	UH Khan	9	2	9	3	9				UH Khan	w.	O.
	R. Eyles	9	9	4th	9					R. Eyles
	P. Carter	3	2	9	3														UH Khan	3	9	0	7th
	M. Bodimeade	4th	10	6th	9	7th												4th	Jan Khan	9	7th	9	9
	H. Jahan	9	8th	9	6th	9				H. Jahan	0	6th	3
	B. Martin	1	5	0					4th	Jan Khan	9	9	9
4th	Jan Khan	9	9	9																																4th	Jan Khan	9	9	4th	9
3	S. Davenport	9	9	9																																5	C. Dittmar	5	4th	9	6th
	D. Meddings	3	3	3					3	S. Davenport	9	9	9
	G. Williams	5	2	2						J. Hickox	3	5	?
	J. Hickox	9	9	9														3	S. Davenport	4th	3	4th
	P. Whitlock	3	2	0														5	C. Dittmar	9	9	9
	G. Briars	9	9	9						G. Briars	7th	7th	0
	A. Taher	6th	2	5					5	C. Dittmar	9	9	9
5	C. Dittmar	9	9	9																							5	C. Dittmar	10	9	4th	9
6th	R. Martin	9	9	9																							6th	R. Martin	9	2	9	4th
	C. Jones	6th	3	7th					6th	R. Martin	9	9	9
	M. Ahmed	9	7th	9	9					M. Ahmed	3	3	1
	M. Robberds	3	9	4th	2													6th	R. Martin	9	9	9
	N. Harvey	9	5	10	9														N. Harvey	5	2	7th
	M. Maclean	1	9	8th	0					N. Harvey	2	10	4th	9	9
	F. Johnson	7th	7th	5					2	R. Norman	9	9	9	5	7th
2	R. Norman	9	9	9

Web links

• Results on squashinfo.com (English)